Cookie Policy

Introduction

Snuffle’s cookie policy is devoted to protecting your privacy. Our aim is to provide world-class, robust, and innovative leading products and services to build the strongest pet community worldwide. Via this policy we are committed to provide you full transparency on Snuffle’s data practices. Here we list the cookies that are on the users’ device when the user visits our platforms and how Snuffle uses these.

Different types of cookies Snuffle uses

First-party and third-party cookies
First-party cookies are put on your device directly by Snuffle. These enable Snuffle to better understand the users’ use of our services. Third-party cookies are put on your device by our third-parties to measure user numbers on our platforms to enable users to share content with other users across social media platforms.

Session and persistent cookies
We use session cookies during one single log in session to understand and provide a more effective use of the Snuffle services. We also use persistent cookies, that last longer and that are used to help the user to sign-in quickly by visiting the Snuffle`s platforms again as well as for analytical means. Also other tracking technologies as web beacons are used by our platforms.

What do we use cookies for?

Snuffle use cookies to give a secure service to its users also by remembering the user choices and personalizing and tailoring ads to the user interest. In order to achieve those goals, Snuffle tries to link details obtained through cookies to other personal data we obtained from users through visiting our platforms. We distinguish the following types of cookies to gather info:
– Essential website cookies: To support the services we provide online including access to protected pages and secure areas.
– Analytic cookies: To help Snuffle understand how our platforms are being uses and how we can further optimize the visitor experience.
– Advertising cookies: To optimize advertising messages in order to adapt these to the interests and needs of the visitor and to make sure these ads are properly being displayed.
– Social platforms cookies: To enable users to share content and pages through external social media platforms.

How can Visitors control cookies?

Multiple options are available to manage cookies through the settings of the users’ browser or device operating system. Users’ changes made to cookie preferences can limit the visitor experience or might limit the number of pages a visitor can access. Please note that default cookie preferences are slightly different for each browser and / or device operating system.

Visitors also have the option to opt-out of seeing online internet-based ads. Please note that opting out does not mean that users will not see any advertising, it only means users will not see personalized ads. Additionally, if users choose to delete cookies on their device after having opted-out, users will have to opt-out again since this is not a default setting.

Social cookies can be controlled to help users share content on social media. This allows users to make use of specific features such as social media plug-ins. Depending on the users’ social media account settings, Snuffle receives information from the social media platform. Please check the cookies policy from your social media platforms for more details on how they manage your cookies.

Google Cookies

Some Snuffle services as well as the Snuffle website rely on the use of Google™ Maps API Cookies. These cookies will be stored on your device.  While browsing users consent to the storage, collection of these cookies on their device and to the access, usage and sharing by Google of the data collected. These cookies are managed via a separate interface supplied by your browser. For details please visit: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/cookies/.

Snuffle also uses Google Analytics which is a Google service using cookies and other data collection technologies to better understand users’ behavior while visiting Snuffle platforms. You can opt-out from Google Analytics here: www.google.com/settings/ads.

How to contact us?

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, here’s how you can reach us:
ContactATsnuffle.app

Functional cookies

These cookies are non-optional since they are inherently part of our website. Consequently, you are not able to disable these cookies if you wish to visit our website.

  • A session cookie (PHPSESSID): contains temporary information that is deleted after closing your browser. It helps filling in forms – even when you make an error – and may remember temporary choices to make sure you are redirect to the correct webpage.
  • Youtube and Vimeo: occasionally our website may show content that is hosted by Youtube and/or Vimeo. This integrated content uses cookies that are necessary to play these videos i.e. buffer size and the number of times a video has been played.
  • Captcha: when sending a form, it is not only useful when certain data is remembered, it is of equal importance that we protect our systems. We do this by using either a random generated code or Google Recaptcha
  • Ease of use: to make your life a little bit easier, some of your choices a stored. Examples are the numbers of items in you prefer in a list or the fact that you have seen a certain message. This way, we don’t have to bother you asking the same questions over and over again.

Analytic cookies

To improve the user experience of our website and track down possible problems, analytic cookies are of utter importance.

  • We use Google Analytics and/or Facebook Pixel to monitor the traffic on our website. How did you arrive at our website and how do you navgate it? With this information, we try to optimze every process and to improve your visit.