Hoot Reading Website Cookie Notice
Last Updated: 12/28/2022
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate our Website and our Services, including to remember your preferences, to analyze our traffic, and on our Website, for remarketing purposes.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files sent from a website and stored on your computer or device browser. We use different types of cookies, described below.
Types of Cookies and Our Legal Basis for Placing Cookies:
We may place both session and persistent cookies on your browser. Session cookies are cookies that typically last for as long as you are using your browser, or browser session. Persistent cookies will last after you close your browser, and the lifespan of these cookie will vary depending on different factors, including your browser configuration and the traits of the particular cookie.
Our Website and Services place first party cookies on your browser, and we also allow third parties to do the same. A first party cookie is a cookie set by the website or domain you are visiting. A third party cookie is set by a domain other than the one you are visiting, operated by a separate company. While we may allow third parties to access the Website and Services to place these cookies on your browser, we do not retain control over the information supplied by the cookies, nor do we retain access to that data. This information is controlled wholly by that third party and subject to their privacy notice.
Cookies are further categorized in the table below.
Disabling, Deleting, or Opting Out of Cookies:
If you would like to disable, delete, or opt out of cookies, there are many ways to do so. Where possible, we have provided a link in the table below that explains how to opt out.
In addition, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through browser settings. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser to decline cookies. You may also delete existing cookies through your browser.
We also offer you the ability to control your choices regarding cookies through our control center. However, please note that if you disable cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our Website or our Services.
Cookie Type: Strictly Necessary
These are essential to our Services. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log in and cookies that allow us to remember your consent preferences. Where applicable, the legal basis for the collection of information through strictly necessary cookies is our legitimate interests or those of the third party service providers that help us operate the Services. More information on the balancing test supporting our legitimate interests is available upon request.
| Cookie | Name | Cookie 'Provider' | Duration | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hootreading.com | __hs_opt_out | Cookie Policy | 6 months | To store cookie consent preferences. | Strictly Necessary |
| hubspot.com | __cf_bm | Cookie Policy | 1 hour | Identify and mitigate automated traffic to protect site from bad bots. | Strictly Necessary |
| hubspot.com | csrf.app | Cookie Policy | 1 year | Used as a security countermeasure to prevent cross-site request forgery. | Strictly Necessary |
| hubspot.com | hubspotapi-csrf | Cookie Policy | 1 year | Preventing third-party websites from accessing our data. | Strictly Necessary |
| hubspot.com | hubspotapi-prefs | Cookie Policy | 15 months | This is used with the hubspotapi cookie to remember whether the user checked the "remember me" box (controls the expiration of the main cookie's authentication). | Strictly Necessary |
Cookie Type: Functional
Functional cookies allow us to maintain your choices and settings (for example, your country or account preferences). If you disable these cookies, the functionality of the Services may be affected. Where applicable, the legal basis for the collection of information through functional cookies is your consent.
| Cookie | Name | Cookie 'Provider' | Duration | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| facebook.com | datr | Cookie Policy | 2 years | Provide fraud prevention. | Functional |
| hootreading.com | __hssc | Cookie Policy | 30 minutes | To store anonymized statistics. | Functional |
| hootreading.com | _hjSession_* | Cookie Policy | 1 hour | To provide functions across pages. | Functional |
| www.hootreading.com | gatsby-gdpr-google-tagmanager | Cookie Policy | 1 year | The platform provides a React JS-based framework that makes it easy to bring disparate APIs and systems together on one site, making for a singular ecommerce experience for customers. Gatsby empowers ecommerce developers to build sites quicker, deploy seamlessly and reduce security vulnerabilities. | Functional |
| hubspot.com | hubspotapi | Cookie Policy | 1 month | This cookie allows the user to access the app with the correct permissions. | Functional |
Cookie Type: Targeted
Targeted cookies are used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests. This allows us to target advertising and marketing of our products and services to you across the internet, as well as content on our website. This information may be shared with third parties who may also serve advertising to you based on your perceived interests. Where applicable, the legal basis for the collection of such information by targeting cookies is your consent.
