Cookie Policy

This Policy explains:

• what cookies are.
• what similar technologies may be used.
• why Hostwover uses them.
• the categories of cookies that may be used.
• how long cookies may remain on your device.
• how third parties may use cookies.
• how you can manage your preferences.
• how you can withdraw consent; and
• how cookies relate to your privacy rights.

Cookies are small pieces of data that a website may store on your browser or device.

Cookies can allow a website to remember information about your visit, such as:

• whether you are signed in.
• language preferences.
• security information.
• shopping or checkout state.
• consent preferences.
• session information; or
• other website settings.

Cookies may also be used, where permitted, to understand how visitors interact with a website or to support analytics, advertising, or other functionality.

This Policy also applies, where relevant, to technologies that perform functions similar to cookies.

These may include:

• browser local storage.
• session storage.
• pixels.
• web beacons.
• tags.
• scripts.
• software development kits.
• device identifiers.
• embedded technologies; and
• other storage or access technologies.

References to "cookies" in this Policy may include these similar technologies where appropriate.

First-party cookies are cookies set directly by Hostwover or on Hostwover-controlled domains.

They may be used to support functions such as:

• authentication.
• security.
• account sessions.
• language selection.
• checkout functionality.
• service preferences; and
• cookie-consent choices.

Third-party cookies may be set by external providers whose technologies or services are integrated with Hostwover.

Depending on the functionality available on the Services, third-party technologies may support areas such as:

• payments.
• fraud prevention.
• analytics.
• customer support.
• security.
• embedded content.
• performance measurement.
• advertising; or
• other external functionality.

Third parties control their own cookies and may process information under their own privacy notices and policies.

Session cookies generally remain available only during a browser session and are deleted or become unavailable when the session ends.

They may be used for purposes such as:

• keeping you authenticated.
• maintaining checkout state.
• preserving temporary selections; and
• supporting security-related functions.

Persistent cookies remain on a device for a defined period or until deleted.

They may be used to remember information such as:

• language.
• consent choices.
• login-related preferences.
• interface settings; and
• other persistent preferences.

The duration of a persistent cookie depends on its purpose and configuration.

Strictly necessary cookies are used to provide functionality required for the operation, security, or delivery of the Services.

These may include technologies used for:

• authentication.
• maintaining login sessions.
• account security.
• fraud prevention.
• network security.
• checkout functionality.
• load balancing.
• maintaining shopping or order state.
• protecting forms against abuse.
• remembering privacy choices; and
• providing functionality specifically requested by you.

Where applicable law permits these technologies to operate without consent because they are strictly necessary, they may be enabled automatically.

Authentication technologies may be used to recognize whether a user is signed in and maintain an authenticated session.

Without these technologies, certain account-management or dashboard functionality may not operate correctly.

Hostwover may use cookies or similar technologies to support:

• account security.
• session integrity.
• authentication.
• fraud detection.
• abuse prevention.
• suspicious-login detection.
• request validation; and
• protection against malicious activity.

Security technologies may be considered strictly necessary where applicable.

Hostwover may store your cookie or privacy preferences so that the website can remember whether you:

• accepted optional cookies.
• rejected optional cookies.
• selected specific categories; or
• changed a previous preference.

A preference cookie may itself be necessary to respect your privacy choice.

Functional cookies may help provide enhanced website functionality and personalization.

Depending on the features available, they may remember:

• language.
• region.
• interface preferences.
• display settings.
• accessibility-related preferences; or
• other choices.

Some functional technologies may require consent depending on their purpose and applicable law.

Hostwover may use technologies to remember language or localization choices, including whether a visitor uses an English or Arabic version of the Services.

Cookies or similar technologies may be necessary to maintain information during:

• service selection.
• domain selection.
• plan selection.
• shopping flows.
• checkout.
• billing-cycle selection.
• order confirmation; or
• payment processing.

These technologies should not be confused with advertising cookies merely because they are used during a commercial transaction.

Where enabled and permitted, analytics technologies may help Hostwover understand how visitors use the Services.

Information may include data such as:

• pages viewed.
• navigation paths.
• approximate visit duration.
• technical errors.
• referral information.
• device type.
• browser type.
• general interaction patterns; and
• aggregated usage statistics.

Where consent is legally required for analytics technologies, Hostwover will seek consent before enabling them.

