About this cookie policy.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Your consent applies to the following domains: www.startsmarter.co.uk & all sub-domains.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
What types of cookies do we use?
The cookies used on our website are grouped into the following categories.
The below list details the cookies used on our website.
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
| Necessary | |
| __cfduid | The cookie is set by CloudFare. The cookie is used to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address d apply security settings on a per-client basis. It doesnot correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
| PHPSESSID | This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed. |
| Functional | |
| G_ENABLED_IDPS | The cookie is used by Google and is used for Google Single Sign On. |
| __atuvs | This cookie is set by Addthis to make sure you see the updated count if you share a page and return to it before our share count cache is updated. |
| ouid | The cookie is set by Addthis which enables the content of the website to be shared across different networking and social sharing websites. |
| na_id | This cookie is set by Addthis.com to enable sharing of links on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter |
| vc | This cookie is set by addthis.com on sites that allow sharing on social media. |
| __atuvc | This cookie is set by Addthis to make sure you see the updated count if you share a page and return to it before our share count cache is updated. |
| Advertisement | |
| tuuid | This cookie is set by .bidswitch.net. The cookies stores a unique ID for the purpose of the determining what adverts the users have seen if you have visited any of the advertisers website. The information is used for determining when and how often users will see a certain banner. |
| tuuid_lu | This cookie is set by .bidswitch.net. The cookies stores a unique ID for the purpose of the determining what adverts the users have seen if you have visited any of the advertisers website. The information is used for determining when and how often users will see a certain banner. |
| everest_g_v2 | The cookie is set under eversttech.net domain. The purpose of the cookie is to map clicks to other events on the client's website. |
| bsc | The cookies is set by ownerIQ for the purpose of providing relevant advertisement |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | This cookie is set by Youtube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website. |
| bkdc | This cookie is set by Bluekai. This cookie stores anonymized data about the users' web usage as well as aggregate anonymous activities to build a profile to provide more targeted and relevant marketing and advertising. |
| bku | This cookie is set by Bluekai. This cookie stores anonymized data about the users' web usage as well as aggregate anonymous activities to build a profile to provide more targeted and relevant marketing and advertising. |
| _kuid_ | The cookie is set by Krux Digital under the domain krxd.net. The cookie stores a unique ID to identify a returning user for the purpose of targeted advertising. |
| test_cookie | This cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the users' browser supports cookies. |
| _cc_dc | The cookie is set by crwdcntrl.net. The purpose of the cookie is to collect statistical information in an anonymous form about the visitors of the website. The data collected include number of visits, average time spent on the website, and the what pages have been loaded. These data are then used to segment audiences based on the geographical location, demographic, and user interest provide relevant content and for advertisers for targeted advertising. |
| _cc_id | The cookie is set by crwdcntrl.net. The purpose of the cookie is to collect statistical information in an anonymous form about the visitors of the website. The data collected include number of visits, average time spent on the website, and the what pages have been loaded. These data are then used to segment audiences based on the geographical location, demographic, and user interest provide relevant content and for advertisers for targeted advertising. |
| _cc_cc | The cookie is set by crwdcntrl.net. The purpose of the cookie is to collect statistical information in an anonymous form about the visitors of the website. The data collected include number of visits, average time spent on the website, and the what pages have been loaded. These data are then used to segment audiences based on the geographical location, demographic, and user interest provide relevant content and for advertisers for targeted advertising. |
| _cc_aud | The cookie is set by crwdcntrl.net. The purpose of the cookie is to collect statistical information in an anonymous form about the visitors of the website. The data collected include number of visits, average time spent on the website, and the what pages have been loaded. These data are then used to segment audiences based on the geographical location, demographic, and user interest provide relevant content and for advertisers for targeted advertising. |
| ad-privacy | Provided by amazon-adsystem.com for tracking user actions on other websites to provide targeted content to the users. |
| dpm | The cookie is set by demdex.net. This cookie assigns a unique ID to each visiting user that allows third-party advertisers target that users with relevant ads. |
| pxrc | The purpose of the cookie is to identify a visitor to serve relevant advertisement. |
| IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile. |
| TDCPM | The cookie is set by CloudFare service to store a unique ID to identify a returning users device which then is used for targeted advertising. |
| zync-uuid | The purpose of the cookie is to serve visitors with relevant advertisement. |
| uuid | To optimize ad relevance by collecting visitor data from multiple websites such as what pages have been loaded. |
| uuidc | This cookie is used to stores information about how the user uses the website such as what pages have been loaded and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This data is used to provide users with relevant ads. |
| did | The purpose of the cookie is to identify a visitor to serve relevant advertisement. |
| didts | The purpose of the cookie is to identify a visitor to serve relevant advertisement. |
| nnls | The purpose of the cookie is to identify a visitor to serve relevant advertisement. |
| rlas3 | The cookie is set by rlcdn.com. The cookie is used to serve relevant ads to the visitor as well as limit the time the visitor sees an and also measure the effectiveness of the campaign. |
| TDID | The cookie is set by CloudFare service to store a unique ID to identify a returning users device which then is used for targeted advertising. |
| di2 | This cookie is set by addthis.com on sites that allows sharing on social media. The cookie is used to track user behavior anonymously to generate usage trends to improve relevance to their services and advertising. |
| uid | This cookie is used to measure the number and behavior of the visitors to the website anonymously. The data includes the number of visits, average duration of the visit on the website, pages visited, etc. for the purpose of better understanding user preferences for targeted advertisments. |
| loc | This cookie is set by Addthis. This is a geolocation cookie to understand where the users sharing the information are located. |
| NID | This cookie is used to a profile based on user's interest and display personalized ads to the users. |
| Uncategorized | |
| UIDR | This cookie is set bu scorecardresearch.com. The cookie is used to tracks the users activity across the internet on the browser such as visit timestamp, IP address, and most recently visited webpages. and may the data send to 3rd party for analysis and reporting to help their clients better understand user preferences. |
| wfivefivec | |
| matchliveramp | |
| RUN_ID | |
| RUN_SYNC_2 | |
| btc | |
| b30msc | |
| sp_adid | |
| sync_openadid | |
| sessionId | |
| ra1_uid | |
| bkpa | |
| ab | |
| sd-session-id | |
| euds | |
| eud | |
| rud | |
| ruds | |
| io.narrative.guid.v2 | |
| u | |
| dc_id | |
| gpl | |
| rmuid | |
| icts | |
| SERVERID | |
| um | Set by addthis.com.(Purpose not known) |
| __jid | |
| disqus_unique | |
| Performance | |
| YSC | This cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos. |
| _gat | This cookies is installed by Google Universal Analytics to throttle the request rate to limit the colllection of data on high traffic sites. |
| Analytics | |
| GPS | This cookie is set by Youtube and registers a unique ID for tracking users based on their geographical location |
| ad-id | Provided by amazon-adsystem.com for tracking user actions on other websites to provide targeted content |
| demdex | This cookie is set under the domain demdex.net and is used by Adobe Audience Manager to help identify a unique visitor across domains. |
| uvc | The cookie is set by addthis.com to determine the usage of Addthis.com service. |
| _ga | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, camapign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assigns a randoly generated number to identify unique visitors. |
| _gid | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the wbsite is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages viisted in an anonymous form. |
| __stid | The cookie is set by ShareThis. The cookie is used for site analytics to determine the pages visited, the amount of time spent, etc. |
How can I control the cookie preferences?
You can manage your cookies preferences by clicking on the “Settings” button and enabling or disabling the cookie categories on the popup according to your preferences.
Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Privacy & Cookie Policy” tab on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.