Cookie Policy

Thank you for your interest in this Cookie Policy. You are about to read more about the purposes for which we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies and how you can manage your preferences regarding cookies.

This Cookie Policy applies to www.visual-square.com operated by Visual Square (“we”, “us”, “our”) acting as the data controller in accordance with UK`s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (“PECR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”). As well as the EU`s Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (“PECD”) and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

If you have any questions about Cookies or about data protection in general, you can reach to us via email using admin@visual-square.com.

What cookies are?

On this website we use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the memory of your device via your browser. Cookies store certain information (e.g., your preferred language or page settings) which can be sent back to us by your browser when you visit the website again (depending on the lifetime of the cookie).

Which cookies we use?

We distinguish between two categories of cookies: (1) function-related cookies, without which the functionality of our website would be limited and (2) optional cookies, e.g., for the purposes of website analysis and marketing.

In the following table, we describe the optional cookies used on this website in detail. Please keep in mind that this list may be updated from time to time.

Optional cookies

• _ga_HY10QQ22W2
– This cookie is installed by Google Analytics.
– 2 years
– Analytics

• _ga
– The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.
– 2 years
– Analytics

• _gid
– Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
– 1 day
– Analytics

• fbp
– This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website.
– 3 months
– Advertisement

• _hjFirstSeen
– Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user.
– 30 minutes
– Analytics

• _hjIncludedInSessionSample
– Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site’s daily session limit.
– 2 minutes
– Analytics

• _hjIncludedInPageviewSample
– Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site’s pageview limit.
– 2 minutes
– Analytics

• _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress
– Hotjar sets this cookie to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie.
– 30 minutes
– Analytics

Disabling Cookies

If you do not wish us to use cookies, you can configure the use of cookies in your browser settings by following the for you relevant link Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Flash cookies, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge, Opera, Safari at any time or deactivate them completely. Of course, you can still use our website entirely without cookies. However, be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

Does this policy change?

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. This might be for a number of reasons, such as to reflect a change in the law or to accommodate a change in our business practices and the way we use cookies. We recommend that you check here periodically for any changes to our Cookie Policy. This Cookie Policy was last updated on Saturday, 14 January 2023.

Who should I contact for more information?

If you have any questions or comments about our Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your rights under applicable laws, please contact us.