This Cookie Policy was last updated on 8th April 2021 and applies to citizens of the European Economic Area.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://smartertechnologies.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Analytical cookies
We use analytical cookies to optimise the website experience for our users. With these analytical cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place analytical cookies.
5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
5.4 Social media buttons
On our website we have included buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymised as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram are located in the United States.
6. Placed cookies
Usage
We use Wistia for video display. Read more
Statistics
persistent
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Marketing/Tracking
persistent
Store performed actions on the website
Usage
We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more
Statistics (anonymous)
2 years
1 day
Count and track pageviews
1 minute
Filter requests from bots
Statistics
1 minute
Store a unique user ID
1 year
Store and count pageviews
Purpose pending investigation
Usage
We use GDPR Cookie Consent for cookie consent management. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
session
Read if cookies can be placed
persistent
Store if a message has been shown
session
Read if cookies can be placed
Usage
We use Fusion Theme for website design. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Purpose pending investigation
Usage
We use Wordfence for website security. Read more
Functional
12 hours
Determine if the user is logged in
Purpose pending investigation
Usage
We use WooCommerce for webshop management. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
session
Store items in shopping cart
persistent
Usage
We use Automattic for website development. Read more
Statistics
session
Store a unique user ID
Usage
We use MailChimp for mailing list subscriptions. Read more
Statistics
1 month
Store which page was visited first
Purpose pending investigation
Usage
We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more
Functional
365 days
Determine which cookie banner to show
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store accepted cookie policy ID
365 days
Store if a message has been dismissed
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
Usage
We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more
Marketing/Tracking
3 months
Store and track visits across websites
2 years
Store last visit
1 year
Store account details
3 months
Store a unique session ID
3 months
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
90 days
Store logged in users
2 years
Provide fraud prevention
30 days
Store a unique user ID
2 years
Store browser details
1 year
Store account details
Functional
1 week
Read screen resolution
90 days
Provide fraud prevention
session
Store and track if the browser tab is active
Purpose pending investigation
actppresence
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
persistent
persistent
Marketing/Tracking
1 day
Store and track visits across websites
16 days
Store and track visits across websites
Usage
We use Under Construction for website design. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Purpose pending investigation
Usage
We use Divi (Elegant Themes) for website design. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
persistent
Provide functions across pages
Usage
We use Snowplow for website statistics. Read more
Purpose pending investigation
Statistics
2 years
Store a unique user ID
30 minutes
Store a unique session ID
2 years
Store a unique user ID
Usage
We use SiteGround for website hosting. Read more
Usage
We use Google Adsense for showing advertisements. Read more
Marketing/Tracking
persistent
Store and track conversions
persistent
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Usage
We use Google Ads for advertising. Read more
Marketing/Tracking
90 days
Store and track audience reach
expires immediately
Store information for remarketing purposes
Usage
We use JetPack for advertising. Read more
Statistics
session
Store the user’s usage history
30 minutes
Usage
We use Shopify for webshop management. Read more
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Statistics
1 year
30 minutes
Store and track conversions
Usage
We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more
Marketing/Tracking
expires immediately
Read user IP address
Usage
We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more
Marketing/Tracking
session
Read and filter requests from bots
session
Read and filter requests from bots
persistent
Read and filter requests from bots
Functional
session
Provide spam protection
Purpose pending investigation
_grecaptcha
Usage
We use Google Maps for maps display. Read more
Marketing/Tracking
expires immediately
Read user IP address
Usage
We use YouTube for video display. Read more
Marketing/Tracking
session
Store location data
session
Store and track interaction
8 months
Store user preferences
Functional
6 months
Provide bandwidth estimations
Usage
We use PayPal for payment processing. Read more
Functional
3 years
Provide fraud prevention
persistent
Provide fraud prevention
persistent
Store account details
Purpose pending investigation
ts
Usage
We use Dailymotion for video display. Read more
Functional
13 months
13 months
Store the user’s usage history
Statistics
session
Store performed actions on the website
Marketing/Tracking
13 months
Store a unique user ID
session
Store information for remarketing purposes
Usage
We use Instagram for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more
Marketing/Tracking
1 year
Store ad display frequency
Usage
We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more
Functional
persistent
Provide load balancing functionality
Marketing/Tracking
persistent
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Usage
We use LinkedIn for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more
Marketing/Tracking
2 years
Store browser details
1 month
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
3 months
Store browser details
30 days
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
1 day
Store performed actions on the website
2 years
Store performed actions on the website
session
Provide functions across pages
Functional
10 years
Store privacy preferences
Purpose pending investigation
session
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Statistics
persistent
persistent
persistent
persistent
persistent
persistent
session
1 year
Usage
We use Microsoft Clarity for heat maps and screen recordings. Read more
Marketing/Tracking
1 year
Store a unique user ID
1 year
Store and track visits across websites
Purpose pending investigation
1 day
Store and combine pageviews by a user into a single session recording
Sharing data
Sharing of data is pending investigation
Purpose pending investigation
otr
loglevel
cnv
altutgv2
csr
UTGv2
1 year
_gcl_aw
fusionCopyType
fusionCopyContent
modernizr
JBtest
XSRF-TOKEN
smarter_technologies_session
_cltk
7. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “All cookies”, you consent to us using all cookies and plug-ins as described in the pop-up and this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
7.1 Manage your consent settings
You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support.On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.
8. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).
9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Smarter Technologies Group Ltd
1 Yeoman Road, Austin Park, Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 3FG
United Kingdom
Website: https://smartertechnologies.com
Email: enquiries@smartertechnologies.com
Phone number: 0330 223 5000
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