Cookie Policy
Our website (“New York Mortgage Trust, Inc (NASDAQ: NYMT)”) uses session and persistent first and third-party cookies and similar technologies to track our users for analytics, advertising and security purposes, and to set their preferences.
First party cookies refer to cookies that are set by our Website. We are the only ones with access to this information. Third party cookies or requests allow other third parties to have access to the information collected. These cookies are usually used for analytics and advertising. For example, Google Analytics works through third party requests.
A session cookie is one that exists for the period that your browser is open. A persistent cookie is one that is saved on your device/computer even after the browser is closed. Like many websites, we may use both session cookies and persistent cookies.
Note that our systems may not recognize “Do Not Track” (DNT) headers from some or all browsers.
WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHY WE USE THEM?
Cookies are files that are downloaded on your computer or mobile device when you visit certain websites. Cookies allow a website to complete certain functions such as identifying a user session, recall your preferences (e.g. language), gather information about your browsing habits, or show you advertising based on your preferences.
New York Mortgage Trust uses cookies to allow you to securely navigate the site and set your preferences, and we ask your consent for using cookies for analytics or advertising purposes (non-essential cookies). However, you can withdraw your consent at any time. For additional information see section for YOUR CHOICES below. The following describes why we use cookies.
Aggregated Data: We collect aggregate queries for internal reporting through the use of cookies such as Google Analytics. The data collected counts, tracks, and aggregates the Website visitor’s activity into New York Mortgage Trust’s analysis of general traffic flow at the Website. To these ends, New York Mortgage Trust may merge information about you such as IP addresses, page URL and titles and location into anonymized aggregated group data and statistical information. Such anonymous, group data may be shared with New York Mortgage Trust’s business partners. If it does so, New York Mortgage Trust will not disclose your individual identity.
Web Server Logs and IP Addresses: An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a number that automatically identifies the computer or device you have used to access the internet. The IP address enables our server to send you the web pages that you want to visit, and it may disclose the server owned by your internet service provider. New York Mortgage Trust may use IP addresses to conduct website analyses and performance reviews and to administer the Website, although it will not combine traffic data with user accounts and the visitor’s IP addresses are anonymized. Google Analytics cookies will utilize IP addresses when you visit our Website.
Web Beacons: Some of the Website’s web pages such as our nymtrust.com page may use web beacons in conjunction with cookies to compile aggregate statistics about website usage. A web beacon is an electronic image (also referred to as an “action tag,” “single-pixel,” or “clear GIF”) that is commonly used to track the traffic patterns of users from one web page to another in order to maximize web traffic flow and to otherwise analyze the effectiveness of a website. Some web beacons may be unusable if you elect to reject their associated cookies.
PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED AND TYPES OF COOKIES AND TECHNOLOGIES USED
Our Website uses cookies for security, analytics and advertising purposes, and to set users’ preferences. Information captured through their use is stored for a certain retention period. However, you can eliminate these cookies any time before the expiration date.
