We use cookies or similar tools on our sites to improve their performance and your experience. This policy explains how we do this.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website can save on your computer or mobile device when you visit a page or site. A cookie will help the site or other sites recognize your device the next time you visit it. Web beacons or other similar files can do the same. We use the term cookies in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.

Cookies perform many different functions. For example, they help us remember your username or preferences, analyze how well our sites are performing, or even allow us to recommend content to you that we think will be of interest to you.

Some cookies contain personal information – for example, if you clicked “Remember me” when you signed in, the cookie will remember your username. Most cookies do not collect information that can identify you, but rather collect general information about how users reach and use our sites or what their location is.

What types of cookies do Creative Idea sites use?

Basically, cookies perform 4 different functions:

1. Important cookies

Some cookies are vital to the functioning of our sites. They allow us to identify users who are registered as well as those who are our paid subscribers. They ensure that these users can, for example, comment on articles, and that paid subscribers have the necessary level of access to articles and sections on sites. If subscribed user chooses to stop these cookies, they will not be able to access the subscriber-only content.

2. Cookies related to site performance

We use other cookies to analyze how visitors use our sites and to monitor the performance of our site. This allows us to offer you a high-quality experience by personalizing the content offered and quickly identifying and fixing various problems. For example, we could use cookies to track which pages are the most popular. We may also use cookies to show you articles or services that we think would be of interest to you based on how you use the site.

3. Functional cookies

Functionality cookies allow us to remember your preferences, such as font size and other personal settings. For example, cookies save you the time and effort of entering a username each time you visit our page.

4. Behaviorally targeted advertising cookies

Creative Idea and our advertisers use cookies to show you ads that we believe are relevant to your interests. For example, if you have read several articles related to cars on our site or on other sites, a car manufacturer may assume that you have an interest in that topic and show you their automobile ads. You may see these advertisements on the Creative Idea sites and on other sites, you visit. But we do not disclose your identity to our advertisers.
For behaviorally targeted advertising, we use a service from Google Inc., which is called remarketing. According to its own policy, Google does not collect personal data in this process. However, if you do not wish to be subject to remarketing, you can disable it by changing your settings at this link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads.

Does anyone else use cookies on Creative Idea sites?

Advertisers sometimes use their cookies to show you targeted ads. For example, advertisers may use a profile based on the sites you’ve previously visited to show you more relevant ads when you visit Creative Idea sites. We believe it is beneficial for our users to see advertisements that are targeted to their interests.

We use or allow third parties to use our site’s cookies that fall into the four categories mentioned above. For example, like many companies, we use Google Analytics to monitor traffic on our sites. Also, when you share an article using the buttons to social networks (for example, Facebook) on a Creative Idea site, the social network that created this button will save this action of yours.

We may use third-party cookies to help us with market research, revenue tracking, improving functionality, and monitoring compliance with our terms and conditions and copyright policy.

How to turn off cookies?

All modern browsers allow you to change cookie settings. You can usually find these settings in your browser’s “options” or “preferences” menu. To be aware of these settings, the following links may help you, or you can use the “Help” button from your browser’s menus for more details:
View cookie settings in Internet Explorer
See Firefox Settings
If you use Chrome, look here
Manage cookies in Safari web and iOS.
If you are most concerned about third-party advertising cookies generated by advertisers, you can turn them off here: Your Online Choices site.

Please remember that if you choose to stop cookies, some sections of our site may not work properly.

Does Creative Idea use cookies that contain my personal data?

No, the cookies we use are anonymous and do not contain any personal data.

More information

More information about how businesses use cookies is available at: www.allaboutcookies.org.

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact us using the contact form.

This document was last updated on November 23, 2022.