Cookie Policy of brokerchooser.com

Cookies and other Identifiers consist of portions of code placed on the User’s device that assist the Owner in providing the Service according to the purposes described.

Some of the purposes for which Identifiers are used may also require the User's consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.

Activities strictly necessary for the operation of this Application and delivery of the Service

This Application uses Cookies or other Identifiers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service and, therefore, do not require Users to consent. Users can disable such Identifiers by modifying their browser or device settings as described in more detail within this document, but this may affect core operational functions or result in the unavailability of the Service.

• Traffic optimization and distribution

  This type of service allows this Application to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
  Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between this Application and the User's browser.
  Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.

  Cloudflare (Cloudflare Inc.)

  Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
  The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through this Application, i.e., communication between this Application and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from this Application to be collected.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

Other activities

Experience enhancement

This Application uses Cookies or other Identifiers to provide a personalized user experience by improving the quality of preference management options, and by enabling interaction with external networks and platforms.

• Content commenting

  Content commenting services allow Users to make and publish their comments on the contents of this Application.
  Depending on the settings chosen by the Owner, Users may also leave anonymous comments. If there is an email address among the Personal Data provided by the User, it may be used to send notifications of comments on the same content. Users are responsible for the content of their own comments.
  If a content commenting service provided by third parties is installed, it may still collect web traffic data for the pages where the comment service is installed, even when Users do not use the content commenting service.

  Disqus (Disqus)

  Disqus is a content commenting service provided by Big Heads Labs Inc.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

• Displaying content from external platforms

  This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Application and interact with them.
  This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

  Google Site Search (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Site Search is a search engine embedding service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

• Interaction with data collection platforms and other third parties

  This type of service allows Users to interact with data collection platforms or other services directly from the pages of this Application for the purpose of saving and reusing data.
  If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service.

  Hotjar Recruit User Testers (Hotjar Ltd.)

  The Hotjar Recruit User Testers widget is a service for interacting with the Hotjar data collection platform provided by Hotjar Ltd.
  Hotjar honors generic „Do Not Track” headers. This means the browser can tell its script not to collect any of the User's data. This is a setting that is available in all major browsers. Find Hotjar’s opt-out information here.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data.

  Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Mailchimp widget (The Rocket Science Group LLC)

  The Mailchimp widget is a service for interacting with the Mailchimp email address management and message sending service provided by The Rocket Science Group LLC.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies, email address, first name and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

• Interaction with external social networks and platforms

  This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Application.
  The interaction and information obtained through this Application are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
  This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
  It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on this Application isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.

  AddThis (Addthis Inc.)

  AddThis is a service provided by Oracle Corporation, which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of this Application.
  Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

  ShareThis (Sharethis Inc.)

  ShareThis is a service provided by ShareThis Inc., which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of this Application.
  Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

• Interaction with online survey platforms

  This type of service allows Users to interact with third party online survey platforms directly from the pages of this Application.
  If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service.

  Hotjar Poll & Survey widgets (Hotjar Ltd.)

  The Hotjar Poll & Survey widgets are services that enable interaction with the Hotjar platform provided by Hotjar Ltd.
  Hotjar honors generic „Do Not Track” headers. This means the browser can tell its script not to collect any of the User's data. This is a setting that is available in all major browsers. Find Hotjar’s opt-out information here.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data.

  Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Crowdsignal Widget (Polldaddy Ltd.)

  The Crowdsignal Widget is a service for interacting with the Crowdsignal online survey platform provided by Automattic Inc.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

Measurement

This Application uses Cookies or other Identifiers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior with the goal of improving the Service.

• Analytics

  The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

  Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
  Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Hotjar Form Analysis & Conversion Funnels (Hotjar Ltd.)

  Hotjar is an analytics service provided by Hotjar Ltd.
  Hotjar honors generic Do Not Track headers. This means your browser can tell its script not to collect any of your data. This is a setting that is available in all major browsers. Find Hotjar’s opt-out information here.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Facebook Ads conversion tracking (Facebook pixel) (Facebook, Inc.)

  Facebook Ads conversion tracking (Facebook pixel) is an analytics service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects data from the Facebook advertising network with actions performed on this Application. The Facebook pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Audience Network.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

  Google Ads conversion tracking (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on this Application.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

  KISSmetrics (Space Pencil, Inc.)

  KISSmetrics is an analytics service provided by Space Pencil, Inc.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.

  LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Corporation)

  LinkedIn conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects data from the LinkedIn advertising network with actions performed on this Application.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

• Content performance and features testing (A/B testing)

  The services contained in this section allow the Owner to track and analyze the User response concerning web traffic or behavior regarding changes to the structure, text or any other component of this Application.

  Google Optimize (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Optimize is an A/B testing service provided by Google Ireland Limited ("Google").

  Google may use Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

• Heat mapping and session recording

  Heat Mapping services are used to display the areas of a page where Users most frequently move the mouse or click. This shows where the points of interest are. These services make it possible to monitor and analyze web traffic and keep track of User behavior.
  Some of these services may record sessions and make them available for later visual playback.

  Hotjar Heat Maps & Recordings (Hotjar Ltd.)

  Hotjar is a session recording and heat mapping service provided by Hotjar Ltd.
  Hotjar honors generic „Do Not Track” headers. This means the browser can tell its script not to collect any of the User's data. This is a setting that is available in all major browsers. Find Hotjar’s opt-out information here.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

Targeting & Advertising

This Application uses Cookies or other Identifiers to deliver personalized marketing content based on User behavior and to operate, serve and track ads.

• Managing contacts and sending messages

  This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
  These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.

  Customer.io (Peaberry Software Inc.)

  Customer.io is an email address management and message sending service provided by Peaberry Software Inc.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies, email address and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

• Remarketing and behavioral targeting

  This type of service allows this Application and its partners to inform, optimize and serve advertising based on past use of this Application by the User.
  This activity is performed by tracking Usage Data and by using Cookies, information that is transferred to the partners that manage the remarketing and behavioral targeting activity.
  In addition to any opt out offered by any of the services below, the User may opt out of a third-party service's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

  Google Ads Remarketing (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Ads Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google Ireland Limited that connects the activity of this Application with the Google Ads advertising network and the DoubleClick Cookie.

  Users can opt out of Google's use of cookies for ads personalization by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.

  Facebook Custom Audience (Facebook, Inc.)

  Facebook Custom Audience is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of this Application with the Facebook advertising network.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and email address.

  Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Facebook Remarketing (Facebook, Inc.)

  Facebook Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of this Application with the Facebook advertising network.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Remarketing with Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited)

  Remarketing with Google Analytics is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google Ireland Limited that connects the tracking activity performed by Google Analytics and its Cookies with the Google Ads advertising network and the Doubleclick Cookie.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

  Twitter Remarketing (Twitter, Inc.)

  Twitter Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Twitter, Inc. that connects the activity of this Application with the Twitter advertising network.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Twitter Tailored Audiences (Twitter, Inc.)

  Twitter Tailored Audiences is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Twitter, Inc. that connects the activity of this Application with the Twitter advertising network.

  Personal Data processed: Cookies and email address.

  Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

Activities that do not fit the above categorizations

• User data collected for improving the recommendation algorithm and send you tailored emails

  We collect anonymous and personal data on the website (after you sign up) to improve the recommendation algorithm that is based on the answers you give in the questionnaire.
  
  We also use this data to send you tailored emails based on your recommended brokers and the way you acted on the website (e.g. which pages you visited or what buttons you clicked). We send these emails in order to kindly remind you about your broker recommendation and choices and to receive some feedback from you. You can unsubscribe from these emails at any time.
  
  Collected customer data for this purpose: first name, email, country, virtual user ID for anonymous customers, questionnaire data (eg. answers, timestamp), your other activities on the website (eg. visited pages, clicked buttons).
  
  The way of handling of these data is the same as stated in the general terms of the privacy policy.

How to provide or withdraw consent

Users can provide or withdraw consent to the use of Cookies and other Identifiers by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences via the relevant consent-preferences widget accordingly, if available.

Additionally, Users can manage preferences regarding Identifiers directly from within their own device settings and prevent – for example – the storing of third-party Identifiers. It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Identifiers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent. Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Identifiers in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

With regard to any Identifiers stored by third parties, Users can manage their preferences and withdraw their consent by clicking the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

Notwithstanding the above, Users are hereby informed that they may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

Owner and Data Controller

Brokerchooser Ltd. The Penthouse Suite 2, Level 4, Ewropa Business Centre, Triq Dun Karm, B’kara, BKR9034, Malta

Data protection officer: Gergely Ferencz Korpos

Owner contact email: info@brokerchooser.com

Since the storing of third-party Cookies and other Identifiers through the services used within this Application cannot be technically controlled by the Owner, any specific references to Identifiers stored by third parties are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, the User is kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity surrounding technologies related to Cookies and other Identifiers, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such Identifiers by this Application.