Interpretation and Definitions
The words contained herein of which the initial letters are capitalized have meanings as defined in the Interpretation and Definitions section of Our published Terms of Use, and said words shall have the same meanings regardless of whether they appear in the singular or in the plural.
Acknowledgment
This publication presents the Cookie Policy of the Royal House which is incorporated by reference into the Terms of Use of the Website.
Your access to and use of the Services is conditioned upon Your acceptance of this Cookie Policy, which applies to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Services.
If You are not in acceptance of this Cookie Policy, You are not permitted by Us to use Our Services and any further use of Our Services will constitute a trespass on Your part.
Introduction
This Cookie Policy is to inform You as to (a) the types of tracking technologies which are sometimes used by website owners, in general, (b) some of your options for controlling the access of tracking technologies to your device, and (c) the tracking technologies specifically used by the Website.
You are encouraged to read this Privacy Policy in its entirety. Your continued use of the Website, regardless of Your decision to permit, limit, or restrict the use of tracking technologies served by the Website, constitutes your understanding and implied acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Quick Overview of Tracking Technologies
This section of Our Privacy Policy serves to inform You as to three of the more common forms of tracking technologies used by website owners, in general, viz.: cookies; Flash cookies; and web beacons. Each of these technologies involve the placing of files onto devices used to access websites and other online content or services.
The fact that a particular tracking technology is discussed in this section of the Privacy Policy does not necessarily mean that it is in use on the Website.
Cookies
Cookies are small data files which are placed on Your computer or mobile device when You visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide the reporting of information.
Cookies set by a website owner are called "first-party cookies"; cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). Depending on the types of cookies set, parties that set third-party cookies may be able to recognize Your computer when it visits the website, and also when visiting certain other websites.
Flash Cookies
Also known as "Local Shared Objects," or "LSOs," Flash cookies are text files that are sent by a web server to a client when the browser requests content supported by Adobe Flash, a popular browser plug-in. Flash cookies differ from regular browser cookies in how much data they can store and how the cookies can be cleared. Unlike typical browser cookies, flash cookies must be cleared through Adobe Flash Player settings.
Flash cookies are commonly used in website advertisements and videos. Like regular cookies, Flash cookies store information on the end user's computer. The information allows a website to recognize the client's browser when it returns. Flash cookies sometimes contain the same information that regular cookies contain, but they also store information specific to Flash such as the place where the user's video stopped playing or an animated banner advertisement stopped rotating. Local shared object files have an .sol file extension.
Unlike regular cookies which are stored with the browser's files, Flash cookies are stored in a separate Adobe file and may have to be managed and deleted separately through Adobe Flash player settings. Many end users are unaware that Flash cookies exist and have no idea that when they delete their browser's regular cookies, Flash cookies could remain unaffected and be used to recreate deleted regular cookies. The recreation process, which is called respawning, is extremely controversial because it facilitates cross-browser tracking and poses privacy concerns when the use of Flash cookies is not disclosed in a website's privacy policy.
To deal with potential abuses of local shared objects, Adobe has made changes in Flash to discourage Flash cookie respawning and has provided information on their website about Flash cookie management. The company has also partnered with major browsers to make it possible for end-users to manage local shared object files through browser settings with an additional Application Programming Interface (API).
Web Beacons
Also known as "tracking pixels," "spy pixels," "web bugs," and "clear gifs," web beacons are a form of tracking technology utilizing tiny graphics files containing unique identifiers installed onto the devices of site visitors in order to monitor user behavior while on the website. The data collected by these tracking technologies is used by website owners in order to construct analytical reports such as how many people viewed the website or a particular page of the website.
Beyond analytical reports, web beacons may also be used to determine which content of a website the visitors found most interesting and useful. They can also be used as watermarks to track the use of illegal content online.
Controlling Tracking Technologies
This section of our Privacy Policy serves to inform You as to a number of options available in regards to accepting or rejecting tracking technologies onto Your device, either in whole or in part. Be aware that some tracking technologies are considered "essential" and cannot be rejected, and that rejecting other categories of tracking technologies may adversely impact the functionality of the website in Your browser, to include Your ability to access certain files or areas of the website.
If You are unwilling to accept even the cookies which are categorized as "essential," the best option in controlling tracking technologies on Your Device is to avoid websites which install and use cookies.
Cookies
Some (not all) websites which install cookies on the devices of their site visitors are equipped with a Cookie Consent Manager, usually in the form of a pop-up or slider which informs the visitor of the use of cookies and gives the visitor the option to accept the cookies, to modify the list of cookies that are allowed, or to reject the cookies. Cookies classified as "essential," however, cannot be rejected through the Cookie Consent Manager since they are strictly necessary to provide the services of the website.
