Cookie Use — Yoguely

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

(a) A cookie is a uniquely assigned text file containing information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Web pages may contain elements from multiple web domains so when you visit the Site, your browser may receive cookies from several sources.

(b) Cookies are sent back to the originating web domain on your subsequent visits to that domain. Cookies can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

2. TYPES OF COOKIES AND HOW THEY ARE USED TO COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION

(a) We may use first and third-party trackers such as cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect, share, and use personal information and website usage data on our Site. Some or all the types of cookies identified in the categories of use below may be stored in your browser.

(i) A preferences cookie allows the Site to remember information that changes the way the site behaves or looks. They allow Users to navigate between pages efficiently, remember preferences, enable personalization of content, recall specific information, and generally improve the user experience on subsequent visits by saving time. Preference cookies persist for a limited time only and are deleted automatically after they expire.

If you leave a comment on our Site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These preferences cookies are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.

(ii) A security cookie is used to authenticate Users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized parties. Security cookies persist for a limited time only and are deleted automatically after they expire.

(iii) A processes cookie helps make the website work and deliver services that the website visitor expects, like navigating around web pages or accessing secure areas of the website. These cookies are essential for the Site to function properly. Processes cookies persist for a limited time only and are deleted automatically after they expire.

(iv) An advertising cookie helps make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers. Some common applications of cookies are to tailor and serve advertising based on what’s relevant to a user; measure its effectiveness; to improve reporting on campaign performance; to avoid showing ads the user has already seen; and to enable personalization of advertising. Some advertising cookies may be used to link your activity across devices to coordinate the ads and measure conversion events. Advertising cookies persist for a limited time only and are deleted automatically after they expire.

We may allow third-parties to post advertisements on our Site which may include third-party trackers. This Privacy Policy does not control cookies in third-party ads and the advertisers use of your personal information. The User should check the privacy policies of those advertisers and/or ad services to learn about their use of trackers and collected information before interacting with an advertisement.

(v) An analytics cookie helps us understand how Users engage with our Site and improve the User experience. It may be used to collect information and report Site usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors. Such information is shared externally only on an anonymous, aggregated basis. An analytics cookie can be used together with advertising cookies to help show more relevant ads on search engines and across the web, and to measure interactions with ads. Analytics cookies persist for a limited time only and are deleted automatically after they expire.

(vi) A conversion cookie helps advertisers determine how many times people who click on their ads end up visiting the advertiser’s site and purchasing their products. Conversion cookies are not used for personalized ad targeting. Advertising and analytics cookies may be used for the same purposes as a conversion cookie. Conversion cookies persist for a limited time only and are deleted automatically after they expire.

(vii) A session state cookie collects information about how a User interacts with the Site. This may include the pages Users visit most often and whether Users get error messages from certain pages. These cookies can be used to help us improve our services, to improve our Users’ browsing experience. These cookies may also be used to anonymously measure the effectiveness of PPC (pay per click) and affiliate advertising. Some session state cookies are non-essential for the Site to function properly. Other session state cookies are used to preserve session between loads by storing bits of information, such as your username and password, in your browser’s cache. This is used to keep you logged in/out. Session cookies expire and are deleted automatically when the browsing session ends.

3. WHAT ARE WEB BEACONS AND HOW IS IT USED TO COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION?

(a) A web beacon is a small graphic image that allows the party that set the web beacon to monitor and collect certain information about the viewer of the web page, web-based document or email message, such as the type of browser requesting the web beacon, the IP address of the computer that the web beacon is sent to and the time the web beacon was viewed. Web beacons can be very small and invisible to the user, but, in general, any electronic image viewed as part of a web page or email, including HTML based content, can act as a web beacon.

(b) We may use web beacons to count Users who access the web pages on the Site or to monitor how our users navigate the Site, and we may include web beacons in email messages to count how many messages sent were opened, acted upon or forwarded.

4. THIRD-PARTIES

(a) Embedded content. This Site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party trackers, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

This Privacy Policy does not control cookies in embedded content and their use of your personal information. The User should check the privacy policies of the embedded content to learn about their use of trackers and collected information before interacting with the embedded content.

Embedded content that may be implemented on this Site include:

(i) Instagram feed. Learn about Instagram’s Data Policy here: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.
(ii) Twitter embedded timeline. Learn more about Twitter’s use of cookies and similar technologies here https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies.
(ii) YouTube embedded videos. YouTube is a Google service, read Google’s privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

(b) Email. We may hire a third-party to send email to Users registered to our mailing list. Third-party trackers may be used to help measure and improve the effectiveness of our email communications. All data collected by this third-party on behalf of Yoguely.com is used solely by or on behalf of Yoguely.com and is shared externally only on an anonymous, aggregated basis.

