Cookies are small pieces of information that websites can store or access through a user's browser. Depending on how they are configured, cookies can support website functionality, remember certain settings, help understand how users interact with online services, and serve other website-related purposes.
How 4M Uses Cookies and Online Identifiers
The 4M Privacy Statement explains that when users interact with the 4M Website or Application, 4M may automatically collect Technical Data relating to the user's device, browsing actions, and browsing patterns.
The Privacy Statement states that this information may be collected through cookies, server logs, and other online identifiers.
Technical and Usage Information
Cookies and similar technologies may be associated with technical and usage information.
The 4M Privacy Statement identifies Technical Data and Usage Data as categories of information that may be collected through automated technologies or user interactions.
This information may help support the operation of the Website, Services, and Application and help 4M understand how these services are used.
Cookies and Third-Party Websites
The 4M Privacy Statement states that if a user visits other websites that use 4M cookies, 4M may receive Technical Data as well as Marketing and Communications Data relating to that user.
Users should therefore review the privacy and cookie information provided by the websites they visit, particularly where third-party technologies are involved.
Managing Cookie Preferences in Your Browser
Users can configure their browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert them when websites set or access cookies.
This allows users to manage certain cookie-related preferences directly through their browser settings.
What Happens If You Disable Cookies?
The 4M Privacy Statement specifically notes that if cookies are disabled or refused, certain parts of the Services or Website may become inaccessible or may not function properly.
Users should consider the potential impact on website functionality before blocking cookies completely.
Cookies and Personal Data
Cookie-related information may form part of the broader personal data processing activities described in the 4M Privacy Statement.
The applicable processing purpose and legal basis will depend on the relevant activity and circumstances.
Users should therefore review the full 4M Privacy Statement together with any specific cookie notice or consent notice displayed on the Website.
Marketing and Consent
The 4M Privacy Statement explains that, in the circumstances described in the policy, 4M may use identity, contact, technical, transaction, usage, and profile information for marketing-related purposes.
Where personal data is shared with a third party for marketing purposes, the policy states that 4M will obtain the user's express consent in advance.
Users may also manage their marketing preferences through the available opt-out mechanisms.
Your Privacy Choices
Cookie preferences form part of a user's broader privacy choices.
Depending on the applicable circumstances and law, users may have rights relating to access, correction, objection, restriction of processing, data portability, withdrawal of consent, and complaints to a competent data protection authority.
The full scope of these rights is set out in the current 4M Privacy Statement.
Keep Your Preferences Under Review
Cookie technologies and website functionality may change as online services evolve.
Users should review the current 4M Privacy Statement and any cookie or consent notice displayed on the Website for the latest information regarding cookies, online identifiers, processing purposes, and available privacy choices.