Modern web browsers and devices used to access web content are equipped with features which allow the user to refuse cookies. The means by which these features are accessed and by which cookies may be refused vary depending upon the web browser and-or Device used. To learn more about these features, we recommend reading the documentation associated with Your web browser and-or Device. The following are links to online information on how to manage cookies on the more popular browsers:
In addition, most advertising networks offer a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If You would like to learn more, please visit:
- Digital Advertising Alliance
- Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
Flash Cookies
If You do not want Flash cookies stored on Your computer, You can adjust the settings of Your Flash player to block Flash cookie storage. To do this, You will need to open the Adobe Settings Manager, accessible either by right-clicking on Flash content and clicking "Global Settings," or by navigating directly to Your storage settings through the Flash Website. Here You can clear some or all of Your Flash cookies manually through the Website Storage panel, or even turn off Flash Storage completely.
Note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash cookies may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with a website's services or online content.
Web Beacons
With web beacons being tiny images, and the nature of the internet to automatically deliver images to visitors when they visit web pages and perform other online activities, controlling the access that web beacons have to your web devices can be tedious. The tips given below can be used separately or in combination with one-another:
- Block automatic loading of images in e-mail. When You set up e-mail on Your phone, computer, or in a web-based client, make sure that You enable the setting that block automatic image display. Most e-mail makes sense even without the pictures in it. Most e-mail clients add a "show images" button right above the e-mail body, so loading the pictures if You really need to takes just one click.
- Block web trackers using security software. Using various free and-or commercial security products, most web beacons can be prevented from loading.
- Protect Your internet connection. Tracking protection works well at operating system or home router level. If You block web beacons on Your router, they'll stop working not just in Your e-mail and on web pages, but also inside applications and even on Your smart TV. To do this, we recommend that You enable Secure DNS in the operating system or router settings, and specify a DNS server that blocks trackers. A VPN connection can sometimes provide tracking protection too. If this is the handier option for You, make sure that Your VPN provider does in fact offer a tracker blocking service.
Controls for "Do-Not-Track" Features
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting You can activate to signal your preference not to have data about Your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, the Website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates Your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that We must follow in the future, We will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Cookie Policy.
Tracking Technologies Used by Our Website
Cookies
Our Website does make limited use of cookies. Grouped by category, the specific first- and third-party cookies served through Our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the tables below. Where the "Description" column of any table is populated with "n/a," it is an indicator that no cookies are used by Our Website in the particular cookie category. Note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific pages of the Website You visit:
Essential Website Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide You with services available through the Website, and to the use of some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name: | n/a |
| Purpose: | n/a |
| Provider: | n/a |
| Service: | n/a |
| Country: | n/a |
| Type: | n/a |
| Expires in: | n/a |
Performance and Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of the Website but are non-essential to its use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name: | n/a |
| Purpose: | n/a |
| Provider: | n/a |
| Service: | n/a |
| Country: | n/a |
| Type: | n/a |
| Expires in: | n/a |
Analytics and Customization Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used in aggregate form to help Us understand how Our Website is being used, how effective Our marketing campaigns are, and-or to help Us customize Our Website for You.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name: | n/a |
| Purpose: | n/a |
| Provider: | n/a |
| Service: | n/a |
| Country: | n/a |
| Type: | n/a |
| Expires in: | n/a |
Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to You. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on Your interests.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name: | n/a |
| Purpose: | n/a |
| Provider: | n/a |
| Service: | n/a |
| Country: | n/a |
| Type: | n/a |
| Expires in: | n/a |
Social Networking Cookies
These cookies are used to enable You to share pages and content that You find interesting on Our Website through Third-party Social Media Services and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name: | n/a |
| Purpose: | n/a |
| Provider: | n/a |
| Service: | n/a |
| Country: | n/a |
| Type: | n/a |
| Expires in: | n/a |
Unclassified Cookies
These are cookies that have not yet been categorized. We are in the process of identifying and categorizing these cookies with the help of their providers.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name: | n/a |
| Purpose: | n/a |
| Provider: | n/a |
| Service: | n/a |
| Country: | n/a |
| Type: | n/a |
| Expires in: | n/a |
Flash Cookies
Adobe Flash objects are not incorporated into the design of the Website. As such, We do not install Flash cookies onto the devices of our site's visitors, nor do We access or make use of data collected by Flash cookies originating from other sources and already existing on the devices of our site's visitors upon their arrival to Our Website.
Web Beacons
The Website does not install web beacon technology onto the devices of our site's visitors, nor do We access or make use of data collected by web beacons originating from other sources and already existing on the devices of our site's visitors upon their arrival to Our Website.
Targeted Advertising
Third-parties may serve cookies onto Your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through Our Website. These companies may use information about Your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that You may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. They can accomplish this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to You. The information collected through this process does not enable Us or them to identify Your name, contact details, or other details that directly identify You unless You choose to provide these.
Cookie Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the tracking technologies We use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The date that this Cookie Policy was last updated ("revised") appears at the top of this Cookie Policy page, and will be the date that the revised version becomes effective.
You are encouraged to review this Cookie Policy periodically to remain informed of any revisions which may be made.
Contact Information
If You have any questions about Our use of cookies or other tracking technologies, please contact Us using the form on the Contact Us page of Our Website.