Cookies
COOKIES Cookie Policy for Social Freaks, available from http://socialfreaks.org/
This policy is maintained for cookies and websites on this site. What is a cookie? Cookie – A small file and alphanumeric file that is stored on your computer by a computer, mobile device, or other technical device of any user used on the Internet. Cookie – install the query on a web browser from a daily browser (for example: Internet Explorer, Chrome) and is “passive” (contains no software, viruses or spyware and no user hard disk information is available).
What are cookies used for?
These files make it possible to recognize the user’s terminal and present the content in a user-friendly manner. Cookies are used to produce aggregate anonymous statistics that help us understand how our web sites are useful to a user, allowing us to refine their structure and content, excluding the identification of the user .
What cookies do we use?
We use two types of cookies: per session and fixed. The latter are temporary files that remain in the user’s device until the end of the session or until the application (browser) is closed. Fixed files remain on the user’s device for some time within the cookie parameters or until they are manually deleted by the user.
How are cookies used on this site?
Cookies may be installed on any visit to this site for the purposes of:
• cookies on site performance;
• cookies for visitor analysis
• Geo-targeting cookies
• Recording cookies
• cookies for advertising
• Advertiser cookies
Do cookies contain personal information?
By themselves, cookies do not require personally identifiable information to use and in most cases do not personally identify Internet users. The personal data collected through the use of cookies can only be collected to facilitate certain features for the user. Such data is encrypted in a way that makes it impossible for unauthorized persons to access it.
Delete cookies
In general, any application used to access websites allows you to save cookies to your device by default. These settings can be modified in such a way that the automatic cookie control is blocked by the browser or the user is informed every time cookies are sent to his / her device. Detailed information about the capabilities and ways of managing cookies is located in the settings area of the application (browser). Restricting your use of cookies may affect some features of the Website.
Why are cookies important to the Internet?
Cookies are the main focus of an effective Internet, helping to make it easy for users to navigate, tailored to each user’s preferences and interests. Some sites may become unusable due to the refusal or deactivation of cookies. Refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will not receive online advertising, only that it will no longer be able to monitor your preferences and interests that stand out through your behavior.
• Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require authentication of the user in a profile):
• Content and services tailored to the user’s preferences – categories of products and services.
• User-friendly offers – remembering passwords.
• Keeping child protection filters related to content on the Internet (family mode options, safe search features).
• Frequency capping – Limit the number of times an ad is shown to a specific user on a site.
• Provide more relevant content to the user.
• Measurement, optimization and analysis features – such as validating a certain level of traffic to a site, what kind of content is viewed, and how a user reaches the site (for example, through search engines, directly from other sites, etc.). Sites perform these analyzes on how they are used to improve themselves for the benefit of users.
Security and privacy issues
Cookies use plain text [plain text]. They are not composed of pieces of code and therefore cannot be applied or triggered automatically. Therefore, they cannot be duplicated or reproduced on other networks for re-activation or reproduction. Because they cannot perform these functions, they cannot be considered viruses.
However, cookies can be used for negative purposes. Because they store information about the user’s preferences and navigation history, both on a specific site and on several other sites, cookies can be used as a type of spyware. This is known to many anti-spyware products and they constantly mark cookies for deletion as part of the anti-virus removal / scanning procedures.
In general, browsers have built-in data security settings that provide different levels of cookie acceptance, validity, and automatic deletion after a user has visited a particular site.
Other security issues related to cookies:
Since identity protection is a great value and a right for every Internet user, it is advisable to know what kind of problems cookies can create. In order to transmit information in both directions, information between the browser and the site, if a hacker or unauthorized person intervenes while transferring data, the information contained in cookies may be intercepted.
Even very rarely, this can happen if the browser connects to the server using an unencrypted network (eg: unsecured WiFi network). Other cookie-based attacks include incorrect cookie settings on the servers. If a site does not require the browser to use only encrypted channels, hackers can exploit this vulnerability to prevent browsers from sending information through unsecured channels. The hackers then use the information to gain unauthorized access to certain sites. It is very important to be careful when choosing the right way to protect your personal information.
Helpful tips for safe and responsible cookie-based navigation.
Due to their flexibility and the fact that most of the most visited and largest sites use cookies, they are almost inevitable. Disabling cookies does not allow the User to access the most popular and used sites, including Youtube, Gmail, Yahoo and more.
Here are some helpful tips that can help you navigate your cookies safely:
• Customize your browser settings for cookies so that you reach a level that is comfortable for you regarding cookie security.
• If cookies do not interfere with you and you are the only person using the computer, you can set long periods to store your navigation history and personal access data.
• If you share your computer with another person, you may want to consider setting up your browser to delete the individual navigation data each time you close your browser. This is a way to access websites that install cookies and to delete any business information when you finish the navigation session. • Continually install and update your spyware protection applications. Many spyware detection and prevention applications involve the detection of site attacks. This prevents the browser from reaching sites that could exploit browser vulnerabilities or download malicious software.
Make sure your browser is always up-to-date.
Many cookie attacks are exploited by exploiting the weaknesses of older browser versions. Cookies are everywhere and cannot be avoided if you want to enjoy access to the best and largest local or international websites on the Internet. If you have a clear understanding of how they work and the benefits they bring, you can take the necessary security measures so you can navigate the Internet with confidence.
Disabling and refusing to accept cookies may make it impossible or difficult to visit and use some sites. Also, refusing to accept cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive / view online advertising.
You may set the browser to no longer support these cookies, or you can set it to accept cookies from a specific site. But for example, if you are not logged in with cookies, you will not be able to leave comments. All modern browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. These settings are usually located in the “options” menu or the “preferences” menu of your browser.
The following links may be useful for you to understand these settings; otherwise, you can use the browser’s help menu for more details
Internet Explorer cookie settings
Firefox cookie settings
Chrome cookie settings
Safari cookie settings
For third-party cookie settings, see also the site: http: //www.youronlinechoices.com/en/
Useful links If you would like to know more about cookies and what they are used for, we recommend the following links: Microsoft Cookie Guide [Microsoft Cookies guide] All About Cookies [All About Cookies] http://www.youronlinechoices.com/en/
Cookie Policy for Social Freaks
This is the Cookie Policy for Social Freaks, accessible from http://socialfreaks.org/
What Are Cookies
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the sites functionality.
For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The Cookies We Set
Email newsletters related cookies
This site offers newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.
Third Party Cookies
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter and Google) will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
More Information
Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. This Cookies Policy was created with the help of the Cookies Policy Template Generator and the WebTerms Generator.