Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy of Sootchy.com

This document informs Users about the technologies that help Sootchy.com to achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow Sootchy, Inc. (the “Owner”) to access and store information (for example by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example by running a script) on a User’s device as they interact with Sootchy.com

Definitions‍

• Personal Data (or Data)
  Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

• Usage Data
  Information collected automatically through Sootchy.com (or third-party services employed in Sootchy.com), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use Sootchy.com, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.

• User
  The individual using Sootchy.com who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

• Data Subject
  The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

• Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)
  The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

• Data Controller (or Owner)
  The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of Sootchy.com. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of Sootchy.com.

• Sootchy.com (or this Application)
  The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

• Service
  The service provided by Sootchy.com as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.

• European Union (or EU)
  Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.

• Cookie
  Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User's browser.

• Tracker
  Tracker indicates any technology - e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting - that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.

Use of Cookies:
There are different cookies for different purposes. We mainly use cookies to improve your experience on our Website and for marketing purposes. 

Information collected by the cookies may include e.g. the following type of information (this depends on the cookie in question): device type, unique browser identifier, IP-address, unique cookie identifier, browser type, language, country, operating system, system settings, information about your interaction with our sites such as registering for services, indicated preferences and click behavior.

Types of Cookies Used:
We do not control the functioning of cookies from third parties. The respective third parties are responsible for such cookies and for their own data processing.

1. Essential Cookies
   These cookies are essential in order to help you to move around on the website and use basic functions.  These cookies are required to enable core site functionality.
2. Performance Cookies
   Performance cookies collect information how visitors use the website in anonymous and aggregated form.  They are used to analyze and improve how the site works.
3. Functionality Cookies
   Functionality cookies allow the site to remember choices made by you (e.g. user name, language or the territorial region) and thus they provide more personal features.  They can be used to provide services you have asked, e.g. watching a video.
4. Marketing Cookies
   These, typically third-party cookies, are used to deliver ads more relevant to you.  They will also limit the number of times you see a particular ad as well as measure the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.  They remember your device’s visit in the site and help to understand click behaviors and thus to improve our site and provide ads and offers of interest.  Further, they enable you to like or recommend us on social media (such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest) and help you to rate and review our services.

For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as "Trackers" within this document – unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker. 

Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User's consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.

Sootchy.com uses Trackers managed directly by the Owner (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third-party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.

The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by the Owner or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of the User’s browsing session. In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, Users may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information – such as the presence of other Trackers - in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting the Owner.

Sootchy may use so called web beacons (or “pixel tags”) in connection with some websites. However, we do not use them to identify individual users personally.  Web beacons are typically graphic images that are placed on a website, and they are used to count visitors to a website and/or to access certain cookies.  This information is used to improve our services.  Web beacons do not typically collect any other information than what your browser provides us with as a standard part of any internet communication.  If you disable cookies, the web beacon will no longer be able to track your specific activity.  The web beacon may, however, continue to collect information of visits from your IP-address, but such information will no longer be personally identifiable.

You hereby acknowledge and agree to the storage of cookies, other local storage technologies, beacons and other information on your devices and to the access of such cookies, local storage technologies, beacons and information by us.

How to Disable Cookies:
You can change your browser settings to delete or prevent certain cookies from being stored on your computer or mobile device. The “Help” section in your browser should provide information on how to manage the cookie settings in the browser.  However, it should be noted that the blocking of cookies might affect the site functionality.

If you want to accept only cookies by us but not the cookies from third parties, you can typically (depending on your browser) select from your browser settings "Block third-party cookies”.

‍How to disable cookies in different browsers

If you wish to deny the site from placing cookies on your device (e.g. computer or mobile phone), you may block cookies in your browser settings:

‍Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Opera
Adobe (Flash cookies)
For other browsers, please check the support website for your browser.

Instructions by Google how to opt-out from targeted marketing

Instructions by Facebook for ads settings

Find out more about cookies, targeted marketing and how to opt-out:

‍All About Cookies
AdChoices or Your Online Choices
What Are My Options?

