Cookie policy
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A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but Personal Data that We store about You may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
Cookie We Use
Session Cookies
These are temporary cookies that contain no expiration date and are deleted after the users browser is closed. You will be required to log in again at the next session, where you will be treated as a new user
Session cookies examples: Shopping cart, remembering previous actions, managing and passing security tokens, multimedia content player session cookies, load balancing session cookies and third party social content plug in sharing cookies
Persistent Cookies
These are cookies which are saved in your browser until they are deleted by the you or are deleted by your browser after they reach their expiration date.
Persistent cookies examples: Authentication, language selection, theme selection, favorites, internal site bookmarks, menu preferences, address and payment information.
Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies allow us to remember choices that have been made by you in order to create an experience that’s made to fit. These cookies safely store authentication and identification information, for example your language selection or region.
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies allow us to collect information, such as the most used pages or error messages, in order to understand how you use our website and enable us to create a better user experience. All information collected by performance cookies in anonymous.
Advertisement Tracking Cookies
Advertising tracking cookies are third party cookies used by advertisers to enable them to tailor their advertising to you. Information is collected from your browser about the types of websites you visit in order to offer advertisements which will most likely interest you. The cookies are placed by our advertisers with our permission.
Affiliate Tracking Cookies
When you come to us via an affiliate link a cookie is stored on your browser and this cookie is used to track the affiliate referral. We require this cookie in order to pay commission to the referrer.
Purpose Of Using Cookies
Authentication - We use cookies to identify You when You visit Our Website and as You navigate Our Website;
Status - We use cookies to help Us determine if You are logged into Our Website;
Personalization - We use cookies to store information about Your preferences and to personalize the Website for You;
Security - We use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect Our Website and Services generally;
Advertising - We use cookies to help Us to display advertisements that will be relevant to You;
Analysis - We use cookies to help Us to analyze the use and performance of Our Website and Services;
Cookie Consent - We use cookies to store Your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.
Cookies Used by Our Service Providers
Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on Your computer when You visit Our Website.
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of Our Website. Google Analytics gathers information about Website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to Our Website is used to create reports about the use of Our Website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Managing Cookies
You can disable cookie tracking and learn more about the privacy policies of the third parties We use by visiting the following links:
Google Analytics
Hotjar Analytics
Cookies on www.givver.io
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| givver_consent | givver.io | Remembers your cookie choices so we do not ask on every page. | Necessary | Up to 12 months, then we ask again (or sooner if our cookie policy changes) |
| givver_forms_sent | givver.io | Remembers that you have already sent a form, so you do not send it twice by mistake. Stores a scrambled fingerprint, not your email address. Only set after you send a form. | Necessary | 24 hours |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Tells visits apart so we can count how many people use the site and which pages help. | Analytics | Up to 2 years |
| _ga_DQSNX46C9V | Google Analytics | Keeps track of a visit as you move between pages. | Analytics | Up to 2 years |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Measures whether visits that start from our Google adverts lead to an enquiry. | Marketing | Up to 90 days |
| _gcl_aw | Google Ads | Remembers which Google advert brought you here, so an enquiry can be credited to it. Only set if you arrive by clicking a Google advert. | Marketing | Up to 90 days |
| messagesUtk | HubSpot | Lets our chat recognise you, so a conversation you start carries on as you move between pages. Only set if you use the chat. | Necessary | 6 months |
| __hs_do_not_track | HubSpot | Tells HubSpot not to track your visit, until you allow analytics cookies. | Necessary | 6 months |
| hubspotutk | HubSpot | Recognises a returning visitor, so an enquiry you send can be linked to your earlier visits. | Analytics | 6 months |
| __hstc | HubSpot | Records when you first and last visited, and how many visits you have made. | Analytics | 6 months |
| __hssc | HubSpot | Counts the pages you view in one visit. | Analytics | 30 minutes |
| __hssrc | HubSpot | Tells HubSpot when you have restarted your browser, so a new visit is counted. | Analytics | Until you close your browser |
Changing your choices
Select “Cookie settings” in the footer of any page to reopen your preferences and change your choices at any time.