Sociality.io is built from the ground up with users' rights to privacy and information security in mind. To keep our services on the highest standards, we invest continuously in our infrastructure and processes. We are grateful for your trust in our platform and, the following resources represent our commitment to being transparent about how we use cookies and other technologies to collect data when you visit our website.
Last updated: September 12, 2021
The purpose of this Cookie Notice is to describe which cookies and other technologies are used to collect data when you visit our Website and to inform you on how you can use your preferences regarding the use of cookies on the Website. This Cookie Policy has been developed in compliance with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 ( together “UK Data Protection Regime”) and any matter that isn’t described here shall be subject to the terms of the UK Data Protection Regime.
“We” and “us” refer to our company “SOCIALTY.IO LIMITED”, with its registered office at 278 Langham Road, N15 3NP, London, United Kingdom, registered with the Company Registration Number: 11158083.
The Services refer to the Service mentioned and described in our Website.
Cookies are small text files that are sent by a website to your device (computer or phone) and which are then stored in a file in your device’s browser. Cookies allow a website to remember your device and store information about your preferences.
Preference cookies, statistic cookies and marketing cookies are sent only with your consent. You can allow or block this kind of cookie in the Cookies Preferences.
You can find a description of the cookies used on the Website and why we use them on the below tables.
Cookies are classified in two categories regarding their retention period too. There are session cookies and persistent cookies.
Session cookies are stored during your browser session. Once you close your browser window, session cookies are deleted.
Persistent cookies are stored in your device until you erase them manually or they expire. Persistent cookies are used to remember the preferences of the users while they visit a website.
Most of the browsers are designed to accept the cookies; however, you can change the cookie settings of your browser. You can also delete the cookies stored in your browser from the cookie settings.
You can choose your preferences regarding the cookies sent by the Website through the Cookie Preferences.
You can contact us by sending an e-mail to [email protected] with respect to your questions or concerns regarding this Cookie Notice.
| Cookie | Provider | Description | Transfer | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __cfduid | Sociality.io | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, Inc. to identify trusted web traffic. | U.S.A. | 29 days |
| _abck | list-manage.com | Used to detect and defend against replay-cookie-attacks – The cookie is necessary for the security and integrity of the website. | U.S.A. | 1 year |
| bm_sz | list-manage.com | Used in context with the Website's BotManager. The BotManager detects, categorizes and compiles reports on potential bots trying to access the Website. | U.S.A. | 1 day |
| PHPSESSID | sociality.io | Preserves user session state across page requests. | U.S.A. | Session |
| rc::c | google.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | U.S.A. | Session |
| Rc::a | google.com | 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. | U.S.A. | Persistent |
| CookieConsent | Sociality.io | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | Ireland | 1 year |
| Cookie | Provider | Description | Transfer | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lang | ads.linkedin.com | Remembers the user's selected language version of a website | Ireland | Session |
We are using Google Universal Analytics in order to understand the behaviours of our Website’s visitors. Google Universal Analytics unanimously collects data regarding behaviours of our visitors and uses them to prepare usage statistics of our Website. Necessary data is collected with the following cookies.
| Cookie | Provider | Description | Transfer | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __utm.gif | google-analytics.com | Google Analytics Tracking Code that logs details about the visitor's browser and computer. | U.S.A. | Session |
| __utma | Sociality.io | Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Analytics. | U.S.A. | 2 years |
| __utmb | Sociality.io | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user accessed the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. | U.S.A. | 1 day |
| __utmc | Sociality.io | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. | U.S.A. | Session |
| __utmt | Sociality.io | Used to throttle the speed of requests to the server. | U.S.A. | 1 day |
| __utmz | Sociality.io | Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics. | U.S.A. | 6 months |
| _at.hist.# | Sociality.io | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis to store the user's usage history of the AddThis sharing widget | U.S.A. | Persistent |
| _ga | Sociality.io | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | U.S.A. | 2 years |
| _gat | sociality.io | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | U.S.A. | 1 day |
| _gid | sociality.io | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | U.S.A. | 1 day |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Sociality.io | This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors - this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. | U.S.A. | 1 day |
| _hjFirstSeen | Sociality.io | This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. | UK | 1 day |
| _hjid | sociality.io | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | UK | 1 year |
| _hjid | Sociality.io | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | UK | Persistent |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Sociality.io | Determines if the user's navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder. | UK | 1 day |
| _hjInludedSessionSample | Sociality.io | Registers data on visitors' website-behaviour. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization. | UK | 1 day |
| _hjRecordingLastActivity | sociality.io | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | UK | Session |
| hjViewportId | sociality.io | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | UK | Session |
| Cookie | Provider | Description | Transfer | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __atuvc | Sociality.io | Updates the counter of a website's social sharing features. | Ireland | 13 months |
| __atuvs | Sociality.io | Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis. | Ireland | 1 day |
| _at.cww | Sociality.io | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | U.S.A. | Persistent |
| _fbp | sociality.io | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | U.S.A. | 3 months |
| _hjRecordingEnabled | sociality.io | This cookie is used to identify the visitor and optimize ad-relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites – this exchange of visitor data is normally provided by a third-party data-center or ad-exchange. | UK | Session |
| _mcid | Sociality.io | This cookie registers data on the visitor. The information is used to optimize advertisement relevance. | Ireland | 1 day |
| ads/ga-audiences | google.com | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. | U.S.A. | Session |
| At-lojson-cache.# | Sociality.io | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis. | U.S.A. | Persistent |
| At-rand | Sociality.io | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis. | U.S.A. | Persistent |
| bcookie | linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | UK | 2 years |
| bscookie | Linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | UK | 2 years |
| fr | facebook.com | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | Netherlands | 3 months |
| IDE | doubleclick.net | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | U.S.A. | 1 year |
| lang | Linkedin.com | Set by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded "Follow us" panel. | UK | Session |
| lidc | linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | UK | 1 day |
| lissc | linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | UK | 1 year |
| loc | addthis.com | Geolocation, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level). | U.S.A. | 13 months |
| NID | google.com | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | U.S.A. | 6 months |
| pagead/1p-user-list/# | google.com | Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. | U.S.A. | Session |
| pagead/landing | Doubleclick.net | 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. | U.S.A. | Session |
| RUL | Doubleclick.net | Used by DoubleClick to determine whether website advertisement has been properly displayed - This is done to make their marketing efforts more efficient. | U.S.A. | 1 year |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies | U.S.A. | 1 day |
| tr | facebook.com | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | Netherlands | Session |
| UserMatchHistory | linkedin.com | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisements based on the visitor's preferences. | UK | 29 days |
| uvc | addthis.com | Detects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user. | U.S.A. | 13 months |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | U.S.A. | 179 days |
| xtc | Addthis.com | Registers the user's sharing of content via social media. | U.S.A. | 13 months |
| YSC | youtube.com | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | U.S.A. | Session |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | U.S.A. | Session |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | U.S.A. | Persistent |
| yt-remote-device-id | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | U.S.A. | Persistent |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | U.S.A. | Session |
| yt-remote-session-app | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | U.S.A. | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | youtube.com | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | U.S.A. | Session |
| {announcekit}:146 | Sociality.io | Stores the user's read status for new feature announcements. | U.S.A. | Persistent |
| intercom-id-eq7gzd35 | sociality.io | Anonymous website visitor identifier cookie. | UK | 270 days |
| intercom-session-eq7gzd35 | sociality.io | This cookie helps to keep track of sessions and enable users to have access to their conversations. | UK | 6 days |
| intercom-state-eq7gzd35 | Sociality.io | Stores the user's intercom messaging state for the current domain | UK | Persistent |