If you wish to disable Trackers and/or Cookies, or want to be notified before they are placed, you may do this in your browser settings.  However, we may not be able to provide certain services, or you may not be able to view certain parts of our Website if you have disabled cookies.

Activities strictly necessary for the operation of Sootchy.com and delivery of the Service
Sootchy.com uses so-called ’technical’ Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.

Third-party Trackers

• SPAM protection
  ‍This type of service analyzes the traffic of Sootchy.com, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.

• Google reCAPTCHA (Google LLC)
  Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service provided by Google LLC.
  The use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google privacy policy and terms of use.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
              * _GRECAPTCHA: duration of the session
               * rc::a: indefinite
               * rc::b: duration of the session
               * rc::c: duration of the session

• Infrastructure monitoring 
  This type of service allows Sootchy.com to monitor the use and behavior of its components so its performance, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting can be improved.
  Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and mode of implementation of these services, whose function is to filter the activities of Sootchy.com.

• Instabug (Instabug, Inc.)
  Instabug is a monitoring service provided by Instabug, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: address, app information, Cookies, country, date of birth, device information, device logs, email address, first name and geographic position.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• New Relic (New Relic)
  New Relic is a monitoring service provided by New Relic Inc.
  The way New Relic is integrated means that it filters all traffic of Sootchy.com, i.e., communication between the Application and the User's browser or device, while also allowing analytical data on Sootchy.com to be collected.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

Other activities involving the use of Trackers
Experience enhancement. Sootchy.com uses Trackers to provide a personalized user experience by improving the quality of preference management options, and by enabling interaction with external networks and platforms.

• Content commenting 
  Content commenting services allow Users to make and publish their comments on the contents of Sootchy.com.
  Depending on the settings chosen by the Owner, Users may also leave anonymous comments. If there is an email address among the Personal Data provided by the User, it may be used to send notifications of comments on the same content. Users are responsible for the content of their own comments.
  If a content commenting service provided by third parties is installed, it may still collect web traffic data for the pages where the comment service is installed, even when Users do not use the content commenting service.

• Facebook Comments (Facebook, Inc.)
  Facebook Comments is a content commenting service provided by Facebook, Inc. enabling the User to leave comments and share them on the Facebook platform.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• Disqus (Disqus)
  Disqus is a content commenting service provided by Big Heads Labs Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out. 

• Comment system managed directly (Sootchy.com)
  Sootchy.com has its own internal content comment system.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies, email address, first name, last name, phone number, Usage Data, username and website.

• Displaying content from external platforms 
  This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of Sootchy.com and interact with them.
  This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

• Google Maps widget (Google LLC)
  Google Maps is a maps visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows Sootchy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• Instagram widget (Instagram, Inc.)
  Instagram is an image visualization service provided by Instagram, Inc. that allows Sootchy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• OpenStreetMap widget (OpenStreetMap Foundation )
  OpenStreetMap widget is a maps visualization service provided by OpenStreetMap Foundation that allows Sootchy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy. 

• YouTube video widget (Google LLC)
  YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows Sootchy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
          * PREF: 8 months
          * VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE: 8 months
           * YSC: duration of the session‍
• Interaction with external social networks and platforms 
  This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of Sootchy.com.
  The interaction and information obtained through Sootchy.com are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
  This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
  It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on Sootchy.com isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.

