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Cookie Policy
In order to allow us to improve your visiting experience, we use cookies on our website.
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient. The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission. This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages. You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website. You can learn more about how to contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Cookie settings
When you visit a website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This cookie information, which might be about you, your device or preferences, is used to ensure the website you are visiting works as expected. While the information will not typically identify you, it helps to provide a more personalised web experience. Here at PebblePad, we respect your right to privacy, so you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Note that if you choose to block some types of cookies, it may impact your experience of our website and the services we can offer.
Strictly necessary cookies (23)
These are cookies that are essential for the operation of our website and cannot be switched off. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
__cf_bm [x2] | Hubspot | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
__cfruid [x3] | Hubspot | This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare – Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS connection for website operators. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
_helpkit_session | community.pebblepad.co.uk | Freshdesk internal cookies | Session | HTTP Cookie |
_x_w | community.pebblepad.co.uk | FreshDesk session cookie. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
_zg# [x2] | Pending | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
ASP.NET_SessionId [x2] | www.pebblepad.com | Preserves the visitor’s session state across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
ASPSESSIONID# | www.pebblepad.com | Preserves users states across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
bscookie | This cookie is used to identify the visitor through an application. This allows the visitor to login to a website through their LinkedIn application for example. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
CONSENT [x2] | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
CookieConsent [x4] | community.pebblepad.co.uk | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
debug | www.pebblepad.com | This cookie is used to detect errors on the website – this information is sent to the website’s support staff in order to optimize the visitor’s experience on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
JSESSIONID | Preserves users states across page requests. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
li_gc | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
Performance cookies (2)
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can monitor and improve the performance of our website. They help us to understand which of our pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All the 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, therefore, be able to monitor performance.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
loglevel | www.pebblepad.com | Maintains settings and outputs when using the Developer Tools Console on current session. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
wistia-video-progress-# | www.pebblepad.com | Contains a timestamp for the website’s video-content. This allows the user to resume watching without having to start over, if the user leaves the video or website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
Functional cookies (36)
These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
__hssc [x2] | Identifies if the cookie data needs to be updated in the visitor’s browser. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
__hssrc [x2] | Used to recognise the visitor’s browser upon reentry on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
__hstc [x2] | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
_ga [x4] | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
_ga_# [x4] | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
_gat [x2] | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
_gid [x2] | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
_hjFirstSeen | This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_# | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
_hjRecordingEnabled | Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner. | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
_hjRecordingLastActivity | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
_hjSession_# | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
_hjSessionUser_# | Collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
_hjTLDTest [x2] | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service. | 30 days | HTTP Cookie | |
collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
hjActiveViewportIds | This cookie contains an ID string on the current session. This contains non-personal information on what subpages the visitor enters – this information is used to optimize the visitor’s experience. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
hjViewportId | Saves the user’s screen size in order to adjust the size of images on the website. | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
hubspotutk [x2] | Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
ln_or | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
td | Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
wistia | www.pebblepad.com | Used by the website to track the visitor’s use of video-content – The cookie roots from Wistia, which provides video-software to websites. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
Targeting cookies (42)
These cookies record your visits to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your specific interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose. 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.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
__ptq.gif | resources.pebblepad.co.uk | Sends data to the marketing platform Hubspot about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
_fw_crm_v | Collects information on user preferences and/or interaction with web-campaign content – This is used on CRM-campaign-platform used by website owners for promoting events or products. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
ads/ga-audiences | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
bcookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie | |
hs.superstore.laboratory#default | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB | |
LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY [x2] | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
li_sugr | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. | 3 months | HTTP Cookie | |
lidc | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB | |
nextId [x2] | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
pagead/1p-user-list/# | Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. | Session | Pixel Tracker | |
remote_sid | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
requests [x2] | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Persistent | IndexedDB | |
TESTCOOKIESENABLED | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
UserMatchHistory | Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences. | 30 days | HTTP Cookie | |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Pending | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie | |
yt.innertube::nextId [x2] | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY [x2] | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
YtIdbMeta#databases [x2] | Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB | |
yt-remote-cast-available [x2] | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-cast-installed [x2] | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-connected-devices [x2] | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-device-id [x2] | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-fast-check-period [x2] | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-session-app [x2] | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage | |
yt-remote-session-name [x2] | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Unclassified (2)
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
hop-b60ef1e8-9580-466f-8bf3-871186e3f447 | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage | |
seenArticlesArray | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |