Cookies Policy

Intro

Dev4Press Web Development LLC (“us”, “we”, or “our”) uses cookies on the Dev4Press Network website – dev4press.com (the “Service” or “Site”). By using the Service, you consent to the use of cookies.

Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Service, your choices regarding cookies, and the additional source of information about cookies.

This Cookies Policy is part of the Dev4Press Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.


What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text sent between your web browser and a website you visit.

A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you.

Cookies can be “persistent” (they have an expiration date, and remain in the browser until that date has been reached) or “session” (they are stored only for the visit duration, and they are removed once you exit the website).


How we use cookies on Dev4Press Network

When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • to enable certain functions of the Service,
  • to enable account login functionalities,
  • to track the forum activity to provide better forum experience,
  • to track your votes for various Service content,
  • to store your information for the blog comments form.

We use both session and persistent cookies on the Service and we use different types of cookies to run the Service.

Here is the list of cookies we use, only if you are a website user and logged in:

  • wordpress_test_cookie – used to test if the cookies are enabled in the browser
  • wordpress_logged_in_{hash} – part of the account login functionality, essential to log into your account
  • wordpress_sec_{hash} – part of the account login functionality, essential to log into your account
  • wp_3_gdbbx_session_activity – timestamp of the current session for the support forums
  • wp_3_gdbbx_tracking_activity – timestamp of the latest activity for the support forums
  • wp-gdrts-log – used to track ratings and prevent duplicated ratings

If you are not a Dev4Press user, only cookie for rating might be used, and only if you rate any of Dev4Press posts.

Analytics

Our Analytics system, powered by Matomo On-Premise software doesn’t use cookies for tracking purposes. But, to test out the browser, the analytics system might create a test and session cookie that is removed after a website visit, and it doesn’t have any identifiable information stored in it.


Third-Party

Dev4Press doesn’t use any third-party cookies.

We do not use any third-party services for Analytics or Ads, and our internal analytics system doesn’t use cookies.


Your choices regarding cookies

If you’d like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser for more information.

Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you will not be able to login to your Service account, and some of our pages might not display properly.


More information about cookies

You can find out more information on cookie settings at third-party information sites.

The best source for such information is www.allaboutcookies.org.


Changelog

Cookies Policy was last updated on 23.1.2023.

23.1.2023: Dev4Press Web Development LLC registered to replace Golden Dragon WebStudio.
22.5.2018: fully updated policy for upcoming EU GDPR law.
5.6.2018: expanded with a list of cookies, extra information, and Opt-out section.
29.8.2021: removed Google Adsense, no longer used on the website.

26.2.2022: removed Google Analytics; few improvements to the policy.