Last updated: 6 May 2022
Prior versions
· 22 July 2021
1. Welcome!
Fidelior™ is the trading name of Fidelior Netherlands BV., which provides a worldwide SaaS digital service that can help address the growing problem of predatory journals and questionable publishing practices.
This cookie policy, (“Cookie Policy”) explains what Cookies are and how We use them. You should read this Cookie Policy so You can understand what type of cookies We use, the information We collect using Cookies and how that information is used.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal data that we store about You may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from Cookies. For further information on how We use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy (https://fidelior.com/privacy-policy/).
2. Definitions
In this Cookie Policy, the following capitalized words shall have the following meanings, regardless of whether they appear in the singular or plural.
For the purposes of this Cookies Policy:
· “Cookie” means a piece of data from a website stored within a web browser that the website can retrieve later. Cookies are used to tell the server that users have returned to a particular website. When users return to a website, a cookie provides information and allows the site to display selected settings and targeted content.
· “We“, “Us” or “Our” means Fidelior Netherlands BV.
· “Website” means the websites operated by Us at www.fidelior.net, www.fidelior.com, www.fidelior.eu, www.fidelior.in, www.fidelior.us, www.fidelior.asia, www.fidelior.org, www.fidelior.net, www.fidelior.com, www.fidelior.cn, www.fidelior.co.za, www.fidelior.ru, and www.fidelior.uk.
· “Services” means any of our services made available to You via the Website.
· “You” means the individual accessing or using the Services or Website, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Services or Website, as applicable.
3. The Use of Cookies
3.1. Type of Cookies We Use
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, work more efficiently, and provide information to the owners of the website. Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies.
Persistent cookies are stored on a user’s device in between browser sessions which allows the preferences or actions of a user across a website (or in some cases across different websites) to be remembered. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline.
Session cookies allow a website to link your actions during a browser session. Unlike persistent cookies, session cookies are deleted from your computer when you log off from the website and then close your browser.
We use both session and persistent cookies on the Website and in the Services for the purposes set out below:
· Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session cookie
Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with the Services and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies, the Services that You have asked for cannot be provided. We only use these cookies to provide You with those Services requested.
Type: Persistent cookie
Purpose: These cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
· Functional Cookies
Type: Persistent cookie
Purpose: These cookies allow Us to remember the choices You make when You use the Website. The purpose of these cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.
Necessary / Essential and Functional Cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
| _GRECAPTCHA https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US#types-of-cookies https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-ZA&fg=1 | google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, to make valid reports on the use of their website. Used to provide spam protection | Persistent – 179 days | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieConsent https://www.cookiebot.com/en/cookie-declaration/ https://www.cookiebot.com/en/privacy-policy/ | Cookiebot.com | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain used to know what cookie options a user have selected when using the Fidelior website. | Persistent – 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| rc::a https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US#types-of-cookies https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-ZA&fg=1 | google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| rc::b | google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| rc::c | google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| wordpress_test_cookie https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/ | wordpress.org | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
· Tracking and Performance Cookies
Type: Persistent cookies
Purpose: These cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website and Services. We may also use these cookies to test new advertisements, pages, features or new functionality of the Website and Services to see how our users react to them.
Information collected: The information gathered via these cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website or use the Services.
· Social Media Cookies
Type: Third-party persistent cookie
Purpose: We use the Facebook Insights function in connection with the operation of the Facebook Fan Page and based on the GDPR, to obtain anonymized statistical data about Our users. For this purpose, Facebook places a cookie on the device of the user visiting Our Facebook Fan Page. Each Cookie contains a unique identifier code.
Information collected: Facebook receives, records and processes the information stored in the cookie, especially when the user visits the Facebook services, services that are provided by other members of the Facebook Fan Page and services by other companies that use Facebook services. For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook Privacy Policy here: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
Duration: 2 years
Type: Third-party persistent cookie
Set by: LinkedIn
Purpose: We use the LinkedIn Insights function in connection with the operation of the Linkedin Company Page and based on the GDPR, to obtain anonymized statistical data about Our users. Linkedin places a cookie on the device of the user visiting the Linkedin Company Page. Each cookie contains a unique identifier code.
