Cookie Policy
This page was last changed on October 7, 2021 and last checked on October 7, 2021.
1. Introduction
This Cooke Policy describes how our website, https://connectedcouncil.org (hereinafter: “the website”) operated by The Connected Commerce Council (“3C,” “we,” “us” and “our”) uses cookies and other related technologies, such as scripts, pixel tags, and web beacons (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. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You have the ability to consent or deny use of non-functional or non-technical cookies. We also have consent options available at any time when you click the “Settings” tab at the bottom left hand corner of the screen.
5.1 Manage your consent settings
REVOKE COOKIE CONSENT Current status: Accepted
You can also disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly. Please see Section 9 “Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies” for more information.
6. Cookies
Below we list the different types of cookies we may use on our website.
6.1 Technical or functional cookies
Technical and functional 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.
6.2 Advertising cookies
On this website we use advertising cookies, enabling us to gain insights into the campaign results. This happens based on a profile we create based on your behavior on https://connectedcouncil.org. With these cookies you, as website visitor are linked to a unique ID, but we will not profile your behavior and interests to serve personalized ads.
6.3 Social media
On our website we have included buttons for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn 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. Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are located in the United States.
6.4. Analytics
Some cookies on our website collect information about your use of the website and enable us to improve the way it works. These are known as analytics cookies. For example, these cookies show us which are the most frequently visited pages on the website, allow us to see the overall patterns of usage on the website, help us record any difficulties you have with the website, and show us whether our advertising is effective or not.
7. Cookies on Our Websites
Below we’ve provided further detail on the cookies we use on our websites.
WPML
We use WPML for locale management.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Functional | ||
| wpml_browser_redirect_test | session | Check if cookies can be placed |
| wp-wpml_current_language | 1 day | Store language settings |
| _icl_visitor_lang_js |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics for website statistics.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Analytics | ||
| _ga | 2 years | |
| _gid | 1 day | Count and track pageviews |
| _gat | 1 minute | Filter requests from bots |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | 1 minute | Store a unique user ID |
| Purpose pending investigation | ||
| _ga_* | 2 years |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement. Please click here to opt-out of Google Analytics.
We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Social Media | ||
| _fbp | 3 months | Store and track visits across websites |
| _fbc | 2 years | Store last visit |
| actppresence | 1 year | Manage ad display frequency |
| fbm* | 1 year | Store account details |
| xs | 3 months | Store a unique session ID |
| fr | 3 months | Enable ad delivery or retargeting |
| datr | 2 years | Provide fraud prevention |
| sb | 2 years | Store browser details |
| *_fbm_ | 1 year | Store account details |
| Functional | ||
| wd | 1 week | Determine screen resolution |
| act | 90 days | Keep users logged in |
| c_user | 90 days | Store a unique user ID |
| csm | 90 days | Provide fraud prevention |
| presence | session | Store and track if the browser tab is active |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement. Please click here to adjust your Facebook ads settings.
Sucuri
We use Sucuri for website security.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Technical | ||
| sucuri_cloudproxy_uuid_* | ||
| sucuric_prtmpcb |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| Google Fonts API | none | Request user IP address |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.
We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Social Media | ||
| metrics_token | persistent | Store if the user has seen embedded content |
| Functional | ||
| local_storage_support_test | persistent | Load balancing functionality |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Statement.
Complianz
We use Complianz for cookie consent management.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Functional | ||
| complianz_policy_id | 365 days | Store accepted cookie policy ID |
| complianz_consent_status | 365 days | Store cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_user_data | 365 days | Determines which cookie banner to show |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.
YouTube
We use YouTube for video display.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Social Media | ||
| GPS | session | Store location data |
| Functional | ||
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Estimate bandwidth |
| Analytics | ||
| YSC | session | Store a unique user ID |
| PREF | 1 year | Store and track visits across websites |
Sharing
For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.
Wistia
We use Wistia for video display.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Purpose pending investigation | ||
| wistia-video-progress-* | persistent | |
| Analytics | ||
| wistia | persistent | Store performed actions on the website |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Wistia Privacy Statement.
Litespeed
We use Litespeed for website hosting.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Purpose pending investigation | ||
| ls_smartpush | 2 days |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally
We use CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally for website statistics.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Analytics | ||
| caosLocalGa | ||
| caosLocalGa_gid |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
WordFence
We use WordFence for website security.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Functional | ||
| wfwaf-authcookie-* | 12 hours | Determine if the user is logged in |
| Purpose pending investigation | ||
| wf-scan-issue-expanded-* |
Sharing
For more information, please read the WordFence Privacy Statement.
Google Ads
We use Google Ads for advertising.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Advertising | ||
| ads/ga-audiences | none | Store information for remarketing purposes |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Ads Privacy Statement.
Google Maps
We use Google Maps for maps display.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| Google Maps API | none | Request user IP address |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Statement.
We use LinkedIn for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
| PURPOSE AND NAME | RETENTION | FUNCTION |
| Social Media | ||
| bcookie | 2 years | Store browser details |
| li-oatml | 1 month | Enable ad delivery or retargeting |
| li_sugr | 3 months | Store browser details |
| UserMatchHistory | 30 days | Enable ad delivery or retargeting |
| lidc | 1 day | Store performed actions on the website |
| bscookie | 2 years | Store performed actions on the website |
| X-LI-IDC | session | Provide functions across pages |
| Functional | ||
| BizographicsOptOut | 10 years | Store privacy preferences |
| Purpose pending investigation | ||
| linkedin_oauth_* | session |
Sharing
For more information, please read the LinkedIn Privacy Statement.
8. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- you have the right to information about how we process your data;
- you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;
- you may object to the processing;
- you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;
- you have the right to request that we do not use automated decision-making to make a decision about you that produces legal effects concerning you. We do not use automated decision-making with cookies to make decisions about you that produce legal effects concerning you;
- you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or not or no longer relevant, or to ask to restrict the processing of the data.
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.
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.
For more information on cookies and how to disable cookies, visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/ or the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page at https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1.
Please be aware that if cookies are disabled, not all features of the website may operate as intended.
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Connected Commerce Council
1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington D.C. 20036
United States
Website: https://connectedcouncil.org
Email: membership@connectedcouncil.org
Phone number: 202-769-3003
This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on October 15, 2020
