Cookie Policy

In this Cookie Policy, BFree Social, Inc. ("BFree Social", "we", "us" or "our") informs you about cookies and ways to manage your consent.

BFree Social respects your privacy and takes the protection of your Personal Identifiable Information ("PII") very seriously. For more information about how we protect your PII, please see our Privacy Policy.

Why do we provide information about cookies?

We provide information about our use of cookies in accordance with the New York Privacy Act ("NYPA"), the EU's Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive ("PECD"), and the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). The legal basis for the collection of your PII through cookies is your consent.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer when you visit a website. The next time you visit, the website can recognize the file. Cookies are typically used to compile statistics or for behavioral advertising purposes. They help us to provide you with our services on our website and are partly necessary for website functionality purposes. The PII stored in our cookies is encrypted.

How long are cookies stored?

Cookies are stored on your computer for different lengths of time depending on their type:

• Session cookies are used to temporarily store information, such as the items in your shopping cart, while you navigate the website. They are not stored on your device and disappear when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies are stored as text files on your device. They allow our server to recognize your device the next time you visit our website.

How cookies are used

When you use and access a website, the website operator(s) may place a number of cookie files in your web browser to help determine and identify returning visitors, the type of content a user of a website, and the amount of time each user spends in a particular area of a website.

There are different types of cookies:

• Essential or Necessary cookies are essential to ensure that a website works properly and is secure. Without these cookies, certain features of a website would not function.
• Functional cookies allow a website to remember the options a user has made (including user ID's stored, consents given, or languages selected) and other personalization options.
• Analysis and performance cookies are used to monitor and improve the function and service of a website. They can track down problems when using a website, facilitate online surveys, record visitor numbers, and provide analytics metrics.
• Advertising cookies or targeting cookies are used to deliver customized advertising to the user.