Cookies Policy
Our Cookies Policy is part of our Privacy Policy. Please also see our terms and conditions about using the platform (as defined in our Privacy Policy) more widely.
As with virtually all websites and apps, we (and the third party services providers we use) may make use of cookies and other similar technologies for storing information when you visit or interact with the platform. These can be used to enhance your experience on the platform for example, to remember your preferences, target ads, manage your access to, or secure the platform.
This Cookies Policy describes how we use cookies the choices you have when it comes to managing their use.
- What are cookies?
- What is meant by ‘similar technologies’?
- How do we use cookies?
- Third party cookies
- Removing / disabling cookies
- Do not track signals
- Updates to this Cookies Policy
- Contact us
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored by and read from your device, for example, when you visit a website. Session cookies are used to track your current visit and expire when you close the browser. Persistent cookies are used to store your preferences. For example if you choose “remember me” at login, a persistent cookie is set to save you from having to log in again the next time you visit. Persistent cookies last until their expiry date or until you or your browser settings deletes them.
Cookies are useful because they allow us and our partners to uniquely recognise your device and provide a more continuous and tailed experience for you when you use the platform.
For more information on cookies you may refer to
What is meant by ‘similar technologies’?
While we mainly use cookies, we and any third party service providers we use may also make use of similar technologies. These include:
Pixels / web beacons : Pixels are tiny snippets of code embedded into web pages or emails used to identify users and their actions. For example to see if an email was delivered or read.
Local storage : Local storage is a mechanism whereby information is stored locally on your device. Local storage may be used by us or third parties to tailor what is shown to you based on your usage of the platform.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below;
Strictly necessary cookies : These are cookies that are required for the functionality of the platform and are essential for us to be able to deliver content on the platform to you. For example, we use strictly necessary cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out. Without these cookies, we are unable to deliver the platform and so you cannot decline them.
Optional cookies : Optional cookies differ depending on the purpose they are used for, as explained below. You have the option to consent to these cookies when you access the platform, however your use of the platform may be impaired to varying degrees if you do not accept the use of these cookies:
Security cookies : These cookies help us secure the platform or deal with spam or other unauthorised activities.
Analytical / performance cookies : These are cookies that allow us to see things like the number of visitors using the platform, the pages they are visiting and their movements across the platform. These allow us to maintain and monitor the platform. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not receive data about your use of the platform to help us to monitor the performance of the platform.
Functional cookies : These allow us to do things like recognise you when you return to the platform if you have chosen to be remembered at login, and tailor content to your preference and in some cases personalise the experience. If you do not allow these cookies then some of the choices you have made on previous visits to the platform will not be saved.
Personalisation / cookies : Where we offer newsletter or email subscription services, cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users. From time to time, we may offer user surveys and questionnaires to provide you with interesting insights, helpful tools, or to understand our user base more accurately. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already taken part in a survey or to provide you with accurate results after you change pages.
Advertising cookies : For the most part these cookies are set by our third party advertising services. See third party cookies section below. Advertising cookies are generally set to ensure adverts can be shown to you based on a user profile or other historical user data, meaning you receive adverts that are relevant to you.
note : cookies set by us are named with the prefix “loop_”
Third party cookies
Cookies may also be set by trusted third party service providers. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
Third party cookies are covered by their own Privacy Policies and we encourage your to examine those too.
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Google Analytics : This site uses Google Analytics (GA) which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking here https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
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Google reCAPTCHA : d abuse - it uses advanced risk analysis techniques to tell humans and bots apart. Wherever reCAPTCHA is used on our site, you will always be given the opportunity to review Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
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Google Adsense (Ad Services) : We use Google AdSense (https://www.google.com/adsense) to deliver advertising. Google and its partners use advertising cookies to enable them to serve ads based on a users previous visits to the platform or other websites.
You can manage your choices regards Google ads https://www.google.com/settings/ads
You can manage your choices regards third party vendors at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
- Freestar (Ad Services) : We use Freestar (https://www.freestar.io) who act as a programmatic exchange to serve advertising via third party ad networks. They may make use of cookies and similar technologies to serve, tracks and target ads.
We use trusted third party service providers to provide adverts to offset the costs of running the platform and provide funding for further development. The behavioural advertising cookies used by those providers are designed to ensure, where possible that ads provided are relevant to you. They do this by anonymously tracking your interests across the platform and other sites across the web.
Removing / disabling cookies
You may block or remove cookies at any time by using the settings / preferences area of your browser. It should be noted though that blocking some or all cookies may severely impact your use of the platform. For example, you would no longer be able to make an account or login.
Users in the EEA can use the following link to manage their choices when it comes to how our advertisers provide cookies. We ask that you appreciate the way we monetise the site when making your choices - we rely on the income from adverts in order to provide the platform and keep the platform free for our users.
You may also find the following links useful when managing your choices.
- http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
- http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
- http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
- http://youronlinechoices.eu/
For help on managing cookies within your browser the following links may be of help
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies - Microsoft Edge
https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy - Mozilla Firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer - Google Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en - Safari (macos)
https://support.apple.com/kb/Ph41411 - Safari (ios)
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
Do not track signals
Some browsers allow the ability to transmit “Do Not Track” signals. Unfortunately, there is no clear standard for the adoption of these and at the moment we do not process them or respond to them (and we are under no legal obligation to do so). We will keep a watch on this though and when the times comes implement them too. You can find out more about “Do Not Track” signals at:
Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may occasionally make changes to this Cookies Policy.
When we make material changes to this Cookies Policy, we'll provide you with a prominent notice as appropriate under the circumstances.
Contact us
Thank you for taking the time to read our Cookies Policy. If you have any questions or concerns with anything contained within this Cookies Policy, please contact support at looperman.com.