Cookie Policy of bidscape.com
This document informs Users about the technologies that help this Application 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 Application.
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, depending on the applicable law. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.
This Application 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.
How this Application uses Trackers
Necessary
This Application 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.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Cloudflare (Cloudflare Inc.)
Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through this Application, i.e., communication between this Application and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from this Application to be collected.
Personal Data processed: Cookies 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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Squarespace (Squarespace, Inc)
Squarespace is a platform provided by Squarespace, Inc. that allows the Owner to build, run and host this Application. Squarespace is highly customizable and can host websites from simple blogs to complex e-commerce platforms.
Personal Data processed: device information, email address, first name, geography/region, last name, phone number, scroll-to-page interactions, Tracker, Universally unique identifier (UUID) and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- crumb: duration of the session
- squarespace-announcement-bar: indefinite
- squarespace-likes: indefinite
- squarespace-popup-overlay: indefinite
- squarespace-video-player-options: indefinite
- ss_cid: 2 years
- ss_cpvisit: 2 years
- ss_cvisit: 30 minutes
- ss_cvr: 2 years
- ss_cvt: 30 minutes
- ss_sd: duration of the session
Experience
This Application uses Trackers to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)
The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
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Google+ +1 button and social widgets (Google Inc.)
The Google+ +1 button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Google+ social network provided by Google Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
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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: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – 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
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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: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- personalization_id: 2 years
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YouTube video widget (Google Inc.)
YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- PREF: 8 months
- VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE: 8 months
- YSC: duration of the session
Measurement
This Application uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyse User behaviour to improve the Service.
Trackers managed directly by the Owner
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Analytics collected directly (This Application)
This Application uses an internal analytics system that does not involve third parties.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Storage duration:
Trackers managed by third parties
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Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) (Google Inc.)
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 utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
- _ga: 2 years
- _gac*: 3 months
- _gat: 1 minute
- _gid: 1 day
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Display Advertising extension for Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
Google Analytics on this Application might use Google's Interest-based advertising, 3rd-party audience data and information from the DoubleClick Cookie to extend analytics with demographics, interests and ads interaction data.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- IDE: 2 years
- _gcl_*: 3 months
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
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User ID extension for Google Analytics (Google LLC)
Google Analytics on this Application makes use of a feature called User ID. This setup allows for a more accurate tracking of Users by associating that User with the same ID over various sessions and devices. It is set up in a way that doesn’t allow Google to personally identify an individual or permanently identify a particular device.
The User ID extension might make it possible to connect Data from Google Analytics with other Data about the User collected by this Application.
The opt-out link below will only opt you out for the device you are on, but not from tracking performed independently by the Owner. Contact the Owner via the email address provided in this privacy policy to object to the aforementioned tracking as well.
Personal Data processed: Cookies.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
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Google Analytics for Firebase (Google LLC)
Google Analytics for Firebase or Firebase Analytics is an analytics service provided by Google LLC.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Firebase Analytics may share Data with other tools provided by Firebase, such as Crash Reporting, Authentication, Remote Config or Notifications. The User may check this privacy policy to find a detailed explanation about the other tools used by the Owner.
This Application uses identifiers for mobile devices and technologies similar to cookies to run the Firebase Analytics service.
Users may opt-out of certain Firebase features through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or by following the instructions in other Firebase related sections of this privacy policy, if available.
Personal Data processed: Application opens, Application updates, device information, geography/region, launches, number of sessions, number of Users , operating systems, session duration, Tracker, unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example) and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Google Analytics Demographics and Interests reports (Google LLC)
Google Analytics Demographics and Interests reports is a Google Advertising Reporting feature that makes available demographic and interests Data inside Google Analytics for this Application (demographics means age and gender Data).
Users can opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example).
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- IDE: 2 years
- _gcl_*: 3 months
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
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Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC)
Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at collection time and then discarded before Data is logged in any data center or server. Users can learn more by consulting Google’s official documentation.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: browser information, city, device information, latitude (of city), longitude (of city), number of Users, session statistics, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- _ga: 2 years
- _ga_*: 2 years
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Google Optimize (Google Inc.)
