Cookie Policy of switchedonglobal.com
This document informs Users about the technologies that help this Website to achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow the Owner to access and store information (for example by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example by running a script) on a User’s device as they interact with this Website.
For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as "Trackers" within this document – unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker.
Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User's consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.
This Website uses Trackers managed directly by the Owner (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third-party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.
The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by the Owner or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of the User’s browsing session.
In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, Users may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information – such as the presence of other Trackers - in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting the Owner.
Activities strictly necessary for the operation of this Website and delivery of the Service
This Website uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.
Third-party Trackers
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Traffic optimisation and distribution
This type of service allows this Website to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimise their performance.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between this Website and the User's browser.
Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.
Cloudflare (Cloudflare Inc.)
Cloudflare is a traffic optimisation and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through this Website, i.e., communication between this Website and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from this Website to be collected.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Tag Management
This type of service helps the Owner to manage the tags or scripts needed on this Website in a centralised fashion.
This results in the Users' Data flowing through these services, potentially resulting in the retention of this Data.
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.
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Handling payments
Unless otherwise specified, this Website processes any payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means via external payment service providers. In general and unless where otherwise stated, Users are requested to provide their payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers. This Website isn't involved in the collection and processing of such information: instead, it will only receive a notification by the relevant payment service provider as to whether payment has been successfully completed.
Stripe (Stripe Payments Ltd)
Stripe is a payment service provided by Stripe Inc.
Personal Data processed: billing address, email address, first name, last name, payment info, purchase history, Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- __Host-LinkSession: 2 years
- __stripe_mid: 1 year
- __stripe_sid: 30 minutes
- dashboard.banner-dismissals: duration of the session
- link.auth_session_client_secret: duration of the session
- m: 2 years
- pay_sid: 1 year
PayPal (PayPal Inc.)
PayPal is a payment service provided by PayPal Inc., which allows Users to make online payments.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- __paypal_storage__: indefinite
- akavpau_ppsd: duration of the session
- enforce_policy: duration of the session
- l7_az: duration of the session
- nsid: duration of the session
- ts: duration of the session
- tsrce: duration of the session
- x-cdn: duration of the session
- x-pp-s: duration of the session
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Hosting and backend infrastructure
This type of service has the purpose of hosting Data and files that enable this Website to run and be distributed as well as to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of this Website.
Some services among those listed below, if any, may work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
SiteGround Hosting (SiteGround Hosting Ltd.)
SiteGround Hosting is a hosting service provided by SiteGround Hosting Ltd.
Personal Data processed: Tracker, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
iubenda Consent Solution (iubenda srl)
The iubenda Consent Solution allows to store and retrieve records of final Users’ consent to the processing of Personal Data, and preferences thereof.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service and Tracker.
Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- ConS JS library localStorage (IUB_DATA): indefinite
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Further information about Personal Data
iubenda Consent Solution localStorage (iubenda srl)
iubenda ConS JS library localStorage (IUB_DATA) temporarily stores pending data in a storage space internal to the User's browser (localStorage) until it's received by the API, then it is deleted.
Personal Data processed: Tracker.
Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.
iubenda Cookie Solution (consent Cookie) (iubenda srl)
iubenda consent Cookie (_iub_cs-X) is set by the iubenda Cookie Solution and stores User preferences related to Trackers in the local domain.
Personal Data processed: Tracker.
Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- _iub_cs-*: 1 year
- _iub_cs-*-granular: 1 year
- euconsent-v2: 2 years
iubenda Cookie Solution (remote consent Cookie) (iubenda srl)
Remote iubenda consent Cookie (_iub_cs-X) is set by the iubenda Cookie Solution and stores User preferences related to Trackers under the .iubenda.com domain.
Personal Data processed: Tracker.
Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.
Other activities involving the use of Trackers
Functionality
This Website uses Trackers to enable basic interactions and functionalities, allowing Users to access selected features of the Service and facilitating the User's communication with the Owner.
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Interaction with live chat platforms
This type of service allows Users to interact with third-party live chat platforms directly from the pages of this Website, in order to contact and be contacted by this Website‘s support service.
If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service. Moreover, live chat conversations may be logged.
Facebook Messenger Customer Chat (Facebook Ireland Ltd)
The Facebook Messenger Customer Chat is a service for interacting with the Facebook Messenger live chat platform provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service, Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
Experience
This Website uses Trackers to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.
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Displaying content from external platforms
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Website and interact with them.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
Google Fonts
Google Fonts is a typeface visualisation service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Video Vimeo (Vimeo, LLC)
Vimeo is a video content visualisation service provided by Vimeo, LLC that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- player: 1 year
- vuid: 2 years
Font Awesome (Fonticons, Inc. )
Font Awesome is a typeface visualisation service provided by Fonticons, Inc. that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Interaction with data collection platforms and other third parties
This type of service allows Users to interact with data collection platforms or other services directly from the pages of this Website for the purpose of saving and reusing data.
If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service.
