Cookie Policy and Ad Choices

This Cookie Policy describes how Simitri Group International Pte Ltd. ("we", "our", "us") uses Cookies and similar technologies. For more information on our general data privacy practices, please see the full Privacy Policy

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored on your computer, mobile phone, or other device when you first visit a page. We use cookies, web beacons, locally shared objects (sometimes called "flash cookies"), mobile identifiers and similar technologies ("Cookies") to help us recognize you on the Platform, enhance your user experience, understand usage of the Platform. Cookies may also be set by other websites or services that run content on the page you're visiting. The provision of your data via Cookies is voluntary except for those Cookies that we place on your device because we need them for the performance of our Platform and our services.

What types of Cookies do we use?

We use two types of Cookies on the Platform: "session cookies" and "persistent cookies." Session Cookies are temporary Cookies that remain on your device until you leave the Platform. A persistent Cookie remains on your device for much longer until you manually delete it (how long the Cookie remains will depend on the duration or "lifetime" of the specific Cookie and your browser settings).

What are Cookies used for?

Cookies transmit information about you and your use of the Platform, such as your browser type, search preferences, article titles that you have clicked on, and the date and time of your use. With the exception of an identifier Cookie that we associate with registered accounts to prevent fraud by members of the Platform, Cookies link to certain unique information such as the articles entered at time of registration or on your profile, but this is not linked to your name.

We use Cookies for things like:

We use Cookies to help us determine whether or not you've signed in to the Platform and to keep you signed in during visits as you access different pages.

• Security. We use Cookies to enable and support security features, prevent fraud, and protect your data from unauthorized access.
• Preferences and Features. We use Cookies to enable features, help us provide you with personalized content such as showing you your recent search activity.
• Analytics and Performance. We use Cookies to analyze how our visitors use the Platform and to monitor site performance. These Cookies help us to identify and fix errors, understand and improve services, research and test out different features, and monitor how our visitors reach our sites.

Article Choices and Managing Cookies

Simitri works with several third parties to provide you with personalized, interest-based articles. If you are redirected to an external link to other web sites, please review privacy policies of those, which may be very different
 We may target articles to you, and measure their performance, on and off the Platform using:

• Your use of the Platform (e.g., search history, article clicks);
• Cookies (both on and off the Platform) 

How We Work with Third-Party Partners

We work with third parties, such as Google Analytics, to provide analytics services that use the Cookies set on your device to measure the performance and track traffic to Simitri generally. We have also implemented Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting, which categorizes Cookie information so that we can better deliver articles that are relevant and useful to you on the Platform and various websites across the internet. 

Opting Out of Cookies

Simitri Cookies. We use Cookies that are necessary for us to provide the services you use and you cannot opt out of these Cookies on the Platform. You are able to disable placement of some (but not all) Cookies by setting your browser to decline cookies, though this may worsen your user experience. Additionally, you can also control, manage and/or delete cookies via your browser settings. A useful resource for information about deleting and controlling cookies can be found at AboutCookies.org.

You may disable location services at any time in your device privacy settings or the Simitri Group International native app settings.

You can opt out of tracking by Google Analytics and Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting services by visiting Google Ads Settings or by downloading the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.

Do Not Track Signals

We do not currently respond to 'do not track' signals and similar settings or mechanisms. When you use the Platform, we try to provide a customized experience.