A cookie policy is a legal requirement for websites that use cookies or similar tracking technologies. It informs users about the types of cookies used, their purposes, and how users can manage their preferences. Here are some key components to include in a cookie policy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 1. Include basics about cookies
- 2. Include essential cookies in your cookie policy
- 3. Include cookies with variable names in your cookie policy
- 4. Include eCommerce-specific and analytics cookies (NEW)
- More details like service, purpose, storage duration about every cookie
- Notes for Authors / Editors
1. Include basics about cookies
Include the following sections to help customers understand cookies:
What are Cookies?
Why do we use Cookies?
How do we use Cookies?
Do you serve targeted advertising?
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
2. Include essential cookies in your cookie policy
The table below lists essential cookies required for funnels/websites to work properly.
| Key | Stored in |
|---|---|
| msgsndr_id | Browser cookies |
| _mp | Browser cookies |
| tr | Browser cookies |
| provider | Browser cookies |
| hl_timer_arrival | Browser cookies |
| user-email | Browser cookies |
| user-billing-id | Browser cookies |
| cookie-config | Browser cookies |
| am_id | Browser cookies |
| am_fingerprint | Browser cookies |
| _ud | Local storage |
| lead-connecter-text-widget-input-values | Local storage |
| wl | Local storage |
| ln_url | Local storage |
| lead-connecter-text-widget-i18n-keys | Session storage |
| orderResponse | Session storage |
| contactResponse | Session storage |
| redirect | Session storage |
3. Include cookies with variable names in your cookie policy
| Key | Stored in |
|---|---|
| hl_timer_ | Browser cookies |
| mf | Browser cookies |
| user_data_ | Browser cookies |
| v3_first_session_event_ | Local storage / Browser cookies |
| v2_contact_session_ | Local storage / Browser cookies |
| v2_user_session_event_ | Local storage / Browser cookies |
| v2_session_history_ | Local storage |
| v2_history_ | Local storage |
| pl | Local storage |
| pl_v1 | Local storage |
| pl_ecom | Local storage |
| address | Local storage |
| cart_details_ | Local storage |
| couponSessionId_ | Session storage |
| location_ | Local storage |
| lead-connecter-text-widget-prompt-dismissed | Local storage |
| _lead-connecter-live-widget-message-data | Local storage |
4. Include eCommerce-specific and analytics cookies (NEW)
| Key | Cookie Type and Duration | Domain | Purpose | Stored in | Service | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| storeInfo | No expiry | creative-data-engineers.com | Stores eCommerce store information like locationId, storeId, path, etc. | Browser cookies | eComm Store | Essential |
| token_ | No expiry | creative-data-engineers.com | Stores the eCommerce login token | Browser cookies | eComm Store | Essential (Login Portal) |
| pmt_ | No expiry | creative-data-engineers.com | Stores payment provider information for a specific contactId | Local storage | Order forms, product forms | Essential |
| user_ | No expiry | creative-data-engineers.com | Stores form submission data for the current session | Local storage | Calendars and Forms | Functional |
| billingaddress | No expiry | creative-data-engineers.com | Stores billing address information for faster eCommerce checkouts | Local storage | Checkout Page | Functional |
| ghl_analytics_user_id | No expiry | creative-data-engineers.com | Unique user ID for analytics tracking | Local storage | Calendars | Analytics |
| rc::f | — | www.google.com | Used by reCAPTCHA | Local storage | Funnels | Functional |
| _grecaptcha | — | creative-data-engineers.com | Used by reCAPTCHA for verification | Local storage | Funnels | Functional |
| *formData- ** | No expiry | creative-data-engineers.com | Form submission data with product-related info | Session storage | Funnels | Essential |
| *submissionResponse- ** | No expiry | creative-data-engineers.com | Stores only form submission values | Session storage | Funnels | Essential |
| rc::b | — | www.google.com | Used by reCAPTCHA | Session storage | Funnels | Functional |
More details like service, purpose, storage duration about every cookie
1. msgsndr_id
- Service: Funnels
- Purpose: To identify visitor contact information.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
- Notes:
- Facilitates user-contact activities tracking.
2. _mp
- Service: Funnels
- Purpose: Stores marketplace information.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
- Notes:
- Tracks user purchases, especially recurring payments.
3. provider
- Service: Funnels
- Purpose: Stores the latest payment method type.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Session
- Notes:
- Manages payment options during the user’s session.
4. hl_timer_arrival, hl_timer_element_id
- Service: Funnels
- Purpose: Stores arrival time and timer elements for user actions.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Session (expires in 1 day)
- Notes:
- Timer-related user action tracking.
5. user-email, user-billing-id
- Service: Funnels
- Purpose: Stores unique identifier, logging emails, and billing information.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
- Notes:
- Facilitates user actions and form submissions.
5. cookie-config
- Service: Funnels
- Purpose: Store cookie consent of user
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 6 month)
- Notes:
- Getting permission from website visitors before storing or accessing cookies on their device
6. am_id
- Service: Affiliate Marketing Team
- Purpose: Stores unique code of affiliate for tracking.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (duration varies by user)
- Notes:
- Tracks traffic and sales from affiliates.
7. am_fingerprint
- Service: Affiliate Marketing Team
- Purpose: Stores unique identifier for visit using affiliate code.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (duration varies by user)
- Notes:
- Tracks clicks, leads, and sales from affiliates.
8. _ud
- Service: Forms/Surveys/Funnels/Calendar
- Purpose: Form/survey details and data entered (excluding credit card info).
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
- Notes:
- Assists with form submission tracking and data retention.
