Cookie Policy
Cookies can contain information about specifications you have made while visiting the website – for example your choice of language, entries into forms, etc. Cookies may also contain a specific identifier which allows the website to recognize your browser upon another visit.
We ourselves use both session cookies (deleted automatically after closing the browser) and persistent cookies (remain on your device until the defined date of expiry) on our website. We also employ services from third parties. For further information on those, please see the sections below.
The placement of our cookies is based on art. 6 sec. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interests lie in providing a functional and user-friendly website, answering customer requests and optimizing our web content.
Some of the used cookies will be placed on your device only after you accept the cookie banner that appears when visiting our website. For these cookies, the legal basis is your consent that is thereby given, art. 6 sec. 1 lit. a GDPR.
We use the personal data that is gathered through these cookies to optimize the information and offerings on our website for a better user experience, to optimize navigation from a technical perspective like recognizing your settings on our website for future visits, to implement features like a login or a shopping basket or the like. The user data gathered by our (non-third-party) cookies is not used for creating user profiles.
Cookies that are placed on your device by us will be deleted either after closing the browser session in case of session cookies or after the defined date of expiry in case of persistent cookies.
You can at any time prevent the placement of cookies through our internet site by changing the settings on your browser accordingly and thus object to the placement of cookies permanently. Hence, you as a user are in full control over the usage of cookies on your device. Furthermore, placed cookies can be deleted at any time through the internet browser used or by other software. This is possible with any common internet browser. If you deactivate the placement of cookies by your browser, you may not be able to use all features of our internet site to their full extent.
Cookie List
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
| Cookies | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | www.productlifegroup.com | 364 Days | First Party |
This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year and contains no personal information. |
| OptanonConsent | www.productlifegroup.com | 364 Days | First Party |
This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. |
| wp-postpass_50b763fa5c070cf59d3f9eb539e61cdb | www.productlifegroup.com | A few seconds | First Party |
Used to maintain session in WordPress if a post is password protected |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | .www.productlifegroup.com | 364 Days | First Party |
This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year and contains no personal information. |
| OptanonConsent | .www.productlifegroup.com | 364 Days | First Party |
This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. |
| __cf_bm | cookiepro.com | A few seconds | First Party |
The __cf_bm cookie is a cookie necessary to support Cloudflare Bot Management, currently in private beta. As part of our bot management service, this cookie helps manage incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. This is a CloudFoundry cookie |
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
| Cookies | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _hjCookieTest | script.hotjar.com | Session | Third Party |
Common cookie name could have a number of different origins. Where this is first party and a session cookie, its most likely to do with checking to see if the browser is set to block or allow cookies. |
| _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | productlifegroup.com | 399 Days | First Party |
Used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device. |
| _ga | productlifegroup.com | 399 Days | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Google 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._ga |
| _ga_6FVTKPR8C5 | productlifegroup.com | 730 Days | First Party |
_ga |
| _hjSessionUser_5231994 | productlifegroup.com | 364 Days | First Party |
Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
| _hjTLDTest | productlifegroup.com | Session | First Party |
When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed. |
| _hjSession_5231994 | productlifegroup.com | A few seconds | First Party |
A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensues that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session. |
| _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | www.productlifegroup.com | 399 Days | First Party |
NAUsed by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device. |
| _hjSession_5231994 | www.productlifegroup.com | Session | First Party |
A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensues that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session. |
| _hjSessionUser_5231994 | www.productlifegroup.com | Session | First Party |
Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
| _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | .productlifegroup.com | 399 Days | First Party |
Used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device. |
| _ga | .productlifegroup.com | 399 Days | First Party |
This cookie name is associated with Google 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. |
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
| Cookies | Cookie Subgroup | Lifespan | Cookies used | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | www.youtube.com | A few seconds | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| CONSENT | youtube.com | 5938 Days | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | youtube.com | 179 Days | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | 179 Days | Third Party |
This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos |
| __Secure-YEC | youtube.com | A few seconds | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| __Secure-YNID | youtube.com | 179 Days | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | youtube.com | 179 Days | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| YSC | youtube.com | Session | Third Party |
YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
| visitor_id##### | pardot.com | 399 Days | Third Party |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
| visitor_id773093-hash | pardot.com | 399 Days | Third Party |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
| pardot | pi.pardot.com | A few seconds | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Pardot, a marketing automation platform which provides lead generation services to businesses. |
| pardot | pi.pardot.com | A few seconds | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Pardot, a marketing automation platform which provides lead generation services to businesses. |
| visitor_id1088042-hash | www.productlifegroup.com | 364 Days | First Party |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
| visitor_id##### | www.productlifegroup.com | 364 Days | First Party |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
| pardot | marketing.productlifegroup.com | A few seconds | First Party |
Cookie name associated with services from marketing automation and lead generation platform Pardot. |
| visitor_id1088042-hash | marketing.productlifegroup.com | 364 Days | First Party |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
| visitor_id##### | marketing.productlifegroup.com | 364 Days | First Party |
This is a cookie pattern that appends a unique identifier for a website visitor, used for tracking purposes. The cookies in this domain have a lifespan of 10 years. |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | A few seconds | Third Party |
This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange |