This Cookie Policy describes the different types of cookies that may be used by Patent Monetize on its Website. We may change this Cookie Policy at any time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. If you have questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact us at support@patentmonetize.com.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or on the hard drive of your computer, if you agree. By continuing to browse the platform, you agree to our use of cookies. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when a Website sets or accesses cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Website may become inaccessible or may not function properly.
What cookies do we use?
- Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Website.
- Analytical/performance cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Website when using it. This helps us improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users can easily find what they are looking for.
- Functionality cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting cookies: These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services such as web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies over which we have no control. These are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. You can block cookies by activating the relevant setting on your browser to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies, including strictly necessary cookies, you may not be able to access all or part of our Website.
- Advertising cookies: These cookies collect information about your visit to our site, including the content you have viewed, the links you have followed, and information regarding your browser, device, and IP address.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help us to understand how you make use of our content and work out how we can make things better. These cookies may follow all visitors of the Platform and collect anonymous data on where they have come from, which pages they visit, and how long they spend on the site. This data is then stored by Google to create reports. These cookies do not store personal data or business data. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the Website, including IP address, may be transmitted to, and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may use this information to evaluate the visitor’s use of the Website, compiling reports on Website activity for us and providing other services relating to Website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate any IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this Website, all visitors consent to the processing of data by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. The Google Website contains further information about Analytics and a copy of Google’s privacy policy pages.
Google AdSense
Google AdSense is a tool that allows Website publishers to deliver advertisements to site visitors in exchange for revenue calculated on a per-click or per-impression basis. To do this, Google uses cookies and tracking technology to deliver ads personalized to a Website user/visitor. In this regard, the following terms are specified to the Users:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Website or other Websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables us and our partners to serve advertisements to you based on your visit to our Platform and/or other Websites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.
- All advertisements of third parties on our Website are for informative purposes only and neither the Website nor the Firm guarantees or bears liability for the authenticity of the advertisements.
- At no point will the Firm permit its competitors to advertise on the Website.
- You may visit the links in the advertisements at your own risk or choose to not accept the cookies permitting third parties to display their advertisements.
How do I manage cookies?
You have the right to refuse or accept cookies at any time by adjusting your browser settings to block, delete, or be alerted to cookies. Please note that most web browsers allow some control of cookies through their settings, and further information on how to do this can usually be found in the “Help,” “Tools,” or “Settings” menu of your particular browser. Blocking certain types of cookies may affect your experience on our Site and limit the services we are able to offer you.