Cookies Policy

Introduction

Welcome to ClimateIndia.in! Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to ensuring that your personal information is handled responsibly and securely. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on our website, and how you can manage them. By using ClimateIndia.in, you agree to the use of cookies as outlined in this policy.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or other electronic devices) when you visit a website. They help the website remember your actions and preferences (such as login details, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners.

How We Use Cookies

1. Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are crucial for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate our site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided. For instance, we use these cookies to remember information you have entered in forms as you navigate different pages.

2. Performance Cookies

Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use our website. This data helps us understand how users interact with our site by providing information on the areas visited, the time spent on the site, and any issues encountered, such as error messages. These insights allow us to enhance the performance and design of our website. Examples include:

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our website.
  • Hotjar: Hotjar is used to understand our users’ behavior better. This service provides visual heatmaps, session recordings, and other behavioral analytics.

3. Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. For example, these cookies can be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.

4. Targeting/Advertising Cookies

Targeting/Advertising cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They remember that you have visited our website and share this information with other organizations, such as advertisers. Often, these cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization. Examples include:

  • Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display ads on our site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to our website or other websites.
  • Facebook Pixel: This tool helps us understand and deliver ads and make them more relevant to you. The collected data remains anonymous, and we cannot see the personal data of any individual user.

Managing Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by following the instructions below:

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow control of cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device. The methods for doing this vary from browser to browser. Here are links to managing cookies in the most common browsers:

Opting Out of Targeted Advertising

If you would like to opt out of targeted advertising, you can visit the following websites:

Mobile Devices

If you are accessing our website on a mobile device, you can control how your information is used for advertising purposes through your device settings. For example:

  • On Android: Open your Settings app, go to “Google” > “Ads” and turn on “Opt out of Ads Personalization.”
  • On iOS: Go to “Settings” > “Privacy” > “Advertising” and turn on “Limit Ad Tracking.”

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service, deliver advertisements on and through the service, and so on. Third-party cookies are set by someone other than the owner of the website you are visiting. Some ClimateIndia.in pages may also contain content from other sites like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, which may set their own cookies. You can block third-party cookies in your browser settings.

Cookie Duration

Cookies can remain on your computer or mobile device for different periods. Some cookies are ‘session cookies,’ meaning they exist only while your browser is open. These are deleted automatically once you close your browser. Other cookies are ‘persistent cookies,’ meaning they survive after your browser is closed. They can be used by websites to recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the Internet again.

Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update our Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at support@climateindia.in.