This Cookie
Policy explains how Ross & Associates Tax Office
("Company," "we," "us," and
"our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our
website at
https://rossandassociates-taxoffice.com/
("Website"). It explains what these technologies
are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
In some cases
we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we
combine it with other information.
What are
cookies?
Cookies are
small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website.
Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more
efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by
the website owner (in this case, Ross & Associates Tax Office ) are
called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called
"third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be
provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The
parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the
website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we
use cookies?
We use first-
This is described in more detail below.
How can I control
cookies?
You have the
right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by
setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to
select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as
they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
The Cookie
Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our website. If you choose to
reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas
of our website may be restricted. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or
refuse cookies.
The specific
types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform
are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties
you visit):
Essential website cookies:
Essential website cookies:
These cookies
are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use
some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
| Name: | rc::a |
| Purpose: | Used to track and analyze user behavior to distinguish humans from bots or automated software. |
| Provider: | www.google.com |
| Service: | reCAPTCHA View Service Privacy Policy |
| Type: | html_local_storage |
| Expires in: | persistent |
| Name: | __tluid |
| Purpose: | Assigns a random ID number to each visitor so that their policy consent and cookie consent preferences can be saved. |
| Provider: | app.termly.io |
| Service: | Termly View Service Privacy Policy |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | 11 months 30 days |
| Name: | TERMLY_API_CACHE |
| Purpose: | Used to store visitor’s consent result in order to improve performance of the consent banner. |
| Provider: | Ross & Associates Tax Office |
| Service: | Termly View Service Privacy Policy |
| Type: | html_local_storage |
| Expires in: | 1 year |
| Name: | csrf_token |
| Purpose: | Protects against hacking and malicious actors. |
| Provider: | Ross & Associates Tax Office |
| Service: | Django View Service Privacy Policy |
| Type: | http_cookie |
| Expires in: | 29 days |
Performance and functionality cookies:
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.
| Name: | PHPSESSID |
| Purpose: | Cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is normally a random generated number, how it is used can be specific to the site, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user between pages. |
| Provider: | Ross & Associates Tax Office |
| Service: | PHP.net View Service Privacy Policy |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | session |
Analytics and customization cookies:
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.
| Name: | NID |
| Purpose: | Set by Google to set a unique user ID to remember user preferences. Persistent cookie that stays for 182 days |
| Provider: | .google.com |
| Service: | Google View Service Privacy Policy |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | 6 months |
Advertising cookies:
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
| Name: | YSC |
| Purpose: | YouTube is a Google-owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. Used by Google in combination with SID to verify Google user account and most recent login time. |
| Provider: | .youtube.com |
| Service: | YouTube View Service Privacy Policy |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | session |
| Name: | taboola_session_id |
| Purpose: | Used to preserve a session ID between different Taboola requests. This cookie does not persist beyond the session. |
| Provider: | .taboola.com |
| Service: | Taboola View Service Privacy Policy |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | session |
| Name: | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
| Purpose: | YouTube is a Google-owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. Used by Google in combination with SID to verify Google user account and most recent login time. |
| Provider: | .youtube.com |
| Service: | YouTube View Service Privacy Policy |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | 5 months 27 days |
| Name: | t_gid |
| Purpose: | Used to give a user an ID that is used for attribution and reporting. |
| Provider: | .taboola.com |
| Service: | Taboola View Service Privacy Policy |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | 11 months 30 days |
Unclassified cookies:
These are cookies that have not yet been categorized. We are in the process of classifying these cookies with the help of their providers.
| Name: | taboola global:user-id |
| Provider: | Ross & Associates Tax Office |
| Type: | html_local_storage |
| Expires in: | persistent |
| Name: | 1727671:session-data |
| Provider: | Ross & Associates Tax Office |
| Type: | html_local_storage |
| Expires in: | persistent |
| Name: | VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA |
| Provider: | .youtube.com |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | 5 months 27 days |
| Name: | eng_mt |
| Provider: | Ross & Associates Tax Office |
| Type: | html_local_storage |
| Expires in: | persistent |
| Name: | t_pt_gid |
| Provider: | .taboola.com |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | 11 months 30 days |
How can I
control cookies on my browser?
As the means by which you can refuse
cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your
browser's help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on
the most popular browsers:
In addition, most advertising networks
offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information,
please visit:
- Digital Advertising Alliance
- Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
What about
other tracking technologies, like web beacons?
Cookies are not
the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other,
similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or
"clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables us to
recognize when someone has visited our Website
Do you use Flash
cookies or Local Shared Objects?
Websites may also use so-called "Flash Cookies" (also known as Local
Shared Objects or "LSOs") to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of
our services, fraud prevention, and for other site operations.
If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can
adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage using the tools contained in
the Website Storage Settings
Panel. You can also
control Flash Cookies by going to the Global Storage Settings
Panel and following the
instructions (which may include instructions that explain, for example, how to delete existing
Flash Cookies (referred to "information" on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs from
being placed on your computer without your being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to
block Flash Cookies that are not being delivered by the operator of the page you are on at the
time).
Please note
that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash Cookies may reduce or
impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications
used in connection with our services or online content.
Do you serve targeted
advertising?
Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to
serve advertising through our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this
and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may
be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of
advertisements. They can accomplish this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information
about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods
and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not
enable us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other details that directly identify
you unless you choose to provide these.
How often
will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may
update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for
example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies
and related technologies.
The date at
the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where
can I get further information?
If you have
any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please
info@Ross & Associates Tax Office or by post to
Fax:
725-350-2300