HSD Metrics LLC Cookies Policy

The HSD Metrics websites use cookies, in combination with pixels, local storage objects, and similar devices (collectively, “cookies” unless otherwise noted) to distinguish you from other users of our websites. This helps us provide you with a good experience and improve our service while you use the websites.

This cookie policy (“Cookie Policy”) describes the types of cookies we use on the HSD Metrics websites and our purposes for using them.

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, or if you would like a detailed list of the cookies that we currently use on the HSD Metrics websites, please contact us at info@hsdmetrics.com. For more information about our privacy practices, please review our privacy policy: hsdmetrics.com/privacy.

Your Consent

You consent to placement of cookies on your browser by us and our third party service providers. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully for details about why we use cookies and the information they collect from and about you.

Withdraw Your Consent at Any Time

If you do not wish to accept cookies in connection with your use of the HSD Metrics websites, you will need to delete, and block or disable cookies via your browser settings; see below for more information on how to do this. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the HSD Metrics websites, and may prevent you from being able to access certain features on the HSD Metrics websites.

What Is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your device. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit the HSD Metrics websites.

Key Concepts

First and third-party cookies: whether a cookie is ‘first’ or ‘third’ party refers to the domain placing the cookie.

First-party cookies are those set by a website that is being visited by the user at the time (e.g., cookies placed by https://hsdmetrics.com).
Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the website being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity sets a cookie through that website, this would be a third-party cookie.

Persistent cookies: these cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie.

Session cookies: these cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.

How to Delete and Block our Cookies

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of the HSD Metrics websites. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit the HSD Metrics websites.

Changing your Cookie Settings. The browser settings for changing your cookies settings are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your internet browser. In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful. Otherwise you should use the ‘Help’ option in your internet browser for more details.

More information. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

What Cookies Do We Use and Why?

Generally the HSD Metrics websites use cookies to distinguish you from other users of the HSD Metrics websites. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the HSD Metrics websites and also allows us to improve it.

The cookies we may use on the HSD Metrics websites may be categorized as follows:

Strictly necessary
Performance
Functionality

Some cookies may fulfill more than one of these purposes.

‘Strictly Necessary’ cookies let you move around the HSD Metrics websites and use essential features like secure areas. Without these cookies, we cannot provide the requested services.

We use these Strictly Necessary cookies to:

Identify you as being logged in to the HSD Metrics websites and to authenticate you
Make sure you connect to the right service on the HSD Metrics websites when we make any changes to the way it works
For security purposes

Accepting these cookies is a condition of using the HSD Metrics websites, so if you prevent these cookies we can’t guarantee how the HSD Metrics websites or the security on the HSD Metrics websites will perform during your visit.

‘Performance’ cookies collect information about how you use the HSD Metrics websites e.g. which pages you visit, and if you experience any errors. These cookies do not collect any information that could identify you and are only used to help us improve how the HSD Metrics websites works, understand the interests of our users, and measure the effectiveness of our advertising.

We use Performance cookies

Carry out web analytics: Provide statistics on how the HSD Metrics websites is used
Obtain data on the number of users of the HSD Metrics websites that have viewed particular pages
Help us improve the HSD Metrics websites by measuring any errors that occur
Test different designs for the HSD Metrics websites

Some of our performance cookies are managed for us by third parties.

‘Functionality’ cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit.

We use ‘Functionality’ cookies for such purposes as:

Remember settings you’ve applied such as layout, text size, preferences and colors
Remember if we’ve already asked you if you want to fill in a survey
Remember if you have engaged with a particular component or list on the HSD Metrics websites so that it won’t repeat
Show you when you’re logged in to the HSD Metrics websites

Some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties.

Third Party Analytics

Google Analytics: For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please see Google’s help pages and privacy policy:

Google has developed the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on; if you want to opt out of Google Analytics, you can download and install the add-on for your web browser here.

Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the HSD Metrics websites. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the HSD Metrics websites (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of the HSD Metrics websites, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the HSD Metrics websites, compiling reports on your activity for us and third parties who help operate and provide services related to the HSD Metrics websites. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of these cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser as discussed in this notice. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the HSD Metrics websites. Furthermore, you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/en_uk/policies/.