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POLICIES

Cookie Policy

(Updated: October 3, 2022)

POLICIES

Cookie Policy

(Updated: October 3, 2022)

As mentioned in our Privacy Policy, MyZoewell together with our Partners and Providers may use cookies and similar technologies (collectively, “cookies“) to administer, analyze, and improve our Sites and Services.

Because cookies may result in the collection and use of your Personal and Non-Personal Information, our Cookie Policy is intended to outline exactly why and how we may use cookies as well as your choices concerning them.

What Cookies Really Are

1.1

Cookie Description

Cookies, technically known as HTTP cookies, Internet cookies, web cookies, and even browser cookies are really nothing more than just small bits of data or information that may be stored in your web browser at the request of some websites that you visit.

1.2

Cookie Components

Contained in cookies are usually the name of the cookies themselves, their value or specific data being stored, the website domain and path for which they are valid, the date and time as to when the cookies are set to expire, and any security settings that they may have. Put simply, cookies allow websites to collect (and store) certain details about your visit.

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How Cookies Actually Work

2.1

Cookie Access Controls

When you visit a website, your web browser (e.g. Firefox, Chrome, Safari) may be greeted with — and requested to hold on to, a “cookie”, compliments of the website’s web server (the system that actually serves or presents the website to you). This cookie then serves as sort of an access / ID badge that helps the server to recognize you — and your credentials (e.g. device and browser) so to speak, should you choose to return.

2.2

Cookie Memory Factor

In other words, cookies provide websites with a “memory” which they can use to remember information for and about you. This memory then helps them to better serve you over time. As, it saves you from having to resupply or reconfigure the same information over and over again each time that you visit a website or simply browse to another page.

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Why We May Use Cookies

To both enable and ensure that you enjoy the best experience possible while interacting with our Sites and Services, MyZoewell may use cookies for some or all of the purposes identified below, based on your level of interaction with us.

3.1

Authentication

If you create an online account with MyZoewell, we may use cookies to identify and authenticate you.

For example, when you enter your login credentials, cookies may be used to verify that your credentials are correct before granting you access to your account and other secured areas of our Sites and Services.

3.2

Functionality

We may use cookies to render and support certain features that are essential for the operation and functionality of our Sites and Services.

For example, when you fill out one of our forms, or add items to our shopping carts, cookies help us to ensure that this information is retained and ultimately passed on to the next page when you click “send” or “check out”. Otherwise, you’d be unable to submit forms or make purchases through our Sites and Services.

3.3

Preferences

We may also use cookies to help us remember your choices, settings, and preferences across and throughout our Sites and Services.

For example, you may prefer to access our Sites and Services in a specific language, or control how, when, and in what ways we communicate with you. Cookies enable us to honor those preferences.

3.4

Personalization

In addition, cookies may help us to provide you with a more enhanced and personalized experience.

For example, based on your provided information, inferred interests, demographics and preferences as well as past visits, products viewed, purchases and interactions with and across our Sites and Services, we may use cookies to personalize greetings, customize content, tailor offers and advertisements as well as offer relevant suggestions and recommendations.

3.5

Performance

Cookies may also help us to monitor, analyze, and ultimately improve the performance of our Sites and Services.

For example, we may use analytical cookies (including Google Analytics) to better understand how you and others use MyZoewell’s Sites and Services, which aspects you find most useful, and which aspects could be improved. We may also use cookies to measure the performance, engagement, and efficiency of our advertising, marketing, email and SEO efforts, campaigns and initiatives.

3.6

Social Sharing

Cookies may further aid in helping us to facilitate social sharing.

For example, to make it easier to share content (yours and ours), we may use social media and networking platforms, plugins, and features. If you also choose to utilize these platforms, plugins, and features, the third parties that provide them may set cookies on your device in order to streamline social sharing. However, because we don’t control these cookies, we encourage you to review their respective policies to ensure that you agree with their cookie practices.

How We May Set Cookies

MyZoewell may allow both first and third-party cookies.

4.1

First-Party Cookies

These are cookies that are set by, belong to, and exist on the domain that you are currently visiting.

For example, when you visit myzoewell.com, cookies associated with the myzoewell.com domain name are considered first party cookies. These include Google Analytics, which although are provided by Google (a third party), are configured and set on MyZoewell’s own domain.

4.2

Third-Party Cookies

Unlike first-party cookies, however, third-party cookies are associated with domains that are different than the current domain.

For example, in addition to setting our own cookies, MyZoewell may entrust third parties—such as our social media providers, sponsors, and advertisers to set cookies on our behalf as well. These third parties, including Google, may involve third-party cookies (e.g. DoubleClick which resides on the domain doubleclick.net).

How Long We May Store Cookies

We may store cookies until they expire, or you delete them; whichever comes first. If a cookie has no expiration date, however, then it is considered a “session cookie”. Otherwise, it’s a “persistent cookie”. MyZoewell uses both session and persistent cookies.

5.1

Session Cookies

We may use session cookies, also called transient or temporary cookies to remember (and manage) information that you provide to us over the course of your web browsing “session”.

In other words, session cookies are like your web browser’s short-term memory. They last only for the duration of your web visit, or web browsing session. As soon as you end your session or close your browser, session cookies expire and are deleted automatically.

5.2

Persistent Cookies

Unlike session cookies, however, persistent cookies do not expire at the end of your web browsing session. They’re more long-term or persistent in nature and therefore, are able to retain information for longer periods of time.

In other words, while session cookies remember information for a single session, persistent cookies retain information for subsequent sessions (e.g. repeat visits).

Your Options Concerning Cookies

If at any time, you have concerns regarding cookies or similar technologies, you may modify how they are set, delete, disable, decline, or opt-out of them based on the options below.

6.1

Advertising Cookies

Please keep in mind, that if you opt out of ads, it does not stop you from seeing ads altogether. It only limits you from seeing personalized or tailored ads.

6.2

Analytical Cookies

6.3

Browser Cookies

Because cookies are both website and browser specific, they are intended to be read only by the website that created them and the specific browser that set them. Hence, your cookie experience may vary from one website and browser to another. As, each browser maintains its own set of cookies.

How These Options May Affect You

You should know that if you choose to delete, disable, decline, or otherwise opt-out of cookies, it may affect the availability and functionality of certain features of MyZoewell’s Sites and Services (e.g. online registration, login, and authentication as well as online ordering and forms).

You should also be aware that without cookies, it would be difficult for us to consider—let alone remember, any preferences that you may have, settings that you make, accommodations that you require, and customizations, personalizations, and even purchases that you desire.

Furthermore, your usage could not be taken into account when analyzing our Sites and Services’ performance, accessibility, and relevancy for improvements. As, there’d be no recollection of your visits nor interactions. Hence, you’d be treated as a completely brand new, first time visitor each time that you visit and presented with our default Sites and Services.

Changes to Our Cookie Policy

MyZoewell reserves the right to change our Cookie Policy at any time, for any reason. Such changes will be reflected on this page and effective immediately upon posting, unless otherwise noted. You are encouraged to review this Policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of (and agree with) our most current cookie practices.