Cookie Policy
Cookie Notice
To make our website work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your computer or device. Most websites do this too.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that our website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit one of our sites. It enables our website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies and other technologies to ensure everyone who uses our website has the best possible experience. Cookies also help us keep your account safe. By agreeing to this cookie policy, you are agreeing to the use of cookies and similar technologies for the purposes we describe in this policy.
What types of cookies are there, and which ones do we use?
There are two types of cookie:
- Persistent cookies remain on a user's device for a set period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie.- Session cookies are temporary. They allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.
Cookies also have, broadly speaking, four different functions and can be categorised as follow: ‘Necessary’ cookies, ‘Preference’ cookies, ‘Statistics’ cookies and ‘Marketing’ or ‘advertising’ cookies. There are also ‘Unclassified’ cookies, where the use has not been defined by the creator.
Necessary cookies (also known as Strictly Necessary or Essential cookies) are essential to navigate around a website and use its features. Without them, you wouldn’t be able to use basic services like viewing other pages etc… These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet.
These cookies are always turned on as we do not have to gain your consent to set them.
Examples of how we use ‘necessary’ cookies include:
- Setting unique identifiers for each unique visitor, so site numbers can be analysed.
- Navigation of the website pages.
Statistics cookies collect data for statistical purposes on how visitors use a website; they don’t contain personal information such as names and email addresses and are used to improve your user experience of a website.
For us to set these cookies we need your consent, so the default setting is they are turned off, until we gain your informed consent to allow them.
Here are some examples of how we use Statistical cookies:
- Gathering data about visits to the website, including numbers of visitors and visits, length of time spent on the site, pages clicked on or where visitors have come from.
- For comparison with other websites using data collected by industry-accepted measurement and research companies.
Information supplied by Statistic cookies helps us to understand how you use the website; for example, whether or not you have visited before, what you looked at or clicked on and how you found us. We can then use this data to help improve our services. We generally use independent analytics companies to perform these services for us and when this is the case, these cookies may be set by a third-party company (third party cookies).
Preference cookies (also known as Functional cookies) allow users to customise how a website looks for them: they can remember usernames, language preferences and regions, and can be used to provide more personal services like local weather reports and traffic news.
For us to set these cookies we need your consent, so the default setting is they are turned off, until we gain your informed consent to allow them.
Here is an example of how we use functionality cookies:
- Remembering if you’ve been to the site before so that messages intended for first-time users are not displayed to you.
Marketing cookies (also known as Targeting cookies) are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you but can also limit the number of times you see an advertisement and be used to chart the effectiveness of an ad campaign by tracking users’ clicks. They can also provide security in transactions. They are usually placed by third-party advertising networks with a website operator’s permission but can be placed by the operator themselves.
They can remember that you have visited a website, and this information can be shared with other organisations, including other advertisers. They cannot determine who you are though, as the data collected is never linked to your profile.
For us to set these cookies we need your consent, so the default setting is they are turned off, until we gain your informed consent to allow them.
How to control cookies
You can control cookies as you wish by using the small yellow symbol located at the bottom left corner of this website. This will open your cookie preference centre and allow you to turn cookies on and off.
