What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners.
How We Use Cookies
Str8Gen uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience by:
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Ensuring Website Functionality: Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They allow you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas.
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Analyzing Performance: We use cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website. This helps us understand which pages are most popular and how visitors move around the site. The data we collect is anonymous and helps us improve the website’s performance.
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Remembering Your Preferences: Cookies allow us to remember your preferences and settings, such as language and region, so you don’t have to re-enter them each time you visit.
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Targeting and Advertising: We may use cookies to deliver content, including advertisements relevant to your interests, on our website and third-party sites. This is often referred to as “online behavioral advertising” (OBA).
Types of Cookies We Use
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Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They are used to manage the essential functions of the website.
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Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They are used to remember your preferences across multiple visits to our website.
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First-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by Str8Gen directly. They are often used to remember your settings or improve your experience on our website.
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Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by other companies whose services we use on our website, such as analytics tools or advertising partners.
Managing and Disabling Cookies
You have the right to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Be aware that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use some features of our website.
To manage cookies, follow the instructions provided by your browser, typically found under “Help,” “Tools,” or “Edit” menus. Here are some links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:
Third-Party Cookies and Opt-Out
We use third-party service providers, including Google Analytics, to help us analyze how visitors use our website. These third-party providers may use cookies to collect information about your online activities across different websites. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at: hey@str8gen.com
