Cookies Policies

Last Updated: 10 November, 2024

1. Introduction
Welcome to theurbanelan.com. This Cookies Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, theurbanelan.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.

2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites function efficiently and to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, theurbanelan.com) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).

3. Why We Use Cookies
We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons to operate our Website, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users and to enhance the experience on our Website. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for analytics, advertising, and other purposes. Specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and their purposes are described below:

4. Types of Cookies We Use

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our Website and to enable you to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.

• Performance and Functionality Cookies: These cookies enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to its use. However, without these cookies, certain functionalities (like video playback) may become unavailable.

• Analytics and Customization Cookies: These cookies collect information used to help us understand how our Website is being used or to help us customize our Website for you. This includes tracking which pages are visited most often.

• Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.

• Social Media Cookies: These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Website through third-party social networking and other websites.

5. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Remember your preferences and settings: E.g., language settings, logged-in state.
• Improve our Website functionality: By understanding how you use the site, we can improve the user experience.
• Analyze performance and usage: To measure and improve our Website performance.
• Provide relevant advertising: Showing advertisements that are relevant to your interests.

6. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set or modify your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Website, but your access to some functionality and areas of our Website may be restricted.

Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. To learn more about cookie management, visit the help documentation of your browser.

Opting Out of Interest-Based Advertising
Most advertising networks offer a way to opt out of interest-based advertising. If you wish to learn more about this, please visit Digital Advertising Alliance’s Opt-Out Portal.

7. 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 on this Website:

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how our site is used. This data is anonymized and cannot be used to identify you personally.
• Advertising Networks: Our Website may use advertising cookies to deliver ads and track ad performance.

8. Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at theurbanelan@gmail.com.

10. Additional Information for GDPR Compliance
For users in the EEA, we only use cookies with your consent. You can manage your preferences at any time by adjusting your cookie settings.