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How we use cookies and cookie-like technologies

Last reviewed:  02 June 2021

At Aptaclub, we want to be open and transparent in the way we use cookies and what this means for you. Some of the cookies we use are essential for the functionality of our website but there are also cookies that you can opt out of or block.

We strive to provide you with sufficient information on the cookies we use so you can make an informed choice on the information you share with us.

If you have any further questions or comments, feel free to contact us via our contact page here

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file saved on your computer or mobile device. It has a unique ID assigned to your device and enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as location, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time. That way, you don't have to keep re-entering the information whenever you come back to the website or browse from one page to another. Cookies can also help customize your browsing experience.

Not all cookies contain personal information but where they do, we will treat this information as personal data in accordance with our Privacy Statement. We also treat cookie information as personal data where it is associated with your account or other contact information.

Types of cookies

There are two broad categories of cookies: persistent cookies and session cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device until deleted manually or automatically. Session cookies remain on your device until you close your browser and are thereby automatically deleted.

Why do we use cookies?

Generally speaking, there are a few reasons why we may use cookies:

  • Cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to function and to enable you to make use of the services we provide;
  • Cookies that collect data related to the use of our website and the performance of it. We use this information to improve our online products and services;
  • Cookies that we use to personalize and optimize your experience on our website. These cookies store information on your choices such as text size, language and screen resolution.
  • Cookies that are placed by third parties for enhanced services (such as social media cookies) or for advertising purposes.

Please see below for further information on the types of cookies we use.

Strictly necessary cookies 

These are cookies that we need to be able to offer you a proper functioning website and which enables you to make use of the services we provide.

If these cookies are blocked, you will not be able to make use of our website.

Purpose
Type of data collected
Cookie name
How long is the cookie stored?
Type of cookie
Shows cookie notice when you visit our website. Does not collect data. Privacy – Management [1] TC_OPTOUT 12 months  1st party context. Dropped by Demdex.
Required for you to us the Live Person chat widget. Live Person [2&3] LPVID, LPSID-73869490 23 months 1st party context. Dropped by Live Person.
Tracks your interaction with Live Person widget. Doesn't send the data anywhere it is used to translate it for Tag Commander. Careline Chat Tracking [2&3] LPVisitorID, LPsessionID 23 months 1st party context. Dropped by Live Person.
A system used to manage and place all cookies on to machine, including your preference to opt out. Tag Commander [4] TCPID 12 months 1st party context. Dropped by Tag Commander.
An anonymous cookie to keep products in your basket, remember your retailer preference and uses location information to display correct prices if available. Constant Commerce [5]  cc_p_ls 10 years 1st party context. Dropped by Consistent Commerce.
A flag to indicate that you have opted-in. Constant Commerce [5] cc_p_ls_opt 1 year 1st party context. Dropped by Consistent Commerce.
Stores your social login. GIGYA [6] Ucid, gmid, has Gmid 4 months 1st party context. Dropped by Gigya.
To allow you to share a page of content. Add this [7] Ouid, uid, um 13 months 1st party context. Dropped by Add This.
To enable You Tube videos to show on the page. You Tube  [8]

 

 

 

Analytics and performance-related cookies

These cookies help us measure traffic patterns to determine which areas of our website have been visited. We use this to research a visitor’s habits so that we can improve our online products and services. We may log IP addresses (that is, the electronic addresses of computers connected to the internet) to analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements, and gather broad demographic information.

These cookies are not essential to the website and we will always ask for your consent before placing these cookies. You can withdraw your consent at all times in the cookie settings. See 'Your preferences' below for more information.

Purpose
Type of data collected
Cookie name
How long is the cookie stored?
Type of cookie
Tracks your journey and behaviour on the website to provide us with insight to improve your onsite experience. Universal Analytics Standard [9] _ga 23 months 1st party context. Dropped by Google.
_gid 1 day 1st party context. Dropped by Google.
Adobe Analytics  [10] s_vnum, s_invisit 1 day 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.
s_cc, s_ppv, s_tp, s_sq Session 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.
s_vi_... 24 months 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.
A tool to visualise visits to our website. The data is anonymous and helps us to improve your onsite experience. Hotjar UX Tracking [11] _hjIncludedInSample, 1P_JAR 12 months 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.
An anonymous cookie used to improve your experience on the add to basket tool.

