By using a Futuresoft Site, you are consenting to our use of cookies and other tracking technology in accordance with this notice. If you do not agree to our use of cookies and other tracking technology in this way, you should set our browser settings accordingly or not use the Futuresoft Site. If you disable cookies that we use, this may impact your user experience while on the Futuresoft Site.

When using a mobile device to connect to the internet, you should also refer to the privacy notice of the specific App you are using to understand its specific data collection practices.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website. See below for details on what information is collected by cookies and how we use that information.

For more information about the kinds of data that we generally collect, please read our privacy notice.

How and why do we use Cookies?

We use cookies to improve the use and functionality of Futuresoft Sites and to gain a better understanding of how visitors use Futuresoft Sites and the tools and services offered on it. Cookies help us tailor Futuresoft Sites to your personal needs, to improve its user-friendliness, gain customer satisfaction feedback and to communicate to you elsewhere on the internet.

We may use the following types of cookies on Futuresoft Sites:

Session cookies are temporary cookie files which are erased when you close your browser. When you restart your browser and go back to the site that created that cookie, the website will treat you as a new visitor.

Persistent cookies stay on your browser until you delete them manually or until your browser deletes them based on the duration period set within the cookie. These cookies will recognize you as a return visitor.

Necessary cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of a Futuresoft Site. They enable you to navigate around the site and use our features.

These are the cookies that we set on a Futuresoft Sites and they can only be read by that site. This is known as a “First Party” cookie. We also place cookies on Futuresoft ads which are placed on other websites owned by third parties (e.g. Facebook). We obtain information via those cookies when you click on or interact with the advertisement. In this situation Futuresoft is placing a “Third Party” cookie. Futuresoft may use the information obtained by these cookies to serve you with advertising that is relevant and of interest to you based on your past online behavior.

Other similar technologies-Futuresoft Sites also make use of other tracking technologies including IP addresses, log files and web beacons, which also help us tailor Futuresoft Sites to your personal needs.

IP addresses - An IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network to identify your computer every time you log on to the Internet. We may record IP Addresses for the following purposes:

  • troubleshoot technical concerns
  • maintain website safety and security
  • better understand how our websites are utilized, and
  • to better tailor content to your needs depending on the country you are in.
  • Log Files
  • We (or a third party on our behalf) may collect information in the form of logs files that record website activity and gather statistics about a user’s browsing habits. These entries are generated anonymously, and help us gather (among other things) (i) a user’s browser type and operating system, (ii) information about a user’s session (such as the URL they came from, the date and time they visited our website, and which pages they’ve viewed on our website and for how long), and, (iii) other similar navigational or click-stream data.

Manage your cookies/preferences

You should ensure that your computer setting reflects whether you are happy to accept cookies or not. You can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, or you can simply set it to refuse them. You do not need to have cookies on to use or navigate through many parts of Futuresoft Sites although you may not have access to all the features on Futuresoft Sites if you do so. See the ‘help’ button on your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox) for how you can do this. Remember that if you use different computers in different locations, you will need to ensure that each browser is adjusted to suit your cookie preferences.

As a web beacon forms part of a webpage, it is not possible to ‘opt-out’ but you can render them ineffective by opting out of the cookies they set. Additionally, where available, you can exercise your choice in allowing for cookies to be placed on your computer or to opt-out of cookies by visiting the following sites and selecting which company’s cookies you would like to opt out of: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/#completed or http://www.youronlinechoices.eu. Legal Notice Update We reserve the right to make any changes and corrections to this notice. Please refer to this page from time to time to review these and new additional information.