Cookie Policy for Open Sex Society
This is the Cookie Policy for Open Sex Society, accessible from https://opensexsociety.
What Are Cookies
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it, and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the site’s functionality.
Cookies are small bits of data (information) stored as plain text files on a user’s computer through the website browser. Cookies are also called HTTP Cookies because they can be transmitted only through HTTP.
Cookies are necessary so that most websites work properly. A basic website can function without serving cookies, but most websites need some cookies stored on the user’s computer so that the website remembers the user’s language preference and other preferences.
Cookies are created and stored on the user’s computer when the user’s browser loads a particular website. The website sends information to the browser which then creates a text file, known as a “cookie”. Every time the user goes back to the same website, the browser retrieves and sends this “cookie” file to the website.
Types of Cookies
There are multiple types or categories of cookies:
Session Cookies
Session Cookies are temporary cookies stored in the user’s browser memory just until the browser is closed. When the browser is closed, these cookies are deleted.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent Cookies are cookies that have expiration cookies.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
How to Disable Cookies?
How to Disable Cookies on Chrome
To disable cookies on Chrome, please follow these instructions:
- Open Chrome
- Click More and then click Settings
- Click Advanced
- Click Site Settings under the “Privacy and Settings” tab
- Click Disable Cookies
How to Disable Cookies on Safari
To disable cookies on Safari, please follow these instructions:
- Open Safari
- Click the Safari Menu and then click Preferences
- Click on the Privacy tab
- Choose Block cookies so that you can block cookies
How to Disable Cookies on Microsoft Edge
To disable cookies on Edge, please follow these instructions:
- Open Microsoft Edge
- Click the More menu and then click Settings
- Click View Advanced Settings
- Click the Cookies item
- Select Block All Cookies
How to Disable Cookies on Firefox
To disable cookies on Firefox, please follow these instructions:
- Open Firefox
- Click the Open Menu and go to Settings
- Click Preferences
- Select the Advanced tab
- Select “Never accept cookies” at the “Cookies” item
How to Disable Cookies on Opera
To disable cookies on Opera, please follow these instructions:
- Open Opera
- Click the Open Menu and go to Settings
- Click Preferences
- Select the Advanced tab
- Select “Never accept cookies” at the “Cookies” i
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
The Cookies We Set
Account-related cookies: If you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterward to remember your site preferences when logged out.
Login-related cookies: We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
Email newsletters related cookies: This site offers newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.
Forms related cookies: When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
Site preferences cookies: In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page that is affected by your preferences.
Third-Party Cookies
In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this site.
This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
The Google AdSense service we use to serve to advertise uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you. For more information on Google AdSense see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn, etc., will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
More Information
Hopefully, that has clarified things for you, and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.
For more general information on terms and conditions, privacy policy, and cookies, please read the Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy.
However, if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods: Contact us by visiting this link: https://opensexsociety.com/contact-us/