Understanding Cookies and Similar Online Tracking Technologies
What Exactly Are Website Cookies?
In simple terms, website cookies are tiny text files. They contain small amounts of information that are downloaded
to your browsing device—whether that's a computer, smartphone, or tablet—when you visit a website. Cookies are smart:
the website that originally placed them can recognize them, and so can other websites that use the same cookies.
This recognition is how websites "know" if your specific browsing device has visited them before.
They perform a surprisingly wide range of functions that dramatically improve your online experience. For example,
cookies help us understand how people are using our site, enable seamless page navigation, remember your specific
preferences (like language settings), and generally make your browsing much smoother. Additionally, they can help
ensure that the online marketing you see is more relevant to your individual interests.
Beyond Cookies: Web Beacons and Pixel Tags
When we talk about this DEVSTAYZ Cookies Policy, we also use the term "cookie" to cover similar
online tracking technologies, such as web beacons. A web beacon (also known as a pixel tag or clear GIF) is a tiny,
clear string of code that works hand-in-hand with a cookie.
Here’s the key difference: cookies are stored on your computer's hard drive, but web beacons are embedded invisibly
on web pages or within emails. A web beacon allows us to capture specific additional details about a visitor's
actions. This includes things like your cookie number, the exact time and date of your visit, the duration and
number of pages viewed, a description of the page where the beacon is placed, and details about any purchases made.
These beacons are invaluable tools that help us analyze our customers' online behavior and accurately measure the
effectiveness of both our website and our digital advertising campaigns. We partner with specialized service
providers who help us track, collect, and analyze this crucial information.
Changes to the DEVSTAYZ Cookies Policy
We want you to be aware that we may update or modify this policy periodically without giving you a direct
notification. Because of this, we strongly encourage you to check back on this policy from time to time. We
implement any changes by simply uploading a revised policy onto our website. Unless we specifically state
otherwise, any update will be effective from the date we upload that revised version.
This version of the DEVSTAYZ Cookies Policy was last updated on 01st Oct 2025.
What Types of Cookies Do We Use?
The cookies used by DEVSTAYZ and most modern websites generally fall into five key categories.
Understanding these types is essential for managing your preferences.
You can view the specific cookies we use
here.
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These are the most fundamental cookies—they are absolutely essential for the basic and full functionality of
our website. They allow you to move smoothly around our site and use its core features, such as accessing
secure areas like a membership login page. Without these cookies, you might not be able to access all the
critical functions of our website. For example, imagine a digital lock on a door; the strictly necessary cookie
is the key that lets you open it.
2. Performance Cookies
These cookies are all about optimization. They anonymously collect information about how you use our website or
services. This includes data points like which pages are the most visited and whether you encounter any error
messages while navigating. The key takeaway is that these cookies do not gather information that identifies you
personally. All data collected is anonymous and is used only to improve how our website operates and enhance our
delivery of services to you.
3. Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies make your life easier by allowing our website to remember the choices you make. This
could be your user name, your preferred language, or the region you are browsing from. They can also be used to
provide services you specifically request, such as enabling you to comment on a blog post. While the information
they collect may sometimes be anonymous, they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
4. Tailored Content Cookies
These cookies go a step further to provide enhanced features and display content that is genuinely relevant to
you. They help us decide what information is shown on our website based on how you have used our website and our
services in the past. To do this, these cookies also track your browsing activity on other websites. For
instance, if you view several articles about a specific type of travel on a third-party site, these cookies might
help us present you with DEVSTAYZ content related to that travel.
5. Targeting Cookies
Targeting cookies are focused purely on advertising. They are used to deliver advertisements that are more
relevant to you and your interests. They serve two main purposes: limiting the number of times you see a
particular advertisement and helping us measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They remember that
you have visited a website, and this information may be shared with other organizations, such as advertisers.
This is why you might visit DevStayz.in, and then later, while browsing a news site, you see an
advertisement for our products—this is called retargeting.
Opting Out of Targeted Advertising
We understand you may not want to receive targeted advertising. You have the right to opt out, and you can learn
more about interest-based advertising and opt out of it from participating online advertising companies at the
following links:
Note: Opting out of interest-based advertising does not mean you will no longer see ads. It simply
means the ads you receive will be generic, non-targeted advertisements.
