Cookie policy

Last Updated: 10 October, 2024 (“Effective Date”)

What is this Cookies Policy?

Our Websites and Services use cookies and similar technologies such as pixels. This Cookie Policy sets out how AlphaTheta Corporation and its group companies (“AlphaTheta”, “We”, “Our”, or “Us”) as well as our third-party service providers and agents use cookies and other tracking technologies when you interact with our Website or the Services. Please note that this Cookie Policy is part of our Privacy Policy, and should be read alongside with the Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy explains how we use and disclose the information, including any personal data we may collect about you. It also includes important information about data rights that may be available to you. Please read them both.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files placed on your device that are set by us or by third parties when you visit a website or other online service. In addition to cookies, we may use other technologies that are similar in function, such as pixels, also called web beacons or single-pixel tags/gifs, local or web storage, and embedded scripts.

  • Pixels

    Also called web beacons, or “clear gifs,” and single-pixel tags/gifs, or web tags, are tiny graphics with a unique identifier placed on a website or in an email that gathers information about your interaction with that website or email. Because of their small size, they are not visible. Pixels can also enable us and third parties to place cookies on your browser.

  • Local or Web Storage

    Local or web storage refers to other places on a browser or device where information can be stored. It includes both your own device storage and browser cache.

  • Embedded Scripts

    An embedded script is a programming code that is designed to collect information about your interactions with the Website or Services, such as the links you click. The code is temporarily downloaded onto your device, is active only while you are connected to the Website or Services and is deactivated or deleted after you are no longer connected.

We use the term “Cookie” throughout this Privacy Policy to cover all these technologies. You can find more information about cookies at: www.allaboutcookies.org and www.edaa.eu.

What are the types of cookies?

Cookies are often described by who created and placed them and how long they last. Types of Cookies generally include the following:

  • Persistent Cookies and Session Cookies

  • Persistent Cookies: A persistent Cookie stays in your browser and will be read by us when you return. A persistent Cookie helps us recognize you as an existing user, so it is easier for you to return and interact with our Website or Services.
  • Session Cookies: A session Cookie is temporary and enables you to move from page to page on our Website or Services and allows information that you enter to be remembered. A session Cookie is deleted when you close your browser or after a short time.

  • First-Party Cookies and Third-Party Cookies

  • First-party Cookies: These are Cookies set by the publisher of the website or online service you are visiting. First-party Cookies may be set either by us or by a service provider at our request.
  • Third-party Cookies: These are Cookies that are set by a party other than the publisher of the website you are visiting.

How do we use cookies?

AlphaTheta uses Cookies for purposes such as providing content or features on our Website and Services, helping us remember you and your preferences, and improving your user experience by making our Website and Services more efficient and relevant to you. We, our service providers, and/or agents acting on our behalf, use the following persistent and session Cookies (which may be first-party or third-party Cookies) on our Website and/or Services:

  • Strictly Necessary / Operationally Necessary Cookies

    These Cookies are essential because they enable our Website and Services to work properly, and they cannot be disabled. Without these Cookies, some parts of our Website and Services cannot be provided. These Cookies do not gather information about you for advertising purposes. For example, these Cookies are used to:

  • Remember the information that you fill in when performing certain activities on our Website or Services;
  • Pass information from one page to the next, for example when filling out forms;
  • Read your browser and device settings to optimize the display of our Website and Services;
  • Identify misuse of our Website and Services;
  • Load our Website and Services uniformly to maintain accessibility; and
  • Authenticate users and prevent fraud.

  • Functional Cookies

    We use functional Cookies to remember your choices so we can tailor our Website and Services to provide you with enhanced features and personalized content. For example, these Cookies can be used to remember your name or preferences on our Website and Services. While these Cookies can be disabled, this may result in less functionality during your use of our Website and Services. For example, we use these Cookies to:

  • Provide you a personalized experience, such as remembering how you have customized our Website or Services;
  • Remember the information that you fill in when performing certain activities on our Website or Services; and
  • Store your preferences such as language and location.

