Cookies Policy
1. Introduction
At Cube Depot Inc., we are committed to providing a seamless and personalized browsing experience on our website. To achieve this, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies that allow us to understand how users interact with our site, enhance the functionality and performance of the website, and tailor content to meet the needs and preferences of our visitors.
Cookies play a crucial role in how modern websites operate, helping to remember your settings, preferences, and previous interactions. They enable us to optimize our services, ensuring that our website is user-friendly, efficient, and responsive to your needs.
Legal Compliance and User Consent: In compliance with applicable laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the United States, we prioritize transparency and user control over the use of cookies. We seek your explicit consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. This consent allows us to use cookies to collect, store, and process data that enhances your experience on our site. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies as outlined in this policy.
We believe it is essential for you to have control over your online experience. As such, we provide you with the tools and information necessary to manage your cookie preferences, ensuring that you can make informed decisions about the data you share with us.
For more detailed information on the types of cookies we use, how they function, and how you can manage your preferences, please refer to the following sections of our Cookie Policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device—whether it’s a computer, smartphone, or tablet—when you visit a website. These files are used to store and track information about your interaction with the site, such as your preferences, browsing history, and session details. Cookies are essential for providing a smooth, personalized browsing experience by remembering your settings and preferences as you navigate through the site or return in the future.
Similar Tracking Technologies: In addition to cookies, there are other tracking technologies that function in a similar way. These include:
- Pixels (Pixel Tags or Web Beacons): These are tiny, transparent image files embedded in web pages or emails. They work by tracking when a page is viewed or an email is opened, providing information about user engagement and helping to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
- Local Storage and Session Storage: These technologies allow websites to store data on your device, similar to cookies but with more storage capacity. Local storage retains data even after you close your browser, while session storage only retains data during the browsing session.
- Scripts: JavaScript and other scripts can be used to collect information about your interaction with a website in real time. These scripts can trigger events based on your actions, such as clicking a button or filling out a form.
Types of Cookies: Cookies can be categorized based on their source, duration, and purpose. Understanding these distinctions can help you manage your cookie preferences effectively.
First-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by the website you are visiting directly. They are often used to store your preferences, such as language settings, or to keep you logged in as you navigate through different pages on the site.
Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by domains other than the one you are visiting. They are commonly used for tracking and online advertising purposes, allowing advertisers to deliver targeted ads based on your browsing behavior across multiple websites. For example, if you visit an online store and later see ads for products from that store on other sites, third-party cookies are likely at work.
Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are only active during your browsing session. Once you close your browser, these cookies are automatically deleted. Session cookies are typically used to manage navigation on a website, such as keeping track of your shopping cart contents while you browse.
Persistent Cookies: Unlike session cookies, persistent cookies remain on your device even after you close your browser. They have a set expiration date and are used to remember your preferences and actions across multiple visits. For instance, a persistent cookie might remember your login details, so you don’t have to enter them each time you visit the site.
Secure Cookies: These cookies are only transmitted over secure HTTPS connections, ensuring that the data they contain is encrypted and protected from unauthorized access during transmission.
HTTP-Only Cookies: These cookies cannot be accessed by JavaScript and are used to enhance security by preventing cross-site scripting attacks. They are typically used to store session information.
SameSite Cookies: These cookies include a directive that specifies whether they should be restricted to first-party contexts only, helping to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.
Each type of cookie serves a specific function, and the use of these cookies allows Cube Depot Inc. to optimize your browsing experience, deliver relevant content, and ensure the security of your interactions on our website.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
At Cube Depot Inc., we implement various types of cookies to optimize your experience on our website, ensure its smooth operation, and gather insights into how users interact with our services. Below is a detailed overview of the different categories of cookies we use and their specific purposes.
3.1 Essential Cookies
What They Are:
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. These cookies enable core functionalities, such as navigating through the site, accessing secure areas, and ensuring that all features operate as intended.
Purpose:
These cookies are crucial for the operation of our website and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to your actions on the site, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms. Without these cookies, certain parts of the website would not work correctly, such as maintaining your session when you log in or ensuring that your selections are remembered as you navigate between pages.
User Impact:
While these cookies do not store any personally identifiable information, they are essential to providing a functional and secure user experience. If you choose to block these cookies through your browser settings, some parts of the website may not work correctly.
