Cookie Policy
1. Introduction
This Policy applies to any websites, branded pages on third-party platforms (such as Facebook or YouTube), and applications accessed or used through such websites or third-party platforms which are operated by or on behalf of Rocklab.
By using Rocklab Sites, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies this way, you should set your browser settings accordingly or not use Rocklab Sites. If you disable cookies that we use, this may impact your user experience while on Rocklab Sites.
2. What are cookies
Cookies are files or pieces of information that may be stored on your computer (or other devices, such as smartphone or tablet) when you visit Rocklab Sites. This allows Rocklab Sites to distinguish your device from those of other users of the Sites. A cookie will usually contain the name of the website the cookie has come from, the "lifetime" of the cookie (i.e. how long it will stay on your device), and the value, which is usually a randomly generated unique number.
3. How do Rocklab Sites use cookies
Rocklab Sites use cookies to identify your device and your interests, to remember your preferences, and to track how you use our Sites. We also use cookies and other tracking technologies to control access to certain content on our Sites, protect the Sites, and to process any requests you make to us. To administer our Sites and for the research purposes, Rocklab Sites also incorporate a few third-party services to track and analyse statistical usage and volume of information from users of the Sites. These third-party services use persistent cookies to help us improve user experience, manage the content of the Sites, as well as analyse how users navigate and use the Sites. Our cookies are used for the following purposes:
Strictlynecessary/Technical These cookies are necessary to allow us to operate our Sites so you may access them as requested. For example, they let us recognise that you have created an account and have logged in this account to access the Site content. These also include cookies, which allow us to remember your previous actions within the same browsing session, and to secure the Sites.
Analytical/Performance These cookies are used by Rocklab or a third-party service provider to analyse how the Sites are used and their performance. For example, they track the most visited pages, and where the visitors come from. They include, for example, Google Analytics cookies.
Functionality These cookies let us operate the Sites in respect to the choices you make and actions you take. They allow us to "remember" your device in-between the visits. For example, our systems can recognise your user name and remember how you customised the Sites and services (changed the text size, fonts, languages and other configurable elements), and provide you the same customisations during the future visits.
Third-party Advertising These cookies collect information about your activities on the Sites to provide you the targeted advertising. We may also allow our third-party service providers to use cookies on the Sites for this purpose, or to collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites. The third-party service providers, which generate these cookies, such as Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook, have their own privacy policies, and may use their cookies to target advertising to you on other websites, based on your visits to Rocklab Sites.
4. First-party and third-party cookies
“First-party cookies” are cookies, which belong to Rocklab Sites, and located on your device. “Third-party cookies” are cookies, which another party places on your device through our Sites. Rocklab may contract with third-party service providers to send emails to users, who have shared their contact information with us. To help measure and improve the effectiveness of our email communications, and/or to determine if users have opened the messages and have clicked the links, the third-party service providers may place cookies on the devices of these users. For more information on how third parties collect and use information on our behalf, please refer to their privacy policies.
Rocklab Sites use the following types of cookies:
Persistent cookies. We use persistent cookies to improve your experience of using the Sites.
Session cookies. Session cookies are temporary and removed at once from your device after your web browser closes. We use session cookies to help us track the internet usage as described above. You may refuse to accept cookies by changing the corresponding settings in your web browser. However, if you choose to do so, you might be unable to access certain content of the Sites. Unless you change your web browser settings regarding cookies, our systems will place cookies on your device when you visit Rocklab Sites.
The data collected by the Sites and/or through cookies, which may be placed on your device, will be stored only as long as is needed to fulfil the purposes mentioned above.
Privacy Notice
We treat your form and email submissions as private correspondence between the two acting parties and will not disclose the contents of these submissions. When you send an online request, the information you provide to us is used to service your inquiry, comment, or question, and to deliver an email notification, should the online submission require to do so.
How do we collect your information?
Contact form
When you contact us through one of our contact forms, we collect your first and last name, custom message, and email address. After that, the information is added to our CRM and we may use it later to reach out to you. This includes occasional newsletters and updates from our blog, services we provide, or general announcements. You are free to opt-out at any time and withdraw your consent.
Newsletter
When you sign up for our newsletter updates, we collect your email address which is added to our database. Every month, we send out 3-4 emails about recent articles or case studies. You can choose to unsubscribe at any time – no strings attached.
Scholarship
We gather your first and last name, email address, country of residence, graduation date, GPA, university or college name, and date of enrollment. We keep this information only for our use and do not pass it to any third-party. Neither do we subscribe you to a newsletter or any other marketing emails. The details you provide aim to give us better understanding of your background and draw a decision regarding the scholarship.
If you have questions or comments, please contact us at alex_ksenzov@rocklab.io.