Cookie Policy
When you visit our websites, use our digital platforms, or interact with our emails, we, or our designated service providers, may utilize cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies. This Cookie Policy provides detailed information about these technologies and your options for managing their usage. It is applicable to all Find Apps digital interfaces that reference this document.
These tracking tools are instrumental in enhancing our digital offerings, ensuring a more personalized and relevant experience for you. We employ cookies for various purposes: to improve the functionality and user experience of our digital services, to monitor and maintain the stability of our websites, to evaluate the performance and reach of our content, to recognize you upon your return, and to recommend Consumer Reports products and services that align with your preferences.
You should consider this Cookie Policy in conjunction with the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. We reserve the right to amend this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes will be reflected by an updated version date at the top of this document.
What are Cookies?
"Cookies" are utilized to store and occasionally monitor details about your interactions with our websites. A cookie is a modest file that your browser retrieves upon visiting a website. It's saved, accessed, and retained on your computer’s hard drive or on devices like tablets and smartphones. Each cookie includes a distinct identifier that enables our websites, or other websites, to recognize your device each time you visit, and to recall information specific to you.
We deploy both temporary and persistent cookies. Temporary cookies, also known as session cookies, track your activity during a single session or visit and expire when you close your browser. These cookies help maintain continuity as you navigate different pages on our site. Persistent cookies remain on your device even after you close your browser. They store unique identifiers that, if you are registered on findapps.net, automatically log you in on subsequent visits, sparing you from re-entering your username and password.
Additionally, we or our service providers might use Flash cookies, also known as Local Shared Objects (LSOs).
HTML5 local storage is another technology we use, similar to cookies, that allows storage of information on your computer to enhance user experience. Most internet browsers provide options to disable HTML5 local storage or to delete the information it holds, through browser settings.
Together with our service providers, we also use web beacons—sometimes known as clear GIFs or pixels. These are tiny pieces of code embedded in web pages and applications that help us gather data about how our sites and apps are utilized. Web beacons are also employed in the HTML emails we send to determine if recipients have opened those emails and clicked on links within them.
Information Gathered
The data we accumulate through cookies and other technologies includes the following specifics:
Standard server log details such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, device type, operating system, the name of your internet service provider, the date and time of your access, and the URL of the website from which you navigated to the Site.
Geo-location data, which pinpoints your actual location at a specific time using latitude and longitude. This data can be sourced directly from your computer depending on your configured settings, or it might be provided through other means, such as the metadata in photos you upload that note the time and location of the photograph. For further details, refer to our comprehensive Privacy Policy.
Details of your engagements with our content, advertisements, and communications. Device specifics, including the type of device you employ to access our digital services, your device’s operating system, and unique device identifiers, which are unique alphanumeric strings tied to a user’s smartphone or similar mobile device.
In isolation, cookies, web beacons, and other technologies do not hold or disclose details like your name or email address. However, if you decide to provide us with personally identifiable information, this data can be linked with the information gathered via cookies or other tracking technologies.
Types of Cookies Utilized
We employ the following categories of cookies:
Strictly Necessary/Essential Cookies: These cookies are critical for the proper functioning of our digital services. They enable functionalities such as member login to FindApps.net, access to account information, and the use of specific features and services available to Find Apps members.
Functional and User Enhancement Cookies: These cookies help us remember you and your settings and preferences to improve your experience on our digital platforms.
Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies are used to assess the performance and usage of our digital services, test website features, enhance the effectiveness of our marketing efforts, and ensure compliance with our User Agreement. This information may also be used to support our consumer product testing, enhance our content, and bolster our advocacy initiatives.
Marketing Cookies: These cookies are utilized to promote Find Apps’ products and services that match your interests. They also enable us to display advertisements for Find Apps products on other websites you visit and to send communications related to Find Apps products, such as emails. For instance, if you engage with car-related content on FindApps.net, you might be presented with advertisements or receive communications about Find Apps products. Find Apps does not engage in third-party advertising. You can opt out of interest-based advertising and mobile device advertising by using our Ad Choices manager or the cookie management tool mentioned below.
Social Network Sharing Cookies: These cookies facilitate the sharing of content on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. These third-party platforms may use information about your visits to our services to tailor advertisements that are more relevant to your interests on their sites.
More Information about Third-Party Cookies
Certain third parties that provide services to us, such as Google, use their own cookies and similar technologies to gather information about your online activities both on FindApps.net and other websites.
We utilize Google Analytics Advertising Features and its related tracking technologies to assist in displaying the Find Apps ads you encounter on other websites (if you are located in the U.S. or Canada), and to help manage and optimize our online advertising efforts. To opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features, you can visit Google’s Ad Settings page . Additionally, website users can download the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser Add-on to prevent being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites.
How to Control Cookies
Browser Settings
Most web browsers offer instructions via their Help function on how to configure your settings to notify you before accepting cookies or to completely disable cookies. It's important to note that Adobe Flash cookies are managed differently than standard cookies and require separate actions to manage and delete them, as outlined by Adobe. If you use multiple browsers, you'll need to adjust your cookie settings individually for each one.
Adjusting your settings to reject cookies may limit your ability to utilize various features on our websites. For Find Apps members, rejecting certain cookies on the FindApps.net site could prevent you from accessing specific functionalities or fully enjoying membership benefits.
For guidance on managing cookies in popular browsers, click on the links below:
Cookies can also be managed via the Settings function on your mobile device.