3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies
What They Are:
Performance and analytics cookies collect information about how users interact with our website. These cookies help us understand which pages are the most popular, which methods of navigation are most effective, and identify any areas that may require improvement.
Purpose:
These cookies allow us to measure and improve the performance of our website by providing aggregated data on visitor usage. For instance, they may track how long users spend on a page, how they navigate through the site, and where they encounter errors. This data is invaluable in helping us optimize the website to provide a better user experience.
User Impact:
While performance and analytics cookies collect information that helps us improve the site, the data is anonymized and used in aggregate. This means it does not directly identify you but provides us with insights into overall website performance and user behavior.
3.3 Functionality Cookies
What They Are:
Functionality cookies are used to remember the choices you make on our website and provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies allow the website to remember your preferences and tailor your experience accordingly.
Purpose:
These cookies enable our website to offer enhanced functionality and personalization. For example, functionality cookies can remember your language preference, your region, or other settings you’ve selected. This means that when you return to our website, it can provide a customized experience based on your previous visits.
User Impact:
While functionality cookies are not essential to the operation of the website, they enhance the user experience by remembering your settings and preferences. If you block these cookies, some services on the website may not function as expected, and you may need to manually adjust preferences each time you visit.
3.4 Targeting/Advertising Cookies
What They Are:
Targeting and advertising cookies are used to deliver content and advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. These cookies can track your browsing habits on our website and other sites to create a profile of your interests.
Purpose:
The primary purpose of these cookies is to provide you with personalized advertising content based on your browsing history and behavior. They also help us measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns by tracking engagement metrics, such as how many people clicked on an ad. In some cases, these cookies are placed by third-party advertising networks with our permission.
User Impact:
These cookies may collect personal data by tracking your online activity across websites. While this allows us to provide a more personalized experience, we recognize the importance of your privacy. You have the option to opt-out of targeted advertising cookies through your browser settings or by using the opt-out tools provided by advertising networks.
4. How We Use Cookies
At Cube Depot Inc., cookies play a vital role in delivering a seamless and personalized experience on our website. We use cookies for various purposes, all aimed at improving your interaction with our site and ensuring that we provide relevant and useful content. Below is an overview of the primary ways we utilize cookies:
4.1 Enhancing User Experience
Purpose:
Cookies are essential for enhancing your overall experience on our website. By remembering your preferences, settings, and previous interactions, cookies allow us to provide a more personalized and efficient browsing experience. For example, if you have set your preferred language or region on a previous visit, cookies enable us to remember these choices, so you don’t have to reset them each time you visit the site. This makes your interaction with our website smoother and more enjoyable.
How It Works:
When you navigate through our site, cookies store information about your actions, such as which pages you visit, how long you stay on each page, and any preferences you set. This allows us to streamline your experience, reduce loading times, and ensure that the content you see is relevant to your interests.
4.2 Analyzing Website Traffic
Purpose:
Understanding how users interact with our website is crucial for improving its performance and usability. We use cookies to collect data on website traffic, such as the number of visitors, the pages they visit, the duration of their visit, and the referral sources that brought them to our site. This data helps us identify trends, monitor site performance, and make data-driven decisions to enhance the user experience.
How It Works:
Cookies used for analytics track user behavior across our website. For example, we might use Google Analytics or similar third-party services to gather insights into how visitors navigate our site, which pages are most popular, and where users may encounter difficulties. This data is aggregated and anonymized, meaning it doesn’t identify you personally but provides us with valuable insights into overall user patterns.
4.3 Personalizing Content and Ads
Purpose:
To provide you with the most relevant content and advertisements, we use cookies to track your browsing habits and interests. By understanding your preferences, we can tailor the content you see on our website and deliver ads that are more likely to be of interest to you. This personalization helps create a more engaging and relevant online experience.
How It Works:
Cookies used for personalization track your interactions with our site and possibly other websites. They allow us to build a profile of your interests based on your browsing history and previous interactions. For instance, if you frequently visit certain types of content, our site will prioritize showing similar content in the future. Additionally, advertising cookies may be placed by third-party partners to show you targeted ads on our site and other sites you visit.
4.4 Improving Website Functionality
Purpose:
Cookies are also used to enhance the functionality of our website. This includes enabling features like user account management, shopping cart functionality, and secure login processes. By ensuring these elements work seamlessly, we can offer you a more intuitive and responsive website.
