COOKIES POLICY
1. Purpose
1.1. The purpose of this policy is to inform you clearly and precisely about the cookies used on the Website.
2. What are cookies?
2.1. A cookie is a small text file that websites install on the computer or mobile device of users who visit them or the use of other similar technologies.
2.2. Cookies make it possible for a website or digital platform to remember a User's actions and preferences (login ID, password, language, font size and other display preferences), so that the User does not have to reconfigure them upon return to the Website.
2.3. A distinction is made between first-party and third-party cookies, as well as between technical cookies (which allow the user to browse), preference or personalisation cookies (which allow information to be remembered), analysis or measurement cookies (which permit monitoring and analysis) and behavioural advertising cookies (which allow a specific profile to be developed to display advertising based on the said profile), as well as session cookies and persistent cookies depending on the length of time spent.
3. What cookies do we use?
3.1. Technical cookies We use technical cookies or similar technologies. These cookies are considered essential for browsing our Website since they facilitate the use of its features or tools that we offer from our Website. In particular, we use the following:
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
| __hs_cookie_cat_pref | The HubSpot Cookie Banner's consent preferences cookie. | 6 months |
| __hs_do_not_track | Prevents the tracking code from sending any information to HubSpot | 6 months |
| _hjSession_* | A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session. | Session |
3.2. Preference cookies These cookies allow to remember information, so that users may access the service under certain conditions that distinguish their experience from that of other users. In particular, we use the following:
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used to store information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the Designated Countries | Session |
3.3. Analytical cookies These are cookies, either our own or third-party cookies, that allow us to provide you with a good browsing experience during your visit to our Website. They allow us to analyse the use of the Website so that we can perform metrics and improve its performance. In particular, we use the following:
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
| __hssc | Analytics session cookie | 30 minutes |
| __hssrc | Used to determine if a session is a new session | Session |
| __hstc | Analytics tracking cookie | 6 months |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | Session |
| _ga_* | Used to persist session state | Session |
| hubspotutk | Contains visitor's identity | 6 months |
| li_sugr | Used to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity outside the Designated Countries | Session |
| _hjSessionUser_* | Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. | Session |
3.4. Behavioural advertising and social media cookies These are cookies that help us to remember your preferences, allowing us to market more efficiently and tailor that marketing to your interests. This also allows us to improve our Website by facilitating the way in which we interact with our users. In addition, these cookies allow you to express your opinion by facilitating interaction with social networks. In particular, we use the following:
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
| _fbp | Facebook analytics cookie | 6 months |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | 3 months |
| bcookie | Used by LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services. | Session |
| bscookie | Used by LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services. | Session |
| lidc | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services | Session |
| ps_n |
A Facebook advertising cookie |
3 months |
| UserMatchHistory |
These cookies are set by LinkedIn for advertising purposes, including: tracking visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented, allowing users to use the 'Apply with LinkedIn' or the 'Sign-in with LinkedIn' functions, collecting information about how visitors use the site, etc. |
Session |
4. Cookie preferences panel
4.1. You can check the cookies we use through our cookie preference panel. You can also use this panel to accept and reject cookies from our Website.
5. How do I set or delete cookies?
5.1. In addition to managing consent through our preference panel, you can accept, block or delete the cookies installed on your device by configuring the options it offers. However, this may affect the operation of the Website, making the user experience less satisfactory or even preventing the use of the Website.
5.2. You can also find more information about cookies in this Guide.
6. Modification
6.1. Opticks reserves the right to modify this Cookies Policy in accordance with the provisions of the Legal Notice.
7. Contact
7.1. For any general enquiries relating to our Cookies Policy, Users may contact us directly by:
E-mail: privacy@optickssecurity.com
Contact form available on the website: https://optickssecurity.com/contact-us