This cookie policy (“Policy”) describes how Ripbook.com & Web Announcements Ltd. (“Company,” “we,”
and “our”) collects, uses and shares personal data when using this website (the “Site”) and the
associated applications(s), (the “Applications”), together (the “Services”). Please read the following
information carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will
treat it.
1. COOKIES
What are cookies?
We may collect information using “cookies.” Cookies are small data files stored on the hard drive of
your computer or mobile device by a website. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you
close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer or mobile device until you
delete them or they expire after a set period which varies depending on the cookie) to provide you with
a more personal and interactive experience on our Services.
We use two broad categories of cookies: (1) first party cookies, served directly by us to your computer
or mobile device, which are used only by us to recognize your computer or mobile device when it revisits
our Services; and (2) third party cookies, which are served by service providers on our Services, and
can be used by such service providers to recognize your computer or mobile device when it visits other
websites.
Cookies we use
Our Services use the following types of cookies for the purposes set out below:
Essential Cookies - These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our
Services and to enable you to use some of its features. For example, we use session cookies to provide
you secure access to your account details and prevent others from accessing your account. Without these
cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided, and we only use these cookies to
provide you with those services.
Functionality Cookies - These cookies allow our Services to remember choices you make when you use our
Services, such as remembering your language preferences, remembering your login details and search
filter choices to help prefill search forms on subsequent visits to the site. The purpose of these
cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your
preferences every time you visit our Services.
Analytics and Performance Cookies - These cookies are used to collect information about traffic to our
Services and how users use our Services. The information gathered does not identify any individual
visitor. The information is aggregated and anonymous. It includes the number of visitors to our
Services, the websites that referred them to our Services, the pages they visited on our Services, what
time of day they visited our Services, whether they have visited our Services before, and other similar
information. We use this information to help operate our Services more efficiently, to gather broad
demographic information and to monitor the level of activity on our Services.
We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics uses its own cookies. It is only used to
improve how our Services works. You can find out more information about Google Analytics cookies here:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.
You can find out more about how Google protects your data here:
www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html.
You can prevent the use of Google Analytics relating to your use of our Services by downloading and
installing the browser plugin available via this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.
Targeted and advertising Cookies - These cookies track your browsing habits to enable us to show
advertising which is more likely to be of interest to you. These cookies use information about your
browsing history to group you with other users who have similar interests. Based on that information,
and with our permission, third party advertisers can place cookies to enable them to show adverts which
we think will be relevant to your interests while you are on third party websites.
You can disable cookies which remember your browsing habits and target advertising at you by visiting
http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices. If you choose to remove targeted or advertising
cookies, you will still see adverts but they may not be relevant to you. Even if you do choose to remove
cookies by the companies listed at the above link, not all companies that serve online behavioral
advertising are included in this list, and so you may still receive some cookies and tailored adverts
from companies that are not listed.
Social Media Cookies - These cookies are used when you share information using a social media sharing
button or “like” button on our Services or you link your account or engage with our content on or
through a social networking website such as Facebook, Twitter or Google+. The social network will record
that you have done this.
Disabling cookies
You can typically remove or reject cookies via your browser settings. In order to do this, follow the
instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “settings,” “help” “tools” or “edit”
facility). Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings.
Further information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your computer or
mobile device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org and
www.youronlinechoices.com.uk.
If you do not accept our cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of our Services. For
example, we may not be able to recognize your computer or mobile device and you will not be able to log
in and stay logged in, and we will not be able to remember your language preferences.
2. FLASH TECHNOLOGY
We may also use Flash cookies (which are also known as Flash Local Shared Object (“LSOs”)) on our
Services to collect and store information about your use of our Services. Unlike other cookies, Flash
cookies cannot be removed or rejected via your browser settings. If you do not want Flash cookies stored
on your computer or mobile device, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash LSO
storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage Settings Panel at
https://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html. You can
also control Flash LSOs by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel at
https://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager03.html and
following the instructions. Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of
Flash LSOs may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially,
Flash applications used in connection with our Services.
3. PIXEL TAGS
We may also use pixel tags (which are also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) on our Services to track
the actions of users on our Services. Unlike cookies, which are stored on the hard drive of your
computer or mobile device by a website, pixel tags are embedded invisibly on webpages. Pixel tags
measure the success of our marketing campaigns and compile statistics about usage of the Services, so
that we can manage our content more effectively. The information we collect using pixel tags is not
linked to our users’ personal data.
4. DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS
Some Internet browsers may be configured to send "Do Not Track" signals to the online services that you
visit. We currently do not respond to do not track signals. To find out more about "Do Not Track,"
please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
5. ADVERTISING
Generally. We may use other companies to serve third-party advertisements when you visit and use the
Services. These companies may collect and use click stream information, browser type, time and date,
subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over during your visits to the Services and other websites
in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of interest to you. These
companies typically use tracking technologies to collect this information. Other companies use of their
tracking technologies is subject to their own privacy policies.
Targeted Advertising. In order to serve offers and advertisements that may interest you, we may display
targeted advertisements on the Services, or other digital properties or applications in conjunction with
our content based on information provided to us by our users and information provided to us by third
parties that they have independently collected. We do not provide personal data to advertisers when you
interact with an advertisement.
Your Ad Choices. Some of the third party services providers and/or advertisers may be members of the
Network European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance ("EDAA") Self-Regulatory Program for Online
Behavioural Advertising. To learn more, visit http://www.edaa.eu/edaa-for-users which provides
information regarding targeted advertising and the "opt-out" procedures of EDAA members.
Mobile. We may, from time to time, offer certain location or pinpoint based services, such as location
assisted navigation instruction. If you elect to use such location-based services, we must periodically
receive your location in order to provide such location-based services to you. By using the
location-based services, you authorise us to: (i) locate your hardware; (ii) record, compile and display
your location; and (iii) publish your location to third parties designated by you by means of location
publication controls available within the applications (for example, settings, user preferences). As
part of the location-based services, we may also collect and store certain information about the users
who elect to use such location-based services, such as a device ID. This information will be used to
provide you the location-based services. We may use third-party providers to help provide such
location-based services through mobile systems and we may make information available to such providers
to enable them to provide their location-based services, provided that such third party providers may
use the information only in accordance with this Policy.
6. YOUR RIGHTS
Opt-out. You may contact us anytime to opt-out of:
- Direct marketing communications;
- Automated decision-making and/or profiling;
- Our collection of sensitive personal data;
- Any new processing of your personal data that we may carry out beyond the original purpose;
or
- The transfer of your personal data outside the EEA. Please note that your use of some of the
Services may be ineffective upon opt-out.
Access. You may access the information we hold about you at any time via your profile/account or by
contacting us directly.
Amend. You can also contact us to update or correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
Move. Your personal data is portable – i.e. you to have the flexibility to move your data to other
service providers as you wish.
Erase and forget. In certain situations, for example when the information we hold about you is no longer
relevant or is incorrect, you can request that we erase your data.
7. COMPLAINTS
We are committed to resolve any complaints about our collection or use of your personal data. If you
would like to make a complaint regarding this Policy or our practices in relation to your personal data,
please contact us at: Privacy@Ripbook.com. We will reply to your complaint as soon as we can and in any
event, within 45 days. We hope to resolve any complaint brought to our attention, however if you feel
that your complaint has not been adequately resolved, you reserve the right to contact your local data
protection supervisory authority, which for the UK, is the Information Commissioner’s Office.
8. CONTACT INFORMATION
You may contact us in writing at Privacy@Ripbook.com.