Cookie Policy
Introduction
Does Pointerpro use Cookies?
What is a Cookie?
Why does Pointerpro use Cookies?
When you visit our Site, we may place a number of cookies in your browser. These are known as First Party Cookies and are required to enable you to hold session information as you navigate from page to page within the Site. For example, we use cookies on our website to understand visitor and user preferences, improve their experience, and track and analyze usage, navigational, and other statistical information. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you elect not to activate the cookie or to later disable cookies, you may still visit our Site, but your ability to use some features or areas of the Site may be limited.
How to disable Cookies
You can generally activate or later de-activate the use of cookies through a functionality built into your web browser. To learn more about how to control cookie settings through your browser:
- Click here to learn more about the “Private Browsing” setting and managing cookie settings in Firefox
- Click here to learn more about “Incognito” and managing cookie settings in Chrome
- Click here to learn more about “InPrivate” and managing cookie settings in Internet Explorer
- Click here to learn more about “Private Browsing” and managing cookie settings in Safari.
If you want to learn more about cookies, or how to control, disable, or delete them, please visit aboutcookies.org for detailed guidance. In addition, certain third-party advertising networks, including Google, permit users to opt-out of or customize preferences associated with your internet browsing. To learn more about this feature from Google, click here.
Many jurisdictions require or recommend that website operators inform users/visitors as to the nature of cookies they utilize and, in certain circumstances, obtain the consent of their users to the placement of certain cookies.
The Site includes third-party social media features, such as AddThis, and third-party widgets, such as the ‘Share This’ button that run on the Site. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on the Site, and set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Your interaction with these features is governed by the privacy policy of the third party company providing it.
| Cookie Name | Application | Purpose | Third Party |
| __atuvc | AddThis | Social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. | Yes |
| __atuvs | AddThis | Social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. | Yes |
| _ga | Google analytics | Collects information about how visitors use the Site, which website the user came from, the number of each user’s visits and how long a user stays on the Site. | Yes |
| _gat | Google analytics | Collects information about how visitors use the Site, which website the user came from, the number of each user’s visits and how long a user stays on the Site. | Yes |
| _gid | Google analytics | Collects information about how visitors use the Site, which website the user came from, the number of each user’s visits and how long a user stays on the Site. | Yes |
| _omappvp | Optin monster | These cookies are used by OptinMonster to identify new vs. returning visitors for behavioral marketing purposes. | Yes |
| _omappvs | Optin monster | These cookies are used by OptinMonster to identify new vs. returning visitors for behavioral marketing purposes. | Yes |
| di2 | AddThis | Social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. | Yes |
| fr | Facebook tracks opted-out Facebook users with this cookie that is used for advertising purposes. | Yes | |
| loc | AddThis | Social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. | Yes |
| ouid | AddThis | Social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. | Yes |
| pll_language | Language plugin | This cookie is part of the user interface customization and may be considered as requested by the user. | Yes |
| uid | AddThis | Social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. | Yes |
| uvc | AddThis | Social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. | Yes |
| vc | AddThis | Social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. | Yes |
| mus | AddThis | Social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. | Yes |
| first_url | Pointerpro | Tracks first URL you visited for marketing and customer service purposes. | No |
| utm_campaign | Pointerpro | UTM campaign parameter, tracked for use in marketing and customer service purposes. | No |
| utm_content | Pointerpro | UTM content parameter, tracked for use in marketing and customer service purposes. | No |
| utm_medium | Pointerpro | UTM medium parameter, tracked for use in marketing and customer service purposes. | No |
| utm_source | Pointerpro | UTM source parameter, tracked for use in marketing and customer service purposes. | No |
| utm_term | Pointerpro | UTM term parameter, tracked for use in marketing and customer service purposes. | No |
| IDE | Doubleclick | Re-targeting, optimization, reporting and attribution of online adverts | Yes |
| 1P_JAR | This cookie is used to gather website statistics, and track conversion rates | Yes | |
| CONSENT | If you are logged into your Google account while visiting our site, Google is able to track your use of certain websites (such as ours) which use Google plug-ins. You will have agreed to this arrangement as part of signing up for a Google account, and Google will already have placed cookies on your device for this purpose. | Yes | |
| NID | The NID cookie contains a unique ID that Google uses to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language (e.g. English), how many search results you wish to have shown per page (e.g. 10 or 20) and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. | Yes | |
| DV | If you are logged into your Google account while visiting our Site, Google is able to track your use of certain websites (such as ours) which use Google plug-ins. You will have agreed to this arrangement as part of signing up for a Google account, and Google will already have placed cookies on your device for this purpose. | Yes |
Cookies Subject to Change
The content of this Policy is for your general information and use only. These cookies are subject to change without notice. You acknowledge that this information may contain inaccuracies or errors and is subject to change and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Cookies Used in Our Services
In addition to using cookies on our Site as described above, we also use cookies and other tracking technologies in connection with your access to and use of the products and services which we market for subscription on our Site.
Updating This Policy
We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on the Policy. Your continued use of the website constitutes your agreement to be bound by such changes to this Policy. Your only remedy, if you do not accept the terms of this Policy, is to discontinue use of and access to the website.
Last updated on May 17, 2018