Analytics information may be used to:

• understand website performance.
• identify technical problems.
• improve navigation.
• improve user experience.
• understand popular pages or features.
• evaluate service performance; and
• make product and website improvements.

Performance technologies may be used to understand how the Services operate technically.

They may assist with:

• application performance.
• loading times.
• error diagnosis.
• reliability.
• uptime analysis; and
• performance optimization.

Whether consent is required depends on the technology, its purpose, and applicable law.

Hostwover may use advertising or marketing technologies only where such technologies are actually implemented and permitted under applicable law.

These technologies may be used to:

• measure advertising campaigns.
• understand advertising effectiveness.
• limit repeated advertising.
• attribute visits to marketing campaigns; or
• provide relevant advertising.

Where consent is required, advertising technologies will not be activated until appropriate consent has been obtained.

If Hostwover ever uses cookies or similar technologies for personalized or behaviorally targeted advertising, those technologies will be treated as optional where required by applicable law.

Users will be provided appropriate information and choices before such technologies are used where consent is required.

If Hostwover integrates social-media buttons, embeds, pixels, or similar technologies, the applicable social-media provider may receive information when those features are loaded or used.

Such functionality may be subject to the provider's own privacy and cookie practices.

Where consent is required before loading a social-media technology, Hostwover will apply the appropriate consent controls.

Certain pages may contain content or functionality supplied by third parties.

Examples may include:

• videos.
• maps.
• chat functionality.
• external widgets.
• payment interfaces.
• support tools; or
• other embedded resources.

The relevant provider may use cookies or similar technologies.

Hostwover may delay optional embedded technologies until consent has been provided where required.

Hostwover may use external payment providers to process payments or assist with fraud prevention.

Payment providers may use necessary security, transaction, or fraud-prevention technologies when you interact with their services.

Payment-related processing may also be governed by the applicable provider's privacy policy.

Hostwover or its payment, security, infrastructure, or fraud-prevention providers may use technical information to detect:

• fraudulent transactions.
• account takeover.
• suspicious payment activity.
• automated abuse.
• malicious traffic; or
• other security threats.

Some of these technologies may be necessary to securely provide the requested Service.

If Hostwover provides support through integrated chat, ticketing, messaging, or support systems, those systems may use cookies necessary to:

• maintain support sessions.
• remember conversation state.
• authenticate users.
• protect against abuse; or
• operate support functionality.

Optional support-related technologies will be subject to applicable consent requirements.

Hostwover may use infrastructure, networking, security, or content-delivery technologies that process technical information required to:

• deliver website content.
• route requests.
• prevent attacks.
• balance traffic.
• improve availability; and
• secure the Services.

Not every technical request identifier or security mechanism constitutes an optional tracking cookie.

Depending on the cookie or technology involved, information may include:

• cookie identifiers.
• session identifiers.
• browser information.
• device information.
• operating-system information.
• IP address.
• approximate geographic information derived from IP.
• language.
• time and date information.
• page URLs.
• referring URLs.
• interaction events.
• login state.
• consent choices.
• transaction state; and
• technical diagnostic data.

Information obtained through cookies may constitute personal information or personal data where it identifies, relates to, can reasonably be associated with, or can be linked to an identifiable individual.

Such information will be handled in accordance with the Hostwover Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Some information may be aggregated, de-identified, or otherwise processed so that it does not directly identify an individual.

Hostwover may use aggregated information for purposes such as:

• service analysis.
• capacity planning.
• performance analysis.
• business intelligence; and
• product improvement.

Where applicable law requires consent before storing or accessing information through a cookie or similar technology, Hostwover will seek that consent before enabling the relevant optional technology.

Where Hostwover relies on consent, users should be able to make a meaningful choice regarding optional cookie categories.

Choosing not to accept optional cookies should not prevent access to ordinary website functionality that does not depend on those cookies, except where a particular optional feature legitimately requires the relevant technology.

Where prior consent is required under applicable law, Hostwover should not intentionally activate optional analytics, advertising, or similar tracking technologies before the required consent has been provided.

Strictly necessary technologies may operate independently of optional-cookie consent where legally permitted.

Where required or appropriate, Hostwover may present a cookie-consent banner or preference interface when you first visit the Services.

