Cookie Policy
The New Stack
Cookie Policy
Last updated: [October 28, 2022]
This Cookie Policy describes how we, Alex Williams Media, LLC (d/b/a The New Stack) (referred to as “we” “our” or “us”) use cookies and similar tracking technologies (beacons, tags, and scripts) to analyze trends, administer the site, and track users’ movements around our website (https://thenewstack.io/, the “Site”). This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.
A “cookie” is a small text file downloaded onto and stored in an individual’s computer or mobile device when he or she visits a website. Cookies send information back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that same cookie. Cookies are among the technologies our third-party partners may use to gather information about your activities on the Site and other websites to provide advertising based upon your browsing activities and interests.
We use different types of cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. The information that these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by social media. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
How we Use Cookies
We use cookies for analytics, user experience, and session tracking, as well as eBook downloads and podcast streaming. If you wish to opt out of allowing certain cookies, you may do so by changing your browser settings so that cookies from our site cannot be set or by clicking the blue icon in the lower left corner of our site. Please note that if you delete, block, or otherwise restrict cookies, or use a different computer or Internet browser, you will need to renew your cookie management choices. This technology is used to deliver a more relevant and convenient experience for website readers, listeners, and visitors. You have the choice to refuse cookies by turning them off in your Internet browser. If you do, you may still use our website, but some features or areas of it may be limited.
First and Third-Party Cookies
“First party Cookies” are cookies that belong to us, that we place on your device. “Third party Cookies” are cookies that another party places on your device through our site. For example, we may contract with third party service providers to send e-mails to users who have provided us with their contact information. To help measure and improve the effectiveness of our e-mail communications, and/or to determine whether messages have been opened and links clicked on, the third-party service providers may place cookies on the devices of these users.
Persistent and Session Cookies
We use persistent cookies to improve your experience of using the site. This includes recording your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, or your cookie preferences.
Session cookies are temporary and deleted from your machine when your web browser closes. We use session cookies to help us track internet usage as described above.
Controlling Cookie Preferences
Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our site.
You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. If you choose to block all cookies, you may be unable to access certain parts of the website.
You may also manage your cookie preferences by navigating to the light blue icon in the lower left corner of the website page.
Cookie Settings
The data collected by the site and/or through cookies that may be placed on your computer will not be kept for longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes mentioned above. In any event, such information will not be kept for longer than two years.