Cookie policy
What Are Cookies
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). 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 the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies. This Cookies Policy was created with the help of the Cookies Policy Generator.
The Cookies We Set
Site preferences cookies
In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.
Third Party Cookies
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
- This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
- From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
- As we sell products it's important for us to understand statistics about how many of the visitors to our site actually make a purchase and as such this is the kind of data that these cookies will track. This is important to you as it means that we can accurately make business predictions that allow us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price.
- We use adverts to offset the costs of running this site and provide funding for further development. The behavioral advertising cookies used by this site are designed to ensure that we provide you with the most relevant adverts where possible by anonymously tracking your interests and presenting similar things that may be of interest.
- We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; LinkedIn and Facebook, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
- We use selected third-party tools, such as LinkedIn and Livestorm, where relevant for marketing, social media functionality and webinar management. These providers may use cookies or similar technologies, subject to consent where required.
Strictly Necessary cookies
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Cookie key |
Domain |
Path |
Cookie type |
Expiration |
Description |
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__cf_bm |
thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
30 minutes |
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. |
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__cfruid |
thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
Session |
Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to identify trusted web traffic. |
Necessary cookies
We make sure the website will function properly for you. Some cookies are necessary for our website to function properly, and they are therefore not possible withdraw.
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Cookie key |
Domain |
Path |
Cookie type |
Expiration |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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__cf_bm |
thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
30 minutes |
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. |
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__cfruid |
thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
Session |
Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to identify trusted web traffic. |
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__cf_bm |
www.thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
30 minutes |
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. |
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__cfruid |
www.thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
Session |
Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to identify trusted web traffic. |
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__cf_bm |
hubspot.com |
/ |
Third-party |
30 minutes |
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. |
Performance cookies
We learn from how you use the site to improve it – good for us, good for you. Statistic cookies help website us to understand how the users interact with the website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
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Cookie key |
Domain |
Path |
Cookie type |
Expiration |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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_gid |
thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
1 day |
This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and updates a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews. |
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_gat_UA-128206749-1 |
thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
1 minute |
This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It is a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. |
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_ga_ZDD6NHM7KS |
thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
2 years |
This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
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_ga |
thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
2 years |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for the site's analytics reports. |
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Livestorm cookies and similar technologies |
livestorm.co / app.livestorm.co / thecloudpeople.com, where applicable |
/ |
Third-party / First-party, where applicable |
As determined by Livestorm |
We use Livestorm to manage webinars, including registration, access to events, reminders, attendance, recordings/replays and webinar analytics. Livestorm may use cookies or similar technologies to enable webinar functionality, secure access, remember preferences, and measure participation and engagement. |
Targeting cookies
Targeting and advertising cookies are specifically designed to gather information from you on your device to display advertisements to you based on relevant topics that interest you. Advertisers will place these cookies on a website with the website operator’s permission.
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Cookie key |
Domain |
Path |
Cookie type |
Expiration |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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YSC |
youtube.com |
/ |
Third-party |
Session |
This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
youtube.com |
/ |
Third-party |
6 months |
This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites; it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
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IDE |
doubleclick.net |
/ |
Third-party |
1 year |
This cookie is set by Doubleclick and carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
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test_cookie |
doubleclick.net |
/ |
Third-party |
15 minutes |
This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to determine if the website visitor's browser supports cookies. |
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_gcl_au |
thecloudpeople.com |
/ |
First-party |
3 months |
Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. |
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LinkedIn cookies and similar technologies |
linkedin.com / ads.linkedin.com / snap.licdn.com / thecloudpeople.com, where applicable |
/ |
Third-party / First-party, where applicable |
As determined by LinkedIn |
We may use LinkedIn cookies and similar technologies, such as LinkedIn Insight Tag and social media features, for campaign measurement, retargeting, analytics and social media functionality. LinkedIn may collect information about visits, device data and interactions with our website, subject to consent where required, |