Information collected: Linkedin receives, records and processes the information stored in the cookie, especially when the user visits the Linkedin services, services that are provided by other members of the Linkedin Company Page and services by other companies that use Linkedin services.
For more information on the privacy practices of Linkedin, please visit Linkedin Privacy Policy here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Duration: 2 years
Type: Third-party persistent cookie
Set by: Twitter
Purpose: We use the Twitter Insights function in connection with the operation of the Twitter Fan Page and based on the GDPR, to obtain anonymized statistical data about Our users. For this purpose, Twitter places a cookie on the device of the user visiting the Twitter Fan Page. Each cookie contains a unique identifier code.
Information collected: Twitter receives, records and processes the information stored in the Cookie, especially when the user visits the Twitter services, services that are provided by other members of the Twitter Fan Page and services by other companies that use Twitter services.
For more information on the privacy practices of Linkedin, please visit Twitter Privacy Policy here: https://twitter.com/en/privacy.
Duration: 2 years
Tracking & Social Media Cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
| _ga https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-US#types-of-cookies https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-ZA&fg=1 | google.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| _ga_# | google.com | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| Vuid https://vimeo.com/cookie_policy https://vimeo.com/privacy | vimeo.com | Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as which pages have been read. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| __stripe_mid __stripe_orig_props __stripe_sid https://stripe.com/cookie-settings https://stripe.com/privacy | stripe.com | For payment and fraud prevention | 1 Year | HTTP Cookie |
| _fbp | facebook.com | Store and track visitors across websites | 3 Months | HTTP Cookie |
| https://www.sendinblue.com/legal/cookies/ https://www.sendinblue.com/legal/privacypolicy/ | sendinblue.com | Email platform used to provide information on Fidelior to users that subscribed to receive emails from us | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/cookie-table https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy | linkedin.com | Social media platform used for marketing Fidelior to public | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| https://twitter.com/en/privacy | twitter.com | Social media platform used for marketing Fidelior to public | Session | HTTP Cookie |
· Tracking and Advertising Cookies
Type: Persistent cookies
Purpose: These cookies track your browsing habits to enable Us to show advertising which is more likely to be of interest to You. Based on this information, and with Our permission, third-party advertisers can place cookies to enable them to show adverts which We think will be relevant to your interests while You are on third party websites.
Information collected: These cookies use information about your browsing history to group You with other users who have similar interests.
Tracking & Advertising Cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
| NID https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-ZA&fg=1 | google.com | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | 6 months | HTTP Cookie |
3.2. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
If You prefer to avoid the use of cookies on the Website, first You must disable the use of cookies in your browser and then delete the cookies saved in your browser associated with the Website. You may use this option for preventing the use of cookies at any time.
If You do not accept cookies, You may experience some inconvenience in your use of the Website and Services and some features may not function properly.
If You’d like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.
· For the Chrome web browser, please visit this page from Google: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050.
· For the Internet Explorer web browser, please visit this page from Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc.
· For the Firefox web browser, please visit this page from Mozilla: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US.
· For the Safari web browser, please visit this page from Apple: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac.
For any other web browser, please visit your web browser’s official web pages.
3.3. More Information about Cookies
You can learn more about cookies at Our third-party provider website: https://www.cookiebot.com/en/.
3.4. Do Not Track
We do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”).
4. Changes to this Cookie Policy
Any changes we may make to this Cookie Policy in the future will be posted on this page. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to this Cookie Policy.
This Cookie Policy was last updated on 6 May 2022 and this version replaces any other Cookie Policy previously applicable from this date.
5. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, You can contact us:
· By email: [email protected]
· By visiting this page on our website: https://fidelior.com/contact-us/