Cookies policy

Last updated: February 2021

This Cookie Policy explains how Somascom (collectively "Somascom", “we”, “us”, and “ours”) use cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them. This cookie policy applies to all Somascom’ websites and any Somascom product or service that links to this policy or incorporates it by reference, including TelcoLingo (collectively, the “Website”).
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Statement regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated
What is a cookie?
‘Cookies’ are small text files that websites may place on your computer, mobile phone and other devices. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently. Cookies are also used to remember what you have done on a website in order to improve your browsing experience, to help remember logins and any preferred settings, or to provide advertising while visiting a particular site.

Cookies set by the 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., like advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognise your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
How do we use Cookies or other similar technologies?
We use cookies to deliver a smooth experience when you use our Website and to help us understand how visitors use our Websites, so we can provide you with relevant content and continually improve the service we provide you.
Do I have a choice over the use of cookies?
Yes. There are several options available.

It’s important to remember, however, that without cookies our website may not function as you expect it to and this could lead to a poor experience on our site for you.

That said, it’s important you adjust your settings to what you feel comfortable with. Strictly Necessary Cookies cannot be switch off. You can set your browser either to reject all other cookies, to only allow ‘trusted’ sites to set them, or to accept only those cookies from those websites which you are using at that moment.

All of the ‘popular’ browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your browser. To help you better understand these settings, the following links may be helpful to you, otherwise you should use the ‘Help’ option in your browser for more details.

Some of the functionality of our website will be lost if you delete all cookies.
Chrome
  1. Click the Customise and control Google Chrome menu button in the upper right-hand corner of the browser bar. (3 stacked dots)
  2. Click “Settings.”
  3. Scroll down to the Privacy and security section.
  4. Click “Cookies and site data”.
  5. In the Privacy and security section, click Content Settings.
  6. Click the slider to “Allow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended).”
For additional help with Chrome, click “Help” in your browser menu or see Google’s support here.
Edge
  1. Click the Settings and more button in the upper right-hand corner of the browser bar.
  2. Click “Settings.”
  3. Scroll Privacy & security
  4. In the Cookies section, click “Don’t block cookies”.
For additional help with Edge, click Help & Support > Help in your browser menu or see Microsoft’s Support here.
Internet Explorer 11
  1. Click Tools or the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of the top of the browser bar.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. Click the Privacy tab and then the Advanced button on that tab.
  4. Set the First and Third party cookies to “Accept.”
  5. Check “Always allow session cookies.”
  6. Click OK.
  7. Exit Internet Explorer and restart your browser.
For additional help with Internet Explorer, see Microsoft’s Support here.
Firefox
  1. Click the Open menu button
  2. In the upper right-hand corner of the browser bar.
  3. Click Options.
  4. CClick Privacy & Security.
  5. In the “Enhanced Tracking Protection” section, select Standard.
For additional help with Firefox, click “Help” in your browser menu or see Mozilla’s Support here.
Safari
  1. Click Safari > Preferences.
  2. Click on the Privacy tab.
  3. In the “Cookies and website data” section, make sure that “Block all cookies” is unchecked.
  4. Close the Preferences window.
For additional help with Safari, click “Help” in your browser menu or see Apple’s Support here.
Some of the functionality of our website will be lost if you delete all cookies.
Do we serve targeted advertising?
No.
Our Main Technology Partners
We work with, and use the following companies to maintain and improve our website. We ensure that any company that works with us and collects data, satisfies data protection requirements. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact us and we’ll be happy to help.
Google
We use performance type cookies such as Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use our site, for example, which pages are viewed, how long customers spend visiting a particular page and how often they return to visit our site. This information assists our marketing and sales teams to understand which of our pages are performing well and which pages require improvement.