A Cookie is a file stored on your computer, tablet, or phone when you visit a website. The website uses these Cookies to retrieve your browser settings – preferences and show relevant content. ’LocalStorage’ is a similar technique, but we also share this technique under the name ‘Cookies’ for ease of use.
You can find an overview of all cookies used on our website. The content of this website can change regularly due to changing regulations or an update of the website. We try our best to keep the site as up-to-date as possible. Please visit this website regularly so you are always up to date, and you can change your cookies settings if you want.
We define the following types of cookies:
- Functional Cookies
- Analytical Cookies
- Identification/ Authentication Cookies
- Social media Cookies
Functional Cookies
These cookies are necessary for a website to perform in an orderly manner. Functional cookies use your browser preference, for instance. This way, you only need to set your preferences for your language or region once.
Analytical Cookies
These cookies enable us – the owner of the website – to analyse how the website is being used by its visitors. This way, we can continuously improve the functionalities and content of the website. UReason uses Google Analytics for this. To be fully GDPR compliant, we do not share any data with Google, and via our partner ContentLeaders we have a Data Processing Agreement with Google.
Social Media Cookies
The ‘Share’/’Like’ buttons (of various social media) below our blogs, articles and news items track how often an article or post is shared or liked. This is done using a script (code) fabricated and owned by social media companies. In some cases, cookies are being placed.
Identification/ Authentication Cookies
The I/A cookies identify all users after interacting with the website. Examples of interaction are filling out the contact form, downloading the brochure, or clicking on a link after receiving an email from UReason. During this interaction, the data we gather is never shared with third parties.
Cookies on our Website
cl_cookie_consent
Purpose: Local Cookie, to determine if cookies can or can’t be stored
Storage period: 1 year / 2 months
cl_cookie_time
Purpose: Local Cookie, to determine when Cookies are accepted/ rejected.
Storage period: 1 year / 2 months
_hjDonePolls
Purpose: Hotjar cookie, placed at the moment the feedback poll has been filled out. This cookie ensures that the poll does not appear twice in a row.
Storage period: 1 year
_hjMinimizedPolls
Purpose: Hotjar cookie, placed after minimalising the feedback poll widget. Ensure the poll widget remains minimalised as long as the cookie exists.
Storage period: 1 year
_hjDoneTestersWidgets
Purpose: Hotjar cookie, placed after the Recruit User Testers widget is filled out. Ensure – after filling out the form – that the form does not appear anymore.
Storage period: 1 year
_hjMinimizedTestersWidgets
Purpose: Hotjar cookie, placed after minimalising the Recruit User Testers widget. Ensure the poll widget remains minimalised as long as the cookie exists.
Storage period: 1 year
_gat*
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie, to limit the quantity of data registered by Google to limit the websites having high visitors number.
Storage period: 1 Minute
__utma
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie to distinguish visitors. Cookie is reset after each visit. (read more)
Storage period: 2 years after reset
__utmt
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie, to control the number of requests. (read more)
Storage period: 10 minutes
__utmb
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie to determine new sessions/ visits. After each visit, this will be reset. (read more)
Storage period: 30 minutes after reset
__utmc
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie to determine new sessions and. (read more)
Storage period: After the browser session
__utmz
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie, to register the user trail to our website. Will be reset after each visit. (read more)
Storage period: 0,5 years after reset
__utmv
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie to store amended variables. Only as a developer the _setCustomVar is being used. It will be reset after each visit. (read more)
Storage period: 2 years
__utmx
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie, to determine if a visitor is participating in a research/test (e.g. A-B test). (read more)
Storage period: 1,5 years
__utmxx
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie, to determine when the experiment the user is participating in, ends. (read more)
Storage period: 1,5 years
_gaexp
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie, to determine if a visitor participates in a test (e.g. A-B test) and when the experiment ends. (read more)
Storage period: Dependent on the duration of the experiment, average no longer than 90 days.
_gali
Purpose: Google Analytics cookie, to determine on which link the visitor has clicked. (read more)
Storage period: 30 seconds
__distillery
Purpose: Wistia cookie, to track the video statistics. This way the website knows where the video needs to be resumed after leaving the website.
Storage period: 1 year
muxData
Purpose: Wistia Cookie, to keep track of the video statistics.
Storage period: 20 years
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, PREF_
Purpose: Youtube cookie, to keep track of the number of views of a YouTube video if this is placed on the website.
Storage period: 8 months
_hjIncludedInSample
Purpose: Hotjar cookie, is placed to determine if a user is participating in an experiment and keep track of this user.
Storage period: 1 year
cmpXXXXXXX
Purpose: ActiveCampaign Cookie is used to determine who is who and analyse behaviour.
Storage period: 30 days of in-activity
visitorEmail
Purpose: Local cookie (localStorage) that is used by ActiveCampaign to know who is who after sending a filled out form on the website.
Delete Cookies
You can always revoke the permission granted to UReason for the Cookies. This can be done by changing the settings of your browser.
Control of Cookies
Users have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. Users can exercise their cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie table above.
Users can set or amend the web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. I opted to reject cookies; users may still use our websites, apps, and platforms though their access to some functionality and areas may be restricted. Users can refuse cookies through their web browser controls vary from browser to browser; please visit your browser’s help menu for more information.
In addition, most advertising networks offer a way to opt-out of targeted advertising.