<p>This Cookie Notice (“Notice”) outlines how Versant Media LLC and its affiliated entities (“Versant,” “our,” “us,” or “we”), together with our partners such as advertisers and vendors, utilize cookies and comparable tracking tools on our websites, apps, and online platforms (the “Services”). This document offers further details on these technologies, their purpose, and your options, and forms part of the Versant Privacy Policy accessible here. Review both the Privacy Policy and this Notice to fully understand how Versant handles your personal data. Please note that disabling cookies will limit access to many features that enhance your guest experience and may cause some Services to malfunction.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Similar to many organizations, we employ cookies—small text files stored on your computer or device when you use our Services. We might utilize various cookie types, including HTTP cookies, HTML5, and Flash local storage. Alongside cookies, we may deploy other tracking methods like web beacons/GIFs, pixels, embedded scripts, ETags/cache browsers, and software development kits (collectively referred to as “Cookies”).
Cookies can automatically gather and store data like your IP address, a unique identifier, and/or other details about you and your device. They may also share your information with: Versant; another party acting on our behalf; and/or a third party (e.g., an advertising or marketing partner) per their privacy policy. Cookies also allow us and third parties to identify you or consolidate information about you from various sources.
HOW ARE COOKIES USED?
As detailed below, Versant, our partners, and other third parties use Cookies for various purposes on our Services:
Strictly Necessary: These Cookies are essential for Service functionality, including system administration, delivering requested content and features, security and fraud prevention, identifying and resolving technical issues, authenticating your identity, and enabling purchasing capabilities. You can block these Cookies via your browser, but some Services may not work correctly.
Information Storage and Access: These Cookies allow the storage and retrieval of information on and across your devices, such as device identifiers and your preferences (e.g., account data, country location, language settings, and privacy choices).
Measurement and Analytics: These Cookies enable us, our vendors, and third parties to collect data for statistical analysis, such as your usage and performance of the Services (e.g., most visited sections, engaged communications and ads), to generate audiences, and measure the delivery and effectiveness of content and advertising. We and our third-party vendors use these Cookies to understand and improve our Services (e.g., content and user experience), understand user interests, develop new products and services, and for statistical purposes, including marketing and advertising. They also help recognize you and provide further insights across platforms and devices for these purposes.
Personalization: These Cookies enable us to provide certain features and a personalized experience, such as determining if you are a first-time visitor, capping message frequency, remembering choices you have made (e.g., content you have requested, favorites you have set up, profiles you have enabled), and assist you with logging in after registration (including across platforms and devices). These Cookies also allow your device to receive and send information, so you can see and interact with ads and content.
Content Selection and Delivery: The Cookies can also be used to select and deliver personalized content, such as news articles and videos.
Ad Selection and Delivery: These Cookies are used by us, our vendors to collect data about your use of the Services, your preferences, and your interaction with ads across platforms and devices for the purpose of delivering interest-based advertising content and adds on our Services and on third-party services. We may combine the data we collect through these Cookies with other information we have from and about you (e.g., your account data) for these purposes.
Third parties (e.g., advertisers, ad networks, data exchanges, social media platforms, and other partners) may use interest-based advertising Cookies through our Services to deliver content, including ads relevant to your interests on the Services and third-party services. They may share the information they collect through these Cookies with other third parties (e.g., advertisers) according to their privacy policy.
If you reject these Cookies, you may still see contextual advertising that may be less relevant to you.
Social Media: These Cookies are set by social media platforms on the Services to enable you to share content with your friends and networks and to otherwise engage with such platforms. Social media platforms have the ability to track your online activity outside of the Services. This may impact the content and messages you see on other services.
We and third parties may associate data collected through all of the Cookies identified above with other information we may have collected or received from and about you.
HOW DO I MANAGE COOKIES?
Cookie Settings: Depending on where you live, you may be able to adjust your Cookie preferences at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer or settings menu of relevant Services. You must adjust your settings on each browser or device that you use. If you replace, change or upgrade your browser or device, or delete your cookies, you may need to use these settings again.
Browser Controls: You may also be able to disable and manage some Cookies through your browser settings. If you use multiple browsers on the same device, you will need to manage your settings for each browser. Please click on any of the below browser links for instructions:
If the browser you use is not listed above, please refer to your browser’s help menu for information on how to manage cookies. Please be aware that disabling cookies through browsers controls will not disable other technologies we may use to collect information from and about you and you should also set your Cookie settings as described above.
Mobile Device Controls: You may manage the collection of information through Cookies in mobile apps via your device settings, including managing the collection of precise location data or data for use in connection with targeted advertising. Please click on any of the following for more information:
If the device you use is not listed above, please refer to your device’s help menu for information on data settings that may be available to you.
Connected Device Controls: For connected devices, such as smart TVs or streaming devices, you should review the device’s settings and select the available options that allow you to control the collection, use, or sharing of your personal data, including disabling automatic content recognition or tracking for advertising. Typically, to opt out, such devices require you to select options like “limit ad tracking” or to disable options such as “interest-based advertising,” “interactive TV,” or “smart interactivity”. These settings vary by device type.
Certain Partner-Specific Controls: Some vendors and partners we work with (including in connection with advertising, marketing, and analytics) provide individual information on their data practices and provide individual mechanisms that allow you to control your data, including:
The above are examples of our vendors and partners and this is not an exhaustive list. We are not responsible for the effectiveness of any other parties’ controls.
Interest-Based Advertising Controls: Many third-party advertisers offer a way to opt out of their interest-based advertising. For more information or to opt out of receiving interest-based advertising from certain third-party advertisers, depending on your country of residence, please visit:
For certain Services, Versant participates in the IAB Europe Transparency &amp; Consent Framework and complies with its Specifications and Policies.
Consequences of Deactivation of Cookies: If you disable or remove Cookies, some parts of the Services may not function properly. Information may still be collected and used for other purposes, such as research, online services analytics or internal operations, and to remember your opt-out preferences.
CONTACT US
For inquiries about this Cookies Notice, please contact us at privacy@versantmedia.com or Chief Privacy Officer, Versant Legal Department, 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, USA, Versant Legal Department Attn: Chief Privacy Officer.
CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE
This Notice may be revised occasionally and in accordance with legal requirements. Please revisit this Cookie Notice regularly to stay informed about our and our analytic and advertising partners’ use of Cookies.</p>