This CookiePolicy (the “Policy”) explains what cookies are, what types of cookies are placed on your device when you visit OkGirl and how we use them. This policy also governs our useof similar technologies, including web beacons.
This CookiePolicy does not address how we deal with your personal data generally. To learnmore about how we process your personal data, please see Privacy Policy.
What are cookies
Cookies aresmall text files that are sent to or accessed from your webbrowser or your device’s memory. A cookie typically contains the name ofthe domain (internet location) from which the cookie originated, the"lifetime" of the cookie and a randomly generated unique number orsimilar identifier. A cookie also may contain information about your device,such as user settings, browsing history and activities conducted while using OkGirl.
There aredifferent types of cookies:
Session cookies
Session cookiesexpire at the end of your browser session. OkGirl uses thesecookies to help you use our website more efficiently, by allowing us to learnmore about how you use our website during one single browser session.
Persistentcookies
Persistentcookies are not automatically deleted when you closeyour browser. These types of cookies are used in orderto help you sign-in to our website quickly and for analytical purposes.
First-partycookies
First-partycookies are placed on your device directly by us.These cookies are used to adapt our website to yourbrowser’s language preferences and to better understand your use of ourwebsite.
Third-partycookies
Third partycookies are placed on your device by our serviceproviders, which helps us provide you both a satisfying and safe experience onour website. We do not have control over cookies placed on your device by thirdparties. Generally, we use the following types of third party cookies: securitycookies; analytical cookies; and advertising cookies.
For example, wework with the following service providers that use third party cookies on ourwebsite:
Google (viaGoogle Analytics)
GoogleAnalytics is a Google service that uses cookies and other data collectiontechnologies to collect information about your use of OkGirl in order to report website trends. You can opt out ofGoogle Analytics by visiting www.google.com/settings/ads or by downloading theGoogle Analytics opt-out browser add-on athttps://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Microsoft usescookies to assess the effectiveness of advertisements placed on our website.
Zendesk is athird-party software that provides customer support management. Zendesk uses cookies to help us properly respond tocustomer requests in a timely manner.
Cloudfare uses cookiesto identify trusted web traffic to our website.
We do notpermit any of the above service providers to collect any of your personal dataon OkGirl to utilize fortheir own purposes. These service providers are subject to confidentialityagreements with us and/or other legal restrictions on their use or collectionof any personal information. Third-party cookies are covered by the third-parties’ privacy policies. Therefore, should you haveany questions regarding use of the cookies by third parties, please contactthem directly.
For moreinformation on third-party advertising cookies,interest-based advertising, and how to opt-out of that practice by companiesparticipating in industry self-regulation, please visit the relevantwebsites, such as Digital Advertising Alliance or Interactive DigitalAdvertising Alliance.
Similartechnologies
Web Beacons
Web beacons aregraphic images (also known as “pixel tags”) that contain a unique identifierenabling us to recognize when someone has visited OkGirl or opened ane-mail that we or our service provider have sent them.
Softwaredevelopment kits (SDKs)
SDKs are smallpieces of code included in apps, which function like cookies and web beacons.
Snap Pixels
The Snap Pixelis a piece of JavaScript code that helps our service providers measure thecross-device impact of their advertising campaigns in SnapChat.They can see how many Snapchatters take after seeingtheir advertisement.
Why do we needcookies?
When you visitor interact with OkGirl, we or our service providers may use cookies, web beacons,and other similar technologies in order to learn more about your interactionswith our Service. The utilization of these technologies can help us provide youwith a better, faster, and safer experience.
How we usecookies
Cookies play animportant role in helping us provide a personal, effective and safe environmenton OkGirl.
As we makeimprovements to our website, our use of cookies may vary. Generally, we usecookies for the following purposes:
Categories of Use | Description |
Authentication | We use cookies to remember your login credentials so that you are able to login to our site quickly. |
Security | We use cookies to enable and support our security features, and to help us detect malicious activity, monitor for and detect potentially harmful or illegal use of OkGirl. |
Analytics and Research | These cookies help us understand how OkGirl is being used and to help us customize, improve, and research our features and services. |
Advertising | These cookies are used to make our advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same advertisement from continuously re-appearing and ensuring that advertisements are properly displayed. |
How can youmanage cookies?
Most browsersallow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However,changes you make to your cookie preferences may make using our website a less satisfying.In some cases, you may not be able to utilize all or part of our site.
Below you mayfind more information on how to manage cookies in your browser:
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/products/windows?os=windows-10
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/products/firefox/cookies
Opera: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/
Cookies Table
Cookies that wecommonly use are listed below. This list is notexhaustive, but describes the main reasons we typically set cookies.
Cookie Name | Purpose | Type |
cfduid | Security | Third party cookie |
zlcmid | Authentication | Third-party cookie |
csrf | Security | First-party cookie |
ga, _git, _gat | Authentication | Third-party cookie |
vb_auth_key, #_member | Authentication | First-party cookie |