Google Optimize is an A/B testing service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, ("Google").
Google may use Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- _gaexp: 3 months
- _opt_awcid: 1 day
- _opt_awgid: 1 day
- _opt_awkid: 1 day
- _opt_awmid: 1 day
- _opt_expid: 10 seconds
- _opt_utmc: 1 day
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Google Optimize 360 (Google LLC)
Google Optimize 360 is an A/B testing service provided by Google LLC ("Google").
This service allows the Owner to target groups of Users on the base of their past use of this Application. Users that opt-out of tracking by Google Analytics will not be included in experiments created in Google Optimize 360.
Google may use Personal Data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- _gaexp: 3 months
- _opt_awcid: 1 day
- _opt_awgid: 1 day
- _opt_awkid: 1 day
- _opt_awmid: 1 day
- _opt_expid: 10 seconds
- _opt_utmc: 1 day
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Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft Corporation)
Microsoft Clarity is a session recording and heat mapping service provided by Microsoft Corporation.
Microsoft processes or receives Personal Data via Microsoft Clarity, which in turn may be used for any purpose in accordance with the Microsoft Privacy Statement, including improving and providing Microsoft Advertising.
Personal Data processed: clicks, country, custom events, device information, diagnostic events, interaction events, layout details, mouse movements, page events, positional information, scroll-to-page interactions, session duration, time zone, Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- ANONCHK: 10 minutes
- CLID: 1 year
- MR: 7 days
- MUID: 1 year
- SM: duration of the session
- _clck: 1 year
- _clsk: 1 day
Marketing
This Application uses Trackers to deliver ads or marketing content, and to measure their performance.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) (Facebook, Inc.)
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. or by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that connects data from the Meta Audience Network with actions performed on this Application. 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: US – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- _fbp: 3 months
- fr: 3 months
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Google Ads conversion tracking (Google Inc.)
Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on this Application.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- IDE: 2 years
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
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Google Ad Manager (Google LLC)
Google Ad Manager is an advertising service provided by Google LLC that allows the Owner to run advertising campaigns in conjunction with external advertising networks that the Owner, unless otherwise specified in this document, has no direct relationship with.
In order to opt out from being tracked by various advertising networks, Users may make use of Youronlinechoices. In order to understand Google's use of data, consult Google's partner policy.
This service uses the “DoubleClick” Cookie, which tracks use of this Application and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.
Users may decide to disable all the DoubleClick Cookies by clicking on: www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/optout?hl=en.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- Conversion: 3 months
- DSID: 14 days
- FCNEC: 1 year
- FLC: 10 seconds
- FPAU: 3 months
- FPGCLAW: 3 months
- FPGCLDC: 3 months
- FPGCLGB: 3 months
- GCL_AW_P: 3 months
- GED_PLAYLIST_ACTIVITY: duration of the session
- IDE: 2 years
- NID: 6 months
- RUL: 1 year
- __gads: 2 years
- __gpi: 2 years
- __gpi_optout: 2 years
- __gsas: 2 years
- _gac_: 3 months
- _gac_gb_: 3 months
- _gcl_ag: 3 months
- _gcl_au: 3 months
- _gcl_aw: 3 months
- _gcl_dc: 3 months
- _gcl_gb: 3 months
- _gcl_gf: 3 months
- _gcl_gs: 3 months
- _gcl_ha: 3 months
- ar_debug: 3 months
- id: 2 years
- receive-cookie-deprecation: 6 months
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
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LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Insight Tag) (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Insight Tag) is an analytics and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects data from the LinkedIn advertising network with actions performed on this Application. The LinkedIn Insight Tag tracks conversions that can be attributed to LinkedIn ads and enables to target groups of Users on the base of their past use of this Application.
Users may opt out of behavioral targeting features through their device settings, their LinkedIn account settings or by visiting the AdChoices opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: device information, Trackers 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
- lms_ads: 1 month
- lms_analytics: 1 month
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Google Ads Remarketing (Google Inc.)
