Cookie Policy
Updated as of October 2023
Hands To Lend (“we” or “us”) is dedicated to providing you with the best online experience when visiting the www.handstolend.com website (the “Website”). To achieve this, we use our own and standard third-party cookies to gather data about your online behavior on the Website (further details provided below). These cookies, for instance, help us track how frequently you visit the Website. The information collected is anonymous and doesn’t identify you as an individual unless you provide your information by completing an online form or using another feature on the Website. When we do collect personal information, it is covered by our General Privacy Policy, available at https://www.handstolend.com/privacy-policy.
This policy relates to our use of online cookies. You can use the index below to navigate to specific sections if you prefer.
What We Track
We don’t use intrusive cookies on the Website to collect your personal information. Instead, we utilize industry-standard third-party cookies like Google Analytics to track your online behavior and gather statistical information in the following ways:
– We track the number of visits to the Website, where each visitor came from (i.e., the website you visited before coming to the Website) and where each visitor goes after leaving the Website (i.e., the website you visit next).
– A cookie linked to your IP address is stored on your device for no longer than two (2) years. Cookies are small text files stored by your web browser, enabling us to track whether you return to the Website.
How to Manage Cookies
The first time you visit our Website, a banner will inform you about cookies and link to this Cookie Policy. It will also indicate that by continuing your navigation, you accept the placement of cookies on your device.
Unless you’ve configured your browser settings to reject cookies, our systems will issue cookies each time you access the Website.
You can decline cookies by adjusting your browser settings to disallow cookie storage. This will delete all details from the cookie. However, selecting this setting may restrict access to certain parts of the Website or certain functionalities.
If your computer is shared with others, we recommend not selecting the “remember my details” option if a service offers it to store specific information entered by you.
Third-Party Cookies
During your visit to the Website, you may encounter content from third parties. Additionally, we may offer you the opportunity to engage with us and share information using social networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. This content is provided to keep you updated with carefully selected information that may be relevant or interesting to you. However, this can result in third-party providers storing additional cookies on your device over which we have no control. Therefore, we advise you to check the websites of such third parties and review their privacy policies for information on their cookies and how to manage them.
Google Analytics
We use third-party cookies like Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to track your online behavior and gather statistical information. This helps us track the number of Website visits, the source of each visitor (i.e., the website you visited before ours), and the destination of each visitor after leaving our Website (i.e., the website you visit next).
A cookie linked to your IP address is stored on your device (until you clear it), allowing us to track your return to the Website.
The information generated by the cookie regarding your Website usage will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information on our behalf to assess your Website usage, compile reports on Website activity, and provide other services related to Website activity and internet usage.
You can opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics in the future by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser: (click here https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB).
Social Media
Our Website uses social media plugins (“Plugins”) from social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram to facilitate easy sharing of information with others. You can recognize a Plugin by the respective social network logo. When you visit our Website, the operators of these social media plugins place cookies on your computer. These cookies enable them to recognize you on websites they own or are affiliated with, even after you’ve left our Website. These cookies may also allow them to combine the information collected during your visit to our Website with your prior activity on their websites. These social media plugins collect information about users, regardless of whether users interact with the plugins specifically or not. This may enable social media companies to share information about your web-browsing behavior with some of their other users. We don’t control the information collected by Plugin operators or the information practices of these social media companies. For more information about their cookies and how to manage them, please refer to the privacy policies of these social networks.
We may use the information collected from the Plugins to learn about your interests and to better understand how to serve you. This information may include your preferences regarding contact methods or how to develop a business or professional relationship with you, as well as demographic data.
Third-Party Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. If you follow a link to any of these third-party websites, please note that they have their own privacy and cookie policies, and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these. Before submitting any personal data to these third-party websites, please review their policies. You do so at your own risk.
Changes to this Policy
The terms of this Policy may change over time. We will publish significant changes through appropriate notices on this Website or by contacting you through other communication channels.
Contact
If you have questions, comments, or requests regarding this Policy, please reach out to info@handstolend.com.
