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Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how FreeWishes, available at freewishes.in, uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use our website and related services.
On this page
- 1. What Are Cookies?
- 2. Similar Technologies
- 3. Types of Cookies We May Use
- 4. Advertising Cookies
- 5. Google AdSense
- 6. Personalised Advertising
- 7. Non-Personalised and Contextual Advertising
- 8. Consent Management
- 9. European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland
- 10. Consent Mode
- 11. First-Party Cookies
- 12. Third-Party Cookies
- 13. Google Analytics
- 14. Authentication and Firebase
- 15. Social Sharing
- 16. AI and Creative Tools
- 17. Cookie Duration
- 18. Managing Cookie Preferences
- 19. Browser Controls
- 20. Mobile Device Controls
- 21. Global Privacy Control
- 22. Do Not Track
- 23. California Advertising and Privacy Choices
- 24. United States State Privacy Rights
- 25. India
- 26. Children's Privacy
- 27. Cookie-Based Security Measures
- 28. Changes to Advertising Providers
- 29. Changes to This Cookie Policy
- 30. Relationship With Other Policies
- 31. Cookie Consent Is Not Permanent
- 32. Third-Party Responsibility
- 33. Questions About Cookies
- 34. Contact
FreeWishes is managed by: Dotdunia Technologies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Support: [email protected]
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
2. Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, FreeWishes and its service providers may use similar technologies such as:
- Local storage
- Session storage
- Pixels
- Tags
- SDKs
- Browser identifiers
- Device identifiers
- Server-side identifiers
- Advertising identifiers
- Similar tracking or storage technologies
For convenience, this Cookie Policy generally refers to these technologies together as “cookies” or “similar technologies.”
5. Google AdSense
FreeWishes may use Google AdSense to display advertisements.
Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to process information for purposes such as:
- Ad delivery
- Ad measurement
- Personalisation
- Frequency control
- Fraud prevention
- Security
- Advertising reporting
Google may use information from FreeWishes together with information obtained from other websites or services, subject to Google's policies and applicable user choices.
FreeWishes does not control all cookies independently placed or processed by Google or other advertising technology providers.
6. Personalised Advertising
Where legally permitted and where the required consent has been obtained, advertising partners may use cookies and related information to provide personalised advertising.
Personalised advertising may be influenced by:
- Previous website visits
- Browsing activity
- Interests
- Advertising interactions
- Device identifiers
- Approximate location
- Other permitted signals
Users may be given the opportunity to accept or reject personalised advertising where required.
7. Non-Personalised and Contextual Advertising
Where personalised advertising is unavailable, declined or inappropriate, FreeWishes may display non-personalised or contextual advertisements.
Such advertisements may be based on factors such as:
- The page being viewed
- General geographic location
- Website topic
- Current session information
- Limited technical information
Non-personalised advertisements may still use certain cookies or technologies for purposes such as:
- Fraud prevention
- Frequency control
- Reporting
- Aggregate measurement
where permitted by law.
8. Consent Management
FreeWishes may use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) to manage cookie and advertising choices.
Depending on your location, the consent interface may allow you to:
- Accept all optional cookies
- Reject optional cookies
- Choose cookie categories
- Manage advertising consent
- Manage analytics consent
- Manage personalised advertising
- Change previous choices
- Withdraw consent
Your consent preferences may themselves be stored using a necessary cookie or similar technology so that FreeWishes can remember your selection.
9. European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland
For visitors in the:
- European Economic Area
- United Kingdom
- Switzerland
FreeWishes intends to use a consent-management mechanism appropriate to applicable privacy and electronic-communications requirements.
Where legally required, FreeWishes will seek consent before:
- Storing or accessing non-essential information on a user's device
- Using cookies for personalised advertising
- Collecting or sharing data for ad personalisation
- Using optional analytics technologies
- Using other consent-dependent technologies
FreeWishes may use a Google-certified Consent Management Platform compatible with applicable advertising requirements.
Users may be given options to accept, reject or manage relevant purposes and vendors.
10. Consent Mode
Where supported, FreeWishes may use consent signals or consent-mode technologies to communicate user choices to analytics and advertising services.
Depending on the user's choices, these signals may affect:
- Advertising storage
- Analytics storage
- Advertising personalisation
- Advertising user-data processing
- Measurement functionality
Consent settings do not override applicable law.
