Cookie Statement
Version of: 10 September 2024
1. Introduction
When you visit binup.net, use any related website or use the Binup app, Binup might use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about you. Since Binup respects your privacy and makes it a high priority to handle your (personal) data with care, this “Cookie Statement” explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
We are responsible for the use of cookies on our websites and applications. To get in contact with Binup about our use of cookies, please refer to the contact details provided at the bottom of this Cookie Statement.
This Cookie Statement is part of, and utilizes certain terms that are defined in the User Agreement.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device as you are browsing. They are processed and stored by your web browser. A cookie enables data (potentially including personal data) to be stored on and retrieved from your device.
In and of themselves, cookies are harmless and are widely used for the proper functioning of a website, to make the website more efficient, as well as to provide information to website owners. Cookies can also generally be easily viewed and deleted.
2.1 Duration
The length of time a cookie will stay on your browsing device depends on whether it is a persistent or session cookie as both explained below:
i. Session cookies: These cookies are temporary and expire once you close your browser (or once your session ends).
ii. Persistent cookies: This category encompasses all cookies that remain on your hard drive until you erase them or your browser does, depending on the cookie’s specific retention period (mentioned under section 3).
2.2 Source of the cookies
Cookies could be placed by several parties as explained below:
i. First-party cookies: Are put on your device directly by the website you are visiting.
ii. Third-party cookies: Are the cookies that are placed on your device, not by the website you are visiting, but by a third party like an advertiser or an analytic system.
Please note that, although we use (some of) the information collected by third-party cookies, we do not control the types of information collected and stored by third-party cookies themselves. If you want more information on this, please check the third-party's website for more information on how they use cookies.
3. What types of cookies do we currently use and why?
Binup uses cookies for functional, analytical and marketing purposes.
Some cookies used for analytical or marketing purposes enable the storage and retrieval of personal data on your device. For example, cookies used to show you advertisements and other relevant information about topics of interest to you, to carry out campaign analysis and to approach target audiences. We will ask your consent before we use these types of cookies.
3.1 Functional cookies
A number of the cookies we place are essential to ensure the proper technical functioning of our Website. Other cookies are used to provide website functionalities such as the possibility to save or remember preferred settings.
3.2 Analytical cookies
We use analytical cookies to collect information about how you use our Website. The information these cookies collect is used to obtain information about the quality or effectiveness of our Website. The data we collect via analytical cookies can include which web pages you go to most often, how much time you spend on that page, or if you get error messages from certain pages.
3.3 Marketing cookies
We place various cookies for advertising, commercial and promotional purposes. The personal data collected by these cookies are analyzed and used for the development of campaigns and to target audiences with the most relevant information and personalized communications on the Website or app.
4. Change your cookie settings
On your first visit to our Website you have made a choice on whether or not to accept cookies. You can always change this via the cookie settings on our Website. In case you want to disable cookies being placed, want to receive a notification at the moment when a cookie is placed on your device, or want to delete all stored cookies on your device, you can do so through your browser settings (often found under “Help” or “Internet options”). See the relevant link below for your selected browser type:
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Internet Explorer
- Safari
5. Updating the Cookie Statement
If Binup changes the cookies used on the Website, Binup will amend this Cookie Statement accordingly. Any update of the Cookie Statement will apply after announcing the update on the Website or any other official communication channel.
6. Contact and questions about this Cookie Statement?
If you want to know more about Binup’s Cookie Statement or have any questions or recommendations, please send an email to [email protected] or contact Binup’s Data Protection Officer directly at [email protected]. Binup will respond to your request as quickly as possible.
