Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy of VSwitcher.com

Cookies and other Identifiers consist of portions of code installed in the browser that assist the Owner in providing the Service according to the purposes described. Some of the purposes for which Cookies are installed may also require the User's consent.

Where the installation of Cookies is based on consent, such consent can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.

Technical Cookies and Cookies serving aggregated statistical purposes
  • Activity strictly necessary for the functioning of the Service

    vswitcher.com uses Cookies to save the User's session and to carry out other activities that are strictly necessary for the operation of vswitcher.com, for example in relation to the distribution of traffic.

  • Activity regarding the saving of preferences, optimization, and statistics

    vswitcher.com uses Cookies to save browsing preferences and to optimize the User's browsing experience. Among these Cookies are, for example, those used for the setting of language and currency preferences or for the management of first party statistics employed directly by the Owner of the site.

Other types of Cookies or third parties that install Cookies

Some of the services listed below collect statistics in an anonymized and aggregated form and may not require the consent of the User or may be managed directly by the Owner - depending on how they are described - without the help of third parties.

If any third party operated services are listed among the tools below, these may be used to track Users’ browsing habits – in addition to the information specified herein and without the Owner’s knowledge. Please refer to the privacy policy of the listed services for detailed information.

  • Advertising

    This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on vswitcher.com, possibly based on User interests.
    This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
    Some of the services listed below may use Cookies to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside vswitcher.com. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
    In addition to any opt out offered by any of the services below, the User may opt out of a third-party service's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

    Facebook Audience Network (Facebook, Inc.)

    Facebook Audience Network is an advertising service provided by Facebook, Inc. In order to understand Facebook's use of Data, consult Facebook's data policy.

    vswitcher.com may use identifiers for mobile devices (including Android Advertising ID or Advertising Identifier for iOS, respectively) and technologies similar to cookies to run the Facebook Audience Network service. One of the ways Audience Network shows ads is by using the User's ad preferences. The User can control this in the Facebook ad settings.

    Users may opt-out of certain Audience Network targeting through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or by following the instructions in other Audience Network related sections of this privacy policy, if available.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies, unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example) and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  • Analytics

    The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

    Analytics collected directly (vswitcher.com)

    vswitcher.com uses an internal analytics system that does not involve third parties.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Google Analytics (Google Inc.)

    Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of vswitcher.com, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
    Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

    User ID extension for Google Analytics (Google Inc.)

    Google Analytics on vswitcher.com makes use of a feature called User ID. This setup allows for a more accurate tracking of Users by associating that User with the same ID over various sessions and devices. It is set up in a way that doesn’t allow Google to personally identify an individual or permanently identify a particular device.
    The User ID extension might make it possible to connect Data from Google Analytics with other Data about the User collected by vswitcher.com.
    The opt-out link below will only opt you out for the device you are on, but not from tracking performed independently by the Owner. Contact the Owner via the email address provided in this privacy policy to object to the aforementioned tracking as well.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.

    Google Ads conversion tracking (Google Inc.)

    Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on the location vswitcher.com is accessed from, that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on vswitcher.com.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

    Display Advertising extension for Google Analytics (Google Inc.)

    Google Analytics on vswitcher.com might use Google's Interest-based advertising, 3rd-party audience data and information from the DoubleClick Cookie to extend analytics with demographics, interests and ads interaction data.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

    Facebook Ads conversion tracking (Facebook pixel) (Facebook, Inc.)

    Facebook Ads conversion tracking (Facebook pixel) is an analytics service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects data from the Facebook advertising network with actions performed on vswitcher.com. The Facebook pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Audience Network.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

  • Content performance and features testing (A/B testing)

    The services contained in this section allow the Owner to track and analyze the User response concerning web traffic or behavior regarding changes to the structure, text or any other component of vswitcher.com.

    Google Optimize (Google Inc.)

    Google Optimize is an A/B testing service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on the location vswitcher.com is accessed from, ("Google").

    Google may use Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy. Privacy Shield participant.

  • Displaying content from external platforms

    This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of vswitcher.com and interact with them.
    This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

    Google Site Search (Google Inc.)

