The terms “you”, “user”, “your” refer to all individuals and other persons including but not limited to any company, organization, legal entity or otherwise their respective employees, agents or representatives who access or use our services. By continuing to visit or use our services, you are agreeing to the use of cookies and similar technologies for the purposes we describe in this policy.
1.1 WHAT ARE COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by online service providers to (for example) make their websites or services work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. Cookies store data that has to be sent back to the server with subsequent requests. Its expiration varies based on the type and the expiration duration can be set from either server-side or client-side (normally from server-side).
Similar technologies include but are not limited to local storage, session storage, flash cookies, HTML5 cookies, etcetera. Local Storage stores data with no expiration date and gets cleared when the browser cache/ local storage is cleared. The session storage stores data only for a session, meaning that the data is stored until the browser (or tab) is closed. Data is not transferred to the server.
Cookies set by the Site owner or service provider (in this case, Spork) are called “first party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the Site owner are called “third party cookies”.
Third party cookies enable third party features or functionalities to be provided on or through the site or services you are using (such as advertising, interactive content). Third parties include but are not limited to business partners, suppliers, sub-contractors, advertisers & advertising networks, analytics & search engine providers, payment providers (hereinafter collectively referred to as “third parties”).
We use first party and third-party cookies for several reasons, some are required for technical enablement and functioning of our services, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us and the third parties we work with to track and target the interests of visitors to our Site, and we refer to these as “performance” or “functionality” cookies. For example, we use cookies to tailor content and information that we may send or display to you and otherwise personalize your experience while interacting with our Sites and to otherwise improve the functionality of the Services we provide. Finally, third parties serve cookies through our services for advertising, analytics, and other purposes including but not limited to provision of their services to us. This is described in more detail further in this policy.
Cookies can be used to recognize you when you visit or use our services, remember your preferences, and give you a personalized experience that's in line with your settings. Cookies also make your interactions with our services faster and more secure.
We may use the terms "cookies" or "similar technologies" interchangeably in our policies to refer to all technologies that we may use to store data in your browser or device or that collect information or help us identify you in the manner described above.
1.2 HOW WE USE COOKIES?
The types of first and third-party cookies served through our websites and the purposes they perform are described in further detail below:
1.2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Site and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the services, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our services function. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, as described under section 1.3.1 in this cookie policy. Please note: Our site will not work properly without cookies.
| Information Stored | Technology Type | Owner | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| User Details | Local storage | sporkinc.com | BSUserObj |
| User Session Data | Cookie | sporkinc.com | PHPSESSID |
1.2.2 Performance and Functionality
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our services but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
| Information Stored | Technology Type | Owner | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal to Intercom | Cookie | sporkinc.com | intercom-id-hc4as48h |
1.2.3 Analytics and Customization
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our services are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our websites and application for you, to further enhance your experience.
| Information Stored | Technology Type | Owner | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| User view state | Cookie | sporkinc.com | visitor-id |
| Internal to Google analytics | Cookie | sporkinc.com | _ga |
| Internal to Google analytics | Cookie | sporkinc.com | _gat |
| Internal to Google analytics | Cookie | sporkinc.com | _gid |
1.2.4 Advertising
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They also perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests. We do not serve any advertising cookies on our sites.
1.3 HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COOKIES?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. Most browsers allow control of cookies through the browser settings feature. However, by disallowing of cookies you may restrict your user experience since it may no longer be customized to you.
1.3.1 Steps to pursue if you do not want cookies to be set or want them removed?
If you do not want to receive cookies you can change your browser settings on your device that you use to access our services, some of the resources which shall prove helpful depending upon the browser you may use are mentioned in section 1.4 below. If you use our services without changing the settings on your device, we will assume that you are accepting to use the cookies that reference to this policy. Most browsers provide the functionality to review and delete cookies, however please note that our site will not work properly without cookies. To find out more about cookies visit www.aboutcookies.org
1.3.2 Do Not Track
Some Internet browsers - like Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari - include the ability to transmit “Do Not Track” or “DNT” signals. Since uniform standards for “DNT” signals have not been adopted, our websites do not currently process or respond to “DNT” signals. Spork takes privacy and meaningful choice seriously and will make efforts to continue to monitor developments around DNT browser technology and the implementation of a standard. To learn more about “DNT”, please visit All About Do Not Track: https://allaboutdnt.com.
1.4 RESOURCES YOU MAY WANT TO REFERENCE:
Below links are helpful if you want to learn about advertiser’s use of cookies:
Below is a reference to some popular browser manufacturers and their help pages relating to cookie management in their respective products.
1.5 HOW OFTEN WILL WE UPDATE THIS COOKIE POLICY?
We may update this Cookie policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this cookie policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the bottom of this cookie policy indicates when it was last updated.
1.6 WHERE CAN I GET FURTHER INFORMATION?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at legal@sporkinc.com.