1. COOKIES DEFINITION
Cookies are simple text files that are stored in user browsers. They have extended use by web pages to provide a better browsing experience to users and receive traffic information. Cookies do not have the possibility of infecting the computer with viruses or installing malware. Cookies allow the server to teach personalized pages to users, for example remembering their login and avoiding the need to enter it each time a page is visited.
There are different types of cookies for various functions. None of them contain personally identifiable information and are completely anonymous so the website has no way of knowing the personal data of users through cookies. Users can choose not to allow the storage of cookies.
The types of cookies are:
- Essential cookies: Some cookies are strictly necessary for the browsing of web pages. Without them, some parts of our website may work incorrectly. These cookies do not store information on the activity of users.
- Non-essential cookies: These cookies are not essential for the correct navigation, but they help to make navigation and the collection of user activity information simple and effective.
- Functional cookies: These cookies are used to remember the user preferences on our website, thus achieving optimal navigation. They store information about the choices made by the users and allow the personalization of the web page according to the needs of each one. It also prevents users from having to re-enter information or start the session every time they enter our websites.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies are used to monitor the general use of our website. For this purpose, MemberForex.com uses Google Analytics from Google Inc., which records the number of page views, visits, and unique users, among other data. The data collected is used to analyze how to get to know MemberForex.com, how many users return, which are the most visited pages, etc. This information is acquired through the IP of the users, which does not allow any personal identification of each one. The data collected helps MemberForex.com to understand which sections and Forex information are of most interest to the public, thus being able to provide a better service.
2. BEHAVIOUR ADVERTISING
MemberForex.com uses cookies to understand what advertising may be more relevant to different users based on the sections visited by each one and their geographical location. The cookie of a reliable ad server is stored in the users’ browsers to show the most relevant advertising to each visitor, both in the pages of the company and on the websites of third parties. These cookies do not contain personally identifiable information, they are totally anonymous. Without these cookies, the advertisements shown to each user may not be related to their interests.
Types of cookies used by MemberForex.com
FIRST-PARTY COOKIES:
These cookies are stored by MemberForex.com. They are used to save the preferences of users within the pages belonging to MemberForex.com, for example:
- Identify user registration data eliminating the need to identify each time.
- Identify the country of the user to suggest a specific language, with data that may be of interest to you, and identify your telephone code in case of registering on the Websites.
- Identify user preferences and technical compatibility with MemberForex.com charts and quotes Avoid showing pop up ads more than once a week
- Occasional cookies for specific actions, such as surveys
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES:
These cookies are stored by different services used in MemberForex.com, for example:
- Social networks
- Feedback service on MemberForex.com
- Ads server
- Identification of anonymous user activity
- Control the performance of the web page
3. COOKIES EXPIRATION
Different cookies have different expiration dates. Some are weekly (eg, pop up ads), some have a longer life (web page performance control).
How can users control or reject the use of cookies?
Users can choose not to store cookies in their browser at any time, bearing in mind that this could affect the correct visualization of some tools, and general navigation. Users have full control of the storage of cookies in their browsers. Some browsers allow to block all or only some cookies. The preferences can be adjusted in the privacy settings of each browser:
Chrome / Firefox / Internet Explorer / Safari.
What happens if a user deactivates the storage of cookies?
Deactivating the storage of cookies can affect the optimal navigation of our website, since some features would be disabled. Registered users would have to log in each visit and the pop-up ads could also be shown again.
4. DELETION OF COOKIES
In case you would like to remove cookies on your internet browser, please follow these instructions:
In Chrome:
- At the top right of your Chrome browser, click More
- At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.
- Next to “Cookies and other site data” and “Cached images and files”, check the boxes.
- Click Clear data.
Complete instructions for Chrome
In Safari:
- Tap Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data.
Clearing your history, cookies, and browsing data from Safari won’t change your AutoFill information.
Complete instructions for Safari
In Internet Explorer
- Select Tools > Internet Options.
- Click on the General tab and then the Delete button
- Make sure to uncheck Preserve Favorites website data and check both Temporary Internet Files and Cookies then click Delete.
Complete instructions for Internet Explorer
In Firefox:
To delete cookies for one website:
- Click the menu button and choose Options.
- Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the Cookies and Site Data section.
- Click the Manage Data… button. The Manage Cookies and Site Data dialog will appear.
- In the Search websites field, type the name of the site whose cookies you want to remove. Items that match your search will be displayed.
- To remove all cookies and storage data for the website, click Remove All Shown.
- To remove selected items, select an entry and click Remove Selected.
- Click Save Changes.
- In the Removing Cookies and Site Data confirmation dialog that opens, click Remove.
- Close the about:preferences page.
Complete instructions for Firefox
5. COOKIES POLICY UPDATES
MemberForex.com cookie use policy is susceptible to updates. MemberForex.com advises users to consult this policy whenever possible.
In the event that MemberForex.com decides to modify this Privacy Policy to adapt it to new legal requirements, we will immediately reflect those changes on the website provided that users know at all times what kind of information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we publish it.
6. SPAM
MemberForex.com is not dedicated to mass mailing, or “spam”. Spam is the sending of unwanted emails, usually of a commercial nature, in large quantities and repeatedly, to people with whom the sender has had no prior contact or who does not wish to receive such messages.
This website uses the Google AdWords remarketing service to advertise on third-party websites (including Google) to users who have previously visited MemberForex.com, through the use of cookies. These ads can be shown on the Search Network page, or on the Google Display Network.
Third-party providers, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s previous visits to the MemberForex.com website. The data collected will be used in accordance with the privacy policies of MemberForex.com and Google.
Users can set preferences about the ads that Google shows them through the Google Ad Preferences page, or choose not to participate in the interest ad network by changing cookie settings.
7. IP ADDRESSES
MemberForex.com uploads the IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the Internet, in order to optimize the management of the system and avoid possible problems. We do not use IP address records to track your session or your behavior on this Website. IP addresses are used to collect general traffic information. We will never try to identify individual users through their IP addresses.
8. LINKS TO OTHER WEBPAGES
This Privacy Policy applies only to this Website, excluding any external website to which we can link contents believing that they may be of interest to our visitors. Our intention is to guarantee that all these external links are to quality pages. However, given the nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee the quality of all linked web pages or take responsibility for their content.
In the event that MemberForex.com decides to modify this Privacy Policy to adapt it to new legal requirements, we will immediately reflect those changes on the website provided that users know at all times what kind of information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we publish it.