This Cookie Policy explains how Shorts ("Company", "we", "us", and "ours") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our websites at shorts.com, and any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the "Websites"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control their use.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Shorts) 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. advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use first party and third party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Websites to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Websites. For example, Shorts keeps track of the websites and pages you visit within Shorts, in order to determine what portion of the Shorts website is the most popular or most used. This data is used to deliver customized content and promotions within the Shorts website to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. Third parties serve cookies through our Websites for advertising, analytics and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.

The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described in further detail below:

Essential Website Cookies:

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Websites and to use some of their features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Websites to you, you cannot refuse them. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, as described below under the heading "How can I control cookies?".

Performance and Functionality Cookies:

These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Websites but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality like videos may become unavailable.

Analytics and Customization Cookies:

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Websites are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Websites for you.

Advertising Cookies:

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.

Social Networking Cookies:

These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Websites through third party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.

How Can I Control Cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie consent notice.

You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.

If you choose to refuse cookies, you may still use our Websites though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted.

Do Not Track

Some Internet browsers may be configured to send "Do Not Track" signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not respond to do not track signals. To find out more about "Do Not Track," please visit

Web Beacons

As well as cookies, we use other technologies to recognize and track visitors to our Websites. A web beacon (also known as a "tracking pixel" or "clear GIF") is a clear graphic image (typically a one-pixel tag) that is delivered through a web browser or HTML e-mail, typically with the purpose of tracking activity such as views or e-mail confirmations. Web beacons allow us to sum the number of users who have visited certain pages and to promote services to users based on that data. When used in e-mail, it can confirm that you are able to receive images from Shorts or whether you have opened an e-mail message.

Social Media Features

Our Websites may use social media features, such as Facebook sharing ("Social Media Features"). These features may collect your IP address and which page you are visiting within our Website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social Media Features are hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy statement of the third-party company providing it.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy and our Website privacy policy from time-to-time, particularly as technology changes. You can always check this page for the latest version. We may also notify you of changes to our privacy policy by email.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at privacy@shorts.com.