  • Performance or Analytics Cookies

    These Cookies help us understand how our Website and Services are being accessed, used, or are performing. This information helps us to improve the performance of our Website and Services. These performance or analytics Cookies may collect information about the content you view, what websites you visit immediately before and after visiting our Website or Services, and your system and geographic information. The information generated by these Cookies will be transmitted to and stored by the applicable analytics services. For example, we may use performance or analytics Cookies to:

  • Maintain and continually improve our Website and Services;
  • Keep track of the number of visitors to the pages within our Website and Services;
  • Keep track of the length of time that each visitor spends on the pages within our Website and Services;
  • Determine the order in which a visitor visits the various pages or features within our Website and Services;
  • Identify performance issues with our Website and Services; and
  • Assess which parts of our Website and Services need improvement.

  • Targeting or Advertising Cookies

    These third-party cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests and build a profile of your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Advertising Cookies are usually placed by advertising platforms that work with other organizations to deliver personalized experiences to you. By allowing targeting cookies, you are directing AlphaTheta to disclose certain personal information to our third-party advertising partners for the purpose of targeting advertising to you, including through cross-context behavioral advertising. These Cookies are used to:

  • Keep track of how you interact with the advertisements that we serve;
  • Keep track of which advertisements you have already been shown so that you are not always shown the same ones;
  • Keep track of how many visitors click on the advertisement; and
  • Improve reporting on campaign performance.

How can I manage cookies?

You can exercise your preferences concerning Cookies served on our Website and Services by taking the steps outlined below.

  • Cookie Manager

    You can set your preferences by Cookie type directly through the cookie manager available on our Website. If you set your cookie preferences and wish to reset them, visit our cookie manager at any time. If you have opted in to targeting cookies or other non-essential cookies, you can opt out at any time.

  • Browser Settings

    You may alter the Cookie settings in your browser settings at any time. You may accept all or only certain Cookies. If you disable Cookies in your browser settings, however, you may find that certain sections of our Website or Services will not work. Additionally, you also have the ability to accept or decline Cookies. You will be presented with a “Cookies Banner” when you first visit our Website or Services and given this option.

  • First-Party Cookies: If you do not want Cookies placed on your device, you can adjust the setting of your Internet browser to reject some or all Cookies and to alert you when a Cookie is placed on your device. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “Help,” “Tools,” or “Edit” settings). While adjusting your browser setting can prevent the future placement of Cookies, it does not remove existing persistent Cookies.
  • Third-Party Cookies: Browsers also allow you to block third-party Cookies using the steps described above for first-party Cookies.

  • Preferences Tools

    There are several services available that can assist you with managing your Cookie preferences, including industry groups, standards associations, and tools provided by the Cookie providers and social media sites.
    Please note that we have no affiliation with, and are not responsible for, third-party websites.

  • Privacy plug-ins

    You can block Cookies used for interest-based ads by installing browser plugins like Privacy Badger, DuckDuckGo, Ghostery, or uBlock Origin and configuring them to block third-party cookies/trackers.

  • Google Analytics

    You may download the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

  • DAA

    You may use the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) consumer choice tools to apply opt-outs to interest-based advertising and other applicable uses of web-viewing data by DAA participating companies by visiting http://optout.aboutads.info/.

  • NAI

    You may also manage opt-outs through the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) opt-out tool at
    http://optout.networkadvertising.org/.

  • Web Beacons and Pixels

    You may avoid web beacons and pixels by disabling the functionality that allows remote images to load in your email account and refraining from clicking on any links in email messages.

    • Opting out through these mechanisms does not block all online advertising. You will continue to receive generic advertisements.

    To learn more about how to manage Cookies and opt-out of Cookies being placed on your devices, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu.

Are there cookies in emails?

Our emails contain Cookies that track whether you open our emails and whether you click any links within them. The Cookies used in our emails to monitor these behaviors are unique to each email and are not stored on your computer or mobile device.

What if I have questions?

If after reading this Cookie Policy you have any questions please contact us using the contact information provided in the “Contact Information” section of the Privacy Policy.