Last updated: May 06, 2024.

This policy describes how Avalara and its affiliates (collectively, “we,” “our,” or “us”) and trusted third parties uses cookies and other similar technologies, on our website www.avalara.com (the ”Website”), as well as your preferences and choices related to those technologies. The purpose of this Policy is to provide you with information about what cookies are and how they work. It also explains what cookies we use, what they do and how you can control what cookies we use when you visit our website.
 

1. Our Website 

This Policy only relates to your use of our Website. Throughout our Website we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties to service advertisements or provide analytical services. These third-party websites may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other third-party websites, please consult their policies as appropriate. 

2. What Are Cookies? 

Cookies are small data files that are stored on your browser or device when you visit our website. Cookies generally contain information such as website preferences, user settings, and browsing history. They help us recognize you and remember things about your device so your interaction with our Website is easy and meaningful.  

Cookies may be served by us (“first-party cookies”) or trusted third parties (“third-party cookies”). For example, we use first-party cookies to remember your settings and preferences, such as language and location. We may also use third-party cookies, like Google and Adobe Analytics to help us understand how you are interacting with our Website so that we can improve it.  

We also use similar technologies, also called pixels, which are small images on a web page or in an email. These technologies help us to: 

• Track and understand how you use and interact with our Website; 
  
• Tailor our Website to your preferences; 
  
• Measure the effectiveness of our promotions and advertisements on third-party websites; and 
  
• Otherwise manage and enhance our Website. 
  
  

3. How We Use Cookies 

Cookies play an important role in helping us provide an effective and safe Website. For example, we use these technologies to help us determine the popularity of certain content, improving our Website and user experience, and to better understand your online activity. The cookies we use are grouped by the cookie types below and generally fall into one or more of the following categories: 

Privacy Settings

As described above, we partner with Microsoft Advertising, among other trusted third parties, to provide advertising and analytical services. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses personal information, please see the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

4. Your Choices 

Apart from “Strictly Necessary” cookies that are necessary for the functioning of our Website, you can choose whether to accept cookies through our Cookie Preference Center by clicking the “Privacy Settings” button above. Since cookies can be an important part of how our Website works, if you remove or reject cookies, you may lose some of the functionality of our Website.  

5. Your Browser Settings 

Your browser includes controls that allow you to manage the use of cookies by the websites that you visit. Most browsers have features that enable you to see and delete cookies stored on your device and to block cookies from all or selected websites. 

Your browser may be initially set to accept cookies, but you can change your settings to notify you when a cookie is being set or updated, or to block cookies altogether. 

Please note that by blocking any or all cookies you may not have access to certain available features, content, or personalization. 

Please refer to your browser settings for more information. 

6. Changes To This Policy 

We may update or change the technologies we use from time to time. The most up-to-date version of this Policy will be posted on this page and if we make any changes, we will update the effective date at the top of the Policy. 

7. Contacting Us  

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Policy, please contact us at dataprivacy@avalara.com.