ConvertKit widget (ConvertKit LLC)
The ConvertKit widget is a service for interacting with the ConvertKit email address management and message sending service provided by ConvertKit LLC.
Personal Data processed: email address, first name, Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Interaction with external social networks and platforms
This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Website.
The interaction and information obtained through this Website are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on this Website isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.
Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook Ireland Ltd)
The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (X Corp.)
The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by Twitter, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- personalization_id: 2 years
LinkedIn button and social widgets (LinkedIn Corporation)
The LinkedIn button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the LinkedIn social network provided by LinkedIn Corporation.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- AnalyticsSyncHistory: 1 month
- JSESSIONID: duration of the session
- UserMatchHistory: 1 month
- bcookie: 1 year
- bscookie: 1 year
- lang: duration of the session
- lidc: 1 day
- lissc: 1 year
- lms_ads: 1 month
- lms_analytics: 1 month
Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets (Pinterest, Inc.)
The Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Pinterest platform provided by Pinterest Inc.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- _pin_unauth: 1 year
- _pinterest_ct_ua: duration of the session
Measurement
This Website uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior to improve the Service.
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Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyse web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behaviour.
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics)
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, (“Google”). Google utilises the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out; Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
- _ga: 2 years
- _gac*: 3 months
- _gat: 1 minute
- _gid: 1 day
Wordpress Stats
Wordpress Stats is an analytics service provided by Automattic Inc. or by Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- tk_tc: duration of the session
Meta Events Manager (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Meta Events Manager is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. By integrating the Meta pixel, Meta Events Manager can give the Owner insights into the traffic and interactions on this Website.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
Marketing
This Website uses Trackers to deliver personalised marketing content based on User behaviour and to operate, serve and track ads.
Some of the advertising services used by the Owner adhere to the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework, an initiative that facilitates responsible privacy practises across the digital advertising industry - providing Users with enhanced transparency and control over how their data are used for advertising tracking purposes. Users can customise their advertising preferences at any time by accessing the advertising preferences panel from within the cookie notice or via the relevant link on this Website.
This Website participates in the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework and complies with its Specifications and Policies. This Website uses iubenda (identification number 123) as a Consent Management Platform.
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Advertising
This type of service allows User Data to be utilised for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on this Website, possibly based on User interests.
This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
Some of the services listed below may use Trackers for identifying Users, behavioural retargeting i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behaviour, or to measure ads performance. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited that connects data from the Meta Audience Network with actions performed on this Website. The Meta pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Meta Audience Network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Storage duration:
- _fbp: 3 months
- fr: 3 months
Facebook Lookalike Audience (Facebook Ireland Ltd)
Facebook Lookalike Audience is an advertising and behavioural targeting service provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd that uses Data collected through Facebook Custom Audience in order to display ads to Users with similar behaviour to Users who are already in a Custom Audience list on the base of their past use of this Website or engagement with relevant content across the Facebook apps and services.
On the base of these Data, personalised ads will be shown to Users suggested by Facebook Lookalike Audience.
Users can opt out of Facebook's use of Trackers for ads personalisation by visiting this opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
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Managing contacts and sending messages
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
ConvertKit (ConvertKit LLC)
ConvertKit is an email address management and message sending service provided by ConvertKit LLC.
Personal Data processed: email address, first name, Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Remarketing and behavioural targeting
This type of service allows this Website and its partners to inform, optimise and serve advertising based on past use of this Website by the User.
This activity is facilitated by tracking Usage Data and by using Trackers to collect information which is then transferred to the partners that manage the remarketing and behavioural targeting activity.
Some services offer a remarketing option based on email address lists.
Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.
Facebook Custom Audience (Facebook Ireland Ltd)
Facebook Custom Audience is a remarketing and behavioural targeting service provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd that connects the activity of this Website with the Facebook advertising network.
Users can opt out of Facebook's use of Trackers for ads personalisation by visiting this opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: email address and Tracker.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
Facebook Remarketing (Facebook Ireland Ltd)
Facebook Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioural targeting service provided by Facebook Ireland Ltd that connects the activity of this Website with the Facebook advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent on this Website
Whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting or updating their preferences via the relevant privacy choices panel available on this Website.
With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences and withdraw their consent via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.
How to control or delete Cookies and similar technologies via your device settings
Users may use their own browser settings to:
- See what Cookies or other similar technologies have been set on the device;
- Block Cookies or similar technologies;
- Clear Cookies or similar technologies from the browser.
The browser settings, however, do not allow granular control of consent by category.
Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:
Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).
How to opt out of interest-based advertising
Notwithstanding the above, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.
The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.
Consequences of denying consent
Users are free to decide whether or not to grant consent. However, please note that Trackers help this Website to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, in the absence of the User's consent, the Owner may be unable to provide related features.
Owner and Data Controller
Beautiful Souls, 21 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8AG
Owner contact email: clareford68@gmail.com
Since the use of third-party Trackers through this Website cannot be fully controlled by the Owner, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, Users are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.
Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by this Website.