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      A "cookie" is a very small data file comprised of text and/or numbers that downloads on your computer hard drive (via your web browser) when you visit a Website. Cookies notify a web server that you are returning to a specific web page on it, and they contain information about your web browsing that can save you time, such as by remembering your preferences, or they can track certain web browsing data (such as which site pages are more important in terms of traffic or which web browsers are preferred by site visitors) that can aid Websites in enhancing the user/visitor experience. Cookies cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses, and they can be controlled by end users through their browser settings (see below).

      There are different types of cookies, which can be divided into three categories:

      Necessary cookies: They are generally used to store and manage a unique identity, and to make the difference between the visitor and other users who visit the site at the same time, in order to provide a consistent and accurate service to each visitor and to improve the functionality of the site. They are usually the result of a visitor action but can also be implemented as part of the provision of services that are not expressly required by visitors but are offered to them. Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.

      Preference cookies / functional cookies: Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.

      Statistics: They are limited to improving the performance and the Website and to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously. The main function of a performance cookie is to measure and monitor the visitor’s activity of the site. A performance cookie will help generate statistics and is used by webmasters using Google Analytics for tracking and analyzing online activities on their website.

      Marketing: Those contain a unique key that is able to distinguish the search patterns of individual visitors or may contain a code that can be turned into a series of browsing habits or information about preferences of use, which are stored elsewhere.

      CUSTOMS4TRADE USES THE FOLLOWING COOKIES
      Google Analytics
      This is a third-party cookie that is collected in anonymous form to analyze how visitors use the Website in an effort gauge which topics and areas are most relevant to site visitors and to make the site more usable and compatible for users. Anonymous information gathered includes but is not limited to number of visitors to the site, how they got there (i.e., search engine, direct or referral site), pages they visit, browser usage, screen resolution. For more, see Google's Privacy Policy.

      _ga - 2 years - Used to distinguish users.
      _gid - 24 hours - Used to distinguish users.
      _gat - 1 minute - Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dcgtm.
      AMP_TOKEN - 30 seconds to 1 year - Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service.
      gac - 90 days - Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. Learn more.
      _cfduid & _cfruid - The __cfduid cookie is used to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis.

      Hubspot
      Customs4trade uses HubSpot to enable its marketings and sales efforts. Hubspot uses functional and consent banner cookies to ameliorate your experience. The functional cookies gather information on your behavior or preferences on the Customs4trade website to ameliorate your experience on the website or to adopt the website’s behavior to your preferences. For more, see Hubspot Cookies.

      __hs_opt_out
      This cookie is used by the opt-in privacy policy to remember not to ask the visitor to accept cookies again. This cookie is set when you give visitors the choice to opt out of cookies.
      (Expires: 13 months)

      __hs_do_not_track
      This cookie can be set to prevent the tracking code from sending any information to HubSpot. Setting this cookie is different from opting out of cookies, as it still allows anonymized information to be sent to HubSpot.
      (Expires: 13 months)

      hs_ab_test
      This cookie is used to consistently serve visitors the same version of an A/B test page they’ve seen before.
      (Expires: end of session)

      _key
      When visiting a password-protected page, this cookie is set so future visits to the page from the same browser do not require login again. The cookie name is unique for each password-protected page.

      hs-messages-is-open
      This cookie is used to determine and save whether the chat widget is open for future visits. It resets to re-close the widget after 30 minutes of inactivity.
      (Expires: 30 minutes)

      hs-messages-hide-welcome-message
      This cookie is used to prevent the welcome message from appearing again for one day after it is dismissed.
      (Expires: 1 day)

      __hsmem
      This cookie is set when visitors log in to a HubSpot-hosted site.
      (Expires: 1 year)

      Consent banner cookies

      __hstc
      The main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, utk, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session).
      (Expires: 13 months)

      hubspotutk
      This cookie is used to keep track of a visitor's identity. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.
      (Expires: 13 months)

      hssc
      This cookie keeps track of sessions. This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the       hstc cookie. It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp.
      (Expires: 30 min)

      __hssrc
      Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. If this cookie does not exist when HubSpot manages cookies, it is considered a new session.
      (Expires: end of session)

      messagesUtk
      This cookie is used to recognize visitors who chat with you via the messages tool. If the visitor leaves your site before they're added as a contact, they will have this cookie associated with their browser. If you chat with a visitor who later returns to your site in the same cookied browser, the messages tool will load their conversation history.
      (Expires: 13 months)

      Twitter
      The Customs4trade website integrates with Twitter. Tweets displayed in the Twitter feed include the ability to Reply, Share, or Like the Tweet directly on the C4T website. If you choose to interact with these functions then you will make a connection to Twitter.com, who may store and retrieve cookies on your browser. Please see Twitter’s data privacy policy.

      Data Collected:
      Anonymous (Analytics, Browser Information, Cookie Data , Date/Time, Demographic Data, Hardware/Software Type, Internet Service Provider, Interaction Data , Page Views )
      Pseudonymous (IP Address (EU PII), Search History, Location Based Data, Device ID (EU PII))
      PII (Name , Address, Phone Number, Email Address, Login, EU- IP Address)
      Sensitive (Financial Information)

      Data Sharing:
      Aggregate data is shared with 3rd parties., Anonymous data is shared with 3rd parties., PII data is shared with 3rd parties., Sensitive data is shared with 3rd parties.

      Data Retention:
      18-24 Months

      More information regarding Twitters use of cookies can be found here: Twitter Cookies

      Facebook
      The Customs4trade website integrates with Facebook. Facebook uses cookies and receives information when you visit those sites and apps, including device information and information about your activity, without any further action from you.
      More information regarding Facebooks use of cookies can be found here: Facebook Cookies

      datr - Browser ID - Site security and integrity - 2 years
      c_user - Facebook ID - Authentication - 1 month / Session
      fr - Encrypted Facebook ID and Browser ID - Advertisement - 3 months

      Controlling Cookies
      Should you be adverse to the collection of cookies by this Website or any other Website, there are actions you can take with your personal Web browser settings.
      Web browser settings can be adjusted to perform one or more of the following actions: delete all cookies, block all cookies, allow all cookies, block third-party cookies, clear all cookies when you close the browser, open a 'private' browsing session, install add-ons and plug-ins to extend browser functionality as it pertains to cookies.

      Please click on the links below to access more information and learn how to adjust cookie settings for a particular web browser.
      • Internet Explorer
      • Chrome
      • Firefox
      • Safari
      • Opera

      More information on cookies can be found at www.allaboutcookies.org.