How It Works:
Functional cookies store information that supports various website features, such as keeping you logged in as you navigate between pages, remembering items you’ve added to your shopping cart, or allowing you to interact with dynamic content like videos or interactive forms. These cookies are crucial for providing a fully functional and user-friendly website experience.
4.5 Use of Third-Party Services
Third-Party Cookies:
In addition to our own cookies, we utilize third-party services that place cookies on your device to help us analyze website traffic, deliver personalized content, and improve our marketing efforts. Services such as Google Analytics and advertising networks may use cookies to collect data about your interactions with our site and other sites. These third-party cookies are governed by the respective service providers’ privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them for more detailed information.
Why We Use Them:
These third-party services provide advanced tools and analytics that help us optimize our website and marketing strategies. By partnering with these providers, we can leverage their expertise to better understand our audience and improve the relevance and effectiveness of our content and advertisements.
5. Third-Party Cookies
At Cube Depot Inc., we partner with third-party service providers to enhance the functionality of our website, deliver relevant content, and improve our marketing strategies. These third parties may place cookies on your device when you visit our website. Below, we outline the types of third-party cookies used, their purposes, and how you can manage or opt out of them.
5.1 Third-Party Service Providers
Analytics Providers:
We use cookies from analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, to gather insights into how visitors interact with our website. These cookies collect data on website usage, such as the number of visitors, the pages viewed, and the duration of visits. This information helps us optimize the website’s performance and improve user experience. These analytics cookies do not collect personally identifiable information and provide data in an aggregated form.
Advertising Networks:
We partner with advertising networks that use cookies to deliver personalized ads based on your browsing habits. These networks, including services like Google Ads and Facebook Ads, track your online activities across different websites to build a profile of your interests. This allows us to show you ads that are more relevant to you, both on our website and across other sites you visit. These cookies also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
Social Media Platforms:
Our website may include features from social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, that use cookies to track your interactions with our site and their platform. These cookies allow you to share content from our website directly to your social media accounts and may contribute to building a personalized content experience based on your social media activity.
5.2 Purpose of Third-Party Cookies
Analytics and Performance:
Third-party analytics cookies are crucial for understanding how users interact with our website. The data collected helps us identify areas for improvement, optimize content, and ensure the website performs well for all visitors. By analyzing trends and patterns, we can make data-driven decisions to enhance the overall user experience.
Targeted Advertising:
Third-party advertising cookies enable us to deliver ads tailored to your interests. By tracking your browsing behavior across various websites, these cookies help advertising networks serve you ads that are relevant to you. This targeted approach not only enhances your online experience but also helps us maximize the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.
Social Media Integration:
Cookies from social media platforms support features like content sharing and engagement directly on our website. They track your interactions with embedded social media content and can connect these interactions to your social media profiles, helping to provide a more integrated online experience.
5.3 Managing and Opting Out of Third-Party Cookies
Managing Cookies:
You have the ability to control how third-party cookies are used on your device. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie settings, including blocking or deleting cookies. You can typically find these settings in your browser’s “Preferences” or “Settings” menu under “Privacy” or “Security.” Managing these settings gives you control over which cookies are stored on your device.
Opting Out of Targeted Advertising:
If you prefer not to receive personalized ads based on third-party cookies, you can opt out through various methods. Advertising networks, like Google Ads and Facebook, provide tools to manage your ad preferences and opt out of personalized ads. Additionally, you can visit industry-wide opt-out platforms, such as the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), which allow you to opt out of targeted ads across multiple networks.
Impact of Opting Out:
Opting out of third-party cookies, particularly those used for targeted advertising, may impact your browsing experience. You may see less relevant ads or lose access to certain features that rely on these cookies. However, you will still be able to use our website, though some functionality may be limited.
6. Managing Cookies
At Cube Depot Inc., we believe in empowering our users with control over their online experience, including how cookies are managed on their devices. This section provides detailed instructions on how you can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings, as well as information about any in-website tools we offer to help you manage your cookie preferences.
6.1 How to Control or Delete Cookies
Browser Settings:
Most modern web browsers offer tools that allow you to control how cookies are stored on your device. You can block all cookies, delete existing cookies, or set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being placed. Below are instructions on how to manage cookies in some of the most popular web browsers:
Google Chrome:
- Open Chrome and click on the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner.
- Select “Settings” from the dropdown menu.
- Scroll down and click on “Privacy and security.”
- Under “Privacy and security,” click on “Cookies and other site data.”
