Cookie Policy of www.simcon.ai
This document informs Users about the technologies that help this Website to achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow the Owner to access and store information (for example by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example by running a script) on a User’s device as they interact with this Website.
For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as "Trackers" within this document – unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker.
Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User's consent, depending on the applicable law. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.
This Website uses Trackers managed directly by the Owner (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third-party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.
The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by the Owner or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of the User’s browsing session.
In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, Users may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information — such as the presence of other Trackers — in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting the Owner.
How this Website uses Trackers
Necessary
This Website uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.
Trackers managed directly by the Owner
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Direct registration (this Website)
The User registers by filling out the registration form and providing the Personal Data directly to this Website.
Personal Data processed: academic background, billing address, budget, city, company name, country, county, email address, field of activity, first name, house number, language, last name, number of employees, password, phone number, physical address, prefix , profession, state, Trackers, Usage Data, User ID, username, VAT Number, website, workplace and ZIP/Postal code.
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Contact form (this Website)
By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes this Website to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
Personal Data processed: city, company name, country, email address, field of activity, first name, last name, number of employees, phone number, profession, Trackers, website and ZIP/Postal code.
Trackers managed by third parties
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HubSpot CRM ( HubSpot Germany GmbH)
HubSpot CRM is a User database management service provided by HubSpot, Inc.
Personal Data processed: company name, country, Current City, email address, gender, last name, phone number, physical address, profession, purchase history, Trackers, Usage Data, username and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Germany – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- __hmpl: duration of the session
- __hs_gpc_banner_dismiss: 6 months
- __hssc: 30 minutes
- __hssrc: duration of the session
- __hstc: 2 months
- hublytics_events_53: duration of the session
- hubspotutk: 2 months
- messagesUtk: 2 months
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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 Website, i.e., communication between this Website and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from this Website to be collected.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- _cfuvid: indefinite
- cf_clearance: 30 minutes
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Cloudflare Bot Management (Cloudflare, Inc.)
Cloudflare Bot Management is a malicious bot protection and management service provided by Cloudflare, Inc.
Personal Data processed: app information, Application opens, browser information, browsing history, city, clicks, country, county, custom events, device information, device logs, geography/region, interaction events, IP address, keypress events, language, latitude (of city), launches, longitude (of city), metro area, motion sensor events, mouse movements, number of sessions, operating systems, page events, page views, province, scroll position, scroll-to-page interactions, search history, session duration, session statistics, state, touch events, Trackers, Usage Data, video views and ZIP/Postal code.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- __cf_bm: 3 seconds
- __cfruid: duration of the session
- _cfuvid: indefinite
- cf_clearance: 30 minutes
- cf_ob_info: 3 seconds
- cf_use_ob: 3 seconds
- cfmrk_cic: 3 months
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Vimeo video (Vimeo, LLC)
Vimeo is a video content visualization service provided by Vimeo, LLC that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- player: 1 year
- sync_active: duration of the session
- vuid: 2 years
Functionality
This Website uses Trackers to enable basic interactions and functionalities, allowing Users to access selected features of the Service and facilitating the User's communication with the Owner.
Trackers managed directly by the Owner
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Mailing list or newsletter (this Website)
By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning this Website. Your email address might also be added to this list as a result of signing up to this Website or after making a purchase.
Personal Data processed: city, company name, country, county, date of birth, email address, first name, gender, last name, phone number, physical address, profession, state, Trackers, Usage Data, website and ZIP/Postal code.
Experience
This Website uses Trackers to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Font Awesome (Fonticons, Inc. )
Font Awesome is a typeface visualization service provided by Fonticons, Inc. that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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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: Trackers, Usage Data and various types of Data.
Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
- _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
- _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
- _hjDonePolls: 1 year
- _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
- _hjSession*: 30 minutes
- _hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
- _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
- _hjSessionStorageTest: indefinite
- _hjSessionTooLarge: 1 hour
- _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
- _hjSessionUser_*: 2 years
- _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
- _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
- _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
- _hjViewportId: duration of the session
- _hjid: 1 year
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Hotjar surveys (Hotjar Ltd.)
Hotjar surveys is a survey builder and data collection platform provided by Hotjar Ltd.
Hotjar surveys may use cookies to track User behavior. Users can Opt-Out of Hotjar surveys cookie tracking by visiting this opt-out page.
