This policy explains how cookies are used on Next Gate Tech’s websites. The policy may be amended from time to time. When we do, we will let you know by appropriate means such as by posting the revised policy on this page with a new “Last Updated” date.
When you use our websites for the first time, we give you the opportunity to accept or decline cookies. By using the cookie pop up, you are consenting to or declining our use of cookies by category as set out in this policy. You can also change your cookie consents at any time by accessing the cookie pop up.
What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data that a website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device. Cookies are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer. The cookie allows the website to deliver a page tailored to a particular user, cookies “remember” your actions or preferences over time.
What are Tracking Pixels?
Tracking pixels are transparent graphic images (sometimes called web beacons or tracking beacons) that are placed on certain pages of websites. A tracking pixel collects certain electronic information from you such as your IP address, browser and your location. These may be forwarded to advertising platforms for the purpose of providing targeted adverts and to understand how you interact with our email marketing or websites.
Types of Cookies
We categorize the cookies based on their purpose as well:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our websites or provide services explicitly requested by you. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our websites or apps.
- Functionality cookies: These cookies are used to remember your preferences and personalize content and information that changes the way our websites behave or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
- Analytical/performance cookies: Statistic cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with our websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us to improve the way our websites work, for example, by ensuring that users are able to find what they are looking for easily.
- Marketing cookies: These record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising (if any) displayed to you more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Our use of Cookies
We may combine the information we collect through cookies and similar technologies with other information we have collected from you, based on our legitimate interest, as this information may be used to improve our website, personalize your online experience, tailor our communications with you, determine the effectiveness of our advertising, and for other internal business purposes.
Strictly Necessary
Required to use our services, these are essential cookies that do not require consent.
| Service | Description | Information (including Duration details) | Cookies | Applicable Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auth0 | Auth0 is a user management and authentication service. | https://auth0.com/docs/manage-users/cookies/authentication-api-cookies |
| dashboard.*.nextgatetech.com |
| Cookiebot | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | 1 Year |
| nextgatetech.com |
Functionality
Personalization, autofilled forms, etc.
| Service | Description | Information (including Duration details) | Cookies | Applicable Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookiebot | Enables cookie consent across multiple websites. | https://business.safety.google/adscookies/ |
| nextgatetech.com |
Analytics/Performance
Help us learn how our websites are used and how they perform. These are non-essential cookies controlled by the cookie banner, you can opt out of these cookies by not giving consent.
| Service | Description | Information (including Duration details) | Cookies | Applicable Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Google Analytics generates detailed analytics on site visitors | 1 Year |
| nextgatetech.com |
| HubSpot | HubSpot is a CRM, marketing and sales platform | https://knowledge.hubspot.com/privacy-and-consent/what-cookies-does-hubspot-set-in-a-visitor-s-browser |
| nextgatetech.com |
Google Analytics: The information generated by the Google Analytics cookies (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the websites, compiling reports on activity and providing other services relating to activity and internet usage. You may opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, to do this please go to: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
We may also use other technologies with similar functionality to cookies, such as web beacons and tracking URLs, including in emails to determine whether a recipient opened the email or accessed a certain link.
Refusing Cookies on our Websites
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies by default if you prefer. You can also set your browser to alert you when a website sets or accesses cookies. Here is how you can control access to cookies for the major browsers:
Alternatively, you may wish to visit https://www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to manage cookie settings on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your machine as well as more general information about cookies. In addition, the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) also provides a website that allows you to opt-out of cookies and other tracking technologies for various participating companies at https://digitaladvertisingalliance.org/.
If you wish to view what information is stored within a cookie, you can view this information from within your browsers dev tools.
Please be aware that restricting or deleting cookies may impact the functionality of our websites.
Duration of Cookies
There are two main types of cookies according to their duration:
- Session cookies: These cookies are temporary and expire when your session ends, this is either after you leave the website or when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: in contrast to session cookies, persistent cookies are stored on your equipment between browsing sessions until expiry or deletion. They therefore enable the website to
recognise
you on your return, remember your preferences, and tailor services to you. For details on the duration of cookies please refer to the links in the tables in the “Our use of Cookies” section of this document.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or require more information regarding how Next Gate Tech use cookies, please contact us at privacy@nextgatetech.com