Google Ads Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that connects the activity of this Application with the Google Ads advertising network and the DoubleClick Cookie.
Users can opt out of Google's use of cookies for ads personalization by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- Conversion: 3 months
- DSID: 14 days
- FCNEC: 1 year
- FLC: 10 seconds
- FPAU: 3 months
- FPGCLAW: 3 months
- FPGCLDC: 3 months
- FPGCLGB: 3 months
- GCL_AW_P: 3 months
- GED_PLAYLIST_ACTIVITY: duration of the session
- IDE: 2 years
- NID: 6 months
- RUL: 1 year
- __gads: 2 years
- __gpi: 2 years
- __gpi_optout: 2 years
- __gsas: 2 years
- _gac_: 3 months
- _gac_gb_: 3 months
- _gcl_ag: 3 months
- _gcl_au: 3 months
- _gcl_aw: 3 months
- _gcl_dc: 3 months
- _gcl_gb: 3 months
- _gcl_gf: 3 months
- _gcl_gs: 3 months
- _gcl_ha: 3 months
- ar_debug: 3 months
- id: 2 years
- receive-cookie-deprecation: 6 months
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
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Facebook Custom Audience (Facebook, Inc.)
Facebook Custom Audience is a Remarketing and Behavioral Targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of this Application with the Facebook advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and email address.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
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Facebook Remarketing (Facebook, Inc.)
Facebook Remarketing is a Remarketing and Behavioral Targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of this Application with the Facebook advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
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Remarketing with Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
Remarketing with Google Analytics is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that connects the tracking activity performed by Google Analytics and its Cookies with the Google Ads advertising network and the Doubleclick Cookie.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
- IDE: 2 years
- _gcl_*: 3 months
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Google Ad Manager Audience Extension (Google LLC)
Google Ad Manager Audience Extension is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC that tracks the visitors of this Application and allows selected advertising partners to display targeted ads across the web to them.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- Conversion: 3 months
- DSID: 14 days
- FCNEC: 1 year
- FLC: 10 seconds
- FPAU: 3 months
- FPGCLAW: 3 months
- FPGCLDC: 3 months
- FPGCLGB: 3 months
- GCL_AW_P: 3 months
- GED_PLAYLIST_ACTIVITY: duration of the session
- IDE: 2 years
- NID: 6 months
- RUL: 1 year
- __gads: 2 years
- __gpi: 2 years
- __gpi_optout: 2 years
- __gsas: 2 years
- _gac_: 3 months
- _gac_gb_: 3 months
- _gcl_ag: 3 months
- _gcl_au: 3 months
- _gcl_aw: 3 months
- _gcl_dc: 3 months
- _gcl_gb: 3 months
- _gcl_gf: 3 months
- _gcl_gs: 3 months
- _gcl_ha: 3 months
- ar_debug: 3 months
- id: 2 years
- receive-cookie-deprecation: 6 months
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
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LinkedIn Website Retargeting (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn Website Retargeting is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects the activity of this Application with the LinkedIn advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
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
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Google Signals (Google LLC)
This Application uses Google Signals, a feature of Google Analytics, which will associate the visitation information that it collects from this Application with Google information from accounts of signed-in Google-account users who have consented to this association for the purpose of ads personalization. This Google information may include User location, search history, YouTube history and Data from sites that partner with Google – and is used to provide aggregated and anonymized insights into Users' cross device behaviors.
If a User falls under the described association, they may access and/or delete such Data via My Activity provided by Google.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent on this Application
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 Application.
With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences 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 and UK), 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 the use of Trackers
Users are free to decide whether or not to allow the use of Trackers. However, please note that Trackers help this Application to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, if the User chooses to block the use of Trackers, the Owner may be unable to provide related features.
Owner and Data Controller
Bidscape, Inc - 3435 Crestford Dr. - Altadena, CA 91001
Owner contact email: info@bidscape.com
Since the use of third-party Trackers through this Application 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 Application.