Constant Commerce [5]

cc_a_h 10 years 1st party context. Dropped by Constant Commerce.
cc_a_s A session 1st party context. Dropped by Constant Commerce.
This cookie provides insights on our marketing campaigns and helps us determine ad to registration conversion rates. If you register for an account with us, this cookie enables us to store the utm values (e.g. the relevant ad that brought you to our site and registration page) on your profile in our CRM system – this helps us to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and provides insights into how our ads are performing. Custom UTM cookie created in Adobe Launch utmsCookie 7 days

1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.

Cookies for personalisation

These cookies enable us to recognise your computer and greet you each time you visit our website without bothering you with a request to register or to log in.

These cookies are not essential to the website but enhance the experience for you. We will always ask for your consent before placing these cookies. You can withdraw your consent at all times in the cookie settings. See 'Your preferences' below for more information.

Purpose
Type of data collected
Cookie name
How long is the cookie stored?
Type of cookie
To allow us to personalise your journey on our website by delivering you a different website experience.  Adobe Target [12] __insp_targlpt 1 year 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.
mboxEdgeCluster 1 day 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.
mbox 1 day 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.
To allow us to personalise your experience on our website or allow us to send you tailored advertising/content on partner website or social media. Adobe Audience Manager [13] AMCV_97DFBD5E55AE87A97F000101%40AdobeOrg 2 years 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.
aam_tnt 1 month 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.
AMCVS_97DFBD5E55AE87A97F000101%40AdobeOrg Session 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.
dextp, demdex, DST 6 months 1st party context. Dropped by Adobe.

Targeting cookies

These are cookies placed on our website by third parties on our behalf. The cookies enable us to generate personalized advertisements on other websites, which are based on information about you such as your page views on our website. Our websites may also place cookies for third-party services such as social media, or personalising adverts shown on websites. 

We do not provide any personal information to third parties that place cookies on our website. However, third parties may assume that users who interact with or click on a personalized ad or content displayed on our website fall within a group that the ad or content is directed towards. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features that advertisers and third party sites may use. The information practices of these third parties are not covered by our Privacy or Cookie Statement. Please contact them directly for more information about their privacy practices.

These cookies are not essential to the website and we will always ask for your consent before placing these cookies. You can withdraw your consent at all times in the cookie settings. See 'Your preferences' below for more information.

Purpose
Type of data collected
Cookie name
How long is the cookie stored?
Type of cookie
Google ad pixel that will allow us to send you tailored advertising on partner websites based on your activity on our website. DC - Global Site Tag [14] IDE 12 months 1st and 3rd Party context Dropped by Google.

Adwords global site ad pixel.

AW - Global Site Tag [15]

APISID, SSID

24 months

1st and 3rd Party context Dropped by Google.

A Google ad pixel that will allow us to send you tailored advertising through google ads based on your behaviour on our website or exclude you from advertising. DC - Floodlight Tags [16] ra1_sid, ra1_uid, ra1_pd_856719250, RA1balancer 12 months

1st and 3rd Party context Dropped by Google.

Google Ads Global Site Tag NID, SNID 12 months

1st and 3rd Party context Dropped by Google.