• AddThis (Oracle Corporation)
  AddThis is a service provided by Oracle Corporation, which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of Sootchy.com.
  Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
            * UID: 2 years
            * __atuvc: 2 years
            * __atuvs: 30 minutes

• AddToAny (AddToAny LLC)
  AddToAny is a service provided by AddToAny LLC, which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of Sootchy.com.
  Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)
  The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
            * _fbp: 3 months
• LinkedIn button and social widgets (LinkedIn Corporation)
  The LinkedIn button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the LinkedIn social network provided by LinkedIn Corporation.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
            * AnalyticsSyncHistory: 1 month
           * JSESSIONID: duration of the session
            * UserMatchHistory: 1 month
            * bcookie: 2 years
            * bscookie: 2 years
            * lang: duration of the session
            * lidc: 1 day
            * lissc: 1 year
            * lms_ads: 1 month
            * lms_analytics: 1 month

• Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets (Pinterest)
  The Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Pinterest platform provided by Pinterest Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
            * _pin_unauth: 1 year
            * _pinterest_ct_ua: duration of the session

• Reddit button and widgets (reddit inc.)
  The reddit button and widgets are services allowing interaction with the reddit platform provided by reddit inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• ShareThis (Sharethis Inc.)
  ShareThis is a service provided by ShareThis Inc., which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of Sootchy.com.
  Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
            * __stid: 2 years

• StumbleUpon button and social widgets (StumbleUpon, Inc.)
  The StumbleUpon button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the StumbleUpon social network provided by StumbleUpon, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• Tumblr sharing button and social widgets (Tumblr Inc.)
  The Tumblr sharing button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Tumblr social network provided by Tumblr Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (Twitter, Inc.)
  The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by Twitter, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
            * personalization_id: 2 years

RSS feed management
This type of service allows Sootchy.com to manage RSS feeds and the distribution of their content. Depending on the characteristics of the service used, these services may be used to insert ads within the content and to gather statistics data from them.

• Feedburner (Google LLC)
  Feedburner is a service to manage RSS feeds provided by Google LLC. It allows the collection of statistics on what content is consumed and to insert ads in it.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• Font Awesome (Fonticons, Inc. )
  Font Awesome is a typeface visualization service provided by Fonticons, Inc. that allows Sootchy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  Personal Data processed: Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
• Google Fonts (Google LLC)
  Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows Sootchy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  Personal Data processed: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• Google Maps widget (Google LLC)  
  Google Maps is a maps visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows Sootchy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
• Instagram widget (Instagram, Inc.)
  Instagram is an image visualization service provided by Instagram, Inc. that allows Sootchy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• OpenStreetMap widget (OpenStreetMap Foundation )
  OpenStreetMap widget is a maps visualization service provided by OpenStreetMap Foundation that allows Sootchy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy. 

• YouTube video widget (Google LLC)
  YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows Sootchy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

Heat mapping and session recording
Heat mapping services are used to display the areas of a page where Users most frequently move the mouse or click. This shows where the points of interest are. These services make it possible to monitor and analyze web traffic and keep track of User behavior.Some of these services may record sessions and make them available for later visual playback

• Hotjar Heat Maps & Recordings (Hotjar Ltd.)
  Hotjar is a session recording and heat mapping service provided by Hotjar Ltd.
  Hotjar honors generic „Do Not Track” headers. This means the browser can tell its script not to collect any of the User's data. This is a setting that is available in all major browsers. Find Hotjar’s opt-out information here.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
  Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. 
  Storage duration: 
  * _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
  * _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
  * _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
  * _hjDonePolls: 1 year
  * _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
  * _hjIncludedInPageviewSample: 30 minutes
  * _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
  * _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
  * _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
  * _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
  * _hjRecordingEnabled: duration of the session
  * _hjRecordingLastActivity: duration of the session
  * _hjSession*: 30 minutes
  *_hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
  * _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
  * _hjSessionTooLarge: duration of the session
  * _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
  * _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
  * _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
  * _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
  * _hjViewportId: duration of the session
  * _hjid: 1 year

• Targeting & Advertising
  Sootchy.com uses Trackers to deliver personalized marketing content based on User behavior and to operate, serve and track ads.

