Cookie Policy
Learn how Astor Funding uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience.
📋 Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Astor Funding (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at astorfunding.com (the “Site”). This policy describes what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
By using our Site, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree with our use of cookies, please adjust your browser settings accordingly or refrain from using our Site.
Please read this Cookie Policy in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which together govern your use of our Site and services.
🍪 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give site owners useful information about how their site is being used.
Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or install malware on your computer. They contain only a small amount of data and cannot access other information on your hard drive.
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies such as:
- Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Tiny transparent images embedded in web pages or emails that track user behavior and email open rates.
- Local Storage: Browser-based storage that allows websites to store data on your device for longer periods than cookies.
- Session Storage: Temporary storage that is cleared when you close your browser tab.
- JavaScript Tags: Code snippets that collect information about how you interact with our Site.
For simplicity, all of these technologies are referred to as “cookies” throughout this policy.
📊 Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our Site. The table below provides details about the specific cookies we deploy:
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _session | Essential | Session | Maintains your login session and site security |
| csrf_token | Essential | Session | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks |
| _ga | Analytics | 2 years | Google Analytics: distinguishes unique users |
| _gid | Analytics | 24 hours | Google Analytics: distinguishes users across sessions |
| _gat | Analytics | 1 minute | Google Analytics: throttles request rate |
| _fbp | Marketing | 3 months | Facebook Pixel: tracks conversions and ad performance |
| user_prefs | Functional | 1 year | Remembers your site preferences and settings |
| cookie_consent | Essential | 1 year | Records your cookie consent preferences |
🔒 Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account access. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
Essential cookies do not require your consent because they are necessary for the proper delivery of our services. You cannot opt out of essential cookies if you wish to use our Site.
Examples of what essential cookies do on our Site include:
- Keeping you logged in to your account during your visit
- Protecting the Site and its users from fraudulent use
- Remembering items you have added to forms or applications in progress
- Ensuring our website loads correctly and securely
- Balancing load across our servers to maintain site performance
📈 Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies help us measure and improve the performance of our Site by collecting information about which pages visitors go to most often and any error messages they receive.
We use Google Analytics to collect this data. The information generated by these cookies (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.
The data we collect through analytics cookies includes:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- How you arrived at our Site (search engine, direct link, referral, etc.)
- Your general geographic location (country or city level only)
- Browser type, operating system, and device information
- Actions taken on our Site (clicks, form submissions, downloads)
All analytics data is aggregated and anonymized where possible. You can opt out of Google Analytics by visiting Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
📢 Marketing & Advertising Cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites to enable us to display relevant and engaging advertising. These cookies remember that you have visited our Site and this information may be shared with other organizations such as advertising partners.
We may use the following marketing technologies:
- Facebook Pixel: Tracks conversions from Facebook ads and helps us build audiences for our advertising campaigns.
- Google Ads Remarketing: Allows us to show relevant ads to people who have previously visited our Site.
- LinkedIn Insight Tag: Enables us to track conversions, retarget website visitors, and gain insights about LinkedIn ad performance.
You have the right to opt out of marketing cookies at any time. Opting out will not remove advertising from our Site — the ads you see may just be less relevant to your interests.
⚙️ Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization on our Site. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience.
Functional cookies on our Site help us to:
- Remember your preferences, such as language or region settings
- Provide you with a more personalized experience based on your previous visits
- Remember whether you have seen certain notices or pop-ups
- Enable features like live chat support and customer service tools
- Recall your application progress if you leave and return to our Site
If you disable functional cookies, some features of our website may not function as intended, but the core functionality of the Site will remain available.
🖥 Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of our Site and to deliver advertisements on and through our Site. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies which govern how they use cookies.
Third parties whose cookies may be present on our Site include:
- Google LLC — Analytics and advertising services. Privacy Policy
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook) — Social media and advertising tracking. Privacy Policy
- LinkedIn Corporation — Professional networking and B2B advertising. Privacy Policy
- HubSpot, Inc. — CRM, marketing automation, and live chat (if applicable). Privacy Policy
We do not control these third-party cookies and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these third parties to understand how they handle your data.
🛡 How to Control & Delete Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies. Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our website:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Block all cookies from being set on your device
- Delete existing cookies stored on your device
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being set
- Allow cookies only from sites you specifically trust
To manage cookies in popular browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data
Opt-Out Tools
You can opt out of specific third-party tracking through the following resources:
🌍 Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data and the use of cookies, including:
- Right to Know: The right to know what personal data we collect and how we use it
- Right to Opt Out: The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal data
- Right to Delete: The right to request deletion of your personal data
- Right to Correct: The right to correct inaccurate personal data we hold about you
- Right to Non-Discrimination: The right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights
If you are a resident of California, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you may have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or applicable local laws.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below.
📝 Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Our website currently does not respond to DNT signals, as there is no industry-standard interpretation of how sites should respond to these signals.
However, you can use the opt-out tools and browser settings described above to limit tracking on our Site. We will continue to monitor developments in DNT technology and may update our practices in the future.
🔄 Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
When we make material changes to this Cookie Policy, we will:
- Update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy
- Post a notice on our website informing visitors of the change
- Where appropriate, send an email notification to users who have provided their contact information
Your continued use of our Site after any changes to this Cookie Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
✉ Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please do not hesitate to contact us:
We aim to respond to all inquiries within 5 business days. For urgent matters related to data privacy, please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line of your email.