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Cookie Policy

 

Last Updated: September 14, 2020

 

This Cookie Policy describes how Next Steps Yoga, LLC (referred to herein as “our,” “us,” or “we” as the case may be) collects and uses cookies and similar technologies to process data about you when you visit our website, www.nextstepsyoga.com (referred to herein as the “Site”).

 

When you visit or interact with our Site, services, applications, tools or messaging, we or our authorized service providers may use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies for storing information to help provide you with a better, faster, and safer experience and for advertising purposes.

 

This policy will help you understand more about these technologies and our use of them on our sites and in our services, applications, and tools. Below is a summary of a few key things you should know about our use of such technologies. You can review the contents of our full User Cookie Notice below.

 

Our cookies and similar technologies have different functions. They are either necessary for the functioning of our services, help us improve our performance, give you extra functionalities, or help us to serve you relevant and targeted ads. We use cookies and similar technologies that only remain on your device for as long as you keep your browser active (session) and cookies and similar technologies that remain on your device for a longer period (persistent).You are free to block, delete, or disable these technologies if your device permits so. You can manage your cookies and your cookie preferences in your browser or device settings.

 

Where possible, security measures are set in place to prevent unauthorized access to our cookies and similar technologies. A unique identifier ensures that only we and/or our authorized service providers have access to cookie data.

 

Service providers are companies that help us with various aspects of our business, such as site operations, services, applications, advertisements and tools. We use some authorized service providers to help us to provide relevant ads on our services and other places on the internet. These service providers may also place cookies on your device via our services (third party cookies). They may also collect information that helps them identify your device, such as IP-address or other identifiers.

 

 

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded on to your computer, tablet, mobile device or other devices when you visit a website. Cookies are used by many websites and can do a number of things, e.g., remembering your preferences, recording what you have put in your shopping basket, and counting the number of people looking at a website.

 

How do we use Cookies?

We use cookies on this Site for the purposes set-forth below. 

 

  • Session management: This type of cookie helps the Site track internet usage. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your machine when your web browser closes.

 

  • Analytical purposes: Analytical cookies allow us to recognize, measure and track visitors to our Site. This helps us to improve and develop the way our Site works, for example, by determining whether Site visitors can find information easily, or by identifying the aspects of the Site that are of the most interest to them.

 

  • Usage preferences: Some of the cookies on our Site are activated when visitors to our Site make a choice about their usage of the Site. Our Site then ‘remembers' the settings preferences of the user concerned. This allows us to tailor aspects of the Site to the individual user.

 

  • Terms and conditions: We may use cookies on our Site to record when a Site visitor has seen a policy, such as this one, or provided consent, such as consent to the terms and conditions on our Site. This helps to improve the user's experience of our Site – for example, it avoids a user from repeatedly being asked to consent to the same terms.

 

  • Functional purposes: Functional purpose cookies store information that is needed by our applications to process and operate. For example, where transactions or requests within an application involve multiple workflow stages, cookies are used to store the information from each stage temporarily, in order to facilitate completion of the overall transaction or request.

 

  • Third party cookies. When you visit our Site, you may receive cookies that are set by third parties. These cookies are used for the purposes described in the bullet points above. We do not control the setting of these third party cookies, so we suggest you might wish to check the third party websites for more information about their use of cookies and how to manage them.

 

Your Consent

By continuing to use our Site, you are agreeing to our placing cookies on your computer in order to analyze the way you use our Site. If you do not wish to accept cookies in connection with your use of this Site, you must stop using our Site or withdraw your consent as stipulated below.

We offer certain site features, services, applications, and tools that are available only through the use of these technologies. You are free to block, delete, or disable these technologies if your browser, installed application, or device so permits. However, if you decline cookies or other similar technologies, you may not be able to take advantage of certain site features, services, applications, or tools. You may also be required to re-enter any logins more frequently during your browsing session. For more information on how you can block, delete, or disable these technologies, please review your browser or device settings.

 

 

Withdraw Your Consent:

Control Cookies through Browser Controls: You can use your web browser to:

  • delete all cookies;

  • block all cookies;

  • allow all cookies;

  • block third-party cookies;

  • clear all cookies when you close the browser;

  • open a 'private browsing' / 'incognito' session, which allows you to browse the internet without storing local data; and

  • install add-ons and plug-ins to extend browser functionality.

 

Google has developed a browser add-on to allow users to opt-out of Google Analytics across all websites that use this popular analytics product.

 

 

Additional Information: You can visit www.allaboutcookies.org for additional information on how you can control, block, and/or delete cookies.

 

Use of these technologies by authorized third-party service providers

We may work with third-party companies, commonly known as service providers, who are authorized to place third-party cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies for storing information on our sites or in our services, applications, and tools with our permission. These service providers help us to provide you with a better, faster, and safer experience.

 

These service providers may use these technologies to help us deliver our own content and advertising and compile anonymous site metrics and analytics. With the exception of the use of such technologies by our service providers or other authorized third-parties, we do not permit any third-party content on sites (such as item listings, member-to-member communications, classified listings, comments, reviews, etc.) to include or utilize any cookies, web beacons, local storage, or similar technologies for tracking purposes or to collect your personal information. If you believe a listing or other third-party content might be collecting personal information or using tracking technologies on our Site, please report it to us at nextstepsyoga@gmail.com.

 

Ad networks and exchanges operated by authorized third parties

We may use third parties, such as advertising networks and exchanges, to allow us to serve you advertisements. These third-party ad networks and exchange providers may use third-party cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to collect information. They may also collect your device identifier, IP address, or identifier for advertising. The information that these third parties collect may be used to assist us in providing you with more relevant advertising that we serve on our sites or elsewhere on the web. Third party cookies are covered by the third-parties’ privacy policy.

For more information on third-party advertising-related cookies and how to opt-out of them, please visit one of the following third-party websites:

“Do Not Track”

California law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser Do Not Track (DNT) signals. We operate as described in this Cookie Policy whether or not a DNT signal is received. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit, www.allaboutdnt.com.  

 

Contact us

 

If you have any questions regarding our Site or any of the information, including, without limitation, personal data, gathered by the cookies, please contact us at the below:

 

 

By email at www.nextstepsyoga@gmail.com">www.nextstepsyoga@gmail.com

 

By mail at 2504 38th St, Fl 3, Astoria, NY  11103, Attn: Digital Privacy Department

 

We are committed to respond to any of your inquiries on this issue within one (1) month of receiving a complaint or inquiry.

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