Effective Date: 1st August 2023

Definitions

Cookies: Small text files (typically made up of letters and numbers) placed in the memory of your browser or device when you visit a website or view a message.

Website: The website available at ifdiff.com and any of its subdomains or pages.

We, us, our: Refers to ifdiff.com

Introduction

This Cookie Policy applies to the website ifdiff.com (“Website”), which is operated by ifdiff.com (“we”, “us”, or “our”), based in India.

We use cookies and other similar tracking technologies on our Website to enhance your user experience, facilitate certain Website functionalities, understand how you interact with our Website, and improve our services.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Website, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files containing a string of characters that can be placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. These text files uniquely identify your browser or device. When you visit the Website again, the cookie allows the Website to recognize your browser or device.

How Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies for several reasons:

Essential Cookies: These cookies are crucial for the basic functionalities of the Website, such as security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided. As these are essential cookies, they can be automatically stored on your device without your prior consent.

Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use the Website, such as which pages you visit most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies you. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.

Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They may be used to display targeted advertisements based on your interests, or to limit the number of times you see the same advertisement on different websites.

Analytics Cookies: These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our Website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the Website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the Website, where visitors have come to the Website from, and the pages they visited.

Social media cookies: These cookies allow you to interact with content on certain social media platforms, such as “liking” our articles. Depending on your social media setting, the social media network will have a record of this and may display your name or identifier in relation to this action.

Third-party Cookies

We also use cookies from third parties. The information stored in these cookies is sent back to the third party. These cookies may be from advertising partners, social media platforms, or other third-party services that are embedded on our Website. Please refer to the privacy policies of these third-party services for more information on how they use cookies.

How to Control and Delete Cookies?

You have the right to choose whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise this right by adjusting your browser settings to refuse all or some cookies. However, please be aware that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some features and services on our Website may not work properly and your experience may be affected.

Consent

By continuing to use our Website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, please stop using our Website immediately.

More Information

For further information about cookies and how to manage them, you may visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org. These websites provide detailed information on cookies and how to manage them on various browsers.

Your Agreement

By using our Website, you agree to this Cookie Policy and consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this Policy. If you do not consent, you must disable cookies in your browser settings or stop using our site.

Governing Law

This Cookie Policy and the use of cookies on our Website are governed by the laws of India, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Cookie Policy shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in India.

Cookie Settings

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, please note that you may not be able to sign in or use some of the interactive features offered on our Website.

You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the settings page of your browser.

Consent Withdrawal

Remember, you can withdraw your consent to our use of cookies at any time. To do this, follow the instructions in the “How to Control and Delete Cookies” section above. Alternatively, you can adjust your browser settings to manage or reject cookies. Please be aware that adjusting your browser settings to reject all cookies may affect the functionality of our Website and some features may not work properly or may be inaccessible.

Other Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies on our Website to help customize the Website and improve your experience. A “web beacon” or “pixel tag” is a tiny object or image embedded in a web page or email. 

They are used to track the number of users who have visited particular pages and viewed emails and acquire other statistical data. They collect only a limited set of data, such as a cookie number, time and date of page or email view, and a description of the page or email on which they reside. Web beacons and pixel tags cannot be declined. However, you can limit their use by controlling the cookies that interact with them.

International Data Transfers

We are based in India, but our Services may be accessed from countries around the world. By providing your personal information to us, you consent to the transfer, storage, and processing of your personal information in India and other countries where our service providers may be located. Data protection laws vary by country and the country in which your data is held may not provide the same level of protection as the laws in your country of residence.

To ensure the protection of your personal data, such transfers will be made in accordance with applicable data protection laws. We utilize standard contract clauses approved by the European Commission, adopt other means under Indian law for ensuring adequate safeguards, or obtain your consent.

Your Rights

You have certain rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you. Some of these only apply in certain circumstances, as set out in more detail below:

• Access: You have the right to request access to and receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: You have the right to correct any inaccurate personal data we hold about you.
• Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data.
• Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for marketing purposes or on grounds relating to your particular situation.
• Restriction: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Severability

If any provision of this Cookie Policy is found to be illegal, void, or unenforceable, that provision will be deemed severed from the balance of the agreement and will not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions, which will continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

This Cookie Policy, along with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, constitutes the entire agreement between you and ifdiff.com regarding your use of our Website and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations, or discussions, whether written or oral.

Acknowledgment

By using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Cookie Policy.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that a child under 13 may have provided us with personal information, please reach out to us via our contact us page.

Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the “Cookie Settings” link at the bottom of any page on our Website. This will allow you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.

Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not controlled by us. This Cookie Policy does not apply to the practices of those websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We recommend that you read the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing any information to its owner.

Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers may transmit “do not track” signals to the websites and other online services with which the browser communicates. There is no standard that governs what, if anything, websites should do when they receive these signals. We currently do not respond to “do not track” browser signals or similar mechanisms. If and when a standard is established and accepted, we may revisit our policy on responding to these signals.

Updates to this Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Cookie Policy at any time. If we decide to change our Cookie Policy, we will post those changes on this page and any other places we deem appropriate, so that you are aware of the changes. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to this Cookie Policy will be considered your consent to those changes.

Interpretation

The headings of sections and paragraphs in this Cookie Policy are for convenience only and shall not affect its interpretation.

Conclusion

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We believe in transparency and we are committed to being upfront about our privacy practices, including how we treat your personal information. We know you care about your privacy too, so we provide settings that allow you to choose how certain information is used by ifdiff.com.

We use cookies and similar technologies for several reasons, as described in this Cookie Policy. We understand that some people prefer not to allow cookies, which is why we provide the option to manage your cookies settings. Remember, however, our Website may not function properly without cookies.

This Cookie Policy is meant to help you understand what information we collect through cookies, why we collect it, and what we do with it. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our cookie practices and let us know if you have any questions by sending us an email or submitting a request through the “Contact Us” form on our Website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Cookie Policy or the information practices of this site, please reach out to us via our contact us page.

Last updated: 1st August 2023