This Cookie Policy explains how EACT Technologies OÜ ("EACT Technologies OÜ", "FortisVPN", "we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies in connection with the FortisVPN website and related web-based services.
EACT Technologies OÜ is a private limited company incorporated in Estonia under registry code 17570948, with its registered address at Tornimäe tn 5, Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn, Harju maakond, 10145, Estonia.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with the FortisVPN Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files or similar pieces of information stored on or accessed from your device when you visit a website.
Cookies may allow a website to remember information about your visit, maintain sessions, provide functionality, remember preferences, measure website usage, improve performance, or support advertising and marketing activities.
Cookies may be placed directly by FortisVPN ("first-party cookies") or by external service providers whose technologies are used on our website ("third-party cookies").
2. Similar Technologies
In addition to traditional cookies, websites may use similar technologies such as:
- local storage;
- session storage;
- tags;
- scripts;
- pixels;
- web beacons;
- software development technologies;
- device or browser identifiers; and
- similar technologies used to store or access information on a device.
For simplicity, this Cookie Policy generally refers to these technologies collectively as "cookies" unless a distinction is necessary.
3. Current and Future Use of Cookies
The specific cookies and technologies used on fortisvpn.com may change as the website develops.
FortisVPN may currently use cookies that are strictly necessary for website operation, security, session management, preferences, consent management, and related functionality.
We may also introduce optional analytics, performance, advertising, attribution, or marketing technologies in the future, including technologies provided by Google, Meta, or other reputable providers.
Where applicable law requires consent, optional cookies or similar technologies will not be intentionally activated until the required consent has been obtained.
The fact that a category or provider is described in this Cookie Policy does not necessarily mean that the technology is currently active on every page, in every country, or for every user.
4. Categories of Cookies We May Use
Depending on the technologies currently deployed on the FortisVPN website, we may use the following categories.
4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are required for essential website functionality.
They may be used for purposes such as:
- website security;
- fraud prevention;
- authentication;
- maintaining user sessions;
- remembering privacy and cookie preferences;
- processing user requests;
- load balancing; and
- providing functionality specifically requested by the user.
These technologies may operate without consent where applicable law permits because they are necessary to provide the website or a service requested by the user.
Blocking strictly necessary cookies through your browser may cause parts of the website to stop functioning correctly.
4.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may allow the FortisVPN website to remember user choices and provide enhanced functionality.
They may be used to remember:
- language settings;
- regional preferences;
- interface choices;
- account-related preferences; and
- other optional website settings.
Where applicable law requires consent for functional cookies, they will not be intentionally activated until the appropriate consent has been obtained.
4.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
FortisVPN may use analytics and performance technologies to understand how visitors interact with our website and to improve performance, usability, reliability, and content.
Depending on the technology used, analytics may process information such as:
- pages viewed;
- visit duration;
- referring pages or websites;
- browser type;
- device type;
- operating system;
- approximate geographic region;
- interactions with website features;
- performance information;
- error information; and
- aggregated website usage statistics.
We may use third-party analytics providers, including services such as Google Analytics, if and when those services are implemented.
Where required by applicable law, analytics cookies and similar technologies will not be intentionally activated until you provide the required consent.
Analytics performed on the FortisVPN website is separate from VPN traffic.
FortisVPN does not use VPN browsing history, VPN traffic content, DNS requests, or websites accessed through the VPN for website analytics.
4.4 Advertising and Marketing Cookies
FortisVPN may in the future use advertising or marketing technologies to:
- measure advertising campaigns;
- understand whether advertising resulted in website visits or purchases;
- measure conversions;
- manage campaign attribution;
- limit repeated advertisements;
- understand marketing effectiveness;
- create or measure advertising audiences where permitted by law; or
- support advertising on third-party platforms.
These technologies may be provided by companies such as Google, Meta, or other advertising, attribution, or marketing providers.
Depending on the provider and applicable privacy choices, these technologies may process information concerning your interaction with the FortisVPN website.
Where applicable law requires consent, advertising and marketing cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies will not be intentionally activated until the required consent has been provided.
FortisVPN does not use VPN traffic or VPN browsing activity for behavioral advertising.
Website advertising technologies, if used, remain separate from the operation of the FortisVPN VPN service.
4.5 Conversion and Attribution Technologies
FortisVPN may use conversion or attribution technologies to understand whether a marketing campaign results in actions such as:
- visiting the FortisVPN website;
- downloading a FortisVPN application;
- creating an account;
- starting a trial; or
- purchasing a subscription.
Depending on the technology used, conversion measurement may involve cookies, tags, pixels, browser identifiers, or other technologies.
Where legally required, such technologies will operate only after appropriate consent or another legally valid basis has been established.
