COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES POLICY

Last Updated: February 2022
ImageQuix, LLC (“ImageQuix,” “our,” “we,” or “us“) maintains https://www.imagequix.com/, vando.imagequix.com, and related ImageQuix online services (“Websites”). Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information from and about you when you use our Websites, mobile applications, and other online products and services that link to the Privacy Policy, contact our customer service team, engage with us on social media, or otherwise interact with us (“Services”).

1. COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, AND HOW WE USE THEM
2. WHAT COOKIES WE USE
3. YOUR COOKIE CHOICES AND HOW TO OPT-OUT
4. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES USED ON IMAGEQUIX’S SITE
5. CONSENT
6. DEFINITIONS
7. CONTACT US

 1. COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, AND HOW WE USE THEM
Like most websites, we use Cookies and similar technologies (referred to together from this point forward as “Cookies”, unless otherwise stated) to make it easier for you to use or interact with our Websites.

Cookies are small text documents or data files that contain a unique identification code designed to be read by other computers. When you visit a website, the webserver you communicate with may ask your web browser for permission to store a cookie on your computer or device. Cookies may be served by the entity that operates the website you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by other companies (“third-party cookies”).

Cookies allow you to skip having to login each time you visit our Websites, assist us in keeping our Websites secure, and generally keep things on the Websites running smoothly. Cookies also help us improve your experience by giving us a better understanding of how you use our Websites and what parts of our Websites are most popular.

We may use Cookies for a variety of purposes and to enhance your online experience, for example, by remembering your log-in status and viewing preferences from a previous use of an online service, for when you later return to that online service.

2. WHAT COOKIES WE USE

We use Cookies including HTTP cookies, HTML5 and Flash local storage, web beacons/GIFs, embedded scripts and e-tags/cache browsers as defined below.   All these terms are defined in the Definitions section below.  

The Cookies we use fall into one of the following categories.:

• Strictly Necessary: We may use Cookies that are necessary for our Services to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. These include technical and certain security cookies that may also be necessary for our Service to function.  You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of our Services will not work without them.
• Technical: We may use Cookies that are essential to the functioning of our Services provided to and requested by a user. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
• Security: We may use Cookies to help identify and prevent security risks.
• Performance: We may use Cookies to collect information about how users interact with our Services and to help us measure and improve them. For example, we may use these cookies to determine if you have interacted with a certain page.
• Analytical: We may use Cookies to help us understand and improve our Services. For example, we can use these cookies to learn more about which features are the most popular with our users and where we may need to make improvements.

Your use of our Websites indicates your consent to such use of Cookies.  For further information about our use of Cookies and your opt-out choices, see “YOUR COOKIE CHOICES AND HOW TO OPT-OUT.” 

3. YOUR COOKIE CHOICES AND HOW TO OPT-OUT

You have the choice whether to accept the use of Cookies and we have explained how you can exercise your rights below.

Most browsers are initially set up to accept HTTP cookies.  The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, and how to disable existing cookies.  For more information about HTTP cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.

You have a number of options to control or limit how we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies to interact with you, including for advertising.

• Although most browsers and devices accept cookies by default, their settings usually allow you to clear or disable cookies. If you clear or disable cookies, however, some of the features of our services may not function properly.
• To prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, you can install Google’s opt-out browser add-on.
• To opt out of ads on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, or Google that are targeted to your interests, use your Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, or Google Ads settings.
• Additionally, third-party platforms may offer you choices about whether you see customized ads.

We are not responsible for the effectiveness of any such opt-out options. 

California residents may be entitled to know the effects of opt-out options under California Business & Professions Code Section 22575(b)(7). The effect of an opt-out, if successful, will be to stop targeted advertising, but it will still allow the collection of usage data for certain purposes (e.g., research, analytics and internal Website operation purposes).

Controlling the HTML5 local storage on your browser depends on which browser you use.  For more information regarding your specific browser, please consult the browser’s website (often in the Help section).

Please note, however, that without HTTP cookies and HTML5 and Flash local storage, you may not be able to take full advantage of all our Website features and some parts of the Website may not function properly. 

Please note that rejecting Cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Websites. 

4. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES USED ON ImageQUIX’S WEBSITES

The following table sets out details of the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them.

We provide the chart below as a courtesy, but we are not obligated to maintain or update it. 

