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1. What Are Cookies?
Last Updated: March 22, 2025
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
These small text files allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website, which helps us to provide you with a better experience when you browse MockQL and also allows us to improve our platform.
2. How We Use Cookies
At MockQL, we use cookies for a variety of purposes, including:
- Authentication and security: To recognize you when you return to our website and maintain secure sessions
- Preferences: To remember information about your browser and preferences
- Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website and services
- Performance monitoring: To help us understand how our services are performing and how to improve them
- Marketing: To deliver relevant advertisements and track marketing campaign effectiveness
We only use cookies when they are necessary or when you have given us permission to do so.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
Examples include:
- Session cookies for authentication and security
- Load balancing cookies
- Cookies used to remember your cookie consent choices
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Examples include:
- Cookies that remember your preferences (language, region, etc.)
- Cookies that remember form information
- Cookies that provide user interface features
Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
Examples include:
- Google Analytics cookies
- Performance monitoring cookies
- A/B testing cookies
Marketing Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
Examples include:
- Cookies used for retargeting/advertising
- Social media sharing cookies
- Conversion tracking cookies
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on.
These third parties may include:
- Analytics providers (such as Google Analytics)
- Advertising networks
- Social media platforms
- Customer support and feedback tools
- Payment processors
Each third-party provider has its own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review these policies before interacting with these services.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can:
- Delete cookies from your device
- Block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies
- Set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie
Browser Settings
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Here's how to do this in common browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
Do Not Track
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Given that there is not yet a common understanding of how to interpret the DNT signal, our services do not currently respond to browser DNT signals.
6. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.
You are advised to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Cookie Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us:
- By email: privacy@mockql.com