Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 27, 2020

This Cookie Policy explains how 2software.net (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit or use our website and related services (collectively, the “Services”).

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By continuing to use the Services after receiving a cookie notice, you acknowledge the practices described below, subject to any consent choices available to you.

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, phone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website. Cookies allow a website to recognize a device, remember certain preferences, understand how visitors use the website, maintain security, and support advertising or analytics.

Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, web beacons, local storage, software development kits, and device identifiers. In this Policy, we refer to these technologies collectively as “cookies” unless a distinction is necessary.

2. FIRST-PARTY AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

First-party cookies are set directly by 2software.net. Third-party cookies are set by independent service providers whose technology appears on or is used through our Services, such as analytics providers, advertising networks, embedded-content providers, or social media services.

Third parties may recognize your device when you visit our Services and, in some cases, when you visit other websites or use other online services. Their use of information is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.

3. TYPES OF COOKIES WE MAY USE

We may use the following categories of cookies:

  • Essential cookies: These cookies are necessary for core website functions, security, fraud prevention, network management, and access to requested features. The Services may not work properly without them.
  • Preference cookies: These cookies remember choices such as language, display settings, or other preferences to provide a more consistent experience.
  • Analytics and performance cookies: These cookies help us understand visits, traffic sources, page performance, navigation patterns, and how users interact with the Services.
  • Advertising cookies: These cookies may be used to deliver, limit, measure, or personalize advertisements and to understand whether advertising is relevant or effective.
  • Social media and embedded-content cookies: These cookies may be set when pages contain videos, sharing tools, widgets, or other content supplied by third parties.
4. WHY WE USE COOKIES

We may use cookies to:

  • Operate, maintain, and secure the Services.
  • Remember settings and improve website usability.
  • Measure traffic, engagement, and technical performance.
  • Detect errors, abuse, fraud, or unauthorized activity.
  • Understand which content is useful to visitors.
  • Display and measure advertising, including interest-based advertising where permitted.
  • Improve and develop our content, features, and Services.
5. GOOGLE ANALYTICS

We may use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors interact with the Services. Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to process information such as visited pages, approximate location, browser and device information, referring pages, session duration, and interaction data.

We use this information in aggregated or statistical form to analyze website usage, identify technical issues, and improve the Services. Google may process this information on servers located in the United States or other countries, subject to Google’s applicable terms and privacy practices.

6. GOOGLE ADS, ADSENSE, AND ADVERTISING PARTNERS

We may use Google AdSense, Google advertising services, or other advertising partners to display advertisements. These providers may use cookies, device identifiers, or similar technologies to serve ads, measure ad performance, limit repeated ads, prevent fraud, and personalize advertising where allowed by law and your consent choices.

Advertising partners may combine information collected through our Services with information collected from other websites, applications, or services. We do not control cookies placed directly by these third parties.

7. COOKIE DURATION

Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them. The duration of a cookie depends on its purpose and the provider that sets it.

Some cookies may be refreshed when you revisit the Services or interact with particular features.

8. YOUR COOKIE CHOICES

Where required, we may ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies. You may be able to accept, reject, or adjust cookie categories through a consent banner or settings tool made available on the Services.

Withdrawing or changing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before the change. Essential cookies may remain active because they are necessary to provide or protect the Services.

9. MANAGING COOKIES IN YOUR BROWSER

Most browsers allow you to view, block, limit, or delete cookies through their privacy or security settings. You can also configure many browsers to alert you before a cookie is stored.

The exact controls vary by browser and device. Please consult the help or settings section of your browser for current instructions. Blocking all cookies may cause parts of the Services to function incorrectly or become unavailable.

10. INTEREST-BASED ADVERTISING CONTROLS

You may be able to manage personalized advertising through the settings offered by Google, your browser, your mobile operating system, or recognized industry opt-out tools. Opting out of personalized advertising does not necessarily remove all ads; it may cause the ads you see to be less tailored to your interests.

Your choices may be stored through cookies or device settings, so you may need to repeat them after deleting cookies, changing browsers, or using a different device.

11. DO NOT TRACK AND GLOBAL PRIVACY CONTROL

Some browsers provide “Do Not Track” signals or Global Privacy Control settings. Because standards and legal requirements vary, our response to these signals may depend on your location, the technology used, and the applicable service provider.

Where legally required and technically supported, we will process recognized privacy preference signals in accordance with applicable law.

12. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The Services are not directed to children under the age at which parental consent is required under applicable law. We do not knowingly use cookies to build advertising profiles about children in violation of applicable law.

13. DATA PROTECTION AND INTERNATIONAL PROCESSING

Information collected through cookies may be processed by us or our service providers in countries other than the country where you live. Data protection laws in those countries may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

We take reasonable measures intended to protect information processed through the Services, but no online transmission or storage system is completely secure.

14. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, our Services, third-party providers, or applicable legal requirements. When we make changes, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

Material changes may also be communicated through the Services or a renewed consent request where required.

15. CONTACT

Questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies may be submitted through the contact information or contact form made available on 2software.net.