Effective Date: 27-Jan-2022
This Cookie Policy details how Leadstart Media, Inc. (“Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) uses cookies and related technologies on our website at https://leadstart.org (“Website”). The policy also explains what cookies are and how to use and control them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and also how to manage the cookie settings.
We may use cookies to collect personal and or sensitive information, or information that may become personal identifiable information (“PPI”).
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
Cookies originating directly from Leadstart Media, Inc., are identified as “first-party cookies.” On the other hand, “third-party cookies” are those by entities other than the website owner. These cookies enable functionality and features, including but not limited to advertising, interactive content, and analytical services. Notably, third-party cookies possess the capability to recognize your computer both during its visit to the specific website and across various other websites.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and may or may not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
How do we control cookies?
As part of our commitment to your privacy and control over your online experience, we provide the ability for you to manage your cookie preferences. You can exercise your right to accept or reject cookies through our Cookie Consent Manager. This tool, accessible via the notification banner and on our website, allows you to specify your preferences for various categories of cookies. It is important to note that necessary cookies are important for the provision of services, cannot be rejected.
The Cookie Consent Manager is a user-friendly interface that empowers you to make informed choices about cookie usage. Should you opt to reject cookies, it is important to understand that while our website remains accessible, your experience may be limited in terms of functionality and access to certain areas. Additionally, you have the option to adjust your web browser settings to accept or refuse cookies according to your preferences.
We aim to maintain transparency regarding the types of cookies utilized on our website, both first-party and third-party, along with their respective purposes. These details are outlined in the table below, ensuring you have all the necessary information to make informed decisions about cookie usage on our website.
Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
These are additional links in how to control cookies on your browser:
- Chrome – Allow of Block Cookies
- Internet Explorer – Delete and Manage Cookies
- Firefox – Enable and Disable Cookie Website Preferences
- Safari – Guide
- Edge – Browsing Data and Privacy
- Opera – Web Preferences
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.
Types of Cookies
Manage Cookie Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away. In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies.
Web Beacons
In addition to cookies, our website may use other tracking technologies such as web beacons, also known as “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs.” These are small graphic files with a unique identifier, allowing us to recognize when someone has visited our website or opened an email containing them. This technology aids in tracking user traffic patterns from one page within the website to another, delivering or communicating with cookies, determining if a visitor has arrived at the site via an online advertisement on a third-party website, enhancing site performance, and evaluating the effectiveness of email marketing campaigns. Often, these technologies depend on cookies to function correctly, and therefore, disabling cookies may affect their performance.
Flash Cookies
Our website may also use “Flash Cookies” (or Local Shared Objects/LSOs) for various purposes such as collecting and storing information about your usage of our services, fraud prevention, and other site operations. If you prefer not to store Flash Cookies on your computer, you can modify the settings of your Flash player to block their storage, as outlined in the Website Storage Settings Panel and Global Storage Settings Panel. Please note that restricting Flash Cookies may impact the functionality of some Flash applications, potentially affecting our services or online content.
Targeted Advertising?
This Cookie Policy also informs users that many advertising networks provide an option to opt out of targeted advertising.
Third parties may use cookies or web beacons on our website to deliver targeted advertising. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. They also use technology to gauge the effectiveness of advertisements. This process collects information that, unless you choose to provide personal details, does not allow us or them to identify you directly.
For more detailed information, please visit:
- Digital Advertising Alliance
- Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may periodically update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our cookie usage or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We recommend revisiting this policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates its latest update.
Further Information
For any inquiries about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at info@leadstart.org or by:
Leadstart Media, Inc.
235 Peachtree St NE, #400
Atlanta, GA 30303, United States
Phone: (+1)8003907856
Fax: (+1)8003907856