5. Google Technologies
FortisVPN may use Google services such as Google Analytics, Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, or related Google technologies in the future.
If implemented, Google may process information from your browser or device in accordance with Google's applicable terms and privacy practices.
Where applicable law requires consent, Google analytics or advertising technologies that are not strictly necessary will not be intentionally activated until you consent to the relevant category.
The use of Google technologies on the FortisVPN website does not permit Google to access the content of your VPN traffic through FortisVPN.
6. Meta Technologies
FortisVPN may use technologies provided by Meta Platforms, such as the Meta Pixel, for advertising measurement, conversion tracking, campaign optimization, or audience measurement.
If implemented, these technologies may process information concerning your interaction with the FortisVPN website in accordance with Meta's applicable terms and privacy practices.
Where applicable law requires consent, Meta advertising technologies will not be intentionally activated until the required consent has been provided.
Meta technologies used on the FortisVPN website, if any, do not receive your VPN browsing history, DNS requests, or VPN traffic content from FortisVPN.
7. Other Analytics, Advertising and Marketing Providers
FortisVPN may use other reputable analytics, advertising, affiliate, attribution, customer-acquisition, or marketing providers as our business develops.
Where such technologies are introduced, we will use them in accordance with applicable privacy and cookie laws.
Where legally required, non-essential technologies will be subject to consent through our cookie preference system.
Where a new technology materially changes how personal information is processed, we may update this Cookie Policy, our Privacy Policy, our consent interface, or other relevant disclosures.
8. VPN Activity Is Separate From Website Tracking
The FortisVPN website and the FortisVPN VPN service perform fundamentally different functions.
Cookies, website analytics, conversion tracking, and marketing technologies operate in connection with your interaction with fortisvpn.com and related web-based services.
We do not use:
- websites visited through FortisVPN;
- VPN browsing history;
- DNS requests transmitted through the VPN;
- VPN traffic content;
- internet destinations accessed through the VPN; or
- communications transmitted through the VPN
to create advertising audiences, personalize website advertising, or perform website analytics.
This remains separate from advertisements or promotional content that may be displayed directly inside the FortisVPN application as described in our Privacy Policy.
9. Cookie Consent and Preferences
Where required by applicable law, FortisVPN provides controls allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookie categories.
Depending on the technologies currently used, available categories may include:
- Strictly Necessary;
- Functional;
- Analytics; and
- Advertising/Marketing.
Strictly necessary technologies may remain active because they are required for essential website functionality.
You can change your choices using the Cookie Preferences control available on the FortisVPN website where such controls are provided.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.
10. European Economic Area
Visitors in the European Economic Area may be protected by the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), applicable national data-protection laws, and rules implementing the ePrivacy framework.
Where applicable law requires prior consent before storing or accessing non-essential information on a user's device, FortisVPN will not intentionally activate non-essential analytics, advertising, marketing, or similar technologies before obtaining the required consent.
Consent should be freely given, specific, informed, and capable of being withdrawn.
Rejecting optional cookies should not prevent access to the basic FortisVPN website, although certain optional functionality may be unavailable.
Where personal data is processed through cookies or similar technologies, the applicable legal bases, data-subject rights, and international-transfer safeguards are described further in the FortisVPN Privacy Policy.
11. United Kingdom
Visitors in the United Kingdom may be protected by the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations ("PECR").
Where UK law requires consent for non-essential cookies or similar technologies, FortisVPN will not intentionally activate those technologies before obtaining the required consent.
Users may modify or withdraw applicable consent through the Cookie Preferences controls made available on the website.
Further information about personal-data processing is provided in our Privacy Policy.
12. Switzerland
Where Swiss privacy or telecommunications law applies, FortisVPN will process information collected through cookies and similar technologies in accordance with applicable Swiss legal requirements.
Where consent or another specific legal requirement applies to a particular technology, we will implement the necessary mechanism before using that technology where required.
Swiss users may also exercise applicable privacy rights as described in the FortisVPN Privacy Policy.
13. California Privacy Rights
California residents may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA"), and other applicable California privacy laws.
Certain advertising or marketing technologies may constitute "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising under California law depending on how they are configured and used.
FortisVPN does not use VPN browsing activity, VPN traffic, or DNS requests for cross-context behavioral advertising.
If website advertising technologies are used in a manner that constitutes sale or sharing under applicable California law, FortisVPN will provide the legally required disclosures and opt-out mechanisms.
Where legally required, we will also recognize applicable opt-out preference signals such as Global Privacy Control ("GPC").
14. Other United States Privacy Rights
Residents of certain U.S. states may have rights regarding targeted advertising, sale of personal information, profiling, or other forms of data processing.
