Passport Consultancy Services uses cookies and similar technologies in the course of business including through our website www.passportconsultant.co.in (“Site”). This cookie policy will be treated as part of our Terms of Use and is automatically incorporated therein.
The terms “you”, “user”, “your” refer to all individuals and other persons including but not limited to any individual, company, organization, legal entity or otherwise their respective employees, agents or representatives who access or use our services. By continuing to visit or use our services, you are agreeing to the use of cookies and similar technologies for the purposes we describe in this policy.
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by online service providers to (for example) make their websites or services work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. Cookies store data that has to be sent back to the server with subsequent requests. Its expiration varies based on the type and the expiration duration can be set from either server-side or client-side (normally from server-side).
Similar technologies include without limitation local storage, session storage, flash cookies, HTML5 cookies etcetera. Local Storage stores data with no expiration date and gets cleared when the browser cache/ local storage is cleared. The session storage stores data only for a session, meaning that the data is stored until the browser (or tab) is closed. Data is not transferred to the server.
Cookies set by the Site owner or service provider (in this case, Passport Consultancy Services) are called “first party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the Site owner are called “third party cookies”.
Third party cookies enable third party features or functionalities to be provided on or through the site or services you are using (such as advertising, interactive content). Third parties include but are not limited to business partners, suppliers, sub-contractors, advertisers & advertising networks, analytics & search engine providers, payment providers (hereinafter collectively referred to as “third parties”).
The third parties that set these cookies can recognize your device including but not limited to mobile devices, computers, Laptops (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Device”) both when it visits our site and when it visits certain other websites. Should you require more details on third party cookies on our Services please refer to section 1.2 below, further if you might have any questions around it, you may write to us at info@passportconsultant.co.in.
We use first party and third-party cookies for several reasons, some are required for technical enablement and functioning of our services, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us and the third parties we work with to track and target the interests of visitors to our Site, and we refer to these as “performance” or “functionality” cookies. For example, we use cookies to tailor content and information that we may send or display to you and otherwise personalize your experience while interacting with our Sites and to otherwise improve the functionality of the Services we provide. Finally, third parties serve cookies through our services for advertising, analytics, and other purposes including but not limited to provision of their services to us. This is described in more detail further in this policy.
Cookies can be used to recognize you when you visit or use our services, remember your preferences, and give you a personalized experience that’s in line with your settings. Cookies also make your interactions with our services faster and more secure.
We may use the terms “cookies” or “similar technologies” interchangeably in our policies to refer to all technologies that we may use to store data in your browser or device or that collect information or help us identify you in the manner described above
For more information about how we process your personal information, please consult our Privacy Policy
The types of first and third-party cookies served through our websites and the purposes they perform are described in further detail below:
1.2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Site and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the services, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our services function. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, as described under section 1.4.1 in this cookie policy.
Please note: Our site will not work properly without cookies.
| Sr.No. | Information Stored | Technology Type | Owner | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No information is stored in the user’s browser and this cookie can only be used by the current web site. | Local storage | Passport Consultancy Services | PHPSESSID |
1.2.2 Performance and Functionality
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our services but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable
| Sr.No. | Information Stored | Technology Type | Owner | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To track lead from no of sms reminder | Local storage | Passport Consultancy Services | Srmn |
| 2 | To track lead from no of email reminder | Local storage | Passport Consultancy Services | rmn |
| 3 | To track reminder send by which executive | Local storage | Passport Consultancy Services | uc |
| 4 | Test for cookies settings permissions | Local storage | PayU | checkcookie |
| 5 | Used to distinguish clientId | Local storage | PayU | clientId |
| 6 | For api sessionsd | Local storage | PayU | PayU_api_session |
| 7 | PayU | Local storage | PayU | rzp_utm |
1.2.3 Analytics and Customization
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our services are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you, to further enhance your experience.
| Sr.No. | Information Stored | Technology Type | Owner | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Google Analytics | Local storage | _ga | |
| 2 | Used to distinguish users | Local storage | _gid | |
| 3 | Google Analytics | Local storage | _gat_gtag_UA_XXXXXXX_X | |
| 4 | Google Analytics | Local storage | IDE | |
| 5 | Id for Google Analytics | Local storage | id | |
| 6 | Test for cookies settings permissions for Google Analytics | Local storage | test_cookies |
1.2.4 Advertising
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They also perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
Cookies and other technologies enable and help us serve relevant ads. They help us provide aggregated research and reporting for advertisers, understand and improve our services and know when content has been shown to you. Please note: As your web browser might request ads from third parties, these third parties may view, edit or set cookies, like as if you had requested a web page from their website. Ads served by us may also set third party cookies.
We do not knowingly engage in provision of any personal information that we collect to advertisers unless you have given us permission to do so. You can choose not to be subject to interest based ads from us as well from advertisers and third party sites on our Sites, for more information regarding this please refer to section 1.4.1 of this Policy. Please note that by utilizing the above option you will not be removing ads from the pages you visit; it will mean that the ads you see may not be matched to your interests.
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. Most browsers allow control of cookies through the browser settings feature. However, by disallowing of cookies you may restrict your user experience since it may no longer be customized to you.
1.4.1 Steps to pursue if you do not want cookies to be set or want them removed?
If you do not want to receive cookies you can change your browser settings on your device that you use to access our services, some of the resources which shall prove helpful depending upon the browser you may use are mentioned in section 1.5 below. If you use our services without changing the settings on your device, we will assume that you are accepting to use the cookies that reference to this policy. Most browsers provide the functionality to review and delete cookies, however please note that our site will not work properly without cookies. To find out more about cookies visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/
1.4.2 Do Not Track
Some Internet browsers – like Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari – include the ability to transmit “Do Not Track” or “DNT” signals. Since uniform standards for “DNT” signals have not been adopted, our websites do not currently process or respond to “DNT” signals. Passport Consultancy Services takes privacy and meaningful choice seriously and will make efforts to continue to monitor developments around DNT browser technology and the implementation of a standard. To learn more about “DNT”, please visit All About Do Not Track: https://allaboutdnt.com/
Below links are helpful if you want to learn about advertiser’s use of cookies:
• Internet Advertising Bureau (US)
• Internet Advertising Bureau (EU)
Below is a reference to some popular browser manufacturers and their help pages relating to cookie management in their respective products.
• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Internet Explorer
• Android Browser
• Safari (Desktop)
• Safari (Mobile)
• Opera
• Opera Mobile
We may update this Cookie policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this cookie policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the bottom of this cookie policy indicates when it was last updated.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at info@passportconsultant.co.in.