VoteMySite.com Cookie Policy

1. Operator and scope

This Cookie Policy applies to VoteMySite.com and VoteMySite voting codes, widgets, sliders, popups, buttons, and related technologies provided by Dot Coms, Inc. Questions and requests may be submitted through Client Assistance.

2. What cookies and similar technologies are

A cookie is a small text value stored by a browser and returned to a site on later requests. Session cookies usually expire when the browser session ends, while persistent cookies remain until their expiration date or deletion. Similar technologies include browser session storage, local storage, pixels, embedded images, and scripts that store or access information on a device.

3. Why VoteMySite.com uses them

VoteMySite.com may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• maintain a site session and preserve navigation state;
• authenticate users in the Control Panel;
• support the Remember Me option and keep an authorized login active;
• complete two-factor authentication and temporary security checks;
• protect forms, accounts, voting activity, and service integrity;
• remember that a visitor closed a voting slider or popup for the current session;
• deliver the correct voting interface for a specific site listing;
• diagnose errors, prevent abuse, and maintain reliable service operation.

4. Core cookies and storage used by the service

Cookie names may include a site identifier or widget position so the service can distinguish one listed site or voting prompt from another. Technical names, durations, and implementation details may change as the service is updated.

5. Strictly necessary technologies

Core session, login, security, authentication, and anti-abuse technologies are used because they are necessary to provide features requested by the user, protect accounts, process forms, and maintain the service. Blocking these technologies may prevent login, two-factor authentication, password recovery, site management, voting-widget behavior, or other functions from working correctly.

6. Voting codes installed on member sites

Site owners may install VoteMySite code on their own sites. Depending on the selected code, the integration may:

• request an image, script, button, slider, or popup from VoteMySite.com;
• identify the site listing associated with the code;
• send a visitor to VoteMySite.com to vote or view a listing;
• register incoming or pageview activity used in rankings and statistics;
• use session storage or a session cookie to remember a dismissed widget.

The owner of the site where the code is installed is responsible for disclosing the integration, describing applicable cookies or storage, and obtaining consent when required by that site's jurisdiction or data practices.

7. Optional analytics, advertising, and third-party technologies

The core VoteMySite.com service primarily relies on operational and session technologies. If optional analytics, advertising, anti-spam, embedded media, payment, social, or other third-party services are enabled, those providers may use their own cookies or similar technologies according to their policies. For example, an enabled anti-spam service such as reCAPTCHA may process device and interaction information to distinguish legitimate users from automated activity.

Where applicable law requires consent before non-essential technologies are enabled, VoteMySite.com will seek the required choice before using them. The presence of a link to a third-party site does not itself mean that VoteMySite.com controls cookies set after the user visits that destination.

8. Browser and device controls

Most browsers allow users to view, block, limit, or delete cookies and site data. Users may also clear session storage by closing the browser session or using browser privacy controls. The exact steps depend on the browser and device.

Blocking all cookies may cause account login, Remember Me, two-factor authentication, form security, and voting widgets to function incorrectly. Deleting cookies may log the user out and reset stored preferences.

9. Remember Me

When a user selects Remember Me, VoteMySite.com may extend the account session for up to 30 days and renew it while the account remains active. Users should not select this option on shared or public devices. Logging out is the recommended way to end the authenticated session, followed by clearing cookies if the device is no longer trusted.

10. Security characteristics

Authentication cookies are configured to be inaccessible to ordinary client-side scripts where supported and are transmitted securely when the site is accessed through HTTPS. Session and widget cookies may use path, Secure, HttpOnly, or SameSite attributes depending on their function and the browser environment.

No cookie configuration can eliminate every security risk. Users must protect their devices, browser profiles, email accounts, and passwords.

11. Consent and lawful use

Some jurisdictions permit strictly necessary cookies without consent but require clear information. Other storage or access technologies may require affirmative consent. VoteMySite.com distinguishes operational technologies from optional technologies based on their purpose and applicable requirements.

Continuing to browse is not treated as consent where applicable law requires an affirmative choice for non-essential technologies. Users may withdraw optional consent through available settings or browser controls, but withdrawal does not affect prior lawful processing.

12. Changes to this Cookie Policy

Dot Coms, Inc. may update this Policy when cookies, voting codes, authentication systems, providers, features, or legal requirements change. Material changes may also be communicated through the site when required.

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