Cookie Policy
Directly Cookie Policy
Directly Cookie Policy
Effective Date: Last Updated as of October 28, 2020.
The following Cookie Policy is incorporated into and supplements Directly’s Privacy Policy and is effective as of October 28, 2020.
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) provides detailed information about how and when Directly, Inc. (“Directly”) uses cookies on our Services. For the purposes of this Policy, the term “Services,” shall refer collectively to www.directly.com as well as the other websites, applications, software and services that link to this Policy.
2. Does Directly Use Cookies?
Yes. Directly and our marketing partners, affiliates, and analytics or service providers use cookies and other technologies to ensure everyone who uses the Services has the best possible experience.
3. What is a Cookie?
A “cookie” is a small text file that is placed on your hard drive by a web page server. Cookies contain data that can later be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Certain cookies will only be used if you use specific features or select particular preferences, while other cookies will always be used. You can find out more about each cookie by viewing our current cookie list below. We update this list periodically, so there may be additional cookies that are not yet detailed.
4. Why Does Directly Use Cookies?
When you visit our Services, we may place a number of cookies in your browser. These are known as “First Party Cookies” and are required to provide session information as you navigate from page to page within the Services. For example, we use cookies on our Services to understand visitor and user preferences, improve their experience, and track and analyze usage, navigational and other statistical information.
We may use web beacons, tags, flash cookies, HTML5, and scripts in the Services to help us to deliver cookies, count visits, understand usage and campaign effectiveness and determine whether an email or other message has been opened and acted upon. We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by our service/analytics providers on an individual and aggregated basis.
We partner with third parties to either display advertising on the Services or to manage our advertising on other sites. Our third party partners may also use technologies such as cookies, web beacons, tags, flash, HTML5, scripts or other tracking technologies to gather information about your activities on our Services and other sites to suggest content based upon your browsing activities and interests.
Interest-Based Content – As described in this Policy, we and third parties may wish to use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information and infer your interests for interest-based content purposes. You can manage your preferences with regards to the receipt of tailored content in the cookie settings described below. Please note if these cookies are switched off, you will continue to see content, but they will no longer be tailored to your interests.
5. How to Disable Cookies
You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you elect not to activate the cookie or to later disable cookies, you may still visit our Services, but your ability to use some features or areas of the Services may be limited. You can generally activate or later deactivate the use of cookies through a functionality built into your web browser. Information about cookies is available at https://www.aboutcookies.org. Many web browsers allow you to manage your preferences. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or delete certain cookies. You may be able to manage other technologies in the same way that you manage cookies using your browser’s preferences.
The Services include third party social media features. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on the Services and set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Your interaction with these features is governed by the privacy policy of the third party company providing the social media services.
Opt-Out of Interest-Based Content & Advertising:
To opt-out of interest-based content and advertising by third parties, please visit:
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA)’s self-regulatory opt-out page (http://optout.aboutads.info/) and mobile application-based “AppChoices” download page (https://youradchoices.com/appchoices) if you are located in the United States.
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA)’s consumer opt-out page (http://youronlinechoices.eu) if you are located in Europe.
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)’s self-regulatory opt-out page (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) if you are located in the United States.
In the mobile environment, most mobile operating systems offer device-based opt-out choices that are transmitted to companies providing interest-based advertising. To read more about sending signals to limit ad tracking for your operating system here: http://www.networkadvertising.org/mobile-choices.
Please note that these settings must be performed on each device (including each web browser on each device) for which you wish to opt-out, and if you clear your cookies or if you use a different browser or device, you will need to renew your opt-out preferences.
We may use any of the following categories of cookies on the Services as detailed below.