Automatic collection of information

When you visit https://www.typeforward.com, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends. This data may include information such as your device's IP address, browser type and version, operating system type and version, language preferences or the webpage you were visiting before you came to https://www.typeforward.com, access times and dates, and other statistics. Information collected is automatically used only to identify potential cases of abuse and establish statistical information regarding the usage and traffic of our website.

This statistical information is not otherwise aggregated in such a way that would identify any particular user of the system. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6, Par. 1 lit. f. GDPR.

If you subscribe to our newsletter

If you sign up for our newsletter we share your name and email address with Mailchimp by The Rocket Since Group, located in the USA and Privacy Shield certified. Mailchimp handles the final opt-in and helps us manage the mailing list data. The processing of your personal information is subject to the Mailchimp privacy policy↗.

The period of the subscription is until the withdrawal of the consent, by unsubscribing.

What are cookies and how does Type Forward use them?

Cookies are very small text files that are automatically created by the browser and stored on your end device (computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit the website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device, do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.

Cookies help us learn how you use our website. This enables us, among other things, to improve end-user functionality for users as to remember, for example, different user preferences you have established as well as calculate unique user statistics related to the use of the website.

When using https://www.typeforward.com, sometimes you may also be exposed to cookies provided by third parties, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google, and other third-party service providers with whom you can use the website. Type Forward can not be responsible for how these third-party providers use cookies, and you should check the privacy policies of these providers for more information about how they use cookies.

Types of cookies

Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies or “first-party” or “third party” cookies.

Session cookies

A session cookie is essential to ensure the correct functioning of the website and is used to manage registration/login and access to reserved features. Session cookies are stored temporarily during a browsing session and are deleted from the user’s device when the browser is closed.

Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies are saved on your computer for a fixed period (usually a year or longer) and are not deleted when the browser is closed (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date).

First-party cookies

Cookies set by the website owner or service provider (Type Forward Ltd.) are called “first party cookies” and they can only be read by that site. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third party cookies”.

Third-party cookies

Third-party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website or service you are using (such as advertising, interactive content and analytics). The third parties that set these third party cookies can recognise your computer both when it visits the website or service in question and also when it visits certain other websites or services.

We are using the following third-party cookies:

_ga — 2 years expiration, Google Analytics - used to distinguish users.
_gid — 24 hours expiration, Google Analytics - used to distinguish users.
_gat — 1 minute expiration, Google Analytics - used to throttle request rate.

Changing cookie settings

You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use the website though your access to some functionality and areas of the website may be restricted. If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website. You can also delete cookies already stored on your computer. Again, doing this may harm the usability of our services. As for how 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. It is necessary to follow the instructions provided by the web browser, which are usually located within the 'Help', 'Tools' or 'Edit' menus.

Moreover, you can prevent the collection of data (including the IP address) generated with the cookie and related to your use of the website, by downloading and installing the browser plugin↗.

Alternatively, an external resource is available here↗, providing specific information about cookies and how to manage them to suit the user's preferences.

We use the web analysis provider Google Analytics. Google Analytics uses cookies to transfer information about the usage of our website to a Google server in the USA, where the information is then stored. Among the information transmitted to Google is usually the user’s curtailed IP address. In exceptional cases only, the full IP address is transmitted to Google, where it is then curtailed. The IP address transmitted from your browser with Google Analytics will not be associated with other Google data. Visit Google's privacy policy↗ for more information about the terms and conditions.

As far as we process your personal data, you are data subject as per GDPR and you have the following data subject rights. Right to information, right to correction, right to data portability, right of objection, and right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority.

You may request from us any data we have stored about you, which we will provide within thirty days.

We at Type Forward ltd. reserve the right to modify this policy to adapt it to legislative changes or jurisprudence that may arise in the future.