Cookies
Cookies and Similar Technologies Notice
Last Updated: December 20, 2022
This Notice about how we use Cookies and Similar Technologies (“Notice”) applies to websites and the mobile-enabled web (collectively “online services”) owned and operated by BigID, Inc. By continuing to use our online services you agree to the use of our cookies.
We use cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies to deliver, monitor, and improve our online services. This Notice describes the information we collect through cookies and other tracking technologies. Approved third parties may also place cookies on your web or mobile browser when you use our online services. You may find additional information regarding our use of your Personal Information in our Privacy Notice.
What Are Cookies
A Cookie is a small piece of computer code sent by a website and stored on the hard drive of your computer. A pixel tag (also known as a tracking pixel, web beacon, or clear GIF) is an embedded image on a website that may register a user’s website activity.
There are two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies only exist while your browser is open. We use session cookies for website functionality purposes. Persistent cookies are not removed when you exit your web browser. We use persistent cookies to enable an easier log-in process, provide you with a more personalized experience, and help you navigate our website more efficiently. We may use flash cookies on our online services to enable or control flash-based content. More information on these types of cookies can be found in Managing Your Cookie Preferences.
How & Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to improve our services and provide you with the best possible experience. We may use cookies in order to identify you; remember your preferences; secure your access; know when content has been shown to you; provide aggregated auditing, research, and reporting; understand and improve our online services; and detect and defend against fraud and other risks. When we send you an email, we may use cookies to understand if you have accessed the information provided in the email. We may combine information collected through the cookies with your personal information in order to provide you a personalized experience about products and services you may find of interest. The information we collect from cookies also may allow us to identify you across devices, such as smartphones, tablets, computers or related browsers.
We may allow certain approved third parties to place their cookies on our websites. We are not responsible for the practices, including the use of cookies employed by third party websites, mobile enabled web or online services linked to or from BigID or for the content contained therein.
Disabling Cookies
GPC is a technical specification that you can use to inform websites of your privacy preferences in regards to ad trackers. To set up GPC, you can visit the Global Privacy Control page. If you do choose to set up GPC, we will automatically turn off all non-required cookies on BigID’s websites for you. Please note that this may impact the functionality of our websites.
Note: If you block cookies from the websites you will not be able to use certain features of our online services.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
BigID uses “Usercentrics” as our cookie consent tool, which you can utilize to customize your cookie preferences. When you visit our websites for the first time, a cookie consent banner will pop up and ask you to customize your cookie preferences. If you decide to change your preferences at a later date, you can clear your browser’s cache.
The types of cookies used our websites are as follows:
| Type | Description | Third Party |
| Essential | These cookies are essential in providing you with services available through our online services and to enable you to use some of their features. We cannot provide our services without them. | None |
| Functionality | These cookies allow us to remember the choices you make when you use our online services. These cookies are intended to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-select your preferences every time you visit our online services. | None |
| Marketing | Managing cookie preferences differs from browser to browser so please refer to your browser for further information.Please note that Essential Cookies cannot be disabled, otherwise our website may be impacted. Please use the help function in your web browser to restrict cookies from our website(s). We will store your cookie preferences until you clear your browsing cache. You can change your preferences at any time. Remember that disabling some types of cookies may impact your experience of our online services that we offer. | None |
Additional Use of Information Technologies
Additional information on the technologies we use on our online services is as follows:
| Type | Description | Third Party |
| Website Optimization Services | BigID shares data with Google Analytics, and to understand and optimize website performance and enhance site usability. This runs in the background of our Website, analyzing site usage information and then returning reports to us through an encrypted connection. These services are required to maintain data securely and confidentially. | If you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics on a per browser basis, please Click Here to download the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. For more information on Google Analytics, Click Here. |
| Social Media Widgets | Our Services may include social media features, such as the Facebook “like” button, and widgets, such as the “share this” button. These features may collect your information and track your use of the Services. These social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly in the Services. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy notice of the company providing such functionality. | You can manage your preferences for many of these advertising programs through the links provided below: |
| Social Network & New Tech Advertising Programs | BigID has relationships with several social networks and new tech companies. These companies have specific Interest-Based Ads programs that match people who have shown interest in BigID through our website or other services with their platforms (such as LinkedIn and Twitter features). This matching allows us to deliver relevant, interest-based ads on those companies’ networks. | You can manage your preferences for many of these advertising programs through the links provided below: |
| Do Not Track | BigID does not currently recognize and process Do Not Track signals from different web browsers. You can manage your preferences for tracking across sites in the Interest-Based or Online Behavioral Advertising section above. For more information on Do Not Track please visit https://allaboutdnt.com/ | None |
For more information about how we collect, use and share your personal information, see our Privacy Notice.