13. Google Analytics
FreeWishes may use Google Analytics or similar analytics services.
These services may process information about how visitors use FreeWishes, including:
- Page visits
- Device characteristics
- Browser type
- General location
- Referral source
- Website interactions
- Session information
Where consent is legally required, analytics cookies will be subject to the relevant user choice.
14. Authentication and Firebase
FreeWishes may use Firebase or related Google services for:
- User authentication
- Database functionality
- Session management
- Security
- Account functionality
- Technical operations
Cookies, local storage or similar technologies may be used where necessary to provide these services.
16. AI and Creative Tools
FreeWishes may use third-party technology providers to support:
- AI-assisted wishes
- Creative tools
- Search
- Personalisation
- Other functionality
These providers may use technical storage mechanisms where required to provide their services.
Optional tracking unrelated to essential functionality will be handled according to applicable consent requirements.
19. Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies
- Delete cookies
- Block cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Clear browsing data
- Restrict tracking technologies
- Manage site-specific permissions
Please refer to your browser's settings or documentation for instructions.
Blocking cookies may affect certain FreeWishes features.
For example:
- You may be signed out
- Preferences may not be remembered
- Certain account features may not work properly
- Personalisation may be reduced
20. Mobile Device Controls
Mobile devices and operating systems may provide controls relating to:
- Advertising identifiers
- Tracking permissions
- Application permissions
- Browser cookies
- Personalised advertising
These controls are managed through your device or operating-system settings.
21. Global Privacy Control
Some browsers and extensions support privacy preference signals such as Global Privacy Control (GPC).
Where applicable law requires FreeWishes to recognise a valid opt-out preference signal, we intend to honour the signal in accordance with the relevant legal requirements.
The technical effect may depend on:
- Jurisdiction
- Browser
- Consent system
- Advertising technologies
- Website configuration
22. Do Not Track
Certain browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal.
There is no universally adopted technical or legal standard governing all uses of Do Not Track signals.
FreeWishes may therefore not respond uniformly to all Do Not Track signals.
Where applicable law requires recognition of a specific legally recognised opt-out mechanism, we intend to comply with that requirement.
23. California Advertising and Privacy Choices
Where applicable California privacy law applies, certain advertising technologies may potentially constitute:
- Sale
- Sharing
- Cross-context behavioural advertising
even where FreeWishes does not sell personal information directly for money.
Where legally required, eligible users may be provided with mechanisms to opt out of relevant advertising-related processing.
FreeWishes does not sell personal information for money.
24. United States State Privacy Rights
Residents of certain U.S. states may have rights regarding:
- Targeted advertising
- Sale or sharing of personal information
- Profiling
- Advertising identifiers
Where applicable law requires an opt-out, FreeWishes intends to provide or honour an appropriate mechanism.
25. India
FreeWishes is managed from India.
Cookie and related data processing will be handled in accordance with applicable Indian privacy, data-protection and technology requirements as they become applicable to FreeWishes.
Where consent is legally required for specific processing, we intend to obtain and record appropriate consent.
26. Children's Privacy
FreeWishes is intended for a general audience.
We do not knowingly use advertising or tracking technologies to unlawfully collect personal information from children.
Where a user's age or applicable law requires special consent or restrictions, FreeWishes intends to apply appropriate safeguards where technically and legally required.
Parents or guardians with concerns may contact: [email protected]
28. Changes to Advertising Providers
FreeWishes may add, change or remove:
- Advertising networks
- Analytics services
- Consent providers
- Technology providers
over time.
Where such changes materially affect cookie practices, this Cookie Policy may be updated.
Where legally required, users may also be asked to provide new consent.
30. Relationship With Other Policies
This Cookie Policy should be read together with:
If personal information is collected through cookies or related technologies, the Privacy Policy also applies.
32. Third-Party Responsibility
Third-party services may change their own:
- Cookies
- Retention periods
- Processing purposes
- Advertising practices
- Privacy policies
FreeWishes is not responsible for changes independently made by third-party providers.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of relevant third-party services.
34. Contact
FreeWishes, Managed by Dotdunia Technologies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Website: freewishes.in, Email: [email protected]
We aim to use cookies and similar technologies transparently, responsibly and in accordance with applicable privacy and advertising requirements.
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