The interface may allow you to:

• accept optional cookies.
• reject optional cookies.
• manage individual categories; and
• review this Cookie Policy.

Where consent is the legal basis for optional cookies, you may reject those cookies.

Rejecting optional cookies will not disable cookies that are strictly necessary to provide or secure the Services.

Where supported, Cookie Settings may allow you to separately control categories such as:

• functional.
• analytics.
• performance.
• advertising; and
• other optional technologies.

Strictly necessary cookies may not have an off switch within the consent manager where they are required to provide the Service.

Where cookie use depends on your consent, you may withdraw that consent.

Withdrawal should be possible through the Hostwover cookie-preference mechanism where one is provided.

Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.

You may change cookie choices through the applicable Cookie Settings or privacy-preference control made available on the Hostwover website.

Changing your preferences may prevent new optional cookies from being set.

Cookies already stored on your device may also need to be removed through your browser where the consent system cannot automatically remove them.

Most browsers provide settings that allow users to:

• view cookies.
• delete cookies.
• block cookies.
• block third-party cookies.
• restrict website storage; or
• configure other privacy settings.

The exact controls depend on your browser and device.

Blocking all cookies may affect Hostwover functionality.

For example, you may experience difficulty with:

• signing in.
• maintaining an account session.
• checkout.
• saving preferences.
• security features; or
• other functionality dependent on necessary browser storage.

If you delete cookies, Hostwover may no longer remember information previously stored in them.

For example, you may need to:

• sign in again.
• reselect preferences; or
• provide cookie choices again.

Private or incognito browsing modes may restrict or delete cookies differently from normal browsing.

The behavior depends on the browser.

Some browsers may transmit a "Do Not Track" or similar preference.

There is not necessarily a single universally implemented technical or legal standard governing every such signal.

Hostwover may respond to recognized browser privacy signals where technically supported or legally required.

Some browsers or extensions may transmit the Global Privacy Control ("GPC") signal.

Where Hostwover is legally required to recognize GPC or another legally recognized opt-out preference signal, Hostwover will endeavor to process the signal in accordance with applicable requirements.

The effect of such a signal may depend on:

• jurisdiction.
• browser.
• device.
• applicable law; and
• Hostwover's technical implementation.

Cookies may remain on your device for different periods.

A cookie may:

• expire when the browser session ends.
• expire after a defined number of minutes, hours, days, or months.
• remain until a defined expiration date; or
• remain until manually deleted.

Hostwover seeks to configure cookie duration consistently with the purpose for which the cookie is used.

Strictly necessary cookies may remain only as long as necessary to support their intended function.

For example, an authentication session may have a different retention period from a cookie that remembers privacy preferences.

Optional-cookie retention should be limited according to:

• the purpose of the technology.
• applicable provider configuration.
• consent requirements.
• privacy principles; and
• applicable law.

Hostwover may retain a record of your cookie preference for a reasonable period so that the Services do not repeatedly request the same choice unnecessarily.

Hostwover may request that you confirm your preferences again after:

• the preference expires.
• material cookie practices change.
• applicable requirements change; or
• the consent configuration is reset.

Because website technologies can change, the most accurate individual cookie inventory should be maintained through Hostwover's cookie-management system or Cookie Settings interface.

Where available, the inventory may identify:

• cookie or technology name.
• provider.
• domain.
• category.
• purpose.
• duration; and
• whether the technology is first-party or third-party.

Hostwover may periodically review its Services to identify cookies and similar technologies in use.

The cookie inventory may change when Hostwover:

• adds a feature.
• removes a feature.
• changes infrastructure.
• changes a provider.
• updates checkout functionality.
• updates analytics.
• modifies security controls; or
• changes marketing technologies.

A Hostwover cookie-management interface may organize technologies using categories such as:

• Strictly Necessary — security, authentication, sessions, checkout, privacy choices — enabled where legally permitted without consent.
• Functional — language and enhanced preferences — consent where required.
• Analytics / Performance — usage statistics and website improvement — consent where required.
• Advertising / Marketing — campaign measurement or personalization — consent where required.
• Third-Party Features — optional embedded or external functionality — consent where required.

This list describes general categories and does not itself represent a complete list of technologies currently deployed.

The appearance of a category in this Policy does not necessarily mean that Hostwover currently uses every type of technology described in that category.