Interaction with external social networks and platforms
This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of Sootchy.com.The interaction and information obtained through Sootchy.com are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on Sootchy.com isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile

• AddThis (Oracle Corporation)
  AddThis is a service provided by Oracle Corporation, which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of Sootchy.com.
  Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
  * UID: 2 years
  * __atuvc: 2 years
  * __atuvs: 30 minutes

• AddToAny (AddToAny LLC)
  AddToAny is a service provided by AddToAny LLC, which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of Sootchy.com.
  Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)
  The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
  * _fbp: 3 months

• LinkedIn button and social widgets (LinkedIn Corporation)
  The LinkedIn button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the LinkedIn social network provided by LinkedIn Corporation.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
  * AnalyticsSyncHistory: 1 month
  * JSESSIONID: duration of the session
  * UserMatchHistory: 1 month
  * bcookie: 2 years
  * bscookie: 2 years
  * lang: duration of the session
  * lidc: 1 day
  * lissc: 1 year
  * lms_ads: 1 month 
  * lms_analytics: 1 month

• Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets (Pinterest)
  The Pinterest “Pin it” button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Pinterest platform provided by Pinterest Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
  * _pin_unauth: 1 year
  * _pinterest_ct_ua: duration of the session

• Reddit button and widgets (reddit inc.)
  The reddit button and widgets are services allowing interaction with the reddit platform provided by reddit inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• ShareThis (Sharethis Inc.)
  ShareThis is a service provided by ShareThis Inc., which displays a widget that allows interaction with social networks and external platforms as well as sharing the contents of Sootchy.com.
  Depending on the configuration, this service can display widgets belonging to third parties such as the managers of social networks where interactions are shared. In this case, also the third parties that provide the widget will be informed of interactions and Usage Data on the pages where this service is installed.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
  * __stid: 2 years

• StumbleUpon button and social widgets (StumbleUpon, Inc.)
  The StumbleUpon button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the StumbleUpon social network provided by StumbleUpon, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• Tumblr sharing button and social widgets (Tumblr Inc.)
  The Tumblr sharing button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Tumblr social network provided by Tumblr Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 

• Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (Twitter, Inc.)
  The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by Twitter, Inc.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. 
  Storage duration: 
  * personalization_id: 2 years

Remarketing and behavioral targeting
This type of service allows Sootchy.com and its partners to inform, optimize and serve advertising based on past use of Sootchy.com by the User.
This activity is facilitated by tracking Usage Data and by using Trackers to collect information which is then transferred to the partners that manage the remarketing and behavioral targeting activity.
Some services offer a remarketing option based on email address lists.
In addition to any opt-out feature provided by any of the services below, Users may opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Users may also opt-out of certain advertising features through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or ads settings in general.

• Facebook Custom Audience (Facebook, Inc.)
  Facebook Custom Audience is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of Sootchy.com with the Facebook advertising network.
  Users can opt out of Facebook's use of cookies for ads personalization by visiting this opt-out page.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and email address.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. 
  Storage duration: 
  * _fbp: 3 months

• Facebook Remarketing (Facebook, Inc.)
  Facebook Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that connects the activity of Sootchy.com with the Facebook advertising network.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. 
  Storage duration: 
  * _fbp: 3 months

• Google Ad Manager Audience Extension (Google LLC)
  Google Ad Manager Audience Extension is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC that tracks the visitors of Sootchy.com and allows selected advertising partners to display targeted ads across the web to them.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. 
  Storage duration: 
  * AID: 2 years
  * ANID: 2 years
  * Conversion: 3 months
  * DSID: 14 days
  * FCNEC: 1 year
  * FLC: 10 seconds
  * FPAU: 3 months
  * FPGCLAW: 3 months
  * FPGCLDC: 3 months
  * FPGCLGB: 3 months
  * IDE: 2 years
  * NID: 6 months
  * RUL: 1 year
  * TAID: 14 days
  * __gads: 2 years
  * __gsas: 2 years
  * _gac_: 3 months
  * _gac_gb_: 3 months
  * _gcl_au: 3 months
  * _gcl_aw: 3 months
  * _gcl_dc: 3 months
  * _gcl_gb: 3 months
  * _gcl_gf: 3 months
  * _gcl_ha: 3 months
  * id: 2 years
  * test_cookie: 15 minutes

