Cookie Policy for Steuerbot App
Version 1.0, Date: 08/2024
We appreciate your visit to our app. This policy applies to our websites, emails, apps, and other services (collectively referred to as the “Website”).
Protecting your personal data is of utmost importance to us at Steuerbot GmbH (“Steuerbot,” “We”). Below, we provide detailed information about the scope and purpose of processing your personal data on our website, the use of cookies, and similar tracking technologies (collectively referred to as “Cookies”). This Cookie Policy is supplementary to our Privacy Policy.
1. Technologies Used
| Technology Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Cookies | Cookies are small text files stored in the user's browser by websites or online services to remember information about the user. First-party cookies are set by us or on our behalf on our website. Third-party cookies are set by other companies whose functions are integrated into our website (e.g., google.com). Typically, third-party cookies are set by our partners. These help us analyze and optimize our services and support our marketing objectives. We use both persistent and session cookies. Session cookies are temporary cookies stored on your device during your website visit and expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies have a longer lifespan and expire at a fixed date or upon manual deletion. |
| Pixel | A pixel is a transparent, one-pixel graphic embedded in a website or message. It is primarily used to track whether a website or message was accessed or opened. When activated, a pixel records a visit and may read or set cookies. We use pixels to gain insights into your interactions with our email or web content, such as whether you engaged with our ads. |
| Tracking URL | Tracking URLs are custom links that help us understand the traffic sources to our websites. |
| Local Storage | Local storage allows a website or application to save information locally on your device, similar to cookies. It can be used to optimize your experience—for instance, by enabling features, saving your preferences, or speeding up website performance. |
| JavaScript | JavaScript is a programming language used to develop trackers. These trackers help us monitor how you interact with our website and other online platforms. |
| Ad-Personalization | This Google cookie is used to deliver personalized advertising experiences based on users' preferences and online activities. |
| Personalization Storage | This Google cookie stores user preferences and personalization settings, enhancing the overall experience by maintaining individualized content and functions. |
| Other Technologies | We also use other technologies, such as mobile IDs, for purposes similar to those described in this Cookie Policy. |
2. Types of Cookies
Like most online service providers, we use cookies for various reasons. For example, we use them to optimize our services, secure our website, understand which features are most popular, improve user experience, deliver relevant ads, and generally provide our customers with a more intuitive and personalized experience. Our cookies are categorized as follows:
| Cookie Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Essential Cookies | These cookies are essential for operating our website and providing our services. They include technologies that detect and prevent security risks, keep you logged in, or enable access to other features and functions. Without these cookies, our website would not function smoothly, and you might not be able to access it at all due to technical limitations. |
| Analytics Cookies | Analytics cookies help us understand how our application is used, measure our websites' performance, and adapt and optimize our application based on analytical insights to meet individual needs. |
| Marketing Cookies | We use these cookies for advertising purposes—for example, to deliver more relevant and targeted ads to our users and measure the effectiveness of our campaigns. These cookies help determine whether content was viewed, how many people clicked on a particular ad, or whether someone who saw an ad later returned to engage with our website. |
3. Cookies in Use
The table below provides a detailed list of cookies we use in our application. Please note that this table may be updated periodically to reflect the latest information.
| Cookie | Cookie Type | Description | Opt-Out Link; More Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steuerbot - First Party | Essential | We use cookies to store user login information and provide essential functions in our web application. For example, we store user consent for cookies in the browser to apply it automatically during subsequent visits, ensuring user security. | |
| Segment | Analytics | We use Segment to distinguish non-registered users and log tracking events up to ten times. | Privacy Policy |
| Singular | Analytics | We use Singular to understand how our media campaigns perform and how you interact with our website, enhancing user experience. | Privacy Policy |
| Google Firebase | Analytics | We use Google Firebase to analyze our media campaigns and understand user interactions with our website to improve user experience. | Privacy Policy |
4. User Options
Users can control how we use certain cookies and have various options for managing cookies. Adjustments to cookie settings may limit the functionality of our website or certain parts of it. Below, we outline your options:
4.1 Cookie Consent Management
When you visit our website, you will be prompted via our cookie consent management tool to actively agree to the use of non-essential cookies (e.g., analytics and marketing) on your device. After making your initial choice, you can review and modify your settings at any time. Note: If you later revoke your consent for essential cookies, we may still process data based on previously granted consent.
4.2 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie usage by (i) rejecting some or all cookies and (ii) reviewing and resetting cookies already stored on your device. While most browsers automatically accept cookies, this setting can typically be easily adjusted. Below are links to cookie management guides for popular browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Apple Safari for Mac
- Apple Safari for iOS
- Mozilla Firefox
- Android Browser
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Additional information: All About Cookies.
4.3 Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to analyze website usage and generate user activity reports. In addition to the above options, you can exclude Google Analytics by following the steps described here.
4.4 Internet-Based Advertising
External advertisers and ad agencies we work with may be members of the Digital Advertising Alliance or the European Digital Advertising Alliance. You can restrict or opt out of receiving interest-based targeted ads from participating companies via Digital Advertising Alliance or Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance. If you opt out on these websites, you will still see ads but will no longer see interest-based ads from companies participating in the opt-out programs. Note: If you delete cookies on your device after opting out, your settings for these websites will be removed, and you will need to opt out again.