9.
lead-connecter-text-widget-input-values- Service: Chat Widget
- Purpose: stored last chat session user details
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
- Notes:
- we are keeping last filled values in chat-widget so that next time user don't need to put the name, emails etc
10. lead-connector-text-widget-i18n-keys
- Service: chat widget
- Purpose: for internationalization.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Session
- Notes:
- i18n translation.
11. wl
- Service: Calendar
- Purpose: Whitelabel Url
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
- Notes:
- store whitelabel url for redirect
12. ln_url
- Service: Funnel
- Purpose: Use for Funnel
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
- Notes:
- LeadConneclogin URL
13. orderResponse
- Service: Funnel
- Purpose: use for upsell and order confirmation
- Cookie Type and Duration: Session
- Notes:
- Stored order form response for upsell to work and confirmation
14. contactResponse
- Service: Funnel
- Purpose: use for order form, upsell and sticky contact
- Cookie Type and Duration: Session
- Notes:
- Stored Contact response for order form, upsell and sticky contact
15. redirect
- Service: Ecommerce
- Purpose: redirect action for ecom
- Cookie Type and Duration: Session
- Notes:
- ecom post purchase redirect URL
16. _mf_[location_id]
- Service: Membership
- Purpose: use for membership access
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
- Notes:
- stored membership info once membership purchased from order form
17. user_data_[calendar_id/location_id]
- Service: Calendar
- Purpose: calender details and data entered (excluding credit card info).
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
- Notes:
- Assists with form submission tracking and data retention.
18. v3_first_session_event__[location_id]
- Service: Attribution Team
- Purpose: To store and identify landing session data.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Session (expires after 30 minutes)
- Notes:
- Stores data like referrer, landing URL, and other parameters.
- Helps in analyzing the first user session.
19. v2_contact_session__[location_id]__[session_id]
- Service: Attribution Team
- Purpose: To store unique session ID for lead identification.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 168 hours/7 days)
- Notes:
- Identifies leads by unique ID.
20. v2_contact_session__[location_id]__[session_id]
- Service: Attribution Team
- Purpose: To store unique session ID for lead identification.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 168 hours/7 days)
- Notes:
- Identifies leads by unique ID.
21. v2_user_session_event_[location_id]__[session_id]
- Service: Attribution Team
- Purpose: To store unique session ID for lead identification.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 168 hours/7 days)
- Notes:
- Identifies leads by unique ID.
22. v2_session_history__[location_id]
- Service: Attribution Team
- Purpose: To keep a log of all session details for analysis.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
- Notes:
- Facilitates session analytics and user behavior tracking.
23. _pl_[funnel_id]
- Service: Funnel
- Purpose: v2 Order form products Details
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
- Notes:
- Stored v2 order form products details for order confirmation
24. _pl_v1_[funnel_id]
- Service: Funnel
- Purpose: v1 order form product details
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
- Notes:
- Stored v1 order form products details for order confirmation
25. _pl_ecom_<variable>
- Service: Ecommerce
- Purpose: product details
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
- Notes:
- products details for order summary in thank you page
26. _address_[funnel_id]
- Service: Funnel/Ecommerce
- Purpose: use to show contact address
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
- Notes:
- Order Form confirmation contact address
27. cart_details_[funne_id]
- Service: Ecommerce
- Purpose: use to store cart details
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
- Notes:
- persist cart details for user session
28. couponSessionId_[funne_id/location_id]
- Service: Funnel/Ecommerce
- Purpose: use to store coupon session for an user
- Cookie Type and Duration: session
- Notes:
- applicable on one-time products
29.
location_ - Service: Funnels
- Purpose: Stores unique identifier, logging emails, and billing information.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
- Notes:
- Facilitates user actions and form submissions.
30.
<variable>lead-connecter-text-widget-prompt-dismissed - Service: Chat Widget
- Purpose: stored time when user click on chat-widget
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
- Notes:
- this is to track when did user click on chat-widget last time
31.
<variable>_lead-connecter-live-widget-message-data - Service: Chat Widget
- Purpose: stored last input from chat-widget
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
- Notes:
- this is to save last input data in chat-widget, it brings same value next time in input fields
32. v2_history__[location_id]
- Service: Attribution Team
- Purpose: To store each user page visit and time spent on pages.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
- Notes:
- Tracks user journey through the website.
33. embedCode[surveyId]
- Service: Forms
- Purpose: Maintains embed code configuration.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
- Notes:
- Embedding form configurations for user sessions.
34. survey_temp_slides_[surveyId]
- Service: Surveys
- Purpose: Maintains survey slide configurations.
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
- Notes:
- Retains survey configuration settings between sessions.
35.
tr - Service: Funnel/Forms
- Purpose: use for order tracking purpose
- Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
- Notes:
- generate tracking ID for transactions
36.
redirectUrlOnSuccess - Service: Funnel/Form/Calendar
- Purpose: use for order form success redirect action
- Cookie Type and Duration: Session
- Notes:
- stored order form redirect url for IDEAL,SEPA and BAN CONTACT provider
37.
redirectUrlOnFailure - Service: Funnel/Forms
- Purpose: use for order form failure redirect action
- Cookie Type and Duration: Session
- Notes:
- stored order form redirect url for IDEAL,SEPA and BAN CONTACT provider
Notes for Authors / Editors
Keep formatting consistent with the “Essential Cookies” and “Variable Cookies” tables.
Use plain descriptions and mark cookies by purpose (Essential, Functional, Analytics).
Confirm that “creative-data-engineers.com” domain is referenced where applicable.
Group all new cookies under section 4. eCommerce-specific and analytics cookies for easy identification.