Cookie Policy (US)
This page was last changed on 27/11/2022, last checked on 27/11/2022 and applies to citizens of the United States.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://staycertified.co (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You do have the right to opt-out and to object against the further use of non-functional cookies.
5.1 Manage your consent settings
To revoke consent please use the contact form pop-up on the bottom right corner of the screen or send us a message at [email protected] we will action your request within 24 hours and confirm.
You can also disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
6. Cookies
6.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
6.2 Social media buttons
On our website we have included buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram are located in the United States.
7. Placed cookies
Stripe
We use Stripe for payment processing.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Functional | ||
| __stripe_mid | 1 year | Prevent fraud |
| __stripe_sid | 30 minutes | Provide fraud prevention |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Stripe Privacy Statement.
WooCommerce
We use WooCommerce for webshop management.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Functional | ||
| wc_cart_hash_* | session | Store items in shopping cart |
| wc_fragments_* | persistent | |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | session | Store items in shopping cart |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | 1 day | Store items in shopping cart |
| wp_woocommerce_session_* | session | Store performed actions on the website |
| wc_cart_created | session | Store performed actions on the website |
| Statistics | ||
| History.store | Store last visit |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
AddToAny
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Functional | ||
| __cfduid | 30 days |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| metrics_token | persistent | Store if the user has seen embedded content |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Statement.
We use LinkedIn for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| X-LI-IDC | session | Provide functions across pages |
Sharing
For more information, please read the LinkedIn Privacy Statement.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics for website statistics.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics (anonymous) | ||
| _ga | 2 years | Store a unique user ID |
| _gid | 1 day | Count and track pageviews |
| _gat | 1 minute | Filter requests from bots |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.
CloudFlare
We use CloudFlare for content distribution network (CDN) services.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Functional | ||
| cf_use_ob |
Sharing
For more information, please read the CloudFlare Privacy Statement.
Segment
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics | ||
| ajs_group_properties | persistent | |
| ajs_user_traits | persistent |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
Elementor
We use Elementor for content creation.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics (anonymous) | ||
| elementor | persistent | Store performed actions on the website |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| actppresence | 1 year | Manage ad display frequency |
| fbm* | 1 year | Store account details |
| _fbc | 2 years | Store last visit |
| fbm* | 1 year | Store account details |
| xs | 3 months | Store a unique session ID |
| fr | 3 months | Enable ad delivery or retargeting |
| _fbp | 3 months | Store and track visits across websites |
| datr | 2 years | Provide fraud prevention |
| sb | 2 years | Store browser details |
| *_fbm_ | 1 year | Store account details |
| Functional | ||
| wd | 1 week | Determine screen resolution |
| act | 90 days | Keep users logged in |
| c_user | 90 days | Store a unique user ID |
| csm | 90 days | Provide fraud prevention |
| presence | session | Store and track if the browser tab is active |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.
Google Tag Manager
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| _gcl_au | persistent | Store and track conversions |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
WordFence
We use WordFence for website security.
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose pending investigation | ||
| wf-scan-issue-expanded-* |
Sharing
For more information, please read the WordFence Privacy Statement.
Miscellaneous
| Name | Retention | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose pending investigation | ||
| *_mf | ||
| amplitude_id_* | ||
| tp_trustbox_info_modal | ||
| _lr_id_ | ||
| debug | ||
| amplitude_unsent_identify_* | ||
| amplitude_unsent_* | ||
| _lr5_ | ||
| _lr_dat_ | ||
| ultView | ||
| hesh_plugin_pos | ||
| deactivation-hash | ||
| __paypal_storage__ | ||
| googlesitekit_notification::dismissed::connected-successfully-analytics | ||
| googlesitekit_core::site::notifications | ||
| smcx_0_last_shown_at | ||
| cpsession | ||
| googlesitekit_notification::dismissed::uxr_study | ||
| _gcl_aw | ||
| googlesitekit_notification::displayed::traffic-increase | ||
| _gat_gtag_UA_130569087_3 | ||
| amp-story-state | ||
| e_globals | ||
| _lr_uf_-sjxrpw |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
8. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;
- you may object to the processing;
- you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;
- you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or not or no longer relevant, or to ask to restrict the processing of the data.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.
9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
10. Selling data to third parties
We do not sell data to third parties
11. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
COGNIZENSE LLP
5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 4AN
Website: https://staycertified.co
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: 0924824344