COOKIE POLICY
This page highlights Brookwood’s policy regarding cookies. You can read our complete privacy policy through the following link:
Information We Collect
Brookwood’s policy is to protect the confidentiality of the individually identifiable information that you provide, and we limit access to that information only to those with a need to know. Brookwood may collect the following information from you: name, e-mail address, company name, requested business interests, street address, city, state ZIP, phone number. In addition, if you choose to complete certain forms or send us requests, you may be asked to provide the following information: full name, street address, city, state ZIP, phone number, e-mail address, and, if you place an order, credit card number or other payment information. If you are placing an order with us we may also request information necessary to perform a credit check, including bank references.
Computer Information
Brookwood logs your current Internet address (this is usually a temporary address assigned by your Internet service provider when you log in), the type of operating system you are using, and the type of browser software used. In addition, Brookwood may keep track of what portions of this Site you are visiting. Brookwood aggregates this information to help Brookwood improve or create a better experience for users of the Site. For example: Brookwood may upgrade those parts of the Site that are heavily visited.
Our website automatically records website usage information that we analyze statistically to track operational problems, to prevent fraud and to improve the effectiveness, security and integrity of the site. We do not use this information to track or record information about individuals. We will disclose this information to third parties only in aggregate form or as may be required by law. For each page that you visit, we may collect and store the following technical information in what is called a web server log file:
- Date and time of access
- URL address of the Brookwood webpage visited
- Internet domain and IP address from which our website was accessed
- Type of browser and operating system used to access our site (if provided by the browser)
- URL address of the referring page (if provided by the browser)
- Completion or success status of the request for a web page or other on-line item
- File size of the webpage visited
The Site uses third-party analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, provided by Google Inc.) to collect and process data (including Personal Information) about your use of the Site, including when you visit the Site, URLs of the websites that you visit prior to visiting the Site and when you visit those websites, and IP addresses assigned to the devices from where you access the Internet. Analytics providers may set and read cookies to collect this data and your web browser will automatically send data collected by those cookies to the analytics providers. The analytics providers use this data to provide Brookwood with reports that Brookwood will use to improve the Site’s structure and content. For more information on how Google uses collected data, visit Google’s Privacy Policy and Google’s page on “How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps”. To prevent this data from being used by Google Analytics, follow the instructions to download and install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for each web browser you use. Using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on will not prevent Brookwood from using other analytics tools and will not prevent data from being sent to the Site itself or to Google. For more information about how Google Analytics uses cookies to measure user interactions on websites, visit Google Analytics Cookie Usage on Websites. You may disable cookies as discussed above, but that may impact your use and enjoyment of the Site.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of information that a web site sends to your computer, which is stored in a file on your computer’s hard drive. A cookie does not tell us your individual identity unless you have chosen to provide it to us. Most cookies expire after a defined period of time.
Using the settings of your Internet browser, you can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, notify you when a cookie is set, or delete cookies that have already been set. Each browser is different, so check the “Help” menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, however, if you choose to turn off cookies, you may not have access to many features that optimize your browsing of our Site, and some of our services may not function properly. You may at any time delete any cookies set by using the relevant option of your Internet browser or by deleting the cookies on your hard drive. The site www.allaboutcookies.org includes instructions for managing cookies on many commonly used Internet browsers, or you may consult the vendor documentation for your specific software.
More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
These cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be performed. This category cannot be disabled.
Statistics Cookies
These cookies collect information anonymously. They help us understand how you use our website. They help us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site and to know which pages are the most and least popular.
Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to follow you to websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging to you. These cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising more relevant to you and your interests. The cookies may be placed by third-party advertising networks.
Information Collected from Other Sources
Brookwood may also acquire personal information from other sources who have the right to provide such information to Brookwood. For example, Brookwood may acquire address information from these sources to validate or update your address or to prevent fraud; demographic and lifestyle information to help Brookwood analyze our business’s performance or improve the Services; to complete the credit check process, if applicable; and information about your online and offline transactions and purchases to help Brookwood analyze or improve the Services. Brookwood receives personal information, such as your name and email address, from business partners when you participate in joint marketing promotions, events, transactions, or similar interactions with third parties with whom Brookwood has a joint venture or similar business relationship. The categories of sources that provide personal information to Brookwood include consumers themselves; data analytics providers; advertising networks; social networks; data brokers; operating systems and platforms; co-branded ventures; and our affiliated and related entities. Brookwood uses collected information consistent with this Privacy Policy and for the purposes described below.
