REFINERY29 COOKIE POLICY

Last updated: September 30, 2024

This Cookie Policy only applies to the Refinery29 websites that post this Policy, including any related features, applications, widgets or online services, whether accessed via computer, mobile device or otherwise (collectively, “Sites”). The Sites are owned or controlled by R29, LLC, its subsidiaries and its affiliates (collectively, “Refinery29,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). For more information about Refinery29’s use of cookies via the Sites, please see our Privacy Policy linked in the footer of the website.

A cookie is a text file (often including a unique identifier), which contains small amounts of information that are sent to your browser and stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Whenever you are on our Sites, there may be “session cookies” and “persistent cookies” operating. Session cookies are temporary and only exist while you’re browsing our Sites, whereas persistent cookies will remain on your browser (for a specific period) and will be activated again when you return to one of our Sites.

As well as “first-party cookies,” there may also be “third-party cookies” included on our Sites, placed on your browser from, for example, third party advertisers. You can control your consent to these cookies through the privacy management tool linked in the footer of the website.

HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?

Cookies help us to improve and commercialize our Sites and the services delivered to you through them. Our Sites use cookies to distinguish you from other users, even if we don’t know your name or who you are from those cookies. Cookies are also used to control the display of ads, track usage patterns, personalize our Sites for you and collect information about our users as a whole. See below for details on the different categories of cookies we use.

These are the types of cookies used by Refinery29:

Information, storage and access. These cookies enable the storage of, or access to, information that is already stored on your device, such as advertising identifiers, device identifiers, other cookies, and similar technologies.

Personalization. These cookies enable the collection and processing of information about your use of the Sites in order to subsequently personalize advertising and/or content for you in other contexts, such as on other websites or apps. Typically, the content of the applicable Site is used to make inferences about your interests, which inform future selections of advertising and/or content.

Ad selection, delivery and reporting. These cookies enable the collection of information, in combination with previously collected information, to select and deliver advertisements for you and to measure the delivery and effectiveness of such advertisements. This includes using previously collected information about your interests to select ads and process data about what advertisements were shown, including how often they were shown, when and where they were shown, and whether you took any action related to the advertisement, including, for example, clicking an ad or making a purchase. This does not include personalization, which is the collection and processing of information about your use of the Sites to subsequently personalize advertising and/or content for you in other contexts, such as on other websites or apps.

Content selection, delivery and reporting. These cookies enable the collection of information, in combination with previously collected information, to select and deliver content for you and to measure the delivery and effectiveness of such content. This includes using previously collected information about your interests to select content and process data about what content was shown, including how often or how long it was shown, when and where it was shown, and whether you took any action related to the content, including, for example, clicking on content. This does not include personalization.

Measurement. These cookies enable the collection of information about your use of content, in combination with previously collected information, in order to measure, understand, and report on your usage of the Sites. This does not include personalization.

Essential. These cookies enable you to navigate the Sites and to use their services and features. Without these necessary cookies, the Sites will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like them to and we may not be able to provide the Sites or certain of their services or features.

For details about the specific vendors who operate these cookies, see the privacy management tool linked in the footer of the website.

HOW TO SELECT AND BLOCK COOKIES

Certain cookies we use require your consent and others do not. We only ask your consent when legally required to do so. For UK and EU based individuals, we collect your consent prior to any installation of non-essential cookies. If you change your mind and want to change your consent settings at any time (whether to reject all or consent to some types of cookies), you can do so through our privacy management tool linked in the footer of the website. Remember that your consent settings are specific to the device and browser you are using.

You can also block cookies by selecting or deselecting certain types of cookies through your device or a web browser that enables you to refuse the downloading of cookies. If you choose to not accept certain cookies, some interactive features of the Sites may not work.

Any personal data we collect through cookies will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy linked in the footer of the web site.

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