What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded onto your computer when you access certain websites. Among other things, cookies allow a website to store and recover information on the browsing habits of a user or their device. Depending on the information contained and the manner in which the user employs their device, they may be used to recognize the user.
Cookies are essential for the proper operation of the Internet, and they provide innumerable advantages in the provision of interactive services, making browsing and using our website easier to use.
The information provided below will help you to understand the different types of cookies:
| TYPES OF COOKIES | ||
| ACCORDING TO THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM | Own cookies | These cookies are gathered by the website publisher themselves, in order to provide the service requested by the user. |
| Third-party cookies | These cookies are gathered and managed by a third party, and cannot be considered our own cookies. | |
| ACCORDING TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY REMAIN ACTIVE | Session cookies | These collect information for as long as the user browses the webpage, in order to provide the requested service. |
| Persistent cookies | These are stored in the terminal, and the information obtained will be used by the entity in charge of the cookie to provide the requested service. | |
| ACCORDING TO THEIR PURPOSE | Technical cookies | These are needed for correct web browsing. |
| Customization cookies | These allow the user to choose certain features (e.g. language) during their browsing of the website. | |
| Analytical cookies | These allow the provider of a service to associate browsing behaviour with a user, in order to understand their use of the webpage and to analyse statistics on the most-visited content, number of visitors, etc. | |
| Advertising cookies | These allow the website publisher to include advertisements on their webpage that are adapted to its content. | |
| Behavioural advertising cookies | These allow the website publisher to include advertisements on their webpage that are adapted to the information obtained on the user’s browsing habits. | |
According to the GDPR, Smartwords S.r.l. must inform users of the cookies used on our website.
Functional cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| pll_language | Polylang | Remember the user language when they come back to the site. | 365 days |
| moove_gdpr_popup | GDPR Cookie Consent | Functional: When this cookie is enabled, these cookies are used to save your cookie setting preferences. | |
| viewed_cookie_policy | GDPR Cookie Consent | Functional: To store if a message has been shown. | Persistent |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | WordPress | Functional: to store logged in users. | Persistent |
| wordpress_sec_* | WordPress | Functional: to provide protection against hackers, store account details. | 15 days |
| wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress | Functional: to read if cookies can be placed | Session |
| wp-settings-time-* | WordPress | Functional: to store user preferences | 365 days |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-* | GDPR Cookie Consent | Functional: it records the preference of user regarding corresponding category. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie, viewed_cookie_policy. | Persistent |
| PHPSESSID | PHP | Functional: to provide functions across pages. | Session |
Analytics cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __hssc | HubSpot | To store anonymized statistics. | 30 minutes |
| __hssrc | HubSpot | To store a unique session ID. | Session |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | To store and count page views. | 1 year |
| _ga | Google Analytics | To store and count page views. | 2 years |
Marketing cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| hubspotutk | HubSpot | Store and track a visitor’s identity. | 13 months |
| __hstc | HubSpot | To store time of visit. | 13 months |
Manage cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences any time through your cookie settings. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.