Quick Version:
Don’t be sucked into the paranoia about cookies. You can safely ignore the following explanations, unless you are using a computer that is shared with other people.
Concerns about Cookies:
Worries about the use of computer “cookies” and privacy have been blown out of proportion. They are simply text files that are stored on the computer you are using and no one can see them but you and the site that put them there. The web site you are visiting typically uses them to “remember” your login information, settings you may have chosen for that site, products you have viewed or purchased and information on other sites you have visited, etc.
Cookies cannot, by themselves, be used to identify you or to reveal any information about you. They are specific to a computer, but not to any person. There are no known instances where the use of a computer cookie has compromised any person’s privacy.
Shared Computers:
There is one obvious vulnerability – and that is when you are using a computer that does not belong to you or which is shared with other people. In such cases, it is advised that you disable cookies or delete them after your session ends. This is because cookies store information on that computer related to your visit, e.g. login credentials, etc.
How we use Cookies
Cookies are very small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit some websites.
We use cookies to help identify your computer so we can remember settings you have chosen and whether you are logged in or not.
You can disable cookies from being stored on your computer, but these may stop our website from functioning properly. You can also delete any or all cookies stored on your computer. (See below for further information.)
The following are Necessary in the operation of our website.
This Website Will:
- Remember whether or not you are logged in.
- Remember settings you have made, e.g. colors, fonts, etc.
The following are not Strictly Necessary, but are required to provide you with the best user experience and also to anonymously tell us which pages you find most interesting.
Functional Cookies
This Website Will:
- Offer Live Chat Support (If available)
- Track the pages you visit on this site using Google Analytics
Targeting Cookies
This Website Will:
- Allow you to share pages with social networks e.g. Facebook, etc.
To view the “Add This” Privacy Policy or to opt out of any online behavioural advertising, please visit Add This and click on the ‘Opt Out’ button.
To learn more about cookies, visit AboutCookies.org or the wikipedia article "HTTP cookie".
If you are not using your own computer or are on a public computer, you might consider disabling cookies (see "How to Control, Disable and Delete Cookies" below). (You don't want to leave a cookie containing your user name for a site you logged into on someone else's computer, for example.)
Most browsers allow you to disable third party cookies. See "How to Control, Disable and Delete Cookies" below.
Google cookies
We use Google Analytics to analyse the effectiveness of our website and the pages on it. Some of the statistical information provided by Google Analytics is generated by means of cookies, which are stored on your computer. They use this information to create reports for us about the effectiveness of the website so we can provide a better experience for you, the visitor. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html or http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Cloud-Assn.org may publish Google Adsense interest-based advertisements on this website. These are tailored by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests, Google will record your behavior across the web using cookies. You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser using Google's Ads Preference Manager, available at: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/. You can opt-out of the Adsense partner network cookie at: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html. However, this opt-out mechanism uses a cookie, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained. To ensure that an opt-out is maintained in respect of a particular browser, you should use the Google browser plug-in available at: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/plugin.
Implied Consent:
Since we cannot know your preferences in advance, this site uses an "implied consent" policy which means that we assume you agree with this usage. You have three options if you do not wish our server to store cookies on your computer: (1) turn off cookies in your browser (see below); (2) delete the cookies when you've finished visiting our site or (3) do not use this site.
How to Control, Disable and Delete Cookies
All modern browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. These settings will typically be found in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. Some browsers allow anonymous browsing or the blocking of cookies on a site-by-site basis.
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site.
In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful, and you can also use the "Help" option in your browser.
- Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
- Cookie settings in Firefox
- Cookie settings in Chrome
- Cookie settings in Safari
Adverse Results of Blocking Cookies:
Blocking or deleting cookies may negatively impact your usability of this website.
Changes to Our Cookie Policy:
Any changes we may make to our Cookie Policy in the future will be posted on this page. We advise that you check this page regularly to keep up to date with any necessary changes.
