Cookie Policy
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They play a crucial role in providing functionality and enhancing user experience by remembering preferences, logging in information, and offering personalized content. Cookies can be categorized into different types based on their purpose and usage.
Types of Cookies Used on Local-Search
We use various types of cookies to ensure you have the best possible experience while browsing our website:
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Necessary Cookies: These essential cookies enable core functionalities like logging in, navigating through pages, and accessing members-only areas. Without them, certain features of our site may not work as intended.
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Performance Cookies: We utilize these to understand how our website is performing, optimize its performance, and make improvements based on user behavior. They collect information about your browsing habits, but in an aggregated, anonymized form.
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Functionality Cookies: Some cookies are designed to enhance the functionality of our site. They remember settings you’ve made (e.g., language preferences) during your visit, ensuring a personalized experience when you return.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies enable us to deliver targeted content and advertisements based on your interests and browsing history. They may be used by third-party services to track your online activity across multiple sites for marketing purposes.
Managing and Deleting Cookies
You have the right to manage and control how cookies are used while visiting our website. Most web browsers allow you to adjust your settings to refuse or delete cookies. Here’s how:
- Refuse Cookies: You can set your browser to deny all cookies, but please note that this might impact the functionality of certain features on our site.
- Delete Cookies: Your browser’s settings should also provide an option to clear browsing data, including cookies, at any time.
Third-Party Cookies
We may work with trusted third-party services that use cookies for analytics and advertising purposes. These parties collect data solely in their own names and are subject to their own cookie policies. We encourage you to review these policies when interacting with our site through external links or embedded content.
Consent, Control, and Updates
We believe in transparent practices regarding cookies. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies described here. You have the right to change your mind at any time by adjusting your cookie settings in your browser.
To ensure compliance with the latest regulations, we update this Cookie Policy regularly. The ‘Last Updated’ date at the top of this page indicates when changes were made. Please check back periodically for updates (e.g., Last Updated: January 1, 2024).
If you have any questions or concerns about cookies or our data practices, please reach out to us at: [email protected].