List of cookies used on https://www.wearepatchworks.com/
Necessary (8)
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NAME |
PROVIDER |
PURPOSE |
EXPIRY |
TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
_cf_bm |
hubspot.com |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
1 day |
HTTP |
|
_shopify_d |
wearepatchworks.com |
The cookie is necessary for the secure checkout and payment function on the website. This function is provided by shopify.com. |
Session |
HTTP |
|
cart_currency |
wearepatchworks.com |
The cookie is necessary for the secure checkout and payment function on the website. This function is provided by shopify.com. |
13 days |
HTTP |
|
cookietest |
wearepatchworks.com |
This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box. |
Session |
HTTP |
|
embed/v3/counters.gif |
forms.hsforms.com |
Used to implement forms on the website |
Session |
Pixel |
|
JSESSIONID |
nr-data.net |
Preserves users states across page requests |
Session |
HTTP |
|
secure_customer_sig |
wearepatchworks.com |
This cookie is used to store customer credentials securely when processing a purchase on the website – the cookie is essential in making a secure online transaction. |
1 year |
HTTP |
|
test_cookie |
doubleclick.net |
Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
1 day |
HTTP |
Preferences(3)
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NAME |
PROVIDER |
PURPOSE |
EXPIRY |
TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
lang |
ads.linkedin.com |
Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website |
Session |
HTTP |
|
localization |
wearepatchworks.com |
Holds the user’s time zone. |
13 days |
HTTP |
|
messagesUtk |
wearepatchworks.com |
Stores a unique ID string for each chat-box session. This allows the website-support to see previous issues and reconnect with the previous supporter |
179 days |
HTTP |
Statistics (6)
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NAME |
PROVIDER |
PURPOSE |
EXPIRY |
TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
_dc_gtm_UA-# |
wearepatchworks.com |
Used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of a Google Analytics script tag. |
1 day |
HTTP |
|
_ga |
wearepatchworks.com |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
2 years |
HTTP |
|
_gat |
wearepatchworks.com |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
1 day |
HTTP |
|
_gid |
wearepatchworks.com |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
1 day |
HTTP |
|
AnalyticsSyncHistory |
linkedin.com |
Used in connection with data-synchronization with a third-party analysis service |
29 days |
HTTP |
|
collect |
google-analytics.com |
Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels |
Session |
Pixel |
Marketing (20)
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NAME |
PROVIDER |
PURPOSE |
EXPIRY |
TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
_hmpl |
hubspot.com |
Collects information on user preferences and/or interaction with web-campaign content – This is used on CRM-campaign-platform used by website owners for promoting events or products. |
Persistent |
HTML |
|
_ptq.gif |
hubspot.com |
Sends data to the marketing platform Hubspot about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
Session |
Pixel |
|
_gcl_au |
wearepatchworks.com |
Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. |
3 months |
HTTP |
|
_landing_page |
wearepatchworks.com |
Stores visitors’ navigation by registering landing pages – This allows the website to present relevant products and/or measure their advertisement efficiency on other websites. |
13 days |
HTTP |
|
_orig_referrer |
wearepatchworks.com |
This cookie is used to collect information on a visitor. This information will become an ID string with information on a specific visitor – ID information strings can be used to target groups with similar preferences, or can be used by third-party domains or ad-exchanges. |
13 days |
HTTP |
|
_s |
wearepatchworks.com |
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. |
1 day |
HTTP |
|
_shopify_s |
wearepatchworks.com |
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. |
1 day |
HTTP |
|
_shopify_sa_p |
wearepatchworks.com |
Collects data on visitors’ behaviour and interaction – This is used to make advertisement on the website more relevant. The cookie also allows the website to detect any referrals from other websites. |
1 day |
HTTP |
|
_shopify_sa_t |
wearepatchworks.com |
Collects data on visitors’ behaviour and interaction – This is used to make advertisement on the website more relevant. The cookie also allows the website to detect any referrals from other websites. |
1 day |
HTTP |
|
_shopify_y |
wearepatchworks.com |
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in or to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. |
1 year |
HTTP |
|
_y |
wearepatchworks.com |
Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in or to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. |
1 year |
HTTP |
|
ads/ga-audiences |
google.com |
Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites. |
Session |
Pixel |
|
bcookie |
linkedin.com |
Used by social; networking service, Linkedin, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
2 years |
HTTP |
|
bscookie |
linkedin.com |
Used by social; networking service, Linkedin, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
2 years |
HTTP |
|
HUBLYTICS_EVENTS_53 |
hubspot.com |
Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement – This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. |
Persistent |
HTML |
|
IDE |
doubleclick.com |
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
1 year |
HTTP |
|
lang |
linkedin.com |
Set by Linkedin when a web page contains an embedded “Follow us” panel. |
Session |
HTTP |
|
lidc |
linkedin.com |
Used by the social networking service, Linkedin, for tracking the use of embedded services. |
1 day |
HTTP |
|
pagead/1p-user-list/# |
google.com |
Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. |
Sessions |
Pixel |
|
UserMatchHistory |
linkedin.com |
Used to track vistors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. |
29 days |
HTTP |
Unclassified (20)
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NAME |
PROVIDER |
PURPOSE |
EXPIRY |
TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
aO0jCMiZ6MUBEMXf6swD,4401157270404 |
wearepatchworks.com |
Unclassified |
Persistent |
HTML |
|
aO0jCMiZ6MUBEMXf6swD,4401157270404_expiresAt |
wearepatchworks.com |
Unclassified |
Persistent |
HTML |
|
geoIPCookie |
wearepatchworks.com |
Unclassified |
30 days |
HTTP |