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COOKIE POLICY

BY CONTINUING TO USE THIS SITE AND SERVICES, YOU ARE AGREEING TO THE USE OF COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PURPOSES WE DESCRIBE IN THIS COOKIE POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE USE OF COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES, DO NOT USE THIS SITE.

This Site uses cookies to better the users experience while visiting the Site. Where applicable this Site uses a cookie control system allowing the user on their first visit to the Site to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer / device. This complies with recent legislation requirements for Sites to obtain explicit consent from users before leaving behind or reading files such as cookies on a user’s computer / device.

This Cookie Policy sets out how we, use cookies and similar technologies on this Site. We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to keep you fully informed about our latest practices involving cookies and similar technologies on this Site. You should check this Cookie Policy each time you visit our Site in order to find out whether our use of cookies and similar technologies has changed.

 

ABOUT COOKIES

 

Cookies are data files that are sent between web servers and web browsers, processor memory or hard drives (clients) to recognize a particular user’s device when the user accesses a website. They are used for a range of different purposes, such as customizing a website for a particular user, helping a user navigate a website, improving that user’s website experience, and storing that user’s preferences and login information.

Cookies can be classified as either ‘session’ or ‘persistent’ cookies. Session cookies are placed on your browser when you access a website and last for as long as you keep your browser open. They expire when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies are placed on your computer when you access a website and expire at a fixed point in time or if you manually delete them from your browser, whichever occurs first.

Cookies will be set either by our Site domain or by third party domains on our behalf. Cookies set by us on our Site domain are referred to as ‘first party’ cookies. Cookies set by third party domains, or set on or via our domain on behalf of third parties, are referred to as ‘third party’ cookies.

Cookies do not usually contain personal information. Cookies may, however, be used in combination with other information to identify you.

We use first party and third party cookies on our Site, and both session and persistent cookies If you require further information about cookies in general, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org

TYPES OF COOKIES 

 

Type of CookieWhat do they do?Do these cookies collect my personal data / identify me?Links to more information
EssentialThese cookies are essential to make our Site work correctly, they enable you to move around our Site and use our features. Examples include remembering previous actions (e.g. entered text) when       
navigating back to a page in the same session.		These cookies don’t identify you as an individual.        
If you do not accept these cookies, it may affect the performance of theSite, or parts of it.		Read more
PerformanceThese cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Site by providing information about the areas visited, the time spent on the Site, and any issues encountered, such as error messages. This helps us improve the performance of our Site.        
We might use information that we hold about you to show you relevant and "targeted advertising" through other companies' sites, like Google and Facebook.		These cookies don’t identify you as an individual. All data is collected and aggregated anonymously.Read more
FunctionalityThese cookies allow our Site to remember the choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) to provide a more personalized online experience. They can also enable visitors to watch videos, play games and engage with social tools, such as blogs, chatrooms and forums.

The information these cookies collect may include personally identifiable information that you have disclosed, such as your username or profile picture. We shall always be transparent with you about what information we collect, what we do with it and with whom we share it. 

If you do not accept these cookies, it may affect the performance and functionality of the Site and may restrict access to content on the Site.

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OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

 

In addition to cookies, we may use web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. A “web beacon” or “pixel tag” is tiny object or image embedded in a web page or email. They are used to track the number of users who have visited particular pages and viewed emails, and acquire other statistical data. They collect only a limited set of data, such as a cookie number, time and date of page or email view, and a description of the page or email on which they reside. Web beacons and pixel tags cannot be declined. However, you can limit their use by controlling the cookies that interact with them.

 

CONTROL OF COOKIES

 

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. However, you can remove or reject cookies in your browser’s settings. Please be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.

 

For more information on how to control cookies, check your browser or device’s settings for how you can control or reject cookies, or visit the following links:

 

 

To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's Site.

 

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit  http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

 

In addition, you may opt-out from cookies by visiting the following websites and selecting which company cookies you would like to opt-out through the Digital Advertising Alliance  in the US, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe. Please note that ad blockers and tools that restrict our cookie use may interfere with these controls.

