Last updated March 09, 2023
This Cookie Policy explains how DiligenceVault and our affiliated entities listed on use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our Website (www.diligencevault.com). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a Website. When you visit the site again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser. Cookies may store user preferences and other information.
Cookies provide a convenience feature to save you time, or tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, DiligenceVault) 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. like advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first party and third party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Websites to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Websites. For example, DiligenceVault keeps track of the websites and pages you visit within DiligenceVault, in order to determine what portion of the DiligenceVault Website is the most popular or most used. This data is used to deliver customized content and promotions within the DiligenceVault Website to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. Third parties serve cookies through our Websites for advertising, analytics and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
What types of cookies do we use and how do we use them?
The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform. These cookies include:
Essential website cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our websites.
Performance and analytics cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our websites are being used, how visitors are interacting with our website or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our websites for you.
Functionality cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the functionality of our websites but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
Advertising cookies and Social networking: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting. They perform functions ensuring that ads are properly displayed and enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our websites.
Unclassified cookies
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by setting your preferences in the Cookies banner on our Website. The Cookies banner allow you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com. You may opt out by clicking here: http://optout.aboutads.info/ or http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ (or if located in the European Union, by clicking here: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/). Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You will continue to receive generic advertisements.
The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the that specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific online properties you visit.
Essential Website Cookies:
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our websites.
Performance and analytics cookies:
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our websites are being used, how visitors are interacting with our website or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our websites for you.
Functionality cookies:
These cookies are used to enhance the functionality of our websites but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
Advertising and Social networking cookies:
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting. They perform functions ensuring that ads are properly displayed and enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our websites.
Unclassified cookies:
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please, therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of the Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at privacy@diligencevault.com