Effective May 24, 2018
This Cookies Notice (“Notice”) describes how Storm8, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively referred to as “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collect and process information about you on the Company websites (“Company Sites”) through the use of cookies. We use the term “cookies” in this Notice to refer to website cookies and also to similar technologies that may collect information automatically when you visit the Company Sites (such as pixel tags and web beacons).
By using the Company Sites, you accept the use of cookies in accordance with this Notice, subject to any choices you make as described below.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that a Web server places on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. This small text file may include a unique identifier that distinguishes your computer or mobile device from other devices. Cookies serve a number of purposes such as letting you navigate between webpages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. Cookies may tell us, for example, whether you have visited the Company Sites before or whether you are a new visitor. They can also help to ensure that content we display, advertisements you see online, and marketing messages are more relevant to you and your interests. Web beacons, tags and scripts may be used in the websites or in emails to help us to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and determine whether an email has been opened and acted upon.
For further information on cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
How long do cookies last?
Cookies can remain on your computer or mobile device for different periods of time. Some cookies are “session cookies”. These exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically once you close your browser. Other cookies are “persistent cookies”. These cookies survive after your browser is closed until a defined expiration date. They can be used by websites to recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the Internet again.
Do Not Track
Some Internet browsers include the ability to transmit “Do Not Track” signals. The Company Sites do not currently process or respond to “Do Not Track” signals. To learn more about “Do Not Track”, please visit https://allaboutdnt.com/. In addition to “Do Not Track”, there are many ways that web browser signals and similar mechanisms can indicate your tracking choices, and we may not be aware of nor honor every mechanism.
How to manage or delete cookies on Company Sites
You may opt-out of certain uses of many cookies served for advertising purposes by third party advertising partners by visiting either: www.aboutads.info/choices or www.networkadvertising.org/choices. Many web browsers accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually change your browser’s settings to reject and/or to remove many cookies. On some browsers, you can choose to let the Company Sites place cookies, but choose to reject cookies from certain third parties (such as analytics companies and advertising companies). As the precise means by which you may do this will vary from browser to browser, please visit your browser’s help or settings menu for more information.
Please note also that if you choose to reject or remove cookies, this may prevent certain features or services of Company Sites from working properly. Since your cookie opt-out preferences are also stored in a cookie in your website browser, please also note that if you delete all cookies, use a different browser, or buy a new computer, you will need to renew your opt-out choices.
What kind of cookies are served through the Company Sites?
Essential or strictly necessary cookies: Required cookies enable you to navigate the Company Sites and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Sites and using Company services.
Performance and functionality cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of the Company Sites and services but are non-essential to their use.
Targeting or advertising cookies: We and our third-party partners may use information collected using cookies our services and in our emails to deliver ads about our services displayed to you on third-party websites and applications. We also may use cookies to know when you return to our services after visiting these third-party websites and applications. Our third-party partners may also use this information for third party advertising.
Analytics cookies:
We use analytics, including analytics conducted by third party services, to help analyze how users use the Company Sites and our services. To do this we and our third party service providers use cookies and scripts to collect and store information such as how users interact with our services, errors users encounter when using our services, device identifiers, how often and for how long users visit and use the services, what pages they visit on our services, whether they act on or open emails, and what other sites they used prior to coming to the Company Sites. We use this information to improve our site and your user experience, such as remembering you when you return to the Company Sites, understanding your preferences and interests, and knowing which of our web pages are visited and what services are most often used.
The content of this Notice is for your general information and use only. Our cookies are subject to change without notice. The table below sets out our current cookies.
| Company Website (3rd party, if applicable) |
Cookie | Description | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://forums.storm8.com | bb_lastvisit bb_lastactivity bb_forum_view bb_userid bb_password bb_sessionhash |
Provide user forum functionality Provide user forum functionality Provide user forum functionality Stores your user ID Stores an encrypted version of your password, when you are logged into the Site Maintains session state and security |
Functionality Functionality Functionality Strictly Necessary Strictly Necessary Strictly Necessary |
1 Year 1 Year End of browser session 1 Year 1 Year End of browser session |
| http://www.storm8.com (Google) |
_ga _gid _gat |
Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited Throttles the request rate |
Performance Performance Performance |
2 Years 24 Hours 1 Minute |
| http://blog.storm8.com (Google) |
__utma __utmc __utmz __utmt __utmb |
Track visitor behavior and measure site performance Track visitor behavior and measure site performance Track visitor behavior and measure site performance Throttles the request rate for the service Track visitor behavior and measure site performancce |
Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance |
2 Years End of browser session 6 Months 10 Minutes 30 Minutes |
| http://www.storm8.com/careers (Greenhouse.io) |
JSESSIONID | Maintains user session by server | Strictly Necessary | End of browser session |
| https://support.storm8.com (Zendesk) |
_zendesk_cookie _zendesk_thirdparty_test _zendesk_session _zendesk_shared_session _zendesk_authenticated _help_center_session |
Remember information you have entered or choices you make on the Support page. Store preferences when personalizing the Support page Remember which browsers have visited the Support page Remember your preferences as you move around the Support page Remember your preferences as you move around the Support page Remember your preferences as you move around the Support page Remember your preferences as you move around the Support page |
Functionality Targeting/Advertising Strictly Necessary Strictly Necessary Strictly Necessary Strictly Necessary |
20 Years End of browser session End of browser session 2 Weeks End of browser session End of browser session |
| http://blog.storm8.com (Twitter) |
personalization_id eu_cn tfw_exp syndication_guest_id guest_id |
Set by Twitter plugin | Functionality | 1 Year, 7 Months, 3 Weeks 7 Months, 3 Weeks 24 Hours 1 Year, 8 Months 1 Year, 6 Months |
| http://blog.storm8.com (Tumblr) |
B addthis rxx anon_id |
Recognizes web browser and tells Tumblr how and when you use the services | Performance | 1 Year 1 Month 1 Year 3 Months |
| http://blog.storm8.com (LinkedIn) |
lidc bcookie |
Used for routing Browser ID cookie |
Performance Functionality |
1 Day 2 Years |
| http://blog.storm8.com (Google via Gstatic, a content delivery network) |
NID | Unique ID to remember your preferences and other information | Functionality | 6 Months |