Circulate's Cookie Policy

Why and who?

Circulate AB, registration number 559325-6737, ("Circulate", "we", "us", "our") is using cookies and other tracking technologies ("Cookies") in order to improve your user experience.

This Cookie Policy ("the Policy") describes Circulate's usage of Cookies by explaining what Cookies are, why we use them and how you can control the usage of Cookies when you use our service - circulate8.com - and/or our Webpage www.circulate8.com (commonly referred to as "Webpage"). The Policy does not inform about the usage of Cookies that are essential in order to provide the Webpage and its services to you (so-called strictly necessary cookies).

For more information about how we process your personal data in relation to Cookies, see our Privacy Policy(https://www.circulate8.com/privacy-policy).

What are Cookies?

A Cookie is a text file that is sent from the Webpage and stored on your computer, cell phone or any other device that you use to visit the Webpage.

Cookies allow us to e.g. recognise the device you use next time you visit the Webpage, provide certain essential functions and to monitor user behavior on the Webpage.

How long is the Cookie stored?

There are two types of Cookies; Session cookies and Permanent cookies.

Session cookies are deleted when you close the browser (e.g. Internet explorer, Safari or Google Chrome).

Permanent cookies remains on your device after you have closed the browser. The Cookie will be stored for as long as it is indicated in the Cookie or until you remove it.

Circulate's usage of Cookies

We use the following types of Cookies:

Preference
These Cookies remembers your choices on the Webpage (e.g. username, language etc.) and tells us how you have interacted with the Webpageso that we can personalise the service.

Performance
These Cookies analyse how you use the Webpage and monitors the Webpage's performance. This helps us to identify and manage eventual problems. A performance cookie can e.g. keep track of the traffic on different pages and give us information on how long it takes for a page to load.

Operation and optimisation
These Cookies help us ensure that the Webpage is working as it should. It also gives us information which allow us to test new ideas and improve the Webpage.

Security
These Cookies help us increase the security by preventing, detecting and managing harmful activities on the Webpage.

Marketing
By collecting information on how you interact with the Webpage, these Cookies helps us to be more relevant in our communication with you and improve your experience.

These Cookies are often placed by a third party with the intent to handle performance for ads, show ads and / or build user profiles in order to display ads elsewhere.

Other tracking technologies
These techniques will help us understand how you use the Webpage. This can e.g. be a small, transparent picture that is embedded in a Webpage or in an e-mail and it collects data such as your IP-address, information about your device, your location etc.

First party Cookies

First party cookies are set by the Webpage on your device and can therefore only be read by you or us.

1. Name: Google Analytics
Type: Analytics - other tracking technologies
Purpose: Google Analytics platform is widely used to measure the performance of a website. The information is collected in order to give our visitors the best possible experience. The platform is for example looking at what our visitors are reading and what technology (e.g. browsers) is most commonly used. The data is collected in aggregate form only and no one visitor can be identified or distinguished from another based on this data. Rejecting analytic cookies will prevent us from using Google Analytics cookies to collect data about your visit(s) to our site, which would be used by us in aggregation with other visitors' data to understand visitors' behaviour and how many visits are made to our site. This will not affect any consent to the use of Google Analytics cookies that you may give to other websites.
Duration: '_ga', the main cookie used by Google Analytics, enables a service to distinguish one visitor from another and lasts for 2 years. Any site that implements Google Analytics, including Google services, uses the '_ga' cookie

2. Name: Hotjar
Type: Analytics - other tracking technologies
Purpose: Hotjar is a widely used behavior analytics software used to give website owners an aggregated view of their visitors' behavior on the website. Hotjar information is collected in order to give us insights needed to improve the overall experience for our users. The platform is for example looking at what our visitors are reading and how they are interacting with the content on our website. The data is collected in aggregate form only and no one visitor can be identified or distinguished from another based on this data. Rejecting Hotjar cookies will prevent us from using Hotjar to collect data about your visit(s) to our site, which would be used by us in aggregation with other visitors' data to understand visitors' behaviour and how many visits are made to our site. This will not affect any consent to the use of Hotjar cookies that you may give to other websites.
Duration: _hjSessionUser_# is the main cookie that 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 and lasts for 1 year.

Managing Cookies

When you visit the Webpage for the first time we ask for your consent to use non-necessary cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time. If you no longer wish to store the Cookies you have accepted, you can go to your web-browser settings and accept, deny or remove cookies (usually under "Help", "Settings" or "Edit"). Note that you will likely not be able to use all services on the Webpage if you choose to deny Cookies.

Changes to this Policy

We reserve the right to make changes in this Policy. If a change affects our obligations or your rights, we will inform you about the changes in advance in order to give you the possibility to accept the updated policy.

Contact

Contact us if you have any questions about Cookies:
info@circulate8.com