Cookie Policy

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. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.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.

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 directly by the Owner

• Browser Fingerprinting (this Application)

  Browser Fingerprinting creates an identifier based on a device's unique combination of characteristics (e.g. IP address, HTTP header, browser properties etc.), that allows to distinguish the User from other Users, thereby enabling to track the User's browsing behavior across the web. Browser Fingerprinting does not have an expiration date and cannot be deleted.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers.

Trackers managed by third parties

• Google Tag Manager (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google Ireland Limited.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

• Cloudflare Bot Management (Cloudflare, Inc.)

  Cloudflare Bot Management is a malicious bot protection and management service provided by Cloudflare, Inc.

  Personal Data processed: app information, Application opens, browser information, browsing history, city, clicks, country, county, custom events, device information, device logs, geography/region, interaction events, IP address, keypress events, language, latitude (of city), launches, longitude (of city), metro area, motion sensor events, mouse movements, number of sessions, operating systems, page events, page views, province, scroll position, scroll-to-page interactions, search history, session duration, session statistics, state, touch events, Trackers, Usage Data, video views and ZIP/Postal code.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Trackers duration:

  • __cf_bm: 3 seconds
  • __cfruid: duration of the session
  • _cfuvid: indefinite
  • cf_clearance: 30 minutes
  • cf_ob_info: 3 seconds
  • cf_use_ob: 3 seconds
  • cfmrk_cic: 3 months

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

• Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

• Vimeo video (Vimeo, LLC)

  Vimeo is a video content visualization service provided by Vimeo, LLC that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Trackers duration:

  • player: 1 year
  • sync_active: duration of the session
  • vuid: 2 years

• YouTube video widget (Privacy Enhanced Mode) (Google Ireland Limited)

  YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  This widget is set up in a way that ensures that YouTube won't store information and cookies about Users on this Application unless they play the video.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers, Universally unique identifier (UUID) and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Trackers duration:

  • iU5q-!O9@$: indefinite
  • yt-player-headers-readable: duration of the session
  • yt-remote-cast-available: indefinite
  • yt-remote-cast-installed: indefinite

• YouTube video widget (Google Ireland Limited)

  YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Trackers duration:

  • PREF: 8 months
  • VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE: 8 months
  • VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA: 7 months
  • YSC: duration of the session
  • YtIdbMeta:databases: duration of the session
  • iU5q-!O9@$: indefinite
  • yt-player-headers-readable: duration of the session
  • yt-remote-cast-available: indefinite
  • yt-remote-cast-installed: indefinite
  • yt-remote-connected-devices: duration of the session
  • yt-remote-device-id: duration of the session
  • yt-remote-fast-check-period: indefinite
  • yt-remote-session-app: indefinite
  • yt-remote-session-name: indefinite
  • ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY: duration of the session

Measurement

This Application uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior to improve the Service.

Trackers managed by third parties

• Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“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: Trackers and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Trackers duration:

  • AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
  • _ga: 2 years
  • _gac*: 3 months
  • _gat: 1 minute
  • _gid: 1 day

• Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“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: number of Users, session statistics, Trackers and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.

  Trackers duration:

  • _ga: 2 years
  • _ga_*: 2 years

• 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, Trackers and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Trackers duration:

  • ANONCHK: 10 minutes
  • CLID: 1 year
  • MR: 7 days
  • MUID: 1 year
  • SM: duration of the session
  • _clck: 1 year
  • _clsk: 1 day
  • _cltk: indefinite

Marketing

This Application uses Trackers to deliver personalized ads or marketing content, and to measure their performance.

Trackers managed by third parties

• Intercom (Intercom Software UK Limited)

  Intercom is a User database management service provided by Intercom Software UK Limited.
  Intercom can also be used as a medium for communications, either through email, or through messages within this Application. Intercom Messenger may use Trackers to recognize and track Users behavior.

  Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service, email address, Trackers, Universally unique identifier (UUID), Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.

  Trackers duration:

  • intercom-id-*: 10 months
  • intercom-session-*: 7 days
  • intercom-test: indefinite

• Google Ad Manager (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Ad Manager is an advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited 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 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 going to: Google Ad Settings.

  Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Trackers 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

• Google Ads conversion tracking (Google Ireland Limited)

  Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited 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: Ireland – Privacy Policy.

  Trackers duration:

  • IDE: 2 years
  • test_cookie: 15 minutes

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:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge
• Brave
• Opera

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

Arasaka Corporation Limited t/a AlsoAsked, Seymour House, 31-34 Muspole Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1DJ

Owner contact email: service@alsoasked.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.