A google tag that tracks conversions such as a form completion. AW - Google Ads Conversion Code GAPS 12 months 1st and 3rd Party context Dropped by Google.
This cookie helps us see which adverts you’ve been shown and see how effective they are. You can opt-out on Facebook. Facebook Pixel [17] _fbp Up to 28 days 1st Party context Dropped by Facebook.
A cookie that will allow us to send you tailored advertising and content on Bing. Bing UET [18] MUID 12 months 1st party context. Dropped by Bing.
A cookie that will allow us to send you tailored advertising and content on Pinterest. Pinterest [19] _pinterest_cm, _pinterest_ct_ua, _pinterest_ct_rt 12 months 1st party context. Dropped by Pinterest.
A cookie that will allow us to send you tailored advertising and content on Twitter. Twitter [20] guest_id 3 months 1st party context. Dropped by Twitter.
A cookie that will allow us to send you tailored advertising and content on Amazon. Amazon [21] ad-id 6 months 3rd party context. Dropped by Amazon.
Amazon ad-privacy 5 years 3rd party context. Dropped by Amazon.
A cookie that will allow us to send you tailored advertising and content on Snapchat. Snapchat [22] _scid 12 months 1st party context. Dropped by Snapchat.
Snapchat sc_at 12 months 1st party context. Dropped by Snapchat.

References and Links 

Below are links to our partners websites for details and preference centres

[1] Demdex privacy page and opt-out – https://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy.html

[2] LivePerson cookie definitions – https://www.liveperson.com/policies/use-of-cookies

[3] LivePerson privacy policy – https://policies.liveperson.com/privacy

[4] Tag Commander - https://github.com/TagCommander/pods/blob/master/TCPrivacy/README.md

[5] Constant Commerce - https://www.constant.co/terms

[6] Gigya privacy policy - https://help.sap.com/viewer/8b8d6fffe113457094a17701f63e3d6a/GIGYA/en-US/414f36ba70b21014bbc5a10ce4041860.html?q=gigya%20privacy%20policy

[7] Add This privacy policy – https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/addthis-privacy-policy.html

[8] Google/YouTube privacy policy – http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

[8] Google/YouTube cookies – https://policies.google.com/privacy/key-terms#toc-terms-cookies

[9] Google Analytics policy – https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies#types-of-cookies

[10] Adobe Analytics cookies  - https://marketing.adobe.com/resources/help/en_US/whitepapers/cookies/cookies_analytics.html

[11] Hotjar privacy policy - https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/

[12] Adobe Target cookies – https://marketing.adobe.com/resources/help/en_US/whitepapers/cookies/cookies_target.html

[13] Adobe Audience Manager cookies - https://marketing.adobe.com/resources/help/en_US/whitepapers/cookies/cookies_am.html

[14] Google Cookies Policy – https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/types/

[15] Google Adwords/DoubleClick - https://policies.google.com/technologies/types?hl=en

[17] Facebook Ads preferences – https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/edit/

[18] Microsoft privacy policy - https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement

[19] Pinterest privacy policy - https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy

[20] Twitter privacy policy - https://twitter.com/en/privacy

[21] Amazon privacy policy - https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GX7NJQ4ZB8MHFRNJ

[22] Snap privacy policy - https://snap.com/en-US/privacy/privacy-policy

Your preferences

It’s possible to restrict or block cookies or even delete cookies that have already been placed on your device. If you do so, you may not be able to access certain parts of our website and we may think that you have never visited us before and will therefore show you the Cookie Notice again and ask for your consent in placing cookies.

Our website has a tool to help you to manage cookies.  This tool is located in the footer of every page, or by clicking here.

You can also restrict or block cookies by changing your browser’s settings. Check the specific information in your browser’s help section to find out how to manage your cookie settings.

How to contact us

If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding cookies, please contact us via our contact page.

Your privacy is important to us and therefore we would like to explain how we use cookies on this website. With your consent, we will use cookies to measure and analyse how our website is used (analytical cookies), to tailor it to your interests (personalisation cookies), and to show you relevant advertising and information (targeting cookies) we think you will like. For more information please read the cookie statement.

Privacy Settings

You can choose your preferences anytime for cookies and tracking. For more information please read our cookie policy.

  • Strictly necessary

    They are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services (setting your privacy preferences, logging in, filling in forms, etc.). You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.

  • Analytical cookies

    They allow us to count visits and traffic sources, to measure and improve the performance of our site. They show us which pages are the most and least popular and how visitors move around the site. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

  • Personalisation cookies

    They enable website’s enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third parties whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.

  • Targeting cookies

    They may be set through our site by our advertising partners, to build a profile of your interests and to show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.