We use MailChimp as our marketing platform. MailChimp may use cookies and similar tracking technologies, such as pixels and web beacons, to collect and store information when you interact with an email campaign. Learn more about MailChimp’s use of cookies and tracking technologies here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/.

We use Mailgun as our email service to send, receive, and track email. Learn more about Mailgun’s privacy practices here https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy and here https://www.mailgun.com/gdpr.

(c) Google serves cookies to analyze traffic to this Site. Information about your use of our Site is shared with Google for that purpose. For information on the types of cookies used by Google visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/types.

(d) The Google Analytics Advertising Features that may be implemented on this Site include:

(i) Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting.
(ii) Integrated services that require Google Analytics to collect data for advertising purposes, including the collection of data via advertising cookies and identifiers.
(iii) Google Signals. Google analytics collects visitation information and associates it with Google information from accounts of signed-in Users who have consented to this association for the purpose of ads personalization. Such data may be accessed and/or deleted by end Users via https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity.

Users can opt-out of the Google Analytics Advertising Features we use through these available means:

For information about Google Analytics cookies visit https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage?hl=en.

(e) Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to Users based on their visit to the Site and/or other websites on the Internet. For information on how to opt-out of Google Ads Personalization visit https://www.google.com/settings/ads to modify your Ads Settings.

(f) The Google Invisible reCAPTCHA service is used to stop bots and protect the Site from spam and abuse. ReCAPTCHA collects and analyzes information through the use of cookies to determine whether the User is a human or a bot. The use of the Invisible reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

5. COOKIE DECLARATION

(a) The following is an incomplete table listing first-party and third-party trackers, such as cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies, that may be used in this Site. This table contains links to their respective policies and provides means to opt-out or customize. We update this list so that you can easily identify and disable them if you want through your browser controls or through other means, so you should check it from time to time. Please note that this table is by no means an exhaustive list because ads and embedded content may contain additional third-party trackers.

