What are “cookie” files and similar technologies? How and in what purpose do we use them?
We receive and record information (which may include personal data) from your browser when you use our website. We use a variety of methods, such as cookies and pixel tags to collect this information.
“Cookie” files are pieces of information that are transferred by the server and stored on your device (usually on your computer’s hard drive). It stores information that we may need in order to adjust to the way you use our website and in order to collect statistical data. The above information may include your (i) IP-address; (ii) unique cookie identifier, cookie information and information on whether your device has software to access certain features; (iii) unique device identifier and device type; (iv) domain, browser type and language, (v) operating system and system settings; (vi) country and time zone; (vii) previously visited websites; (viii) information about your interaction with our website such as click behavior and indicated preferences; and (ix) access times and referring URLs.
Third parties may also collect information via our website through cookies, third-party plug-ins and widgets. These third parties collect data directly from your web browser and the processing of this data is subject to their own privacy policies.
We use cookies and pixel tags to track our visitors’ usage of the website and to understand their preferences. We also use cookies and pixel tags to obtain aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction, to identify trends and obtain statistics so that we can improve our website.
Not all of the information collected through cookies is considered personal data under the GDPR. However, if you shared your personal data with us in the past, cookie files sometimes can be connected directly with your data, e.g. through connecting ID numbers in cookies files with other information related to you.
We assure you that all information collected through cookies files are used by us only for the purposes indicated above and are not transferred to third parties.
The following types of cookies are used on the website:
technical - includes cookies necessary for the proper functioning of the website and to enable the functionalities of the website, but their operation does not lead to user tracking;
analytical – used to analyze user behavior on the website; these are for statistical and analytical purposes (improving the operation of the website), but do not include information that could identify the data of a specific user;
marketing - used to analyze user’s behavior, including for marketing purposes on the websites of third parties, provides information identifying data of a particular user.
The cookies we use
| Type | Description | Expire | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| CookieConsent | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | analytical, marketing |
| __hssc | Identifies if the cookie data needs to be updated in the visitor's browser. | 1 day | analytical |
| __hssrc | Used to recognize the visitor's browser upon reentry on the website. | Session | analytical |
| __hstc | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on a visitor behavior for statistical purposes. | 1 year | analytical |
| _at.hist.# | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis to store the user's usage history of the AddThis sharing widget | Persistent | analytical |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | analytical |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | analytical |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | analytical |
| _hjAbsoluteSes sionInProgress | This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors - this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. | 1 day | analytical |
| _hjFirstSeen | This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before or if it is a new visitor to the website. | 1 day | analytical, determining user preferences |
| _hjid | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes | 1 year or Persistent | analytical, determining user preferences |
| _hjIncludedInPa geviewSample | Used to detect whether the user navigation and interactions are included in the website’s data analytics | 1 day | analytical |
| _hjTLDTest | Registers statistical data on users' behavior on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | analytical, determining user preferences |
| hubspotutk | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes | 1 year | analytical, determining user preferences |
| __atuvc | Updates the counter of a website's social sharing features. | 1 year | marketing |
| __atuvs | Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, Add This. | 1 day | marketing |
| _at.cww | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | Persistent | marketing |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. | 3 months | marketing, analytical |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months | marketing, analytical |
| at-lojson-cache-# | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | Persistent | marketing, analytical |
| at-rand | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | Persistent | marketing, analytical |
| nQ_cookied | To identify user | 1 year | marketing, analytical |
| nQ_userVisitId | To identify user session | 1 year | marketing, analytical |
| intercom.interc om-state-vmsk3uod | Unclassified | Persistent | -------------------- |
Third-party cookies:
hubspot.com;
cloudflare;
youtube.com;
slideshare.net;
linkedin.com;
ads.linkedin.com;
google-analytics.com;
twitter.com;
q.quora.com;
google.com;
reddit.com;
addthis.com;
facebook.com;
hotjar.com
amplitude.com
instagram.com
webflow.com
readymag.com
typeform.com
docs.google.com
albacross.com
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Last update: 05.01.2023