Cookie Notice

Last updated: September 2024 

Our Privacy Notice explains our principles when it comes to the collection, processing, and storage of your information. Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. This Cookie Notice explains what cookies are, how we deploy cookies, what such cookies are used for and what options you have in order to control them. 

By using our website, providing your explicit consent or using our services, you agree to the use of cookies as described in this notice. You can manage your cookie preferences as described below. 

1. What are cookies?  
   1. Cookies are small pieces of data stored in text files that are stored on your computer when you visit web pages. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide us with information for different purposes.  
       
2. Types of cookies: 
   1. Purposes cookies: 
      1. Necessary cookies: Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. 
      2. Preference cookies: Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in. 
      3. Statistics cookies: Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously. 
      4. Marketing cookies: Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers. 
          
3. Cookies we use on our platform: 
   1. You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:  

Cookie provider	Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration (Persistent/Session)	More information
Necessary Cookies
Google	test_cookie	HTTP Cookie	Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.	1 day	https://business.safety.google/privacy/
	_GRECAPTCHA		This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.	180 days
Hubspot	rc::a	HTML local storage	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.	Persistent	https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy
	rc::b		This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.	Session
	rc::c		This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.	Session
	rc::d-15#		This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.	Persistent
	__cf_bm	HTTP Cookie	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.	1 day
Privacyculture.com	CookieConsent	HTTP cookie	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain	1 year
Preference Cookies
Hubspot	messagesUtk	HTTP cookie	Stores a unique ID string for each chat-box session. This allows the website-support to see previous issues and reconnect with the previous supporter.	180 days	https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy
Statistics Cookies
Google	_ga	HTTP cookie	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	2 years	https://business.safety.google/privacy/
	_ga_#		Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.	2 years
Hubspot	__hssc	HTTP cookie	Identifies if the cookie data needs to be updated in the visitor's browser.	1 day	https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy
	__hssrc		Used to recognise the visitor's browser upon re-entry on the website.	Session
	__hstc		Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes.	180 days
	hubspotutk		Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes.	180 days
Marketing Cookies
Google	pagead/landing	Pixel tracker	Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites; in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement.	Session	https://business.safety.google/privacy/
	_gcl_au	HTTP cookie	Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.	3 months
Hubspot	pagead/1p-user-list/11218562456/	Pixel Tracker	This cookie is generated by Google pagead dynamic marketing, to track events such as conversions or other meaningful user interactions.	Session	https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy
	rc::f	HTML Local Storage	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.	Persistent
	__ptq.gif	Pixel tracker	Sends data to the marketing platform Hubspot about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.	Session

 Legal Basis for Processing Cookies 

1. We use cookies in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018. The legal basis for processing the personal data collected through cookies depends on the type of cookie: 
   1. Essential Cookies: The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest in ensuring the proper functioning of our website and/or any services we provide to you. 
   2. Preference, Statistics, and Marketing Cookies: The legal basis for processing is your consent, which you can provide or withdraw at any time through as provided below. 
       
2. How can you change your cookie settings?  
   1. You can manage website cookies in your browser settings, and you always have the choice to change these settings by accepting, rejecting, or deleting cookies. All browser settings are slightly different, so to manage cookies, you should check the ‘Help’ menu of your browser of choice (or your mobile phone’s handset manual).  
   2. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.  
   3. If you choose to change your settings, you may find that certain functions and features will not work as intended on the Services. In accordance with the GDPR and UK data protection laws, we ensure that your consent is obtained before cookies that are not strictly necessary for the operation of our website are placed on your device. You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings. You can also do so, when you visit our website for the first time as we will provide you with a cookie banner which lets you decide which cookies to accept or reject. 
   4. Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:  
      1. Google Chrome  
      2. Microsoft Edge  
      3. Mozilla Firefox  
      4. Microsoft Internet Explorer  
      5. Opera  
      6. Apple Safari  
   5. To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.  
       
3. Contact info 
   1. If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at [email protected] or hello@privacyculture.com.  
   2. You can also contact us by calling: +44 (0) 20 7112 9360.  
   3. Our principal address is at Bouverie House, 154-160 Fleet St, London EC4A 2DQ. 
       
4. Changes to our Cookie Notice  
   1. We may make changes to this Cookie Notice from time to time.  Please check our website from time to time. In the occasion of significant changes in the way we use cookies, we will provide a prominent notice on our website.