Tracker name	Domain	Category	Retention	Purpose	Privacy Policy	Cookie Policy	How to Opt-Out or Customize
pll_language	www.yoguely.com	Preferences cookie	1 year	Stores User’s language preference.	https://www.yoguely.com/privacy-policy/	https://www.yoguely.com/cookie-use/	Clear site cookies in the Web browser settings.
cookie_notice_accepted	www.yoguely.com	Preferences cookie	6 months	Stores User’s acceptance for the use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.	https://www.yoguely.com/privacy-policy/	https://www.yoguely.com/cookie-use/	Clear site cookies in the Web browser settings.
comment_author_{HASH}	www.yoguely.com	Preferences cookie	1 year	Remembers your preference for “Name” in the comment form.	https://www.yoguely.com/privacy-policy/	https://www.yoguely.com/cookie-use/	Clear site cookies in the Web browser settings.
comment_author_email_{HASH}	www.yoguely.com	Preferences cookie	1 year	Remembers your preference for “Email” in the comment form.	https://www.yoguely.com/privacy-policy/	https://www.yoguely.com/cookie-use/	Clear site cookies in the Web browser settings.
comment_author_url_{HASH}	www.yoguely.com	Preferences cookie	1 year	Remembers your preference for “Website” in the comment form.	https://www.yoguely.com/privacy-policy/	https://www.yoguely.com/cookie-use/	Clear site cookies in the Web browser settings.
wp_postpass	www.yoguely.com	Preferences cookie	10 days	Remembers your password for protected posts.	https://www.yoguely.com/privacy-policy/	https://www.yoguely.com/cookie-use/	Clear site cookies in the Web browser settings.
ezTOC_hidetoc	www.yoguely.com	Session state cookie	Session	Preserve table of contents preference (expanded or hidden) between loads.	https://www.yoguely.com/privacy-policy/	https://www.yoguely.com/cookie-use/	Clear site cookies in the Web browser settings.
cookieconsent_status	forum.yoguely.com	Preferences cookie	1 year	Stores User’s acceptance for the use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.	https://www.yoguely.com/privacy-policy/	https://www.yoguely.com/cookie-use/	Clear site cookies in the Web browser settings.
PHPSESSID	forum.yoguely.com	Session state cookie	Session	Preserve session between loads.	https://www.yoguely.com/privacy-policy/	https://www.yoguely.com/cookie-use/	Clear site cookies in the Web browser settings.
SMFCookie	forum.yoguely.com	Security cookie	User can select the session length when logging in.	Keeps the User logged in/out by storing login credentials.	https://www.yoguely.com/privacy-policy/	https://www.yoguely.com/cookie-use/	Clear site cookies in the Web browser settings.
_ga	.www.yoguely.com	Analytics, advertising, and conversion cookie	2 years	Used by Google Site Analytics to distinguish unique Users. Measures interactions with the ads and prevents the same ads from being shown to the User too many times.	https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners	https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en	https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on (by Google) Chrome Extension
_gat_gta_UA{NUMBER}	.www.yoguely.com	Analytics, advertising, and conversion cookie	1 minute	Used by Google Site Analytics to collect information about page visits. This helps us improve User experience.	https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners	https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en	https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on (by Google) Chrome Extension
_gid	.www.yoguely.com	Analytics, advertising, and conversion cookie	1 day	Used by Google Site Analytics to distinguish unique Users.	https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners	https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en	https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on (by Google) Chrome Extension
test_cookie	.doubleclick.net	Advertising and conversion cookie	15 minutes	Verify if your browser can accept cookies.	https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners	https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies	https://www.google.com/settings/ads https://www.aboutads.info https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices IBA Opt-out (by Google) Chrome Extension
1P_JAR	.google.com	Advertising and conversion cookie	30 days	Used for targeting, optimization, reporting and attribution of online adverts and clicks.	https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners	https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies	https://www.google.com/settings/ads https://www.aboutads.info https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices IBA Opt-out (by Google) Chrome Extension
NID	.google.com	Preferences, advertising, and conversion cookie	6 months	Stores User preferences such as language and helps customize ads by remembering your most recent searches and interactions with ads. May be used to measure ad click conversion events.	https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners	https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies	https://www.google.com/settings/ads https://www.aboutads.info https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices IBA Opt-out (by Google) Chrome Extension
IDE	.doubleclick.net	Advertising and conversion cookie	2 years	2 years Used for targeting, optimization, reporting and attribution of online adverts and clicks.	https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners	https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies	https://www.google.com/settings/ads https://www.aboutads.info https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices IBA Opt-out (by Google) Chrome Extension
GPS	.youtube.com	Analytics cookie	30 minutes	GPS data for mobile Users.	https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners	https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies	https://www.google.com/settings/ads https://www.aboutads.info https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices IBA Opt-out (by Google) Chrome Extension
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	.youtube.com	Preferences, advertising and conversion cookie.	6 months	Remembers YouTube player settings. Used to show more relevant ads and to measure ad click conversion events.	https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners	https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies	https://www.google.com/settings/ads https://www.aboutads.info https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices IBA Opt-out (by Google) Chrome Extension
YSC	.youtube.com	Session state cookie	Session	Unique session id for the YouTube User. Collects information about how Users interact with the Site to help improve the browsing experience. May also be used to anonymously measure the effectiveness of PPC (pay per click) and affiliate advertising.	https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners	https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies	https://www.google.com/settings/ads https://www.aboutads.info https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices IBA Opt-out (by Google) Chrome Extension
personalization_id	.twitter.com	Preferences and analytics cookie	2 years	Twitter integration and sharing capabilities for the social media.	https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en	https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies	https://twitter.com/settings/personalization
tfw_exp	.twitter.com	Preferences and analytics cookie	1 day	Twitter integration and sharing capabilities for the social media.	https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en	https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies	https://twitter.com/settings/personalization
metrics_token	.syndication.twitter.com	Preferences and analytics cookie	2 months	Twitter integration and sharing capabilities for the social media.	https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en	https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies	https://twitter.com/settings/personalization

6. DISABLING COOKIES AND ADS

(a) Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting or use automated disabling tools where available to alert you when a website is attempting to place a cookie on your computer or decline cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Yoguely.com web pages you visit because some of the services will not function so well if cookies are disabled.

(b) We may not support the Do Not Track browser option.

(c) Most Web browsers provides the ability to manage and clear site cookies and other site data in the browser settings. Browsers for mobile devices may not offer this visibility.

(d) If you wish to stop advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at on the web, you can use a tracker blocking tool such as the Privacy Badger browser add-on.