Cookies Policy
Last Updated: March 10, 2025
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you.
Similar technologies such as web beacons, clear GIFs, and pixel tags are also used for similar purposes as cookies. These technologies are collectively referred to as "cookies" within this policy.
2. How Short Storm Uses Cookies
When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser. We use cookies for the following purposes:
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. These include:
- Authentication cookies to identify you when you log into our platform
- Security cookies to provide security features and detect fraudulent activity
- Load balancing cookies to distribute traffic across multiple servers
2.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages:
- Preferences cookies to remember your settings and preferences
- Language cookies to remember your language preference
- Accessibility cookies that help with accessibility features
2.3 Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site:
- Google Analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website
- Performance cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website
- Heat mapping cookies to analyze how users engage with specific parts of our website
2.4 Marketing Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites:
- Advertising cookies to deliver advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests
- Retargeting cookies to show you Short Storm ads on other websites after you've visited our site
- Social media cookies to enable social media functionality on our website
3. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These may include:
- Analytics providers (such as Google Analytics)
- Advertising networks
- Social media platforms
- Video hosting services
- Customer support tools
4. Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, we ask for your consent to use cookies through our cookie banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, only essential cookies, or customize your preferences.
If you consent to our use of cookies, you are free to withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your preferences in our Cookie Management Center.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through the browser settings. You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:
5.1 Through Our Cookie Management Center
You can adjust your cookie preferences at any time by visiting our Cookie Management Center.
5.2 Through Your Browser
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Below are links to instructions for managing cookies in common web browsers:
- Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Firefox: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
- Safari: support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471
- Edge: support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Please note that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our website.
6. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. We currently do not respond to Do Not Track signals.
7. Cookies Used in Our Emails
Our emails may contain cookies that track whether you open an email, click on links within the email, or visit our website after clicking on a link. These cookies help us understand the effectiveness of our email communications.
You can disable these cookies by adjusting your email client settings to not download images automatically or by unsubscribing from our marketing emails.
8. Changes to the Cookies Policy
We may update our Cookies Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookies Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.
You are advised to review this Cookies Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Cookies Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
- By email: privacy@shortstorm.com
- By visiting this page on our website: shortstorm.com/contact