Cookie Statement
Our website uses cookies. By using our website you allow us to use these cookies. Cookies are small files of information which save and retrieve information about your use of our communication channels. Cookies are widely used by online service providers to (for example) make websites and apps work, or to browse more efficiently and to provide reporting information.
Cookies can be distinguished by type, and by which party they are placed.
All cookies have an owner which tells you where the cookie comes from. Cookies that are placed by us are called first party cookies and we use them for example to remember information about you such as your language preference or login information. We also use cookies from other parties, so called third party cookies. These are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the communication channel you are using. We use these for example for our advertising and marketing efforts.
Rockstart further distinguishes between 3 types of cookies:
- Functional cookies are required for the operation of our websites and applications. These cookies are used to make searches quicker and browsing more convenient and remember any preferences in your settings. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site may not work then.
- Analytical cookies are anonymous cookies that collect information about the way visitors use our websites and applications (pages visited, average duration of visit). this helps us to measure and improve the performance of our site. They also help us know which pages are most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
- Tracking cookies, pixels or similar technologies may be used to register your preferences or behaviour to analyse your use of our products, services or applications and assist with our promotional and marketing efforts (including behavioural advertising).
- Advertising and personalisation cookies collect information about your browsing habits to offer you advertising or content that we think you might find interesting. We also work with third parties to infer your interests and deliver online targeted advertising;
- Tracking cookies are used to track your browsing behaviour on one or more websites to analyse your use;
- Social Media cookies are used to share information with social media parties such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
We use the following cookies:
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| gdpr_cookie | www.rockstart.com | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year |
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| lang | ads.linkedin.com | Remembers the user's selected language version of a website | Session |
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| __utma | www.rockstart.com | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | 2 year |
| __utmt | www.rockstart.com | Used to throttle request rate. | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | www.rockstart.com | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | 30 minutes |
| __utmc | www.rockstart.com | Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. | End of browser session |
| __utmz | www.rockstart.com | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | 6 months |
| _hjIncludedInSample | www.rockstart.com | This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels. | 1 year |
| _ga | rockstart.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
| _gat | rockstart.com | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | Session |
| _gid | rockstart.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Session |
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcookie | linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 2 years |
| BizoID | ads.linkedin.com | Unclassified | 179 days |
| bscookie | linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 2 years |
| collect | google-analytics.com | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session |
| fr | facebook.com | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months |
| lidc | linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | Session |
| personalization_id | twitter.com | Unclassified | 2 years |
| r/collect | doubleclick.net | Unclassified | Session |
| tr | facebook.com | Unclassified | Session |
| UserMatchHistory | ads.linkedin.com | Unclassified | 179 days |
| _gtld | rockstart.com | Unclassified | Session |
| _otpe | rockstart.com | Unclassified | Session |
| _ots | rockstart.com | Unclassified | Session |
| _otui | rockstart.com | Unclassified | 2048 days |
| https://log01.leadboxer.com | log01.leadboxer.com | Unclassified | Session |
| i/adsct | t.co | Unclassified | Session |
| machine-id | rockstart.com | Unclassified | 2048 days |
Rockstart uses Google Analytics. It is possible that cookies are placed from Google Analytics with the aim of collecting data in order to give you an optimal user experience. Through the collection of data via Google Analytics, Rockstart gains insight into the usage and these statistics can be applied to its website. The information obtained is transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally obliged to do so, or insofar as these third parties process the information on behalf of Google. Rockstart has no influence on this. Rockstart has not permitted Google to use the obtained analytics information for other Google services. The privacy statement of Google Analytics can be consulted here.
If you do not wish to accept Google Analytics cookies, you can customize your browser accordingly so that it refuses them (see below – cookie settings).
YOUR RIGHTS
You may refuse to accept cookies by changing the settings (see below) so that it will not accept cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our website.
If you select a preference on a Rockstart website domain, then this preference applies to all websites with that particular URL in the address line. If you use multiple browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome) then you must select a preference for each browser separately.
COOKIE SETTINGS
Your current state:Changing your consent | Withdraw consent
DATE OF LATEST AMENDMENTS TO COOKIE STATEMENT
This Cookie Statement was lastly amended on 23 May 2018.