- From here, you can manage settings such as blocking third-party cookies or clearing all cookies.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox and click on the three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner.
- Select “Settings” from the dropdown menu.
- Click on “Privacy & Security” from the left-hand menu.
- Scroll down to the “Cookies and Site Data” section.
- From here, you can manage your cookie settings, including blocking cookies or deleting stored cookies.
Safari (macOS):
- Open Safari and click on “Safari” in the top menu bar.
- Select “Preferences” from the dropdown menu.
- Go to the “Privacy” tab.
- Under “Cookies and website data,” you can choose to block all cookies or manage cookie settings.
- To delete cookies, click “Manage Website Data” and select “Remove All.”
Microsoft Edge:
- Open Edge and click on the three horizontal dots in the upper-right corner.
- Select “Settings” from the dropdown menu.
- Click on “Cookies and site permissions” from the left-hand menu.
- Under “Manage and delete cookies and site data,” you can control how cookies are handled.
Deleting Cookies:
If you wish to delete cookies stored on your device, you can do so directly through your browser. Keep in mind that deleting cookies may remove your stored preferences for certain websites, such as saved login information or site settings. After deleting cookies, you may need to re-enter your preferences on websites that you visit regularly.
6.2 In-Website Tools for Managing Cookie Preferences
Cookie Consent Banner:
Upon your first visit to our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. This banner provides information about our use of cookies and allows you to manage your preferences directly from the site. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your cookie settings to suit your preferences.
Cookie Preference Center:
We offer a Cookie Preference Center within our website, where you can easily adjust your cookie settings at any time. This tool allows you to:
- View the types of cookies being used: See a breakdown of the different categories of cookies and what they are used for.
- Change your consent settings: Modify your cookie preferences, such as opting in or out of performance, functionality, or advertising cookies.
- Revoke consent: If you previously consented to certain cookies and wish to change your decision, you can revoke your consent through the Cookie Preference Center.
To access the Cookie Preference Center, simply click on the “Cookie Settings” link available at the bottom of our website. This will take you to a page where you can manage all your cookie preferences in one place.
6.3 Impact of Managing Cookies
While managing cookies allows you to have greater control over your online privacy, it’s important to note that blocking or deleting certain cookies may impact your browsing experience. Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly, and without them, some features may not work as intended. For example, you may need to manually adjust your preferences or login information each time you visit the site if you block or delete cookies that store these details.
7. Consent to Use Cookies
At Cube Depot Inc., your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to ensuring that you have control over how your data is collected and used. As part of this commitment, we obtain your explicit consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. This section explains how we obtain user consent, as well as the implications of declining or blocking cookies.
7.1 Obtaining User Consent
Cookie Consent Banner:
When you first visit our website, you will encounter a cookie consent banner at the bottom or top of the page. This banner informs you that we use cookies and provides you with options for managing your cookie preferences. The banner typically includes the following elements:
- Notification: A brief statement indicating that our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and personalize content.
- Options: Buttons or links that allow you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your cookie preferences by selecting which types of cookies you allow.
- Link to Cookie Policy: A link to our comprehensive Cookie Policy page, where you can find detailed information about the types of cookies we use and their purposes.
Active Consent:
We require active consent from you before placing non-essential cookies on your device. This means that unless you click “Accept All Cookies” or customize your preferences to allow certain types of cookies, we will not use any non-essential cookies. Essential cookies, however, will be placed on your device automatically as they are necessary for the website to function properly.
Cookie Preference Center:
If you decide to manage your cookie settings later, you can do so at any time through our Cookie Preference Center. This tool allows you to review and adjust your cookie consent choices, providing ongoing control over your data.
7.2 Implications of Declining or Blocking Cookies
Reduced Website Functionality:
While you have the right to decline or block cookies, doing so may impact your experience on our website. Essential cookies are required for the core functionalities of the site, and blocking them may result in certain features not working as intended. For example:
- Login and Security: If you block cookies that are used to maintain your login session, you may need to log in each time you visit a new page or return to the site.
- Personalization: Blocking functionality cookies may prevent the website from remembering your preferences, such as language settings or display options, requiring you to manually adjust these settings on each visit.
- Shopping Cart and Forms: If you block cookies that store information about items in your shopping cart or data entered into forms, you may lose this information when navigating away from the page, making it difficult to complete transactions or inquiries.