 

If you disable the cookies that we use, this may impact your experience while on our site, for example you may not be able to visit certain areas of our site or you may not receive personalized information when you visit our site.

 

PRIVACY POLICY

 

For more information about how we use information collected by cookies and other tracking technologies, please refer to our Privacy Policy posted on the Site. This Cookie Policy is part of and is incorporated into our Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by this Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy.

 

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION

Essential

Provider

Name

Expires

First/ Third Party

Purpose

Art of Livinghas_jsSessionFirst PartyRegisters whether the user has activated JavaScript in the browser.

Performance

Provider

Name

Expires

First/ Third Party

Purpose

Google Analytics_utma2 yearsThird PartyThis is the main way Google Analytics tracks unique visitors. Stored in this cookie is a unique visitor ID, the date and time of their first visit, the time their current visit started and the total number of visits they have made.
_utmb30 minsThis is how Google Analytics decides whether a visit has timed out and how deep a visit has gotten. It stores the number of pageviews in the current visit and the start time of the visitor's current visit.
_utmcSessionThe _utmc cookie is the only session cookie used by Google Analytics. Its only purpose is to register that the visit ended if the browser gets closed.
_utmz6 monthsThis is the traffic source cookie. It contains all the traffic source information for the current visit, if it was different from the previous visit.
_ga2 yearsUsed to distinguish users.
_gid24 hoursUsed to distinguish users.
IPerceptionsWRUID1 yearThird PartyThese cookies collect and analyze the feedback of real users in real situations across the customer lifecycle.
_CT_Data1 year
_hssrc2 years
_hstc2 years
hubspotutk10 years
ipe.35007.pageViewedCountSession
ipe_35007_fov10 years
ipe_sSession
Yandexyabs-sidSessionThird PartyThese cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our Site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the Site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the Site and blog, where visitors have come to the Site from and the pages they visited.
yandexuid10 years
yp10 years
WisePopswisepops20 yearsThird PartyWisePops helps marketers build intelligent site popups and exit popups. Increase email signups and conversions.
wisepops_sessionSession
Visual Website Optimizer (VWO)_vwo_uuid_v21 yearThird PartyThis cookie is used for A/B testing of the site to improve the site performance
Yandexyandexuid10 yearsThird PartyYandex cookies, a free Russian tool for increasing the conversion of the site. Watch for key performance site, analyze visitor behavior and evaluate the impact of advertising campaigns. Learn more
yabs-sidSession

Functionality

Provider

Name

Expires

First/ Third Party

Purpose

Art of Livingaol_ref1 yearFirst PartyTo save the URL from where the user came to our Site
aol_ref_urlSession
aol_popupConfigurable - maximum 2 yearsTo remember the pop settings on the site
latlngloc{country_code} where {country_code} is replaced by appropriate 2-letter country code e.g. ar, de, us, ukPersistentTo remember latitude, longitude and physical address details from last course search or if the user shared latitude / longitude via browser request
_atuvc1 yearUpdates the counter of a Site's social sharing features.
_atuvsSessionEnsures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis.
AddThisdi21 yearThird PartyKeeps track of expiry dates of other cookies used by the social sharing platform
uid1 yearCreates a unique, machine-generated user ID. AddThis, which is owned by Clearspring Technologies, uses the user ID to make it possible for the user to share content across social networks and provide detailed statistics to various providers.
uvc1 yearDetects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user.
YouTubePREF8 monthsThird PartyWe embed videos from our official YouTube channel using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode. This mode may set cookies on your computer once you click on the YouTube video player, but YouTube will not store personally-identifiable cookie information for playbacks of embedded videos using the privacy-enhanced mode.   
Read more at YouTube’s embedding videos information page.
VSCSession
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVESession
remote_sid8 months
tawk.to_tawkuuid10 yearsThird PartyThis cookie remembers you so that we can link chat conversations together to provide a better service.
Stripestripe_sidSessionThird PartyProvides a unique session identifier for dashboard Users. Learn more
stripe_midPersistentProvides a unique session identifier for authentication. Learn more

Last updated on 13 May 2024