Cookie Policy
In order to provide you with the best possible service, this website uses cookies and similar techniques. Because your privacy is important to us and because we want to make our website more user-friendly, we want to use this Policy to inform you about our use of cookies.
We use cookies to improve website navigation, to analyse our traffic, and to personalise content and ads. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.
What are cookies?
When you visit this website, we place cookies on your computer, tablet, or phone when your browser settings permit this. Cookies are small, simple text files that are not harmful to your device.
In this Cookie Policy, the term ‘cookies’ refers not only to the small text files themselves but also to all similar techniques that achieve the same results and where we can store data on your device or read it from there.
What cookies do we use and for what purposes?
Some cookies are necessary so that the website works correctly and fully. They ensure for instance that you do not receive (or have to enter) the same information each time you visit our website. We always place these cookies when your browser settings permit this. Unfortunately, you cannot unsubscribe from this on our website.
We use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about the use made of and the visits made to our website. Google analyses this data for us, in an anomized way. For more information on how Google uses cookies for their services (including Google Analytics, see https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies)
We also use what are known as ‘tracking cookies’. We use these cookies to obtain more information about our visitors and to generate user profiles, which we might use to make the website more personal and user-friendly and to show you offers, promotion,s and adverts that are as relevant to you as possible. We only place tracking cookies if you have consented to this. By accepting marketing cookies, you agree to the placing of tracking cookies, for instance.
Cookies can also be placed that originate from third parties. We work with external parties who use cookies, for instance to show you adverts that are geared to your interests or to offer you certain social media functionalities. The third party that places cookies is named in the List of cookies at the bottom of this page, where you can also read about the reason for doing this.
The privacy and cookie policy of the third party concerned applies to the use of cookies by third parties. You can also read its privacy policies by clicking on the relevant provider’s name in the list below. We accept no responsibility or liability for this.
The cookies used can be classified into the following categories:
- Necessary
Necessary cookies ensure that a website works correctly and help to make a website more useful, by enabling such basic functions as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, a website cannot function correctly. - Preferences
Preferences cookies ensure that a website can retain information that affects the website’s design and the way it works, such as your language preference or the region where you live. - Statistics
Statistical cookies help to analyse how visitors use a website, by collecting and reporting anonymised data. They analyse the use made of the website and monitor for instance whether particular adverts have led to purchases. - Marketing
Marketing cookies are primarily used to track visitors when they visit different websites. The reasons for this include enabling certain social media functionalities to be offered and enabling adverts to be displayed that are tailored to and relevant for the individual user. This gives these adverts added value for publishers and external advertisers.
The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission. This means that cookies which are categorized as necessary, are processed based on GDPR Art. 6 (1) (f). All other cookies, meaning those from the categories preferences and marketing, are processed based on GDPR Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Enabling and disabling cookies
You can configure your browser so that the storing of cookies is only accepted when you consent to this. You can also delete cookies that were placed previously. Please consult your web browser guide for more information about this. Remember that many websites cannot work properly if cookies have been disabled.
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a message that explains our cookie use, along with a link to this Cookie Policy. Around the end of this Cookie Policy page or via the button at the bottom-left corner of each page of this website, you can view, modify, or cancel your preferences. You can always return to this page via the link at the bottom of any website page.
Cookie retention periods and deletion
Most cookies have an expiry date. This means that after a certain period of time, they expire automatically and no longer record any details of your website visit. Please see the List of cookies for the respective retention periods. You can also opt to delete cookies manually before their expiry date has been reached. Please consult your web browser guide for more information about this.
Any questions or complaints?
If you have a question or complaint about our use of cookies then you can contact at marketing@softwareimprovementgroup.com.
Privacy Statement
When certain cookies are used, personal data is processed too. Please see our Privacy Statement for more information about the way in which we handle your data. At Software Improvement Group (SIG), we are committed to protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our information systems and our customer’s data. We are continuously broadening our range of security and compliance reports in response to customer demands. Check out our Security and Compliance Reports page to read more about all the privacy reports accessible to our customers and prospective clients under a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).