How Long Do Cookies Stay on My Device?
The lifespan of a cookie depends on whether it is a persistent cookie or a session cookie.
| Cookie Type |
Duration on Device |
What it Does |
| Session Cookie |
Stays only until you close your browser. |
Used for temporary functions, such as keeping you logged in during a single visit. |
| Persistent Cookie |
Stays until it expires (which could be days, months, or years) or until you manually delete it. |
Used to remember your long-term preferences, like a login username for your next visit. |
Note: Session cookies are the digital equivalent of a visitor's pass—they expire when the visit is over.
Persistent cookies are more like a long-term membership card.
First-Party vs. Third-Party Cookies
- First-party cookies are the cookies that belong directly to DEVSTAYZ Limited. We place these on your device when you visit our site.
- Third-party cookies are cookies that another external party places on your browsing device through our website. These are typically set by partners, advertisers, or social media platforms.
Managing and Controlling Your Cookies
Controlling and Deleting Cookies Through Your Browser
The most direct way to control or delete cookies is through the settings of the browser you are using (like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.).
To do this, simply follow the specific instructions provided by your browser's help section.
A Word of Caution: If you configure your browser to entirely disable cookies, you may find that you cannot access certain secure or restricted areas of the website.
Furthermore, other essential parts of our website may not function correctly. For example, you might be unable to log in or save your preferences.
Third-Party Website Cookies and Data Responsibility
Our website may contain links to or features from other sites, including those of our global distributors.
These external websites and applications may use different online tracking technologies than the ones we use.
It’s important for you to understand and agree that we are not responsible for any third-party websites or applications, and you access them entirely at your own risk.
Always remember that these external sites are independent from us, so you must inform yourself by reading their separate cookie policies and privacy statements.
Detailed Overview of DEVSTAYZ Cookies and Opt-Out Options
| Type of Cookie |
Who Serves These Cookies |
How to Turn These Off and Further Information |
| Strictly Necessary |
DEVSTAYZ (Cloudflare, FeedGrabbr, Statcounter) |
These cookies are essential for our website to function as you expect. They help identify trusted web traffic.
Because they are strictly necessary, you cannot technically refuse them without breaking the site.
You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, but blocking them entirely will prevent access to restricted areas,
like logging in for webinars or whitepapers.
|
| Performance |
DEVSTAYZ, LiveChat Inc |
These cookies collect anonymous, non-identifying data on how you use our site and services. This information is solely used to
improve our website and service provision. To refuse these cookies, please follow the instructions in the section
"Controlling and Deleting Cookies Through Your Browser" above.
|
| Functionality |
DEVSTAYZ, LiveChat Inc, LinkedIn |
We use these to remember your operational preferences on the website (e.g., language, view settings)
so you don't have to re-set them on every visit. To refuse these cookies, please follow the instructions in the section
"Controlling and Deleting Cookies Through Your Browser" above.
|
| Performance (Analytics) |
Google Analytics |
We use these to collect unique but anonymous data from visitors, which Google reports back to us as aggregated numbers and
website trends. To refuse these cookies, follow the browser instructions above. You can also opt out of Google Analytics’
cookies specifically at:
tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
|
| Targeting |
DEVSTAYZ, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Adwords, Google DoubleClick, Twitter |
We use these, or partner with third parties, to show you online advertising and email marketing we think will interest you,
including showing you ads after you leave our site (retargeting). We also work with companies to reach new people who
haven’t yet visited our website.
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Additional Targeting Cookie Information:
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Google: Information about Google’s cookies is available at
policies.google.com/technologies/types.
Their privacy policy for Google Adwords and DoubleClick cookies is available at
policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
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Social Logins: If you use social media credentials (like Facebook or LinkedIn) to log in to our website,
that third party may set a cookie allowing them to recognize you. They may use this cookie for their own purposes,
including showing you our ads when you visit their sites or apps.
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Refusing Targeting Cookies: To refuse these cookies, please follow the instructions in the section
"Controlling and Deleting Cookies Through Your Browser" above.