About cookies
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
Cookies that we use
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
(a)Â Â authentication – we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website
(b)Â Â status – we use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our website
(c)Â Â personalization – we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalise the website for you
(d)Â Â security – we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally
(e)Â Â advertising – we use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you
(f)Â Â Â analysis – we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services
(g)Â Â cookie consent – we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally
Cookies used by our service providers
Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
We publish Google AdSense interest-based advertisements on our website. These are tailored by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests, Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using cookies. You can view, delete or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting: https://adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of the AdSense partner network cookie using those settings or using the Network Advertising Initiative’s multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at: http://optout.networkadvertising.org. However, these opt-out mechanisms themselves use cookies, 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 may wish to consider using the Google browser plug-ins available at: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/7395996.
Managing cookies
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
(a)Â Â Â https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);
(b)Â Â Â https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
(c)Â Â Â https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
(d)Â Â Â https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e)Â Â Â https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and
(f)Â Â Â Â https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
20.2Â Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
20.3Â If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
GDPR Commitment
Level Push is committed to preparing our site for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which went into effect on May 25, 2018.
We have been actively working toward meeting all obligations outlined in the GDPR toward the handling of EU citizens’ personal data.
Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service reflect the effort we have made to ensure that appropriate contractual terms are in place.
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To do so, please review our Privacy Policy and contact us either via our contact form or via email at [email protected].