• Google Ads Remarketing (Google LLC)
  Google Ads Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC that connects the activity of Sootchy.com with the Google Ads advertising network and the DoubleClick Cookie.
  Users can opt out of Google's use of cookies for ads personalization by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. 
  Storage duration: 
  * AID: 2 years
  * ANID: 2 years
  * Conversion: 3 months
  * DSID: 14 days
  * FCNEC: 1 year
  * FLC: 10 seconds
  * FPAU: 3 months
  * FPGCLAW: 3 months
  * FPGCLDC: 3 months
  * FPGCLGB: 3 months
  * IDE: 2 years
  * NID: 6 months
  * RUL: 1 year
  * TAID: 14 days
  * __gads: 2 years
  * __gsas: 2 years
  * _gac_: 3 months
  * _gac_gb_: 3 months
  *_gcl_au: 3 months
  * _gcl_aw: 3 months
  * _gcl_dc: 3 months
  * _gcl_gb: 3 months
  * _gcl_gf: 3 months
  * _gcl_ha: 3 months
  * id: 2 years
  * test_cookie: 15 minutes

• LinkedIn Website Retargeting (LinkedIn Corporation)
  LinkedIn Website Retargeting is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects the activity of Sootchy.com with the LinkedIn advertising network.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. 
  Storage duration: 
  * AnalyticsSyncHistory: 1 month
  * JSESSIONID: duration of the session
  * UserMatchHistory: 1 month
  * bcookie: 2 years
  * bscookie: 2 years
  * lang: duration of the session
  * lidc: 1 day
  * lissc: 1 year
  * lms_ads: 1 month
  * lms_analytics: 1 month

• Remarketing with Google Analytics (Google LLC)
  Remarketing with Google Analytics is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC that connects the tracking activity performed by Google Analytics and its Cookies with the Google Ads advertising network and the Doubleclick Cookie.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. 
  Storage duration: 
  * test_cookie: 15 minutes
  * IDE: 2 years
  * _gcl_*: 3 months

• Twitter Remarketing (Twitter, Inc.) 
  Twitter Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Twitter, Inc. that connects the activity of Sootchy.com with the Twitter advertising network.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. 
  Storage duration: 
  * personalization_id: 2 years

• Twitter Tailored Audiences (Twitter, Inc.)
  Twitter Tailored Audiences is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Twitter, Inc. that connects the activity of Sootchy.com with the Twitter advertising network.
  Users can opt out from interest-based ads by going to: Personalization and Data.
  Personal Data processed: Cookies and email address.
  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out. 
  Storage duration: 
  * personalization_id: 2 years

How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent
There are various ways to manage Tracker related preferences and to provide and withdraw consent, where relevant:

Users can manage preferences related to Trackers from directly within their own device settings, for example, by preventing the use or storage of Trackers.

Additionally, whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, Users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences accordingly via the relevant consent-preferences widget, if available.

It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Trackers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent.

Other Trackers in the browser’s local memory may be cleared by deleting the browsing history.

With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences and withdraw their consent via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party

Locating Tracker Settings
Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge
• Brave
• Opera

Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).

How to opt out of interest-based advertising
Notwithstanding the above, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document. 

The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps. 

Even if you opt out, you still may receive advertising from us that is not customized for you or from companies that do not participate in the DAA or NAI.

Consequences of denying consent
‍Users are free to decide whether or not to grant consent. However, please note that Trackers help Sootchy.com to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, in the absence of the User's consent, the Owner may be unable to provide related features

Owner and Data Controller
‍Sootchy, Inc.
1234 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 104-A7
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Owner contact email
‍[email protected]

Since the use of third-party Trackers through Sootchy.com cannot be fully controlled by the Owner, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, Users are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by Sootchy.com.

Legal information
‍This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

This privacy policy relates solely to Sootchy.com, if not stated otherwise within this document.

Latest update: March 2023

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