Cookies
We may use cookies to make our services and your experience even better.
Cookies are small pieces of information that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit our site. They enable the server to collect information from the browser so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
How We Use Cookies
Our website uses cookies to improve the quality of the services offered. We use cookies to:
- Recognize registered Users.
- Collect reliable site usage information, which allows us to measure how well the site meets the needs of its Users and to make any necessary improvements.
- Provide features such as social sharing widgets and videos.
- Measure advertising and promotional effectiveness.
Enabling these cookies is not strictly necessary for the main functions of the website to work, but it will provide you with a better browsing experience and better BMAP Services.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. Examples of this type of cookie include:
- Account Registration - If you create an account with us, we may use cookies for the management of the enrollment process and the general administration of the account. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterward to remember your site preferences when logged out.
- Account Login – We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They are essential for us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. We rely on these cookies to identify room for improvement of both our website and products. Examples of this type of cookie include:
- Site Preferences - To provide you with a great experience on our sites, we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how our sites run when you use them. To remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page that is affected by your preferences.
- User Experience - We may test new features and make subtle changes to the way that a site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience during your visit.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by Hubspot, whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Essentially, these cookies allow the BMAP Properties to remember information you have entered or choices you make (such as your username, or language) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies also enable you to optimize your use of the BMAP Properties after logging in.
Functional cookies may also be used to improve how the BMAP Properties function and perform, to enhance and customize your interactions with our products and services, and to help us provide you with more relevant messages, including marketing communications.
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by Google Ads, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
BMAP uses Google Ads, which collects IP addresses and other information on the Sites and Services. These technologies may recognize you across the different devices you use, such as a desktop or laptop computer, smartphone or tablet. Third parties use this information to provide advertisements about products and services tailored to your interests. You may see these advertisements on other websites or mobile applications on any of your devices. This process also helps us manage and track the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.
Private Data and It’s Transfer
When information is associated with your BMAP User Account, we treat it as personal information. For more information about how you can access, manage or delete information that is associated with your BMAP Account, please read our Privacy policy.
The cookie-related information is not used to identify you personally and the data collected is kept under our control. These cookies are not used for any purpose other than those described above. Information is not transferred to any third party.
How To Control Cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete or block all cookies that are already on your computer. You may also set your browser to block all cookies, including cookies associated with BMAP Services, or to indicate when a cookie is being set by us.
Most browsers give you the ability to manage cookies to suit you, to limit or delete them, so you may want to review your cookie settings and ads settings. In some browsers you can set up rules to manage cookies on a site-by-site basis, giving you more fine-grained control over your privacy. What this means is that you can disallow cookies from all sites except those that you trust. You can find information about your browser settings in its documentation.
However, it’s important to remember that if you do disable our cookies some features of this site may not work as intended and you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site.
