OVERVIEW
This Cookie Policy explains how My Swim Guide (“Company”, “We”, “Us”, “Me”, “My”, “Our”) uses cookies and other similar technologies to track and recognize when you visit our website at https://myswimguide.com (hereafter, “Website” or “Site”).
Essentially, this Cookie Policy explains what the tracking and recognizing technologies are and why we use them. This policy also explains your rights and how you can control our use of these technologies.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are tiny data files that are placed on your computer, mobile device or tablet when you visit a certain website. Website owners primarily use cookies to obtain reporting information and to make sure their websites work efficiently.
When a cookie is set by the website owner, in this particular case, My Swim Guide, these cookies are identified as “first-party cookies”.
There are also cookies that are set by third parties. These cookies are called “third-party cookies”. These third-party cookies enable certain features or functionalities to be provided on or through the website for tasks, such as advertising and analytics, and for interactive content, such as commenting.
You should be aware that these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when you are visiting our Website and when you visit certain other websites.
WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?
First- and third-party cookies are used for various reasons. Those reasons include but are not limited to functionality, analytics, and reporting. The cookies that are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to work efficiently are referred to as “necessary” cookies.
Other third parties also serve up cookies for advertising, analytics and other purposes.
HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COOKIES?
It is completely within your right to either accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights at any time by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager.
The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories you accept or reject. Please note that the Necessary Cookies cannot be rejected because they are necessary to provide you with services.
If you decide to reject cookies, you can still use our Website. However, certain aspects and functionality of the Website may be restricted for you. Furthermore, you can set your browser setting to automatically accept or reject cookies.
To learn how to set the controls for your browser, you have to visit your browser’s help menu for information because each browser has different settings and modes. You can read more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, at allaboutcookies.org.
If you leave a comment on our Site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. However, these cookies are completely optional and will only be set if you opt in by checking the box labeled “Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment”. If you do not want these cookies set on your browser, then do not check this box.
THE COOKIES WE USE
| Cookie Name | Provider | Expiration | Purpose |
| _ga | Google Analytics | 2 years | Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | Google Analytics | 1 minute | Google Analytics cookie used to throttle the request rate. |
| _gid | Google Analytics | 24 hours | Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. |
| comment_author_{HASH} | WordPress.org | 347 days | WordPress cookie that saves your name only if you opt-in by checking the box labeled “Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.” |
| comment_author_email_{HASH} | WordPress.org | 347 days | WordPress cookie that saves your email address only if you opt-in by checking the box labeled “Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.” |
| comment_author_url_{HASH} | WordPress.org | 347 days | WordPress cookie that saves your website URL only if you opt-in by checking the box labeled “Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.” |
| moove_gdpr_popup | GDPR Cookie Compliance – WordPress Plugin | 1 year | Used to save your Cookie Setting Preferences. |
You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information.
You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all websites.
CERTAIN THIRD-PARTY INSTALLED COOKIES
YouTube is used by this Site to store and show video content. Our embedded YouTube videos have privacy-enhanced mode enabled. Therefore, YouTube will not use cookies on our Site that track your viewing behavior unless you click or tap out of the embed and are redirected to another website or app. If you are redirected, that website or app may track your behavior as per the policies and terms of that website or app.
You can also read more about how Google/YouTube uses your Personal Information.
CONTACT US
We welcome you to contact us by email at info@myswimguide.com if you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding the terms in this agreement.
EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2020.