    Google Site Search is a search engine embedding service provided by Google Inc. that allows vswitcher.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    YouTube video widget (Google Inc.)

    YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows vswitcher.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

  • Interaction with external social networks and platforms

    This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of vswitcher.com.
    The interaction and information obtained through vswitcher.com are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
    This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
    It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on vswitcher.com isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.

    Google+ +1 button and social widgets (Google Inc.)

    The Google+ +1 button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Google+ social network provided by Google Inc.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (Twitter, Inc.)

    The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by Twitter, Inc.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)

    The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    PayPal button and widgets (PayPal Inc.)

    The PayPal button and widgets are services allowing interaction with the PayPal platform provided by PayPal Inc.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy – Privacy Policy.

    Reddit button and widgets (reddit inc.)

    The reddit button and widgets are services allowing interaction with the reddit platform provided by reddit inc.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    LinkedIn button and social widgets (LinkedIn Corporation)

    The LinkedIn button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the LinkedIn social network provided by LinkedIn Corporation.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    StumbleUpon button and social widgets (StumbleUpon, Inc.)

    The StumbleUpon button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the StumbleUpon social network provided by StumbleUpon, Inc.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    Tumblr sharing button and social widgets (Tumblr Inc.)

    The Tumblr sharing button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Tumblr social network provided by Tumblr Inc.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

    Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets (Pinterest)

    The Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Pinterest platform provided by Pinterest Inc.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

  • Remarketing and behavioral targeting

    This type of service allows vswitcher.com and its partners to inform, optimize and serve advertising based on past use of vswitcher.com by the User.
    This activity is performed by tracking Usage Data and by using Cookies, information that is transferred to the partners that manage the remarketing and behavioral targeting activity.
    In addition to any opt out offered by any of the services below, the User may opt out of a third-party service's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

    Google Ads Remarketing (Google Inc.)

    Google Ads Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on the location vswitcher.com is accessed from, that connects the activity of vswitcher.com with the Google Ads advertising network and the DoubleClick Cookie.

    Users can opt out of Google's use of cookies for ads personalization by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.

    Facebook Custom Audience (Facebook, Inc.)

    Facebook Custom Audience is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of vswitcher.com with the Facebook advertising network.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and email address.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

    Facebook Remarketing (Facebook, Inc.)

    Facebook Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of vswitcher.com with the Facebook advertising network.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

    Remarketing with Google Analytics (Google Inc.)

    Remarketing with Google Analytics is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on the location vswitcher.com is accessed from, that connects the tracking activity performed by Google Analytics and its Cookies with the Google Ads advertising network and the Doubleclick Cookie.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. Privacy Shield participant.

  • SPAM protection

    This type of service analyzes the traffic of vswitcher.com, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.

    Google reCAPTCHA (Google Inc.)

    Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service provided by Google Inc.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

  • Traffic optimization and distribution

    This type of service allows vswitcher.com to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
    Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between vswitcher.com and the User's browser.
    Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.

    Cloudflare (Cloudflare)

    Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
    The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through vswitcher.com, i.e., communication between vswitcher.com and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from vswitcher.com to be collected.

    Personal Data collected: Cookies and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

    Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.

How to provide or withdraw consent to the installation of Cookies

In addition to what is specified in this document, the User can manage preferences for Cookies directly from within their own browser and prevent – for example – third parties from installing Cookies.
Through browser preferences, it is also possible to delete Cookies installed in the past, including the Cookies that may have saved the initial consent for the installation of Cookies by this website.
Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

With regard to Cookies installed by third parties, Users can manage their preferences and withdrawal of their consent by clicking the related opt-out link (if provided), by using the means provided in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

Notwithstanding the above, Users are hereby informed that they may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

Owner and Data Controller

VSWITCHER LLC.

Owner contact email: [email protected]

Since the installation of third-party Cookies and other tracking systems through the services used within vswitcher.com cannot be technically controlled by the Owner, any specific references to Cookies and tracking systems installed by third parties are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, the User is kindly requested to consult the privacy policy for the respective third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity surrounding the identification of technologies based on Cookies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of Cookies by vswitcher.com.