Automated Network

Cookie statement

As stated in our Privacy Policy, AutomatedNetwork believes strongly in the values of privacy and transparency. To that end, we’ve created this Cookie Statement as a clear reference guide to the use of cookies on AutomatedNetwork Sites. This Cookie Statement explains how we use cookies (and other locally stored data technologies), and how we use third-party cookies. For more information on our privacy practices, please visit our Privacy Policy.

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our website, to show you personalized content and targeted ads, to analyze our website traffic, and to understand where our visitors are coming from. We do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our site. This could include only showing you a popup once in your visit, or the ability to login to some of our features, such as your account.

What is a cookie?

A “cookie” is a tiny data file that we transfer onto your computer, mobile phone, or any other device that you use to access the AutomatedNetwork Sites, and is generally used for authentication and tracking. Every cookie expires after a certain period of time, but that period varies depending on what the cookie is used for and how your browser is configured.

Cookies are often categorized based on how long they remain active before they expire. A “session” cookie is one that generally expires when you close your web browser or mobile application. A “persistent” cookie is one that remains in your device, even after you close your browser or mobile application. A persistent cookie expires according to the duration set by us, or when you delete it manually. You may remove or disable cookies through your browser settings.

What types of cookies does AutomatedNetwork use and for what purposes?

Cookies are not required in order to read AutomatedNetwork Sites. We use the information we receive from cookies and other locally-stored data technologies to make your experience with the AutomatedNetwork Sites safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and interactions with the AutomatedNetwork Sites, and to generally improve our services. Cookies are required in order to login and for your edits to be associated to a user account.

The AutomatedNetwork actively collects some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include tracking pixels, JavaScript, and a variety of "locally stored data" technologies, such as cookies and local storage.

We also use third party advertisements on AutomatedNetwork to support our site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed. This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing New York real estate ads to someone in New York, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking sites).

What are my cookie options?

You can chose to remove or disable specific locally-stored data on your browser’s settings (you can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent), or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other sites. This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into your account.

Turning off the browser’s cookies will prevent tracking pixels from tracking your specific activity. A tracking pixel may still record an anonymous visit from your IP address, but unique information will not be recorded. If you do not want to receive tracking pixels, you will need to disable HTML images in your browser-based email client, and that may affect your ability to view images in other emails that you receive.