Cookies Policy
Social Tech Ventures cookies policy
Last updated: 1 August 2025
At Social Tech Ventures, we use cookies to help our website run smoothly, understand how people use it, and offer enhanced features like video and social sharing. Some cookies are essential for the site to work. Others are optional and only used if you give us permission.
This policy explains what cookies are, the types we use, and how you can manage your preferences.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (like your computer or phone) when you visit a website. They help websites remember things like your settings, login information, or how you use the site. Some cookies disappear when you close your browser (called “session cookies”), while others stay on your device for a while (“persistent cookies”).
Cookies can be:
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First-party – set by our website.
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Third-party – set by other services we use, like Google or YouTube.
You can learn more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
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Keep our website running properly
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Understand how visitors use the site (e.g., which pages are popular)
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Improve your experience (e.g., loading videos faster)
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Offer social sharing or advertising features
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential - Needed to run the website and keep it secure.
Functional - Improves your experience, like video or traffic handling.
Analytics - Helps us understand how visitors use the site.
Advertising - Supports content sharing and shows relevant ads (e.g., via social media).
4. Details on Specific Cookies
Here are examples of the cookies we may use:
Essential Cookies
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Help you navigate the site, submit forms, or use secure areas.
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Set by: Our website, Cloudflare, reCAPTCHA.
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These cannot be turned off in our system.
Functional Cookies
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Help videos load or identify trusted traffic.
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May be set by: Cloudflare, Google services, YouTube.
Analytics Cookies
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Google Analytics helps us track visits and user behaviour (anonymously).
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Hotjar helps us improve the website by tracking click and scroll behaviour.
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These are optional and only set with your consent.
Advertising & Social Sharing
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Facebook, LinkedIn, or AddThis cookies may be used to enable sharing or for remarketing purposes.
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5. How to Manage Cookies
You’re in control. Here’s how to manage your preferences:
Cookie Preferences on This Site
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You can accept or reject non-essential cookies using the cookie banner or our cookie settings tool at the bottom of the page.
Through Your Browser
You can block or delete cookies using your browser settings. Here’s how for popular browsers:
Clearing cookies will remove saved preferences, including your consent choices.
Google Analytics Opt-Out
Prefer not to be tracked by Google Analytics at all?
Use this tool: Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll update the date at the top of this page.
8. Questions or Concerns?
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us at enquiries@socialtechventures.vc.
9. Copyright
This Cookies Policy is © Social Tech Ventures. All rights reserved.