Last Updated: March 24, 2025
This cookies policy (“Cookie Policy”) of Port, describes how we collect data using cookies that are involved with your access to or use of our website, all as defined in our Privacy Policy, which this Cookie Policy constitutes an integral part of, and unless mentioned otherwise, the same terms that are defined under the Privacy Policy, will apply to this Cookie Policy.
This Cookie Policy is further intended to explain to you what cookies are, how and why we use cookies in course of your use of Port’s site or Port platform and services available by Port through the platform (the “Services”), the types of cookies we use, how third parties on our behalf may use cookies, your choices regarding cookies (how can you reset your browser at any time, so it refuses all or some cookies, or notifies you when a cookie is being sent) and further information about cookies.
1. ABOUT COOKIES
As described in our Privacy Policy, we collect information in a few ways, one of which is cookies.
Cookies are small text files sent to your device each time you visit our site or enter the Services, unique to your user account, your browser or device to record log data. We use several types of cookies:
- “Session” cookies (i.e., cookies that are temporary cookie files that last until you close your browser or exit the Services). Once you end your session by closing your browser or exiting the Services, all session cookies are deleted. Examples of how we use session cookies are: loading the Services in your preferred designated language.
- “Persistent” cookies (i.e., cookies that remain on your device until you or your browser deletes them, or for the period set in the specific cookie). Such cookies are activated each time you use the Services or visit our site.
We also use cookies to store your general preferences and settings so you do not have to set them up every time you use our Services. Some of the cookies we use are associated with your account (including personal information about you, such as the email address you gave us), and other cookies are not.
Cookies can be served directly by us to your device or by third parties on our behalf for the purposes described in the table below
2. COOKIES THAT WE USE
When you access and use our site and Service, we or our third parties may place a number of cookies in your web browser.
We use both session and persistent cookies on the Services and we may use different types of cookies to run the Services, as follows:
- Strictly necessary cookies – these cookies are essential in order for us to provide you with the Services. These cookies only collect information that is required for you to use our site, and not for other purposes such as marketing or users’ use of our Services.
- Functional cookies – these cookies assist us to personalize your browsing experience. They support additional functionality that enhances our site. They are anonymous and do not track browsing activity across other websites. Examples for such cookies is a cookie that remembers user location, chosen language or other settings.
- Analytical cookies - these cookies assist us to improve the Services by analyzing how the Services are used by you and other users for development of future features and maintenance. Examples for such cookies include Google Analytics.
- Advertisement and Marketing cookies – these cookies provide personalized content and ads while using the Services. Examples for such cookies include those related to in-app promotions you may view within our Services.
- Performance cookies - these cookies collect information about the way visitors utilize a website, including which pages are visited most frequently and whether any error messages are encountered on web pages. Their primary focus is on tracking the website's performance as users engage with it. It's important to note that these cookies do not gather personally identifiable information from visitors; rather, their sole objective is to enhance the website's functionality.
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3. OPT OUT
You can change your cookie settings by going to the “Cookie Preference” by clicking on the Cookie button here:
Cookie Preference
Please note that you may change your cookies settings in some browsers to control cookies placement through limiting or forbidding the site under which we provide the Services to place cookies on your device and to disable unwanted cookies already stored on your device, by changing your browser’s privacy preferences (please consult the help pages of your web browser, or the documentation published online for your particular browser type and version).
Please note, however, that if you disable cookies, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer or some of the features may not function properly. You may not be able to store your preferences and some of our pages might not display properly.
You may find more information about managing cookies on different web browsers below:
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647;
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences;
- Opera: https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/;
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies;
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411; and
- Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy.
4. COOKIES USED BY THIRD PARTIES
Our Services may contain links to other websites, products or services offered by third parties that may use their own cookies. This Cookie Policy does not apply to the placement of cookies by or on behalf of such third parties. We are not responsible for such third parties or their cookie practices.
You may block cookies of third party networks (opt out) by going to their website and follow the directions there. The effect of opting out of a third party networks is explained on each opt out page.
We are not responsible for the effectiveness of any such opt-out options.
5. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
We may change this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to keep you apprised of the cookies on our site and Services. We encourage you to regularly visit and review this Cookie Policy to stay informed of such amendments.
6. CONTACT US
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: privacy@port.io
Purpose
Legal basis
Provision of our Services; support. We use your Personal Data, such as your name and email address, to provide you with our services and provide customer support. This includes, for example, allowing you to log-in or responding to your inquiries.
The legal bases for processing this data are the performance of our contractual towards you; your consent (for example, when you provide Personal Data); and our legitimate interests. Our legitimate interests in this case are provision of our Services and supporting our customers.
Payments. We collect from our third-party payment processors certain information about your payment instruments, for the purposes of filling order and transaction, connecting your payment method to your account on the Services, billing and sending invoices
The legal bases for processing this data are the performance of our contractual obligations; and our legitimate interests. Our legitimate interests in this case are provision of our Services; and compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject.
Improve our Services. We collect and analyse information about you and your usage of our Services for the purposes of usability, quality, functionality and effectiveness of our Services, including debugging to identify and repair errors and undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration.
The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest. Our legitimate interests in this case are providing and improving our Services.
Integrity. We process certain information about you and your usage of our Services in order to keep the integrity and security of our Services, prevent fraud, identify your identity and enforce our policies.
The legal bases for processing this data are compliance with our legal obligations and our legitimate interests. Our legitimate interests in this case are keeping the integrity of our Services; detection of fraudulent activities; and the safety of our end-users.
Compliance with applicable laws; assistance to law enforcement agencies. We process your personal data in order to comply with our legal obligation under applicable laws.
The legal bases for processing this data are compliance with our legal obligations and our legitimate interests. Our legitimate interests in this case are compliance with our legal obligations and assisting law enforcement agencies.