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Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Digital Dogz ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at ddogz.com. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how visitors use their site.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies:

  • Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them manually.
  • Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential functionality: To enable basic features like page navigation, secure areas access, and form submissions.
  • Performance and analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and identify areas for improvement.
  • Functionality: To remember your preferences and settings to provide a personalised experience.
  • Marketing: To deliver relevant advertisements and track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, session management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the website cannot function properly without them.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
session_id Maintains your session state across page requests Session
csrf_token Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks Session
cookie_consent Stores your cookie preferences 1 year

Analytics Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website and services.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_ga Google Analytics - Distinguishes unique users 2 years
_ga_* Google Analytics - Maintains session state 2 years
_gid Google Analytics - Distinguishes users 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics - Throttles request rate 1 minute

Functional Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
theme_preference Remembers your display preferences 1 year
language Stores your language preference 1 year
recently_viewed Tracks recently viewed portfolio items 30 days

Marketing Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They also help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies track your browsing habits across websites.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_fbp Facebook Pixel - Identifies browsers for ad targeting 3 months
_gcl_au Google Ads - Conversion tracking 3 months
li_sugr LinkedIn - Browser identifier for ad targeting 3 months

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these third-party cookies. The third-party services we use include:

  • Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance measurement. Privacy Policy
  • Google Fonts: For custom typography. Privacy Policy
  • Facebook/Meta: For social media integration and advertising. Privacy Policy
  • LinkedIn: For social media integration and B2B advertising. Privacy Policy

5. Managing Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. The following links provide information on how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Apple Safari
  • Microsoft Edge

Opt-Out Tools

You can also opt out of specific tracking services:

  • Google Analytics: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
  • Advertising cookies: Visit Your Online Choices to manage advertising preferences
  • DAA opt-out: Visit the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page

Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. We currently respond to Do Not Track signals by disabling non-essential cookies.

6. Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies:

  • Local Storage: We use browser local storage to save certain preferences and improve site performance. Unlike cookies, local storage data is not sent to the server with every request.
  • Web Beacons: Small graphic images (also known as "pixel tags" or "clear GIFs") used in emails and on web pages to track engagement and conversions.
  • JavaScript Tags: Code snippets that enable functionality and analytics tracking.

7. Cookies and Personal Data

Some cookies may collect personal data, such as your IP address or device identifiers. When this occurs, we process this data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. The legal basis for processing this data includes:

  • Legitimate interests: For analytics and website improvement
  • Consent: For marketing and advertising cookies
  • Contractual necessity: For essential cookies required to provide our services

8. Cookie Retention

The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie:

  • Session cookies: Expire when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Remain until they expire or you delete them. Expiry times vary from a few minutes to several years, as detailed in the tables above.

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, our business operations, or our use of cookies. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

For significant changes that materially affect your privacy, we will provide more prominent notice, such as a banner on our website or an email notification where appropriate.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

  • Email: hello@ddogz.com
  • Website: ddogz.com

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority for data protection: ico.org.uk

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