Cookie Name	Source of Cookie	Duration of Cookie Storage	Cookie Purpose
_GA	Third-party (Google Analytics)	2 years	Analytical
intercom-	Third-party (Intercom)	9 months	Technical and Analytical
iq-vando-visitor	First-party (ImageQuix)	90 days	Technical and Strictly Necessary
__Stripe_mid	Third-party (Stripe)	1 year	Security

We are not responsible for third-party sites and their privacy practices as it relates to opt-outs from tracking activities.  If you visit a page which we maintain on a social media site, such as Facebook, it is likely that cookies will also be deployed on your device. The social media site deploys these cookies, even on the pages we maintain, so you will need to use the settings provided by the social media site to change your cookie preferences on these sites.

5. CONSENT

If you do not opt out, as provided in Section 4 above, you expressly consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data by us and the third parties listed above, subject to their privacy policies, preferences, and opt-outs available through the links set forth above.  Not in limitation of the foregoing, you expressly consent to the use of Cookies or other local storage and the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data by us and each entity identified in Section 4 above.  You may revoke your consent at any time by following the procedures set forth in Section 3.

6. DEFINITIONS

Cookies	A cookie (sometimes referred to as local storage object or LSO) is a data file placed on a device.  Cookies can be created through a variety of web-related protocols and technologies, such as HTTP (sometimes referred to as “browser cookies”), HTML5, or Adobe Flash. For more information on third party cookies that we use for analytics, please review the table in Section 4 of this Cookies and Tracking Technologies Policy.
Web Beacons                     Deterministic Finger-printing technologies       Probabilistic Finger-printing                 Device Graph           Unique Identifier Header (UIDH)	Small graphic images or other web programming code called web beacons (also known as “1×1 GIFs” or “clear GIFs”) may be included in our online service’s pages and messages.  Web beacons may be invisible to you, but any electronic image or other web programming code inserted into a page or e-mail can act as a web beacon.   Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies.  In contrast to HTTP cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence.   If a user can be positively identified across multiple devices, for instance, because the user has logged into a platform such as Google, Facebook, Yahoo or Twitter, it can be “determined” who the user is for purposes of improving customer service.     Probabilistic tracking depends upon collecting non-personal data regarding device attributes like operating system, device make and model, IP addresses, ad requests and location data, and making statistical inferences to link multiple devices to a single user. Note that this is accomplished through proprietary algorithms owned by the companies performing probabilistic finger-printing. Note also that in the EU IP Addresses are personal information.     Device graphs can be created by combining non-personal data regarding use of smartphones and other devices with personal log-in information to track interactions with content across multiple devices.     Unique Identifier Header (UIDH) is the address information that accompanies Internet (http) requests transmitted over an ISP’s wireless network. For example, when a customer types on his or her phone the web address of a retailer that request travels over the network and is delivered to the retailer’s website. The information included in that request includes things like the device type and screen size so that the retailer site knows how to best display the site on the phone. The UIDH is included in this information and can be used as an anonymous way for advertisers to be able to determine that the user is part of a group that a third party advertiser is attempting to reach. It is important to note that the UIDH is a temporary, anonymous identifier included with unencrypted web traffic. We change the UIDH on a regular basis to protect the privacy of our customers. We do not use the UIDH to collect web browsing information and it does not broadcast individuals’ web browsing activity out to advertisers or others.
Embedded Script	An embedded script is programming code that is designed to collect information about your interactions with the online service, such as the links you click on.  The code is temporarily downloaded onto your device from our web server or a third-party service provider, is active only while you are connected to the online service and is deactivated or deleted thereafter.
ETag, or entity tag	A feature of the cache in browsers, an ETag is an opaque identifier assigned by a web server to a specific version of a resource found at a URL.  If the resource content at that URL ever changes, a new and different ETag is assigned.  Used in this manner ETags are a form of device identifier.  ETag tracking may generate unique tracking values even where the consumer blocks HTTP, Flash, and/or HTML5 cookies.
Unique Device Tokens	For each user that accepts push notifications in mobile apps, the app developer is provided with a unique device token (think of it as an address) from the app platform (e.g., Apple and Google).
Unique Device ID	The unique series of numbers and letters assigned to your device

7. CONTACT US

For any queries in relation to this Cookies and Tracking Technologies Policy, please contact us at:  [email protected] or 301 N West St, Suite 107, Raleigh, NC 27603.

For inquiries from outside of the U.S. please contact us at [email protected] or 301 N West St, Suite 107, Raleigh, NC 27603. Some jurisdictions outside of the U.S. may require you to provide your opt-in consent prior to use of any non-essential cookies.