Impact on User Experience:
Declining or blocking performance and analytics cookies means that we will have less data to improve the website’s functionality and user experience. While this does not prevent you from using the site, it may result in a less optimized experience, as we rely on this data to identify and address usability issues.
Advertising and Content Relevance:
Blocking targeting or advertising cookies will result in less personalized content and advertisements. While you will still see ads, they may be less relevant to your interests, as they will not be based on your browsing behavior or preferences. This could affect your overall experience by making the content you see less tailored to your needs.
8. Updates to This Cookie Policy
Cube Depot Inc. is committed to maintaining transparency and keeping you informed about how we use cookies and tracking technologies. As our website evolves, and as legal requirements or best practices change, we may need to update this Cookie Policy from time to time. This section explains how and when updates to the Cookie Policy may occur, and what it means for you as a user.
8.1 How and When We Update the Cookie Policy
Periodic Reviews:
We periodically review our Cookie Policy to ensure it remains accurate, compliant with applicable laws, and reflective of our current practices. Updates may be made to accommodate new features on our website, changes in our data processing activities, or updates to relevant legal requirements, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Reasons for Updates:
The Cookie Policy may be updated for several reasons, including but not limited to:
- Introduction of New Cookies: If we introduce new types of cookies or begin using new third-party services that place cookies on your device, the Cookie Policy will be updated to reflect these changes.
- Changes in Legal Requirements: Updates to comply with changes in laws or regulations governing data privacy and cookie usage.
- Enhancements to User Experience: Modifications based on user feedback or improvements to how cookies are managed on our website.
Notification of Updates:
When we make significant changes to this Cookie Policy, we will notify you in a clear and prominent manner. This may include:
- Website Notification: Posting an updated version of the Cookie Policy on our website with a notification banner or pop-up informing you of the changes.
- Email Notification: If you have provided us with your email address, we may send you an email to notify you of significant updates to the Cookie Policy.
8.2 User Acceptance of Updated Policy
Continued Use Constitutes Acceptance:
By continuing to use our website after we have updated the Cookie Policy, you are agreeing to the revised terms. We encourage you to review the updated policy to ensure that you understand how we collect, use, and manage cookies and related data.
Reviewing the Updated Policy:
We recommend that you periodically check the Cookie Policy page on our website to stay informed about how we are using cookies and what your rights are regarding data privacy. Each version of the Cookie Policy will include the date of the last update, so you can easily see when the policy was last revised.
8.3 Date of Last Update
Last Updated:
This Cookie Policy was last updated on 8/8/2024
9. Contact Information
At Cube Depot Inc., we prioritize transparency and are committed to addressing any questions or concerns you may have regarding our Cookie Policy. If you need further clarification or have specific inquiries about how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Below are the details on how you can contact us.
9.1 How to Contact Us
Email:
For any questions or concerns related to this Cookie Policy, please feel free to contact us via email at [email protected]. Our team regularly monitors this inbox and strives to respond to all inquiries within one business day. Email is an ideal method for detailed questions or when you need a written record of your correspondence.
Phone:
If you prefer to speak with a representative directly, you can reach us by phone at 949-991-2323. Our customer support line is open Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Pacific Time). Phone support is best for urgent inquiries or when you require immediate assistance.
Mailing Address:
You can also reach us through traditional mail. If you prefer to send your inquiries or any formal communication in writing, please use the following address:
- Cube Depot Inc.
- 2713 West Coast Highway
- Newport Beach, CA 92663
- United States
Please note that response times for mail correspondence may vary, and we recommend using email or phone for more timely communication.
9.2 Response Time and Support
Prompt and Effective Communication:
Our goal is to provide prompt and effective responses to all inquiries related to our Cookie Policy. Whether you reach out via email, phone, or mail, we are committed to ensuring that your questions are addressed thoroughly and in a timely manner.
Further Assistance:
If your inquiry requires more detailed information or involves complex issues related to data privacy and cookie usage, our team may take additional time to ensure that we provide you with accurate and comprehensive answers. We appreciate your patience as we work to address your concerns.
9.3 Additional Resources
Terms & Service:
For more information on how Cube Depot Inc. handles data privacy and user interactions on our website, please refer to our Terms & Service page. This page includes details about your rights, our responsibilities, and other important aspects of our service.
Privacy Policy:
To understand more about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information, please review our Privacy Policy. This document complements our Cookie Policy by providing a broader overview of our data handling practices.
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