Introduction and Scope
This Cookie Policy (the “Policy”) is designed to assist you in understanding how and why SocketLabs Acquisition, LLC (“SocketLabs”, “we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and other similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies”) on our website https://www.socketlabs.com and any webpage linking to this Policy (collectively, the “Website”) to collect and develop data. We use Cookies to: allow our Website to operate, increase its functionality and efficiency, analyze how you use our Website so that we can improve it, tailor the content and information that we display to you on our Website, and provide you with targeted advertisements.
To the extent we collect any personal data about you through our use of Cookies, our General Privacy Policy will apply to the processing of such personal data, as defined in the General Privacy Policy.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
A “cookie” is a small text file stored on your device that contains information about your device. Our Website may also employ a software technology called clear GIFs (a.k.a. web beacons) that helps us better manage content on our Website by informing us what content is effective. Clear GIFs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Website users. We may also use local shared objects (a.k.a. “flash cookies”), pixels, or other similar technologies. All of these tracking technologies are collectively referred to as “Cookies” in this Policy.
Opting Out
You can alter the configuration of your browser to reject certain types of Cookies. Note, if you reject certain Cookies, you may not be able to access and use all of the features on our Website. You may also set your browser to send a Do Not Track (DNT) signal. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/ and https://allaboutdnt.com/. Please note that our Website does not have the capability to respond to “Do Not Track” signals received from web browsers.
Types of Cookies
We use both session and persistent Cookies. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent Cookies may be retained after you close your browser but have an expiration date.
Some of the Cookies placed on your device through our Website are first-party Cookies, since they are placed directly by us. Other parties, such as Google, may also set their own (third-party) Cookies through our Website. Please refer to the privacy policies of these third parties to learn more about the way in which they collect and process information about you.
How We Use Cookies on Our Website
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These Cookies are necessary for our Website to function and cannot be turned off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions you take which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms. You may be able to set your browser to block or alert you about these Cookies. However, if you block these Cookies some parts of our Website will not work.
Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
| __cfduid | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Cloudflare (a web security company) to identify individual users behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-user basis. | 1 year |
| _dc_gtm_UA-3265728-1 | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used along with Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code on pages on our Website. | 1 minute |
| PHPSESSID | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | A general-purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables – for example, it can be used to maintain your “logged-in” status as you navigate between pages on our Website. | Session |
| OptanonConsent | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the user’s browser, when consent is not given. | 1 year |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used as part of our cookie law compliance solution. This Cookie is set after you have seen a cookie information notice, and in some cases only when you actively close the notice down. It enables us not to show you the message more than once. | 1 year |
Performance Cookies
These Cookies allow us, among other things, to count Website visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us to know which pages are the most – and least – popular, and see how you move around the Website. If you do not allow these Cookies, we will not know when you have visited our Website and will not be able to monitor our Website’s performance.
Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
| _utmb | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used with the Google Analytics service to enable us to track your use of the Website and measure the Website’s performance. This Cookie determines new sessions and visits.The Google Analytics privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com
/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can find out how to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics by visiting https://tools.google.com /dlpage/gaoptout. |
30 minutes |
| _utmc | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used with the Google Analytics service to enable us to track your use of the Website and measure the Website’s performance. This Cookie works with the older version of Google Analytics known as Urchin. | Session |
| _utmz | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Identifies the source of traffic to our Website, so that Google Analytics can tell us where you come from when arriving on the site. | 6 months |
| _utma | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Google Analytics to calculate new and returning visitor statistics. | 2 years |
| _utmt_UA-[########] | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Google Analytics to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. | 10 minutes |
| _ga | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Google Analytics to store and update a unique value for each page you visit. | 1 day |
| _gat | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rates. | 1 day |
| _gat_custom | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rates. | 1 minute |
| _hjIncludedInSample | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Hotjar (a provider of web behavioral analytics and functionality services). This Cookie uniquely identifies you during a single browser session and indicates if you are included in an audience sample. | Session |
