Meri Startup Hub Cookie Notice
Last Updated (3rd December 2024)
Meri Startup Hub is committed to protecting your privacy. This Cookie Notice (Notice) explains how we use “cookies” and similar technologies on our website and other online platforms (Site). Please review this Notice along with our Privacy Notice to understand our practices.
Summary of our Cookie Notice
When you visit our Site, Meri Startup Hub may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, language, operating system, location, date, and time using cookies. Cookies are small data files sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your device. These cookies help us recognize your browser and store preferences to enhance your browsing experience.
Meri Startup Hub may also use technologies like web beacons and remarketing to advertise on other websites. Third parties may place ad-serving cookies on your device to serve ads based on your activity on our Site. For privacy information regarding third-party websites, please refer to their policies.
To assess our Site’s effectiveness and provide the best user experience, Meri Startup Hub collects and stores information on pages viewed, domain names, and similar data. We use anonymous cookies for:
- Completion and support of Site activity.
- Site and system administration.
- Research and development.
- Anonymous user analysis and decision-making.
Cookies
Meri Startup Hub uses the following types of cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the basic functioning of the website. They enable core features like page navigation and access to secure areas. Without these cookies, the website may not function properly. For example, they allow you to add items to a shopping cart and proceed to checkout on an e-commerce site. These cookies are usually set in response to actions made by the user, such as logging in or filling out forms.
Performance or Analytical Cookies: Collect information about how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited most often, how users move around the site, and if they encounter error messages. The data collected is aggregated and anonymous, used solely to improve the website’s performance. These cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with their site by providing insights into areas for improvement. They do not collect personally identifiable information.
Functionality Cookies: Enhance the usability of the website by remembering choices users make, such as language preferences, region selection, or customised settings. These cookies can remember changes made to text size, fonts, and other customizable elements. They may also provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. Functionality cookies are designed to improve the user experience by personalising content and remembering user preferences.
Targeting or Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver targeted advertisements to website visitors based on their browsing behavior and interests. They are placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. Targeting cookies track users across different websites and build a profile of their interests, enabling advertisers to display relevant and engaging ads. These cookies are often linked to social media platforms and used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They may also limit the number of times a user sees a particular ad and help measure the success of advertising campaigns.
Consent to our use of Cookies
Accepting strictly necessary and performance cookies is required to use our Site. You have the option to reject them, but this may affect the Site’s performance. If you reject strictly necessary cookies, Meri Startup Hub reserves the right to restrict your access to our Site.
You can control functionality and targeting cookies. By continuing to use our Site, you consent to the use of cookies described in this Notice. To manage cookies, visit our Privacy Preference Centre or adjust your browser settings.
Third-Party Cookies
Meri Startup Hub may use third parties to manage cookies, but we restrict their use to the purposes outlined in this Notice. Third-party advertisers and organizations may use their cookies to collect information about our Site’s content and your interactions. Meri Startup Hub does not control these cookies and recommends reviewing third-party privacy policies.
Managing Cookies
If you do not want to accept any cookies, you may be able to change your browser settings so that cookies (including those essential to the services requested) are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some functionality of our Site. The links below will direct you to the main web browsers’ sites where details about how to change your browser settings can be found:
guidance for managing the cookies available on your browser including –
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Microsoft Edge
Cookie settings in Mozilla Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari for iOS
You may also control the use of Google Analytics through a plugin tool provided by Google – Google Analytics Opt-out browser Add-on
More information about cookies and internet advertising can be found by visiting the following website – https -//www.aboutcookies.org/
Changes to this Cookie Notice
Meri Startup Hub reserves the right to change this Notice at its discretion. Revised versions will be posted on our Site. Your continued use of our Site constitutes acceptance of these changes. This Notice was last updated on [3rd December 2024].
How To Contact Us
For questions about this Notice, please contact us at:
Email: meristartuphub@meri.edu.in