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Cookie Policy

Last Updated: June 15, 2023

This Cookie Policy explains how Vibrant Sky Updates ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Vibrant Sky Updates) are called "first party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies". Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use first and third party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. Third parties serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.

Detailed Contact Points Regarding Our Cookie Policy

1. Essential Website Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our site functions. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, however, as described below under the heading "How Can I Control Cookies?"

Examples include: Session cookies that maintain your login state, load balancing cookies that distribute traffic across servers, and security cookies that detect repeated failed login attempts.

2. Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.

We use Google Analytics cookies to understand how our site is being used in order to improve the user experience. User data is anonymous. You can opt-out of these cookies using the cookie settings tool at the bottom of this page.

3. Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also 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 asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

4. Targeting and Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.

We use these cookies to understand and analyze your browsing habits so we can show advertisements for products and services that may interest you. These cookies are typically placed by advertising networks with the website operator's permission.

5. Social Media Cookies

These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests.

This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools. We use cookies from Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest for these purposes.

6. Cookie Duration

Cookies can remain on your computer or mobile device for different periods of time. Some cookies are "session cookies," meaning they exist only while your browser is open and 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. The lifespan of persistent cookies varies according to their purpose.

7. How We Use Cookies for Weather Personalization

We use cookies to remember your location preferences and weather display settings (such as Celsius/Fahrenheit, day/night mode, and preferred weather metrics). This allows us to show you the most relevant weather information when you return to our site.

Without these cookies, you would need to reset your preferences each time you visit. These cookies contain no personal information and are used solely to enhance your user experience on our weather platform.

8. Third-Party Weather Data Cookies

To provide accurate weather forecasts, we integrate with third-party weather data providers who may set their own cookies. These cookies help with data caching to improve load times and ensure you receive the most up-to-date weather information.

These cookies typically store anonymous identifiers and timestamps to manage data freshness. They do not contain personal information but help optimize the delivery of weather data to your device.

9. Cookie Consent Management

We respect your right to privacy, which is why we provide detailed information about our cookie usage and obtain your consent for non-essential cookies. Our cookie consent tool allows you to selectively enable or disable different categories of cookies.

Your preferences are stored in a cookie so we can remember your choices on subsequent visits. This consent cookie is essential for compliance with privacy regulations and cannot be disabled if you wish to manage your cookie preferences.

10. Security Cookies

We implement several security-focused cookies that help protect our website and your data. These include cookies that detect brute force attacks, cross-site request forgery (CSRF) prevention tokens, and session integrity checks.

These cookies contain encrypted information that helps verify legitimate traffic to our site and prevent malicious activity. Disabling these cookies may impact the security of your interaction with our website.

How Can I Control Cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie table below.

You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

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

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated. Your continued use of our website after any changes signifies your acceptance of the updated policy.