| Cookie | Name | Cookie 'Provider' | Duration | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubleclick.net | DSID | Cookie Policy | 1 week | To store user preferences. | Targeted |
| Doubleclick.net | IDE | Cookie Policy | 5 weeks | To provide ad delivery/re-targeting. | Targeted |
| facebook.com | fr | Cookie Policy | 3 months | To provide ad delivery or retargeting. | Targeted |
| google.ca | NID | Cookie Policy | 6 months | Shows Google ads in Google services for signed-out users. | Targeted |
| google.ca | __Secure-3PAPISID | Cookie Policy | 13 months | Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. | Targeted |
| google.ca | __Secure-3PSID | Cookie Policy | 13 months | Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. | Targeted |
| google.com | 1P_JAR | Cookie Policy | 1 month | Based on recent searches and previous interactions, custom ads are shown on Google sites. | Targeted |
| google.com | NID | Cookie Policy | 6 months | Stores visitors’ preferences and personalizes ads on Google websites based on recent searches and interactions. | Targeted |
| google.com | __Secure-3PAPISID | Cookie Policy | 13 months | Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. | Targeted |
| google.com | __Secure-3PSID | Cookie Policy | 13 months | Builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. | Targeted |
| google.com | __Secure-3PSIDCC | Cookie Policy | 1 year | Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalised Google Ads to the user. | Targeted |
| hootreading.com | __hssrc | Cookie Policy | 1 session | To store a unique session ID. | Targeted |
| hootreading.com | __hstc | Cookie Policy | 6 months | To store time of visit. | Targeted |
| hootreading.com | __fbp | Cookie Policy | 6 months | This cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisements when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting this website. | Targeted |
| hootreading.com | _tt_enable_cookie | Cookie Policy | 13 months | This tracking is used to evaluate and measure how different campaigns and marketing strategies perform on TikTok. Used to identify a visitor. | Targeted |
| hootreading.com | _ttp | Cookie Policy | 14 months | To measure and improve the performance of your advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience (including ads) on TikTok | Targeted |
| hootreading.com | hubspotutk | Cookie Policy | 13 months | To store and track a visitor's identity. | Targeted |
| tiktok.com | _ttp | Cookie Policy | 16 months | To measure and improve the performance of your advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience (including ads) on TikTok | Targeted |
Cookie Type: Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to track and analyze how our users navigate and use our Services. This includes whether a user has visited the Services before, the overall usage information and areas of the Services that users visit most often. This information helps us improve the user experience and performance of the Services. We do not use this information to track individual users or to identify them personally. Where applicable, the legal basis for analytics cookies is your consent.
| Cookie | Name | Cookie 'Provider' | Duration | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apps.elfsight.com | _p_hfp_client_id | Cookie Policy | 1 session | Cookie that prevents us from counting a person's views of the Elfsight review widget more than once every fifteen seconds. | Analytics |
| hootreading.com | _ga | Cookie Policy | 13 months | To store various analytics including the number of users, bounce rates, average session durations, sessions by channel, page views, goal completions and more. | Analytics |
| hootreading.com | _ga_* (multiple) | Cookie Policy | 13 months | To store various analytics including the number of users, bounce rates, average session durations, sessions by channel, page views, goal completions and more. | Analytics |
| hootreading.com | _gcl_au | Cookie Policy | 3 months | To store and track conversions. | Analytics |
| hootreading.com | _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Cookie Policy | 1 hour | To store unique visits | Analytics |
| hootreading.com | _hjSessionUser_* | Cookie Policy | 13 months | To store a unique user ID. | Analytics |
| hootreading.com | _hjTLDTest | Cookie Policy | Session duration | When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed. | Analytics |
| www.hootreading.com | _hjlIncludedInPageviewSample | Cookie Policy | 30 minutes | This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that user is included in the data sampling defined by your site’s pageview limit. | Analytics |
| www.hootreading.com | _hjIncludedInSessionSample | Cookie Policy | 30 minutes | Set to determine if a user is included in the data sampling defined by our site's daily session limit | Analytics |
Contact Information:
123 Handsart Blvd. Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 0C4
help@hootreading.com
1(833)789-HOOT (4668)
You also have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Please contact us for the information for the relevant authority.
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