What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser and will be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the website. Session cookies are temporary and disappear after you close your browser.
At VocalEase, we utilize cookies to improve your browsing experience, personalize content, and analyze website traffic. This policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
How VocalEase Uses Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit most often and if they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies help us to improve the way our website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with our website. We use tools like Google Analytics to collect and analyze this data. The information collected is used to improve the user experience and optimize the website's performance.
Specific Cookies We Use
Here's a detailed list of the types of cookies we may use on the VocalEase website:
- _ga, _gid, _gat: These are Google Analytics cookies used to distinguish users and throttle request rate.
- PHPSESSID: This is a native PHP cookie used to preserve user state across page requests.
- CookieConsent: This cookie stores your cookie preferences.
- Third-party cookies: We may use cookies from third-party services, such as social media platforms, to enable features like sharing content or displaying embedded content. These cookies are subject to the respective privacy policies of the third-party providers.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. You can control cookies through your web browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies, including blocking all cookies, deleting existing cookies, and controlling which sites are allowed to use cookies.
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your experience on our website, and some features may not function properly. For example, if you disable essential cookies, you may not be able to access certain parts of the site or use certain services.
Here are some resources that can help you manage your cookie preferences:
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post any changes on this page, and we encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us through our Contact page.
"Understanding and managing your cookie preferences is crucial for maintaining your online privacy."