Cookie policy
As is common practice with professional websites, this site uses cookies—tiny files that are downloaded to your computer—to improve your experience.
This page describes what information they gather, how we use them, and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored; however, this may downgrade or “break’ certain elements of the site’s functionality.
How we use cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons, detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry-standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not, in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser. Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The cookies we set
- Account-related cookies. If you create an account with us, we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out; however, in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.
- Login-related cookies. We use 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 to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
- Forms-related cookies. When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
- Site preferences cookies. In order to provide you with a great experience on this site, we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.
Third-party cookies
In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this site.
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.
- Google reCAPTCHA. This site uses Google reCAPTCHA, a service from Google, Inc., to protect from spam and abuse. Google reCAPTCHA uses advanced risk analysis techniques to decipher humans and bots. Google reCAPTCHA works by transmitting certain types of information to Google, such as the referrer URL, IP address, visitor behavior, operating system information, browser and length of the visit, cookies, and mouse movements. Your use of Google reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s privacy policy and terms of service. More information as to Google reCAPTCHA and how it works is available here.
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. 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.
- PostHog. This site uses PostHog, an open-source product analytics platform. These cookies may track things such as the pages that you visit, buttons and links clicked, etc. This information enables us to monitor and improve the user experience and continue to produce engaging content.
More information
This cookie policy was created with the help of the Cookie Policy Generator.
If you have further questions regarding the use of cookies on this website, please contact us via email at info@fix.security.
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