Hostwover will not treat this Policy as authorization to deploy undisclosed optional tracking technologies.

Actual technologies should be reflected in the applicable Cookie Settings or cookie inventory.

When third-party technologies are used, third parties may process information according to their own terms and privacy policies.

Hostwover may review third-party providers based on considerations such as:

• necessity.
• security.
• privacy.
• service functionality.
• data-processing requirements; and
• commercial requirements.

This Cookie Policy does not replace the privacy policies of external service providers.

You should review relevant third-party privacy information when interacting directly with an external provider or embedded third-party service.

Information collected through cookies or related technologies may be processed in countries other than your own where Hostwover or its providers operate.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, Hostwover will address applicable transfer requirements as described in the Hostwover Privacy Policy.

Cookie information may be associated with other information Hostwover holds where appropriate and legally permitted.

For example, an authenticated session identifier may necessarily relate to a Hostwover account so that the correct account information can be displayed.

Hostwover uses reasonable technical and organizational measures intended to protect personal information associated with its Services.

However, no internet or storage technology can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Further information concerning data security is provided in the Hostwover Privacy Policy.

Hostwover's business, hosting, domain, infrastructure, and productivity Services are not designed as child-directed online services.

Hostwover does not intentionally use optional cookies for the purpose of behaviorally profiling children where prohibited by applicable law.

The legal basis for personal information obtained through cookies may depend on:

• the type of cookie.
• its purpose.
• the user's jurisdiction.
• the relevant Service; and
• applicable data-protection law.

Where Hostwover relies on consent, consent may be withdrawn as described in this Policy.

Necessary processing may rely on another appropriate legal basis where permitted by applicable law.

Declining optional cookies does not necessarily disable technologies required to:

• fulfill a request.
• authenticate you.
• maintain security.
• provide checkout functionality.
• remember your privacy choice; or
• deliver other technically necessary functionality.

Hostwover may use privacy-preserving, aggregated, server-side, or cookie-free measurement technologies.

A technology that does not use traditional browser cookies may still be subject to privacy requirements depending on what information it collects and how it operates.

Hostwover servers and infrastructure may automatically generate logs independently of browser cookies.

Logs may contain technical information such as:

• IP address.
• request date and time.
• requested URL.
• browser or user-agent information.
• response status; and
• security information.

Server logs are addressed primarily in the Hostwover Privacy Policy and should not automatically be treated as cookies.

Hostwover applications may use browser local storage or session storage where necessary or appropriate.

Local storage may be used for:

• interface state.
• temporary application information.
• language preferences.
• authentication-related state; or
• other application functionality.

Where applicable law treats such storage similarly to cookies, Hostwover will apply the relevant requirements.

If Hostwover provides mobile applications or other software interfaces, technologies functionally similar to cookies may be used within those applications.

This Policy may apply to those technologies where the application links to this Policy.

Additional application-specific notices may also apply.

The Services may contain links to websites operated by third parties.

Once you leave Hostwover's Services, the external website may use its own cookies.

Hostwover does not control cookies placed solely by unrelated websites that you independently visit.

If Hostwover offers authentication through an external identity provider, that provider may use cookies or security technologies as part of the authentication process.

The provider's own terms and privacy policies may apply to its processing.

Where checkout redirects you to a payment provider's website or payment environment, cookies used on that external environment may be controlled by the payment provider rather than Hostwover.

Hostwover may maintain records showing:

• the consent preference selected.
• relevant categories.
• date or time of the selection.
• consent-policy version; or
• another identifier reasonably necessary to demonstrate or honor your preference.

Such records may be retained as reasonably necessary for privacy compliance, dispute resolution, or preference management.

Hostwover may retain evidence that consent was withdrawn or an optional category was rejected where necessary to ensure the choice continues to be respected.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to personal information associated with cookies.

These may include rights concerning:

• access.
• correction.
• deletion.
• restriction.
• objection.
• portability.
• withdrawal of consent; and
• complaints to an appropriate supervisory authority.

The availability and scope of each right depends on applicable law.

For more information, review the Hostwover Privacy Policy.

Cookie preferences are not necessarily the same as:

• account communication preferences.
• marketing-email preferences.
• service-notification preferences; or
• account-security settings.

Changing one type of preference may not automatically change the others.

