Last updated: January 30, 2019
The Quora Platform uses cookies, in combination with pixels, local storage objects, and similar devices (collectively, “cookies” unless otherwise noted) to distinguish you from other users of the Quora Platform. This helps us provide you with a good experience, improve our service, and to personalize ads and content to you while you use the Quora Platform.
This cookie policy (“Cookie Policy”) describes the types of cookies we use on the Quora Platform and our purposes for using them.
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, or if you would like a detailed list of the cookies that we currently use on the Quora Platform, please contact us at privacy@quora.com. For more information about our privacy practices, please review our privacy policy: www.quora.com/about/privacy/.
Your Consent
You consent to placement of cookies on your browser by us, as well as our third-party service providers. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully for details about why we use cookies, the information they collect from and about you, and your choices regarding cookies.
Withdraw Your Consent at Any Time
If you do not wish to accept cookies in connection with your use of the Quora Platform, either from us or our third-party service providers, please opt out as set forth below. You may also delete, block, or disable cookies via your browser settings; see below for more information on how to do this. Please note that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of the Quora Platform, and may prevent you from being able to access certain features on the Quora Platform.
What Is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your device. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit the Quora Platform.
Key Concepts
First and third-party cookies: whether a cookie is ‘first’ or ‘third’ party refers to the domain placing the cookie.
Persistent cookies: these cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie.
Session cookies: these cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.
How to Delete and Block our Cookies
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of the Quora Platform. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit the Quora Platform.
Changing your Cookie Settings. The browser settings for changing your cookies settings are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your internet browser. In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful. Otherwise you should use the ‘Help’ option in your internet browser for more details.
More information. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Information on the International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom CC (UK) UK cookie guide can be found here.
What Cookies Do We Use and Why?
Generally the Quora Platform uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the Quora Platform. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Quora Platform and also allows us to improve it.
The cookies we may use on the Quora Platform may be categorized as follows:
Some cookies may fulfill more than one of these purposes.
‘Strictly Necessary’ cookies let you move around the Quora Platform and use essential features like secure areas. Without these cookies, we cannot provide the requested services.
We use these Strictly Necessary cookies to:
Accepting these cookies is a condition of using the Quora Platform, so if you prevent these cookies we can’t guarantee how the Quora Platform or the security on the Quora Platform will perform during your visit.
‘Performance’ cookies collect information about how you use the Quora Platform e.g. which pages you visit, and if you experience any errors. These cookies do not collect any information that could identify you and are only used to help us improve how the Quora Platform works, understand the interests of our users, and measure the effectiveness of our advertising.
We use performance cookies to:
Some of our performance cookies are managed for us by third parties.
‘Functionality’ cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit.
We use ‘Functionality’ cookies for such purposes as:
Some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties.
‘Targeting’ cookies are used to track your visit to the Quora Platform, as well other websites, apps and online services, including the pages you have visited and the links you have followed, which allows Quora to display targeted ads to you on or off the Quora Platform.
We may use targeting cookies to:
More Information About Advertising, Analytics, and Service Providers
Quora Opt-Out Options
● Pixels. To opt out of tracking via our Pixels, please visit this page. Opting out of Pixels tracking may impact our ability to personalize ads and content tailored to your interests. This setting is tied to your cookies and, unless you are logged in to the Quora Platform, will only be effective on the browser for which you have performed the opt-out. Please note that opting out of Pixels does not opt you out of tracking by third-party cookies from third-party service providers, which have different opt out mechanisms, as described below.
Third Party Analytics and Service Providers
More Information About Quora Ads and Personalization
Please see our Pixel Privacy Terms for more information about Quora Ads and Personalization on the Quora Platform.
More Information About Self-Regulatory Advertising Industry Organizations and Opt-Out Mechanisms
A guide to behavioral advertising and online privacy that has been produced by the internet advertising industry can be found at: European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
For more information about and to opt out of third-party advertising-related cookies, go to:
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