Hotjar surveys respects the Do Not Track option available in most modern browsers that, if activated, sends a special signal to stop tracking User activity. Users can find more information on how to enable Do Not Track for each supported browser here.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
- _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
- _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
- _hjDonePolls: 1 year
- _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
- _hjSession*: 30 minutes
- _hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
- _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
- _hjSessionStorageTest: indefinite
- _hjSessionTooLarge: 1 hour
- _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
- _hjSessionUser_*: 2 years
- _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
- _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
- _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
- _hjViewportId: duration of the session
- _hjid: 1 year
- hjActiveViewportIds: duration of the session
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Meta lead ads (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Meta lead ads is an advertising and data collection service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. that allows form-based ads to be shown to Users pre-populated with Personal Data from their Facebook profiles, such as names and email addresses. Depending on the type of advertisement, Users may be requested to provide further information.
Form submission results in the collection and processing of these Data by the Owner under this privacy policy, and only for the specific purpose outlined on the form and/or inside this privacy policy, where provided.
Users may exercise their rights, at any time, including the right to withdraw their consent to the processing of their Data, as specified in the section containing information about User rights in this privacy policy.
Personal Data processed: email address, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Trackers duration:
- _fbp: 3 months
- lastExternalReferrer: duration of the session
- lastExternalReferrerTime: duration of the session
Measurement
This Website uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior to improve the Service.
Trackers managed by third parties
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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: Trackers, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
- _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
- _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
- _hjDonePolls: 1 year
- _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
- _hjSession*: 30 minutes
- _hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
- _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
- _hjSessionStorageTest: indefinite
- _hjSessionTooLarge: 1 hour
- _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
- _hjSessionUser_*: 2 years
- _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
- _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
- _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
- _hjViewportId: duration of the session
- _hjid: 1 year
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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: Trackers, Usage Data and various types of Data.
Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
- _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
- _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
- _hjDonePolls: 1 year
- _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
- _hjSession*: 30 minutes
- _hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
- _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
- _hjSessionStorageTest: indefinite
- _hjSessionTooLarge: 1 hour
- _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
- _hjSessionUser_*: 2 years
- _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
- _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
- _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
- _hjViewportId: duration of the session
- _hjid: 1 year
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HubSpot Analytics ( HubSpot Germany GmbH)
HubSpot Analytics is an analytics service provided by HubSpot Germany GmbH.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Germany – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- __hmpl: duration of the session
- __hs_gpc_banner_dismiss: 6 months
- __hssc: 30 minutes
- __hssrc: duration of the session
- __hstc: 2 years
- hublytics_events_53: duration of the session
- hubspotutk: 2 years
- messagesUtk: 2 years
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LinkedIn Smart Links (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn Smart Links is a service provided by LinkedIn Corporation, that allows the Owner to create personalized URLs and to measure their effectiveness, as well as User interactions with them.
Personal Data processed: clicks, interaction events, page views, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- li_gc: 7 months
- lss_bundle_viewer: 2 months
- sdui_ver: 1 day
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Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, 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.
In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at collection time and then discarded before Data is logged in any data center or server. Users can learn more by consulting Google’s official documentation.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.
Personal Data processed: number of Users, session statistics, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Trackers duration:
- _ga: 2 years
- _ga_*: 2 years
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Fathom Analytics (Conva Ventures Inc.)
Fathom Analytics is an anonymized analytics service provided by Conva Ventures Inc. that gives the Owner insight into the use of this Website by Users without needing to identify them. Data collected is anonymized by making use of hashing techniques. Further information may be found here and within the service's privacy policy.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Canada – Privacy Policy.
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Google Tag Manager (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google Ireland Limited.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Marketing
This Website uses Trackers to deliver personalized ads or marketing content, and to measure their performance.
Trackers managed by third parties
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LinkedIn Website Retargeting (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn Website Retargeting is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects the activity of this Website with the LinkedIn advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- AnalyticsSyncHistory: 1 month
- JSESSIONID: duration of the session
- UserMatchHistory: 1 month
- bcookie: 1 year
- bscookie: 1 year
- lang: duration of the session
- li_gc: 7 months
- lidc: 1 day
- lissc: 1 year
- lms_ads: 1 month
- lms_analytics: 1 month
- sdui_ver: 1 day
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LinkedIn Matched Audiences (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn Matched Audiences is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects the activity of this Website with the LinkedIn advertising network.
Users can opt out of LinkedIn's use of Trackers for ads personalization by adjusting their LinkedIn Ads settings.
Personal Data processed: academic background, company name, country, education history, geographic position, geography/region, industry, interests, IP address, job position, job skills, job title, Trackers, Usage Data and work history.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- SID: indefinite
- UserMatchHistory: 1 month
- VID: 2 years
- l_page: 7 months
- li_fat_id: 1 month
- li_gc: 7 months
- li_giant: 7 days
- lms_ads: 1 month
- lms_analytics: 1 month
- queryString: 15 days
- sdui_ver: 1 day
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Meta Custom Audience (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Meta Custom Audience is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. that connects the activity of this Website with the Meta Audience Network.