The types of cookies we use are:
|
Name |
Provider |
Purpose and data collected |
Expiry |
Type |
Classification |
|
AWSALB |
Amazon Web Services |
AWS ELB application load balancer |
7 days |
HTTP Cookie |
Strictly necessary |
_conv_s |
Convert AB testing |
AWS ELB application load balancer |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Strictly necessary |
ASP.NET_SessionId |
Convert AB testing |
General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written with Miscrosoft .NET based technologies. Usually used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server. |
7 days |
HTTP Cookie |
Strictly necessary |
_conv_v |
Convert AB testing |
This cookie is the visitor-centric cookie that has a lifetime of max 6 months from the last update time. |
7 days |
HTTP Cookie |
Strictly necessary |
|
AWSALBCORS |
Amazon Web Services |
This cookie is managed by AWS and is used for load balancing. |
7 days |
HTTP Cookie |
Strictly necessary |
|
__CookieConsentV300 |
Investis |
__CookieConsentV300 cookie is a plugin used to comply with EU guideline. |
180 Days |
HTTP Cookie |
Strictly necessary |
|
__cf_bm |
Cloudfare |
To read and filter requests from bots. |
A few seconds |
HTTP Cookie |
Strictly necessary |
|
_gat |
NYMT Google.com |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
Session |
HTTP Cookie |
Performance |
|
_gid |
NYMT Google.com
|
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
1 day |
HTTP Cookie |
Performance |
|
_ga |
NYMT Google.com |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
2 years |
HTTP Cookie |
Performance |
|
_lfa |
NYMT Amazon Web Services |
Collect the behavioral data of all website visitors. This includes; pages viewed, visitor source and time spent on the site. |
2 years |
HTTP Cookie |
Performance |
_gat |
NYMT |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes._ga |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress |
NYMT |
This cookie is used by HotJar to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_hjTLDTest |
NYMT |
When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_hjid |
NYMT |
Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_gaexp |
NYMT |
Used to determine a user's inclusion in an experiment and the expiry of experiments a user has been included in. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_gclxxxx |
NYMT |
Google conversion tracking cookie |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_gid |
NYMT |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited._gid |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_ga |
NYMT |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners._ga |
1 year |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_uetvid |
NYMT |
This is a cookie utilised by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our website. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_hjIncludedInSessionSample |
NYMT |
This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's daily session limit. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_gat |
NYMT |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes._ga |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample |
NYMT |
This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_ga |
NYMT |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners._ga |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
ajs_anonymous_id |
NYMT |
These cookies are generally used for Analytics and help count how many people visit a certain site by tracking if you have visited before. This cookie has a lifespan of 1 year. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_dlt |
NYMT |
This cookie is associated with Google's real time bidding advertising exchange. The main purpose of this cookie is targeting. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
ajs_user_id |
NYMT |
This cookie helps track visitor usage, events, target marketing, and can also measure application performance and stability. Cookies in this domain have lifespan of 1 year. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
ajs_group_id |
NYMT |
These cookies track visitor usage and events within the website. Cookies in this domain have lifespan of 1 year. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_gat_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
NYMT |
Google Analytics Cookies |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
1P_JAR |
NYMT |
This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_fbp |
NYMT |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
anj |
NYMT |
This cookie contains data denoting whether a cookie ID is synced with an AppNexus partner. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
APISID |
NYMT |
This DoubleClick cookie is generally set through the site by advertising partners, and used by them to build a profile of the website visitor's interests and show relevant ads on other sites. This cookie works by uniquely identifying your browser and device. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
_D9J |
NYMT |
This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
aam_uuid |
NYMT |
This cookie is associated with the Adobe Audience Manager ID - Data Management Platform (DMP). It is used to assign a unique ID when a user visits a website. |
0 |
HTTP Cookie |
Optional |
WITH WHOM WE SHARE INFORMATION
Google Analytics use cookies and other, similar technologies, to collect information about how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. To learn more about Google Analytics, including how to opt out of it, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Information collected when you share content or access to social media platforms such Twitter and LinkedIn will be associated with your account when you are logged into these social networks. By clicking on the symbol of the social network, new cookies and information about you will be collected through these platforms according to the respective privacy policies for those platforms
YOUR CHOICES
Website (Browser) Opt-Out
You have the ability to manage your cookie settings. For example, you can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. If you disable cookies, however, it may interfere with the functionality of our site and you may not be able to use all of the site's features.
Details on how you can control and delete these cookies through your browser settings can be found through your browser’s vendors specific settings or options page.
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari
- Opera
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Safari for iOS (iPhone and iPad)
- Chrome for Android
Or you can also use the following cookie management and disposal tools:
- You can opt-out of Google Analytics by downloading and installing the browser plug-in from the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
For further information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu.
CONTACT
If you have questions or concerns regarding our use of cookies, you can contact us at: [email protected].
Last Updated: June 23, 2020