1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Net dot Net ("Net dot Net," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website [https://www.netdotnet.co] (the "Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our [Privacy Policy].
By using our Website and consenting to the use of cookies (where such consent is required by applicable law, such as in Egypt under Law No. 151 of 2020), you agree to the use of cookies as described in this policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Net dot Net) 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). 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.
3. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "strictly necessary" or "essential" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Website. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
4. 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 are described below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific parts of the Website you visit):
- A. Strictly Necessary Cookies:
- Purpose: 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. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping carts or e-billing (if applicable), cannot be provided. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Website to you, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our Website functions.
- Example(s) You Might Use (You need to verify these with your web developer):
- sessionid: Manages your current browsing session.
- csrftoken: Helps prevent cross-site request forgery.
- Cookies managing cookie consent banner preferences.
- Control: Usually managed by browser settings, but refusing them may break site functionality.
- B. Performance and Analytics Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Example(s) You Might Use (Verify with your web developer):
- _ga, _gid, _gat (Google Analytics): Used to distinguish users and throttle request rate. Collects information about visitor behavior (pages visited, time on site, etc.) anonymously.
- Control: You can opt-out of these cookies. [Provide link/instructions for Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, or through your cookie consent management tool].
- C. Functionality Cookies:
- Purpose: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make when you use our Website, such as remembering your language preferences or remembering your login details (if applicable). The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences every time you visit our Website.
- Example(s) You Might Use (Verify with your web developer):
- lang: Remembers language preference.
- user_prefs: Stores user-specific display or accessibility preferences.
- Control: You can opt-out of these cookies through your browser settings or our cookie consent tool.
- D. Targeting/Advertising Cookies (If Applicable - Review if you actually use these):
- Purpose: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests. We may use this information to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
- Example(s) You Might Use (Verify with your web developer):
- Cookies from advertising networks like Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Facebook Pixel if you run remarketing campaigns.
- Control: You can generally opt-out of these cookies through your browser settings, our cookie consent tool, or via industry opt-out pages like the Network Advertising Initiative or Digital Advertising Alliance.
5. How Can You Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies.
- Cookie Consent Tool (Recommended): Upon your first visit to our Website, you may be presented with a cookie banner or consent management tool. This tool will allow you to manage your cookie preferences for non-essential cookies.
- Browser Settings:
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the
browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser
cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you
disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Website
may become inaccessible or not function properly. To find out more about
cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Opera
- Apple Safari
- Opting out of Analytics Cookies: To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
- Opting out of Targeting/Advertising Cookies (if applicable): You can opt out of interest-based targeting provided by participating ad servers through the Digital Advertising Alliance (http://optout.aboutads.info/) or the Network Advertising Initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/).
6. Other Tracking Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an e-mail including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our Website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of e-mail marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
7. Changes to 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 re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [info@netdotnet.info] or refer to the contact information in our Privacy Policy.