Cookie Policy
Our websites use cookies. Please read this cookie policy carefully, as it contains essential information about who we are and how we use cookies on our websites. This policy should be read together with our privacy notices relating to website users, customers, and prospective customers, which set out how and why we collect, store, use, and share personal information generally in relation to website use, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and the relevant data protection regulator if you have a complaint.
Who are we?
This website is operated by EARTHBRAIN Ltd. This policy explains how EARTHBRAIN Ltd. and their group companies and affiliates use cookies.
Our website
This cookie policy relates to your use of our websites; www.earthbrain.com and www.smartconstruction.com. We may link to other websites from our websites. These other websites may also use cookies or similar technologies and should have their own separate cookie policies. Please review their cookie policies for privacy information on these other websites.
What is a cookie
A cookie is a small text file that is placed onto your device (e.g., computer, smartphone, or other electronic devices) when you use our website. These help us recognize you and your device and store information about your preferences or past use of the website.
For example, we may monitor how many times you visit the website, which pages you go to, traffic data, location data, and the originating domain name of a user's internet service provider. This information helps us to build a profile of our users. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, so we will not be able to identify you individually.
Your Choices about Cookies
We will ask for your permission (consent) to place cookies (other than essential cookies) or other similar technologies on your device when you visit our website.
A notice on our home page describes how we use cookies and requests your consent to place cookies on your device.
You can also control and/or delete cookies by configuring your browser. For more details, see aboutcookies.org. You can also delete all cookies on your computer and set up most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to adjust some preferences every time you visit a site manually, and some services and functionalities may not work or stop working properly.
Our use of cookies
We use cookies on this website to:
- recognize you whenever you visit this website (this speeds up your access to the website as you do not have to log in each time);
- obtain information about your preferences and use of our website
- carry out surveys, research, and statistical analysis to help improve our content, products, and services and to help us better understand our users’ requirements;
- target our marketing and advertising campaigns more effectively by providing interest-based content that is personalized to your interests; and
- make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.
For further information on cookies generally, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Types of cookies
The cookies we place on your device fall into the following categories:
- Essential cookies—these cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to your actions, which amount to a service request, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work.
- Analytical and statistical cookies—these cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve our site's performance. For example, they help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
- Functional cookies—these cookies allow our website to remember the choices you make (such as your user name, language, last action and search preferences) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. The information collected by these cookies is anonymous and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Targeting cookies—these cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They uniquely identify your browser and internet device to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. We will use this information to record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
- 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.If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
Duration of cookies
The cookies we place on your device are stored for the following duration:
- Session cookies—these allow our website to link your actions during a particular browser session. These expire each time you close your browser and do not remain on your device afterward.
- Persistent cookies—these are stored on your device in between browser sessions. These allow your preferences or actions across our website to be remembered. These will remain on your device until they expire or you delete them from your cache.
How to contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about the information in this notice, or about our handling of personal information more generally, or if you would like more detailed information on a particular point, you should contact us.
Changes to this cookie policy
We keep our cookie policy under regular review. Any changes we make in the future will be posted on this page.