Privacy Policy Statement

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files containing a string of characters that can be placed on your computer or mobile device that uniquely identify your browser or device.

What are cookies used for?

Cookies allow a site or services to know if your computer or device has visited that site or service before. Cookies can then be used to help understand how the site or service is being used, help you navigate between pages efficiently, help remember your preferences, and generally improve your browsing experience. Cookies can also help ensure marketing you see online is more relevant to you and your interests.

What types of cookies does Sabian.org use?

There are generally four categories of cookies: "Analytics," "Strictly Necessary," "Performance," and "Functionality."

Sabian.org uses Analytics Cookies within its public section. All four cookie types are used in the Members Section. You can find out more about each cookie category below.

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are essential, as they enable you to move around the site and use its features, such as accessing logged in or secure areas.

2. Performance Cookies. These cookies collect information about how you have used the site, for example, information related to the unique username you have provided, so that less strain is placed on our backend infrastructure. These cookies may also be used to allow us to know that you have logged in so that we can serve you fresher content than a user who has never logged in. We also use cookies to track aggregate Site usage and experiment with new features and changes on the Site. The information collected is used to improve how the Service works.

3. Functionality Cookies. These cookies allow us to remember how you're logged in, whether you made an edit to an article on the Site while logged out, when you logged in or out, the state or history of Site tools you've used. These cookies also allow us to tailor the Site to provide enhanced features and content for you and to remember how you've customized the Site in other ways, such as customizing the toolbars we offer in the right column of every page. The information these cookies collect may be anonymous, and they are not used to track your browsing activity on other sites or services.

4. Analytic Cookies: These cookies help us learn how our Site performs in different locations. We use cookies to understand and improve our site and features.

How long will cookies stay on my device?

The length of time a cookie will stay on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies will only stay on your device until you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your computer or mobile device until they expire or are deleted.