What are cookies?

Like many websites, Renaissance may collect information when a visitor enters or is routed to our Website. One avenue for this collection is though cookies, which are small data files that are transferred to your computer’s storage when you visit our Website. There are different types of cookies such as:

  • First-party cookies which are set by our Website when you visit.
  • Third-party cookies which are set by a different website than the one you are visiting.
  • Persistent cookies which remain on your browser after you leave our Website.
  • Session cookies which are deleted or removed as soon as you close your web browser.

In addition, cookies can be set and categorized to satisfy specific purposes or functions.

Cookie categories

Essential cookies

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Website. We collect and
process data, which may include Personal Data, to enable functionality that is core to providing our services. Some examples of how we use essential cookies may include, but are not limited to, security activities, debugging, authentication, and fraud prevention, as well as contacting you with service and product-related information. Without essential cookies, our Website cannot be provided or would not function as intended.

Analytic and performance cookies

These cookies collect data, which may include Personal Data, to analyze and to further our business goals. Some examples of how we use analytic and performance cookies may include, but are not limited to, analysis of behavior of Visitors, performance of our Website and functionality.

The information gathered via these cookies does not “directly” identify any individual visitor. However, it may render such Visitors “indirectly identifiable” because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access our Website.

Marketing and targeted advertisement cookies

These cookies may be used to deliver online advertisements, on third party websites, that are more relevant to you and your interests. Some examples of how we use marketing and targeted advertisement cookies may include, but are not limited to, measuring the effectiveness of an advertising campaign, analyzing user behavior, and serving content and information on products and services based on your interests.

Cookies may include those provided by cookie providers like Google Analytics. To see how Google uses data when you visit our Website, visit this site.

Your privacy rights

Renaissance takes measures to review cookie providers and, where possible, endeavors to restrict its cookie providers from using Personal Data for their own unique purposes outside of the contracted services. Certain state consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use of their Personal Data. To learn more, please refer to your applicable jurisdiction below:

California

California residents have the right to direct us not to sell their Personal Data at any time also known as the “right to opt-out.” California residents who opt-in to Personal Data sales may opt-out of future sales at any time. To exercise the right to opt-out, please submit a request through the “Privacy Settings” link available at the bottom of this webpage.

Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, & Utah

These states each provide their residents with the right to opt-out of Personal Data processing for targeted advertising and sales. To opt-out of this processing, please submit a request through the “Privacy Settings” link available at the bottom of this webpage.

Nevada

Nevada provides its residents with a limited right to opt-out of certain Personal Data sales, if applicable. To exercise the right to opt-out, please submit a request through the “Privacy Settings” link available at the bottom this webpage.

United Kingdom & European Union

The United Kingdom and the European Union provide their residents with the ability to opt-in to the use of Analytics and Performance Cookies as well as Marketing and Targeted Advertisement Cookies. We request your explicit consent to utilize the aforementioned categories of cookies. If you change your mind, you will be able to amend your cookie choices by submitting a request through the “Privacy Settings” link available at the bottom of this webpage. As previously stated, Essential Cookies are required for the operation of our Website and you are not able to opt-out of Essential Cookies.

Disabling cookies

You can typically remove or reject cookies via your browser settings. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “settings” “help” “tools” or “edit” facility). Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings. You may need to renew your opt-out choice if you visit our Website from a different device or browser, or if you clear your cookies. If you do not accept some of our cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of our Website.

Updates to this notice

We may amend this Cookie Notice from time to time without notice. Prior to making material changes to this Cookie Notice, we will endeavor to provide 10 days’ advance notice by posting an update on our Privacy Hub.

Questions?

If you have any questions about this Cookie Notice, please send us an email at  [email protected].

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