Rejecting advertising or analytics cookies does not prevent Hostwover from sending necessary transactional or service communications where otherwise permitted.

Examples may include:

• payment confirmations.
• renewal notices.
• domain notices.
• account-security alerts.
• service-status communications; and
• support responses.

Hostwover may introduce, replace, or discontinue website technologies over time.

Where a change materially affects how optional cookies or personal information are used, Hostwover may:

• update this Policy.
• update the cookie inventory.
• update Cookie Settings; or
• request consent again where appropriate.

Hostwover may update this Cookie Policy to reflect:

• changes to website functionality.
• new Services.
• changes in cookie usage.
• changes in third-party providers.
• changes in privacy practices.
• security developments.
• regulatory requirements; or
• applicable law.

The Last Updated date at the top of this Policy indicates when the Policy was most recently revised.

Where required by applicable law, Hostwover may provide additional notice of material changes.

If a change requires new consent for optional cookies, Hostwover may request that consent before enabling the affected technologies.

This Cookie Policy provides information specifically about cookies and similar technologies.

The Hostwover Privacy Policy provides broader information regarding how Hostwover handles personal information, including:

• account information.
• billing information.
• service information.
• technical information.
• support information.
• legal bases.
• disclosures.
• retention.
• international transfers.
• security; and
• privacy rights.

Some Hostwover Services are provided or supported by third-party providers.

Those providers may maintain their own:

• privacy policies.
• cookie policies.
• data-processing terms; or
• service-specific privacy notices.

Those documents govern processing performed independently by the relevant provider.

Privacy and electronic-communications rules differ between jurisdictions and may change over time.

Hostwover may adapt:

• cookie-banner behavior.
• default settings.
• consent categories.
• preference-management options; and
• technology deployment

to comply with applicable legal requirements.

Cookie choices or notices may differ depending on your jurisdiction.

For example, a technology may require prior consent in one jurisdiction while being subject to a different legal framework or opt-out mechanism elsewhere.

Hostwover may therefore apply jurisdiction-appropriate privacy controls.

Nothing in this Cookie Policy gives Hostwover or a third party unrestricted authority to sell, disclose, or otherwise use personal information contrary to the Hostwover Privacy Policy or applicable law.

Hostwover may periodically audit the Services to:

• identify technologies in use.
• verify cookie categories.
• check cookie duration.
• identify new third-party technologies.
• confirm consent behavior; and
• remove obsolete technologies.

When implementing new website technologies, Hostwover may consider whether the same legitimate functionality can reasonably be achieved with:

• less personal information.
• shorter retention periods.
• fewer cookies.
• first-party technologies.
• aggregated information; or
• privacy-preserving configurations.

For purposes of this Policy:

"Cookie" means a small data file or similar browser/device storage mechanism used by a website or online service.

"Cookie Settings" means a Hostwover privacy or consent interface, where available, that allows users to manage optional technologies.

"Personal Information" or "Personal Data" means information treated as personal information or personal data under applicable privacy law.

"Services" means Hostwover websites, applications, account areas, checkout functionality, dashboards, and other online services linking to this Policy.

"Strictly Necessary Cookies" means technologies reasonably required to provide, secure, or operate functionality requested by the user or otherwise exempt from consent under applicable law.

"Third Party" means a person or organization separate from Hostwover that supplies technology or services used in connection with the Services.

In general:

1. strictly necessary technologies may operate automatically where legally permitted.
2. optional technologies will be subject to consent where applicable law requires it.
3. you may reject optional cookies.
4. you may change consent-based preferences later.
5. third-party technologies may be governed by additional privacy terms.
6. blocking necessary browser storage may affect Service functionality.
7. the live Cookie Settings or cookie inventory should provide the most current details about individual cookies; and
8. cookie-related personal information is also governed by the Hostwover Privacy Policy.

Questions about this Cookie Policy or Hostwover's use of cookies and similar technologies may be directed to:

Hostwover Support

Email: [email protected]

Website: hostwover.com

For requests involving personal information, please include enough information for Hostwover to understand and appropriately process the request.

Do not send passwords, private keys, authentication codes, or full payment-card numbers by email.

This Cookie Policy is effective from the date stated at the top of this document and applies to Hostwover Services that link to or incorporate this Policy.

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