Users can opt out of Meta's use of Trackers for ads personalization by visiting this opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: email address and Trackers.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Trackers duration:
- _fbp: 3 months
- lastExternalReferrer: duration of the session
- lastExternalReferrerTime: duration of the session
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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: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
- _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
- _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
- _hjDonePolls: 1 year
- _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
- _hjSession*: 30 minutes
- _hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
- _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
- _hjSessionStorageTest: indefinite
- _hjSessionTooLarge: 1 hour
- _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
- _hjSessionUser_*: 2 years
- _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
- _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
- _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
- _hjViewportId: duration of the session
- _hjid: 1 year
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LinkedIn Ads (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn Ads is an advertising service provided by LinkedIn Corporation.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Trackers duration:
- GAID: indefinite
- IDFA: indefinite
- UserMatchHistory: 1 month
- _gcl_*: 3 months
- _guid: 3 months
- aam_uuid: 1 month
- li_fat_id: 1 month
- li_giant: 7 days
- li_sugr: 3 months
- lms_ads: 1 month
- oribi_cookie_test: duration of the session
- oribi_session: 2 hours
- oribi_user_guid: 7 months
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LinkedIn Audience Expansion (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn Audience Expansion is an advertising service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that allows the Owner to expand the available target audience by finding Users who have interests, demographics or online behaviour similar to an existing audience selected by the Owner.
Users can opt out of LinkedIn's use of personalized advertising by visiting LinkedIn's Ads Settings.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- LinkedIn Audience Expansion: 1 month
- li_fat_id: 1 month
- li_gc: 7 months
- li_giant: 7 days
- li_sugr: 3 months
- lms_ads: 1 month
- sdui_ver: 1 day
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LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Insight Tag) (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Insight Tag) is an analytics and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects data from the LinkedIn advertising network with actions performed on this Website. The LinkedIn Insight Tag tracks conversions that can be attributed to LinkedIn ads and enables to target groups of Users on the base of their past use of this Website.
Users may opt out of behavioral targeting features through their device settings, their LinkedIn account settings or by visiting the AdChoices opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: device information, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Trackers duration:
- AnalyticsSyncHistory: 1 month
- JSESSIONID: duration of the session
- UserMatchHistory: 1 month
- bcookie: 1 year
- bscookie: 1 year
- lang: duration of the session
- li_gc: 7 months
- lidc: 1 day
- lms_ads: 1 month
- lms_analytics: 1 month
- sdui_ver: 1 day
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Meta Lookalike Audience (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Meta Lookalike Audience is an advertising and behavioral targeting service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. that uses Data collected through Meta's Custom Audience in order to display ads to Users with similar behavior to Users who are already in a Custom Audience list on the basis of their past use of this Website or engagement with relevant content across Meta's apps and services.
On the basis of these Data, personalized ads will be shown to Users suggested by Meta Lookalike Audience.
Users can opt out of Meta's use of Trackers for ads personalization by visiting this opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Trackers duration:
- _fbp: 3 months
- lastExternalReferrer: duration of the session
- lastExternalReferrerTime: duration of the session
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Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited that connects data from the Meta Audience Network with actions performed on this Website. The Meta pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Meta Audience Network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Trackers duration:
- _fbc: 3 months
- _fbp: 3 months
- fr: 3 months
- lastExternalReferrer: duration of the session
- lastExternalReferrerTime: duration of the session
How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent on this Website
Whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting or updating their preferences via the relevant privacy choices panel available on this Website.
With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences via 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.
How to control or delete Cookies and similar technologies via your device settings
Users may use their own browser settings to:
- See what Cookies or other similar technologies have been set on the device;
- Block Cookies or similar technologies;
- Clear Cookies or similar technologies from the browser.
The browser settings, however, do not allow granular control of consent by category.
Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:
Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).
How to opt out of interest-based advertising
Notwithstanding the above, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU and UK), 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.
The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.
Consequences of denying the use of Trackers
Users are free to decide whether or not to allow the use of Trackers. However, please note that Trackers help this Website to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, if the User chooses to block the use of Trackers, the Owner may be unable to provide related features.
Owner and Data Controller
SIMCON kunststofftechnische Software GmbH
Schumanstr. 18a
52146 Wuerselen
Germany
Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer
exkulpa GmbH
Waldfeuchter Str. 266
52525 Heinsberg
telephone: +49 (0) 2452 99 33 11
Any data subject may contact our data protection officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.
Owner contact email: datenschutz@simcon.com
Since the use of third-party Trackers through this Website cannot be fully controlled by the Owner, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, Users are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.
Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by this Website.