| _hstc | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Hubspot (a provider of behavioral analytics and content management services). This Cookie tracks your visits to the Website; it includes information like domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number. | 13 months |
| _hssrc | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Hubspot (a provider of analytics, CRM, marketing, and content management services). This Cookie determines if you have restarted your browser since you last visited the Website. | Session |
| _hsfirstvisit | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Hubspot (provider of analytics, CRM, marketing and content management services) as part of providing analytics services. | Session |
| _hssc | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Hubspot (provider of analytics, CRM, marketing and content management services). This Cookie keeps track of sessions, which is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the _hstc cookie. | 30 minutes |
| hubspotutk | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Hubspot (provider of analytics, CRM, marketing and content management services). This Cookie is used to keep track of your identity. The Cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. | 1 year |
| CPC_refererCPC_first_page_visited
CPC_last_landing_page |
SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by SocketLabs to track source attribution and URL data regarding visits to our website. | 6 months |
| CPC_utm_sourceCPC_utm_medium
CPC_utm_campaign CPC_utm_adgroup CPC_utm_term CPC_matchtype CPC_adid CPC_network CPC_ismobile CPC_adposition CPC_physlocation CPC_locofinterest CPC_gclid |
SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by SocketLabs to track source attribution data regarding visits to our website. | 90 days |
| InfusionsoftTrackingCookie | Infusionsoft (third-party Cookie) | Used by Infusionsoft (provider of customer relationship management services) to track your use of the Website. | 1 year |
| JSESSIONID | Infusionsoft (third-party Cookie) | Used by Infusionsoft (provider of customer relationship management services) to track your session ID. | Session |
| ubpvubvs
ubvt |
SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used by Unbounce, a service that allows us to test the effectiveness of different versions of web pages and ensure that you consistently see the expected version of a page. | 6 months
6 months 3 days |
| laravel_session | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie) | Used to create a session ID your, so that our system can identify you as a unique and individual user. | Session |
Functional Cookies
These Cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these Cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
| __lc.vistor_id.[########] | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie | Used by LiveChat, which enables the chat function on our Website. This Cookie allows the chat function to recognize you if you are a returning visitor. | 3 years |
| lc_window_state | SocketLabs (first-party Cookie | Used by LiveChat, which enables the chat function on our Website. This Cookie stores the open/closed state of the chat window. | Session |
| __livechat__livechat_lastvisit
__lc_mcst __lc_cst __lc_cid __lc_mcid lc_sso[#######] |
LiveChat (third-party Cookies) | Used and set by LiveChat. These Cookies enable the chat function on our Website and are used to recognize you across multiple visits. | 3 years |
| notification[status_ping]recent_window
__lc_vv message_text main_window_timestamp 3rdparty |
LiveChat (third-party Cookies) | Used and set by LiveChat. These Cookies enable the chat function on our Website. | Session |
Targeting Cookies
These Cookies may be set through our Website by our advertising partners (or set directly by our advertising partners). They record your visits to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. They are used by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on our Website as well as other sites. If you do not allow these Cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
| __fbp | SocketLabs(first-party Cookie) | Used by Facebook to deliver various advertisement products and services. | 3 months |
| frdatr | Facebook (third-party Cookie) | Collects data on your interests (for example, via widgets such as the ‘Like’ button). This is used to serve targeted advertising to you when you log into Facebook. This Cookie is also used for behaviorally targeted advertising on and from other websites. It contains a browser and unique user ID combination. | 3 months
4 months |
| lidclang
UserMatchHistory bscookie BizoID visit |
LinkedIn (third-party Cookies) | These Cookies are dropped and used by LinkedIn for content sharing and possibly tracking and behaviorally-targeted advertising. | 1 day
Session 1 month 9 months 2 years 9 months |
| MUIDB | Microsoft Bing(third-party Cookie) | Used by Microsoft’s advertising services to anonymously identify user sessions to help us measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns | 1 year |
| IDE | Google (third-party Cookie) | This Cookie is used by Google Advertising for re-targeting advertisements, optimization reporting, and attribution of online advertisements. | 2 years |
| IDEAPISID
SSID NID SID SAPISID HSID |
Google (third-party Cookie) | These Cookies are used by Google Advertising for re-targeting advertisements, optimization reporting, and attribution of online advertisements. | 4 months |
| LOGIN_INFOVISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
PREF GPS YSC |
YouTube (third-party Cookie) | These Cookies are used by YouTube, which collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. | 7981 years
6 months 4 years 20 minutes Session |
Changes to This Policy
If we make any material change to this Policy, we will post the revised Policy to our Website and update the “Effective Date” above to reflect the date on which the new Policy became effective.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Policy, please do not hesitate to send us an email at [email protected] or contact us by postal mail at:
SocketLabs Acquisition, LLC700 Turner Industrial Way, Suite 100
Aston, PA 19014 USA
Please allow up to four weeks for us to reply.
