Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY OF PUBLISHDRIVE INC.

Effective Date: August 03, 2021

1.       INTRODUCTION

The present cookie policy (hereinafter: “Cookie Policy”) describes how PublishDrive Inc. uses cookies and similar technologies to provide, customize, assess, enhance, promote, and protect our services. The Cookie Policy forms an integral part of the Privacy Policy of PublishDrive Inc. Please note that capitalized terms not described in this Cookie Policy have the similar meaning as defined in the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of PublishDrive Inc. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us at here.

2.       WHAT IS A COOKIE?

Cookie is a file, which is sent to the device of the user when the user visits the Website. PublishDrive Inc. can access the cookie again when the user visits the Website on a further occasion, in order to facilitate navigation on the internet or transactions, or to access information about user behavior. It is sent to your browser and stored on your device’s hard drive. When you visit our Website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies.

3.       WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?

a)      Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website’s operation; therefore the operation and availability of the Website and the Services cannot be provided without them. They help verify your account and remember the choices you make at the Website.

In line with Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive (Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC on Privacy and Electronic Communications), consent is not required for technical storage or access of the following cookies:

  • cookies used for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication
  • cookies that are strictly necessary in order for the provider of an information society service explicitly required by the user to provide the Services.

b)      Research, Performance, and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us providing a better user experience by analyzing how users interact with the Website. For instance, they help us identify which pages are used most frequently, which newsletters are most engaging, and what type of features on the Website are the most popular. This assists us in refining the Website and our Services according to our users’ interests.

c)       Advertising Cookies

These cookies help us to inform you and provide you with customized advertisement based on your past use of the Website and / or the Services. These cookies are monitoring your usage data and by using cookies, information, which information does not consider as personal data, is transferred to the partners that manage the remarketing and behavioral targeting activity. 

4.       LIST OF COOKIES WE USE

4.1     Strictly Necessary Cookies

Service provider’s name

Cookie name

Description

Expiry

PublishDrive

publishdrive_session

This cookie is used to keep the context of a user (e.g. to keep you logged in to the PublishDrive Platform).

2 hours

PublishDrive

pd_dist_sess

This cookie is used to keep the context of a user (e.g. to keep you logged in to the PublishDrive Distribution Platform).

2 hours

PublishDrive

XSRF-TOKEN

This cookie is used to prevent cross-site request forgery.

2 hours

Sleeknote

SNS

This cookie is set on the first page a visitor sees, to make sure that one-time operations only run once.

session

Sleeknote

_sn_n

This is the necessary cookie set by Sleeknote, as it contains technical information so that the campaigns can show properly and tracking works properly. Note that session tracking is not general visitor analytics as that information is found in the _sn_a analytics cookie.

1 year

 

4.2   Research, Performance, and Analytics Cookies

Service provider’s name

Cookie name

Description

Expiry

PublishDrive

remember_web_*

This cookie is used to remember user’s login.

5 years

PublishDrive

c2c_autoclose

This cookie is used to store user’s personal settings about behavior of PublishDrive Platform

1 month

PublishDrive

c2c_locale

This cookie is used to store user’s language selection.

1 month

Facebook

_fbp

This cookie is used to collect information on how users from Facebook interact with our website..

3 months

Google

_gid

Used to distinguish users.

1 day

Google

_ga

Used to distinguish users.

2 years

Google

_gat_gtag_UA_*

Identification code of website for tracking visits by Google Analytics.

1 minute

Google

_gat_UA_*

Tracking cookie for analytics.js. Used to throttle request rate.

1 minute

Google

_utma

Used to distinguish users and sessions.

2 years

Google

_utmb

Used to determine new sessions/visits.

30 minutes

Google

_utmt

Used to throttle the request rate for the service – limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites and improving performance.

10 minutes

Google

_utmz

Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site.

6 months

Mixpanel

mp_*_mixpanel

This cookie is set for analyzing traffic, and in particular how users reached the site.

1 year

Sleeknote

_sn_a

This is the cookie used for visitor analytics tracking. It sets a visitor ID so that the visitor can be identified across sessions.

1 year

Sleeknote

_sn_m

This cookie contains information used for marketing related targeting options. Targeting options like the referrer, UTM, or geo-location.

1 year

Hotjar

_hjid

Used to distinguish users.

1 year

Hotjar

_hjTLDTest

“When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed.”

session

 

4.3   Advertising Cookies

Service provider’s name

Cookie name

Description

Expiry

Facebook

fr

Conversion tracking

3 months

Google

_gcl_au

Conversion tracking

3 months

 

5.     WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?

5.1   Strictly Necessary Cookies

We use the information we collect to:

  • verify the user’s account during the session;
  • remember the choices made on the Website;
  • avoid fraudulent access to the user account;
  • prevent cross-site request forgery;
  • process card payments.

5.2   Research, Performance, and Analytics Cookies

We use the information we collect to:

  • remember your information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the Website;
  • monitor aggregate usage metrics such as total number of visitors and pages viewed;
  • help PublishDrive Inc. to improve its Services.

5.3   Advertising Cookies

We use the information we collect to:

  • provide custom, personalized advertisements, content, and information;
  • monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns;
  • inform users about current promotions. 

6.     OPTING IN

By entering our Website, users can actively check their desired preferences on the pop-up window about the cookies we use in the future. This consent must be renewed every 12 months.

The cookies are grouped into three intelligible categories, that the user may check or uncheck. Strictly Necessary Cookies cannot be unchecked, because they are whitelisted and are necessary for our Website to function properly.

7.     OPTING OUT

You can set their browser to not accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use our Services. For example, you may not be able to log into your account. Please visit the following links to find out how you to change your cookie and advertisement settings:

  • http://www.aboutcookies.org/
  • https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
  • http://optout.aboutads.info/
  • http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices

8.     THIRD PARTY / EMBEDDED CONTENT

The Website uses different third-party applications and services to enhance users’ experience. This includes social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. As a result, cookies may be determined by such third parties and used by them to track your online activity. Please note that PublishDrive Inc. has no direct control over information collected by these cookies. To get more information on the cookies used by such third party through the embedded content, we recommend you to review the privacy policy and terms of use of this third party. 

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we’ll update the “Effective Date” at the top of the Cookie Policy and post it at our website. Please, check the updates of PublishDrive Inc.’s Cookies Policy periodically.