If FortisVPN deploys website technologies in a manner that triggers such rights under applicable state law, we will provide the required notices and opt-out mechanisms.
Where applicable law requires recognition of browser-based opt-out preference signals, we will process those signals as required.
Additional information about U.S. privacy rights is provided in the FortisVPN Privacy Policy.
15. Canada
Where Canadian privacy law applies, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA") and applicable provincial privacy laws, FortisVPN will use cookies and similar technologies in accordance with applicable consent and transparency requirements.
Where consent is required for optional analytics, advertising, or similar technologies, we will obtain such consent as required by law.
Canadian users may exercise applicable privacy rights as described in our Privacy Policy.
16. Brazil
Where Brazil's Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais ("LGPD") applies, personal data collected through cookies and similar technologies will be processed on an appropriate legal basis.
Where consent is used as the legal basis, users may withdraw that consent as provided by applicable law.
Additional information regarding LGPD rights and our processing practices is provided in the FortisVPN Privacy Policy.
17. Australia
Where the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and Australian Privacy Principles apply, FortisVPN will handle personal information collected through website technologies in accordance with applicable Australian privacy requirements.
Users may exercise applicable access, correction, and complaint rights as described in our Privacy Policy.
18. Other Jurisdictions
FortisVPN is intended for users in multiple countries and regions.
Privacy, electronic communications, advertising, and cookie laws differ between jurisdictions.
Where the laws of your jurisdiction impose mandatory requirements that differ from or provide greater protections than this Cookie Policy, FortisVPN will comply with those mandatory requirements to the extent they apply.
Nothing in this Cookie Policy is intended to limit rights that cannot lawfully be waived.
19. Global Privacy Control and Other Preference Signals
Some browsers and extensions support Global Privacy Control ("GPC") or similar privacy preference signals.
FortisVPN does not use VPN browsing activity for targeted advertising and does not sell VPN traffic information.
Where applicable law requires a browser-based opt-out preference signal to be treated as a valid request relating to website data processing in which we engage, FortisVPN will honor the signal as required by law.
20. Do Not Track
Some browsers provide a "Do Not Track" ("DNT") signal.
Because there is currently no universally accepted technical standard governing responses to all DNT signals, the FortisVPN website may not respond to traditional DNT signals in a uniform manner.
This does not change our commitment not to use VPN activity for behavioral advertising or website analytics.
21. Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow users to view, delete, block, or restrict cookies.
Depending on the browser, you may be able to:
- delete existing cookies;
- block all cookies;
- block third-party cookies;
- receive notifications before cookies are stored; or
- limit particular tracking technologies.
Blocking all cookies may affect website functionality, including features that depend on strictly necessary cookies.
Browser controls operate separately from the FortisVPN Cookie Preferences interface.
22. Third-Party Cookies
Certain third-party services integrated into the FortisVPN website may set or access their own cookies where permitted.
Third-party providers may act as independent controllers or processors depending on the service and legal context.
We encourage users to review the privacy and cookie information made available by relevant third-party providers.
The identity of third-party technologies used by FortisVPN may change as our website and marketing activities develop.
23. Cookie Duration
Cookies may be either:
Session cookies, which generally expire when you close your browser; or
Persistent cookies, which remain for a specified period or until deleted.
The duration of a particular cookie depends on its purpose and the technology or provider responsible for it.
We aim to avoid retaining cookie-derived personal information longer than reasonably necessary for the applicable purpose.
24. International Data Transfers
Certain third-party analytics, advertising, hosting, or marketing providers may process information in countries outside your country of residence.
Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers of personal information, EACT Technologies OÜ will use legally recognized safeguards or other appropriate mechanisms where required.
Additional information about international data transfers is provided in the FortisVPN Privacy Policy.
25. Changes to the Cookies We Use
The specific cookies and technologies used on fortisvpn.com may change as we add, remove, or modify website features, analytics tools, payment services, marketing platforms, or other technologies.
Our Cookie Preferences interface may provide more current information about categories of cookies currently available on the website.
Where a material change requires new consent under applicable law, we will request that consent before intentionally activating the relevant technology.
26. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in:
- cookies or technologies used on our website;
- analytics providers;
- advertising technologies;
- marketing practices;
- legal requirements;
- website functionality; or
- our privacy practices.
When we update this Policy, we will revise the "Last Updated" date.
Material changes may also be communicated through the website, Cookie Preferences interface, or another appropriate notice where required.
27. Contact Us
FortisVPN is operated by:
EACT Technologies OÜ
Registry Code: 17570948
Tornimäe tn 5
Kesklinna linnaosa
Tallinn, Harju maakond 10145
Estonia
Service: FortisVPN
For privacy or cookie-related questions:
Email: support@fortisvpn.com
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