1. SCOPE OF THIS POLICY
Tines Security Service Ltd (“Tines”, “we”, “our” and “us”) respects the privacy of all visitors on our website, www.tines.com (“Website”). We may update this policy from time to time. Any updates to this policy will be posted to this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure you are happy with our use of the cookies and to update your cookie preferences, where you have consented to our use of cookies.
2. SUMMARY OF THIS POLICY
When you first visit our Website, we only set strictly necessary cookies on your Device (as defined in section 3 below). We will only deploy non-necessary cookies on your Device when we have obtained your prior consent to do so (see section 5 of this policy for further details).
If you choose to consent to our use of non-necessary cookies, you may withdraw your consent to these cookies at any time (see section 7 and 8 of this policy for further details). You should also know that some of our cookies collect and process your personal data. We have set out more information about these cookies in sections 5 and 6 of this policy and you can find further details about our processing of your personal data at https://www.tines.com/privacy.
3. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that are stored in your web browser on your PC, telephone, tablet or other Internet-connected device (each a "Device") that "remember" information about you and your visit(s) to a website or connection to a web application.
Cookies can be "first party" which are cookies set by us, or "third-party" which are cookies placed on your Device by a third party when you visit our Website. Third-party cookies may be placed on your Device by a third party providing a service to us.
4. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?
Our Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps us to provide you with a better experience when you visit our Website. It also assists us to make improvements to our Website.
Cookies enable the Website to remember your interactions and preferences over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them when you come back to the Website or browse from one page to another. For example, non-personal data relating to your Device such as language settings, font size settings, other display preferences or other information relating to your Device.
5. TYPES OF COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE
This section of our policy explains the different types of cookies used on our Website and which cookies do / do not require your consent:
Strictly necessary Cookies: we use so-called “technical” cookies and other similar cookies to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of our Website. They include, for example, cookies that register the type and version of your browser. For this reason, we do not require your prior consent to place these cookies on your Device. If you disable these cookies, then the Website will not function properly.
Functionality Cookies: These cookies are non-necessary and are used to recognise you when you return to our Website. By recognizing you, it enables us to personalize our content for you, including, where applicable, to remember choices you make (such as your language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. We are required to obtain your prior consent to use these cookies on your Device.
Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies are non-necessary and allow us to recognise visitors to our Website. These cookies also count the number of visitors to our Website and help us understand how visitors use our Website and Products. This information helps us to improve the way our Website works. For example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily. We use these cookies to determine the kind of content and services our visitors value the most. This, in turn, helps us improve our Website, its content and our business strategy. We are required to obtain your prior consent to use these cookies on your Device.
Social media cookies: These cookies are non-necessary and are embedded in tools providing access to social networks from our Website. We are required to obtain your prior consent to use these cookies on your Device. They may collect personal data in relation to your use of these social networks (e.g. Twitter and LinkedIn).
6. INFORMATION ABOUT OUR THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Third-party cookies are cookies which have been set on our Website but are not directly related to, or overseen by, Tines. For more information on the type of third-party cookies we use, please contact privacy@tines.io. Third-party cookies provide us with web analytics and intelligence about our sites which may also be used to provide measurement services and target ads. These companies use programming code to collect information about your interaction with our sites, such as the pages you visit, the links you click on, and how long you are on our sites. This code is only active while you are on our Website.
7. CONTROLLING COOKIES: YOUR PREFERENCES AND CONSENT
We only deploy strictly necessary cookies upon the initial loading of our Website. All other types of cookies are non-necessary and so we need your prior consent to deploy them. Non-necessary cookies help to maximize your experience when using our Website.
We request your prior consent to use non-necessary cookies via our cookies banner:
by clicking “Accept”, you consent to all strictly necessary and non-necessary cookies; and
by clicking “More options”, you consent to all strictly necessary cookies and can consent to some, all or none of our non-necessary cookies before they are deployed on your Device.
Once you set your cookie preference, you can change your preferences by withdrawing your consent at any time via our cookies banner.
8. DISABLING AND DELETING COOKIES
You may also set your browser to disable cookies, but this action may block our strictly necessary cookies and prevent our Website from functioning properly, and you may not be able to fully utilize all of the Website's features and services.
9. FURTHER INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS
Given the objective complexity surrounding cookies and tracking technologies, you are encouraged to contact Tines if you wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by Tines. If you have any questions about this policy, please email us at privacy@tines.io.