Last Updated: April 5th, 2022
Anytime you see the word "cookie" you may think something along the chocolate chip variety and we don't blame you! However, the cookies we are talking about are computer cookies, more formally known as HTTP cookies, web cookies and internet cookies. Anytime that you visit a website, the website sends the cookie to your computer and it stores a small text file inside of your web browser. We are able to use these cookies to identify your device as you browse through our website or when you return as a visitor to our site. This helps navigating and interacting with our Site and KB4 account portal more efficient, easy and meaningful.
KnowBe4 uses cookies and other tracking technologies such as pixels, gifs and web beacons. These help us identify you and your interests, remember your preferences, and track your use of our Sites. We also use Cookies and Tracking Technologies to control access to certain content on our Sites, protect our Sites, and to process any requests that you make.
You can turn off your web browsers ability to accept cookies. However, if you do that, certain parts of the KB4 Site or console portal may not work for you.
First and Third Party Cookies.
"First Party Cookies" are cookies that belong to KnowBe4 and that we place on your device. "Third Party Cookies" are cookies that another party places on your device through our site. KnowBe4 may contract with a third-party service to help us send e-mails or other information to users who have provided their contact information. To measure the effectiveness of these services, our service providers may place Cookies on the devices of those users.
Below are some cookie classifications:
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Cookies
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Description
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Strictly Necessary
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means the cookies are essential for the provision of the site and any requested services, but do not perform any additional or secondary function.
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Performance Cookies
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are those that provide statistical information on site usage, i.e. web analytics.
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Functionality Cookies
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These cookies allow the provision of enhanced functionality and personalization, such as videos and live chat. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these functions may not work properly.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies
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are used to create profiles or personalize content. Third parties often set them and these cookies present the highest privacy risks to visitors.
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Web Beacons
Web beacons and embedded scripts are other technologies that we use in our websites, as well as in some of our emails and ads.
Web beacons (or “tags”) are bits of programming code included in web pages, emails, and ads that notify Adobe (or the companies that help us run our business) when those web pages, emails, or ads have been viewed or clicked on.
Opting Out of
If you would not like to have cookies read or dropped on your devices, you can adjust the setting on your web browser to reject the setting of some or all of the Cookies and to alert you when a cookie has been dropped into your web browser. For further information on how to do so, please refer to your browsers help tool or see www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note that if you use your browser settings to block all Cookies (including strictly necessary Cookies) you may not be able to access or use all or parts or functionalities of our sites. You may also learn more at www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Contact Us
If you have any questions please contact us at privacy@knowbe4.com
Other Helpful Resources
To learn more about the use of cookies please follow these links:
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EU)
- Internet Advertising Bureau (US)
- Internet Advertising Bureau (EU)
To learn more about how to manage cookies, please see the websites listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari (Desktop)
