Griper, LLC Cookie Policy

A Cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device.  It may contain certain data, such as the name of the server that has placed it there, an identifier in the form of a unique number, and an expiration date (applies to certain cookies only).  Cookies generally provide a better, faster, and safer browsing experience, and used to operate Griper, LLC’s (“Griper,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) Services, which include our websites, applications, APIs, pixels, embeds, and email communications.  Cookies are managed by the web browser on your computer (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, etc.).

Specifically, Griper uses these technologies to:

• Keep you logged in to Griper;
• Deliver features and functionality of its Services;
• Save and honor your preferences;
• Personalize the content you see;
• Protect you against spam and abuse;
• Show targeted advertising;
• Understand how you interact with our Services and where we can improve;
• Measure the effectiveness of our advertising and marketing;
• Rate how our Services perform and identify bugs and other quality issues; and
• Gather data used to operate our business — from measuring our audience size to enforcing our Terms of Service

Cookies help with the following:

• Authentication – authenticate your Griper account to show relevant content.  It also helps protect your security and the security of our Services; and detect / fight spam, abuse, and other activities that break the Griper rules.
• Functionality
• User Preferences – remembers information about your preferences and browser.
• Analytics – Improve use of our Services, as well as optimize user experience by understanding how you interact with our Services.
• Research and Development – helps detect issues, understand ways to improve the Website and/or Services, or develop new offerings.
• Advertising – personalized and relevant advertising.
• Marketing

Different types of Cookies have different purposes on our Website:

Essential Cookies

These Cookies are essential because they allow you to browse our Website and use its functions.

Performance Cookies

These Cookies collect information on the use of our Website, such as which pages are consulted most often.  This information enables us to optimize our Website and simplify browsing. These Cookies also enable our affiliates and advertising partners to know whether you accessed our Website from their site, and/or whether your visit has led to the use or purchase of a product or service.  These cookies do not collect any information which could be used to identify you.  All the information collected is aggregated, and therefore anonymous.

Functionality Cookies

These Cookies enable our Website to remember the choices you have made when browsing.  The information collected by these cookies cannot be used to identify you and cannot monitor your browsing activity on sites that do not belong to us.

Advertising Cookies

These Cookies enable our contracted vendors and affinity partners to serve you ads based on your visit to our Website and/or other sites on the Internet.

We also use Cookies to implement tracking technology on our Website.  This allows us to display advertising that is tailored to you based on which content interests you the most and  which parts of our content interest you the most and which categories you frequent.  This tracking uses De-Identified Personal Information data (i.e., data that cannot be identified as being specifically associated with you) and does not use your Personal Information. We will not combine this data with your other Personal Information without your express permission.

You may refuse to accept browser Cookies by activating the appropriate setting in your browser.  However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website and/or Services.  Unless you have adjusted your browser setting to refuse Cookies, our system will issue Cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.

Some of our contracted vendors and affinity partners are allowed to place cookies on our Website or on an end-user’s browser.  Third-party vendors may use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our Website or other websites.  These companies may also provide you with the option of preventing the use of cookies in the future.  We do not have authority or control over these Cookies.  For more information or to opt-out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising, if possible, visit the relevant third-party provider’s website or visit www.aboutads.info.

IP Address

Our servers automatically record certain log file information reported from your browser when you access our Website and/or Services.  These server logs may include information such as which pages you visited, your internet protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, and other such information.  These log files are generally deleted at set intervals.

Web Beacons

Pages of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content, and verifying system and server integrity).

Pixel Tracking

The Website may employ “pixel tracking,” used in connection with advertisements on other sites.  Pixel tracking involves the use of pixel tags that are not visible to the user and consist of a few lines of computer code.  Pixel tracking measures the effectiveness of advertisements and compiles aggregate and specific usage statistics.  A “pixel tag” is an invisible tag placed on certain pages of websites that is used to track an individual user’s activity.  Pixels are small amounts of code placed on a web page, in a web-enabled app, or an email.  We may access these pixel tags to identify activity and interests that may allow us to better personalize our Website and/or Services.  This data is collected for use in our marketing and research.

Third-Party Tracking Technologies

The Website contains some content served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers.  First-party or third-party cookies may be used alone or in conjunction with other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Website.  The information that first-party and third-party cookies collect may be associated with your Personal Information or they may collect information, including Personal Information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services (i.e., tracking such activities).  They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.  We do not control these third-party tracking technologies or how they may be used.  If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.