Cookies

The website sociably.media (hereinafter "Website") uses cookies to allow us to collect information that helps us improve your online experience.
At this point, we refer to these technologies, which include cookies, pixels, and gifs, collectively as "cookies."
This policy explains the different types of cookies used on the website and how to control them. We reserve the right to change this cookie policy at any time. It is therefore advisable to check this policy each time to stay informed about the recent content of our cookie policy.
Any changes will take effect from the moment the revised cookie policy is posted on our website.
We sincerely want this information about how cookies work to help you understand and feel more secure about our use of cookies.

What are Cookies

When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful, and reliable. Where services are provided via the internet, this sometimes involves accessing limited information on your device (e.g., computer or mobile phone), depending on the device you use to access the website. These include small files known as cookies.
Cookies, therefore, are small text files that are installed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, and generally on the device you use to browse the internet and consequently this website.
They are widely used to make websites work better and more efficiently.
They can do this because websites can read and write these files, giving them the ability to recognize devices and remember important information, which makes using the internet easier.

What kinds of cookies we use

Below you will find a list of different types of cookies that the website may utilize:

Essential Cookies:

These are important for browsing our website. They are absolutely necessary cookies, as without them we may not be able to provide certain services or functions, and our website would not function properly. The cookies in this category that we use are:
CookieDescription
Session CookiesWebsites typically use session cookies to ensure that the user is recognized when moving from one page of the website to another and that any information given at a previous stage is recognized at the next.
Cookie Policy Acceptance CookiesThese cookies are used to inform the website that the visitor has acknowledged the cookies being used.

Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Google Ads

Our website sociably.media uses Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Google Ads as web analysis services of Google, Inc. ("Google").
Google collects data about the use of our website sociably.media using cookies. This site uses the "anonymizeIp" setting to make the IP address anonymous, so that only shortened IP addresses are stored and analyzed by Google. More information about Google Analytics can be found on their pages regarding Google's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Opt-Out: You can avoid the collection of data regarding your web usage by Google (cookies and IP addresses) by installing the "Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On."
In addition, you can also opt out of data collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link and thereby installing a special cookie to declare your objection for future visits to our website sociably.media

Performance cookies

Cookie NamePurpose
_gidGoogle Universal Analytics. This cookie stores and updates a unique value for each page visited.
_gatGoogle Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate – limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.
_gaGoogle Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.
IDEAdvertising use cookies to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers on non-Google sites, stored in browsers under the domain doubleclick.net
__gadsGoogle Adsense used to measuring interactions with the ads on the domain and preventing ads from being shown to the user that they have already seen.
DSIDLink user activity across devices if they’ve previously signed in a Google Account
__cfduidComing from Pingdom, this Cookie is used to accelerate the loading time and provide loading info for management purposes, do not contain any user info
_dc_gtm_UA-{#}DoubleClick Campaign Manager for Google Analytics ID, injected via Google Tag Manager, so that DoubleClick Campaign Manager can consume the cookie to associate and track the performance of ad campaigns via Analytics.
_gat_UA-{#}This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.
incap_ses_{#}This cookie is set by a third party service to filter out malicious requests.
visid_incap_{Site-ID}These Cookies improve performance and security on the website

Social Media cookies

These cookies collect information when you share content from our page on social media, or come to our website from a social media post. We use these cookies for advertising and display.
CookiePurpose
Cookie-policyUsed to store user cookie agreement status
LinkedInBizoCustomSegmentsBizoDataBizoIDBizoUserMatchHistoryUserMatchHistoryUsed for LinkedIn Insights and Ads Tags user analysis
_gaLinkedIn third party google analytics cookie
_guid_liptbcookieliapThese cookies allow LinkedIn to enable sign-in functionality, track user behavior and gather advertising analytics.
langlangSession-based cookie used for Sign-in with LinkedIn and/or for LinkedIn follow feature Language settings for LinkedIn
lidcUsed for routing to allow LinkedIn to enable sign-in functionality, track user behavior and gather advertising analytics.
SdscThese cookies are set by LinkedIn on the careers pages and are used for the ‘Apply with LinkedIn’ function.
AMCV_{#}@AdobeOrgThis cookie contains the Experience Cloud ID (MID) and a region ID for site visitors
AMCVS_{#}@AdobeOrgA variation of the AMCV cookie
bscookieSecure browser ID cookie
JSESSIONIDThis domain is a third party performance cookie. It is controlled by New Relic, which provides a platform for monitoring the performance of web and mobile applications.
_fbpconnections cookies facebook.com
c_userconnections cookies facebook.com
datrconnections cookies facebook.com
dprconnections cookies facebook.com
frconnections cookies facebook.com
sbconnections cookies facebook.com
presenceconnections cookies facebook.com
spinSecure connections only cookies facebook.com
wdSecure connections only cookies facebook.com
xscontent cookie .facebook.com
pixelretargeting & advertising cookie .facebook.com
If you have a Facebook & Instagram account:
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Click here for ad settings to adjust your preferences.
Additionally, you can opt out of our ads on Facebook & Instagram through the following links: Digital Advertising Alliance in the US, Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada, and European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe.
Finally, in every browser you use to browse the internet and our website, you can adjust the cookie settings that each browser offers and customize your experience as desired.

How to adjust cookies in various browsers:

Deleting Cookies
Browser-specific settings:
Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Opera
Adobe (flash cookies)
For other browsers, refer to their settings.
See how to set cookies for abbreviated viewing.

Instructions by Google how to opt-out from targeted marketing

Instructions by Facebook for ads settings

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