What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work or function more efficiently, as well as to provide information to site owners. We also use similar technologies such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage. In this Cookie Policy, we refer to all of these as "cookies."
How We Use Cookies
NeoStats uses cookies to operate and enhance our Site and Services. Cookies help us in several ways:
- Essential Operations: Some cookies are strictly necessary for the Site to function properly. They enable core features like security, network management, and accessibility. For instance, they may be used to recognize you when you sign in and to remember your inputs as you navigate between pages. These cookies are always active because our Site won't work properly without them.
- Preferences & Functional Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and settings (such as language preference, time zone, or other customizations) to provide a personalized and consistent experience. They may also enable enhanced features, like remembering form inputs or user choices, to save you time and improve usability.
- Analytics & Performance Cookies: We use these cookies (including third-party analytics cookies) to collect information about how visitors use our Site, such as which pages are visited most often and if users encounter errors. This information helps us improve our website and Services. For example, Google Analytics may set cookies to help us analyze web traffic and usage patterns (we configure such cookies to anonymize IP addresses and other personal data where required). The data collected by these cookies is aggregated and not used to identify individual visitors.
- Advertising & Targeting Cookies: As of the effective date of this policy, NeoStats does not use third-party advertising cookies on our Site. If we decide to implement advertising or targeting cookies in the future, we will update this Cookie Policy and (where legally required) obtain your prior consent. Advertising cookies would be used to deliver relevant ads or measure ad campaign effectiveness by tracking your interactions with the Site and other websites over time.
Cookie Details & Examples
Here are examples of cookies that might be used on our Site, along with their purposes. (Note: actual cookies in use may change; we will update our disclosures accordingly.)
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type & Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| neostats_session | NeoStats (First-Party) | Keeps you logged in as you navigate the site and retains your preferences. | Essential (session-only) |
| _ga, _gid | Google Analytics (3rd Party) | Collects statistical data on site usage (page visits, traffic sources). Configured for GDPR compliance (IP anonymization). | Analytics (persistent, e.g. 2 years) |
| cookie_consent | NeoStats (First-Party) | Remembers your cookie consent preferences (so we don't ask every time). | Functional (persistent, 1 year) |
Your Choices and Control
You have several options to manage or disable cookies:
- Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our Site from certain regions (e.g., EU/UK), you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent to use cookies beyond those that are strictly necessary. You can accept or reject different categories of cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by using our Site's cookie settings (e.g., by clicking a "Cookie Settings" link on our Site if available).
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through your browser settings. You can usually set the browser to block all cookies, allow only first-party cookies, or notify you when a cookie is being set. Please note: if you disable all cookies (especially essential cookies), some features of our Site may not function correctly.
- Do Not Track & Global Privacy Control: Your browser may offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting or Global Privacy Control (GPC) that you can enable. Currently, our Site does not respond to DNT signals in a uniform way. However, if you are a California resident and your browser is sending a GPC signal, we will treat it as a request to opt-out of cookie-related "sales" or "sharing" for CPRA compliance.
- Third-Party Opt-Outs: For certain third-party cookies (like Google Analytics), you can use vendor-provided tools to opt out (for example, Google provides a https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics). You can also visit industry opt-out sites like the https://optout.networkadvertising.org or https://www.youronlinechoices.com/ for more information on controlling cookies.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for legal compliance. When we update this policy, we will revise the "Effective Date" at the top. For significant changes, we may provide additional notice (like a notification on our website). Continued use of the Site after any update indicates your acceptance of the new Cookie Policy.
If you have questions about our use of cookies, you can Contact Us at sales@theneostats.com.