Cookie Policy

Last modified and effective: 29 November 2023.

This cookie policy (“Policy”) describes what cookies are and how and they’re being used by the somecoolwords.online website (“Website” or “Service”) and any of its related products and services (collectively, “Services”). This Policy is a legally binding agreement between you (“User”, “you” or “your”) and this Website operator (“Operator”,”I”,  “me” or “mine”). If you are entering into this agreement on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this agreement, in which case the terms “User”, “you” or “your” shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with the terms of this agreement, you must not accept this agreement and may not access and use the Website and Services. You should read this Policy so you can understand the types of cookies I use, the information I collect using cookies and how that information is used. It also describes the choices available to you regarding accepting or declining the use of cookies. For further information on how I use, store and keep your personal data secure, see my Privacy Policy.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small pieces of data stored in text files that are saved on your computer or other devices when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to remember you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (using a “persistent cookie”).

Session cookies are temporary cookies that are used during the course of your visit to the Website, and they expire when you close the web browser.

Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences within my Website and remain on your desktop or mobile device even after you close your browser or restart your computer. They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for you while visiting the Website and Services.

Cookies may be set by the Website (“first-party cookies”), or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on the Website (“third party cookies”). These third parties can recognise you when you visit my website and also when you visit certain other websites.

WHAT TYPE OF COOKIES DO I USE?

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies allow me to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating through our Website and using its features. For example, these cookies let me recognise that you have created an account and have logged into that account to access the content.

  • cookieyes-consent (duration: 1 year) – CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors.
  • __cf_bm (duration: 1 hour) – This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.

Functionality cookies

Functionality cookies let me operate the Website and Services in accordance with the choices you make. For example, I will recognize your username and remember how you customised the Website and Services during future visits.

Analytical cookies

These cookies enable me and third party services to collect aggregated data for statistical purposes on how our visitors use the Website. These cookies do not contain personal information such as names and email addresses and are used to help me improve your user experience of the Website.

This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyse traffic. Your IP address and user agent are shared with Google, together with performance and security metrics, to ensure quality of service, generate usage statistics and to detect and address abuse.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

  • _ga_* (duration: 1 year 1 month 4 days) – Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
  • _ga (duration: 1 year 1 month 4 days) – Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.
  • vuid (duration: 1 year 1 month 4 days 1 minute) – Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website.
  • CONSENT (duration: 2 years) – YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data.

Social media cookies

Third party cookies from social media sites (such as Facebook, Twitter, etc) let me track social network users when they visit or use the Website and Services, or share content, by using a tagging mechanism provided by those social networks.

These cookies are also used for event tracking and remarketing purposes. Any data collected with these tags will be used in accordance with our and social networks’ privacy policies. I will not collect or share any personally identifiable information from the user.

Performance cookies

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Advertisement cookies

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

  • mailpoet_page_view (duration: never) – MailPoet sets this cookie to provide subscription service.
  • mailpoet_subscriber (duration: never) – MailPoet sets this cookie to provide subscription service.
  • popup_form_dismissed (duration: 90 days) – used by MailPoet to remember if a subscription form was dismissed.
  • YSC (duration: session) – Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.
  • VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE (duration: 6 months) – YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
  • yt-remote-device-id (duration: never) – YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.
  • yt.innertube::requests (duration: never) – YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
  • yt.innertube::nextId (duration: never) – YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
  • yt-remote-connected-devices (duration: never) – YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.
  • VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA (duration: 180 days) – Set by YouTube, stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain

DO I USE WEB BEACONS OR TRACKING PIXELS?

My emails may contain a “web beacon” (or “tracking pixel”) to tell me whether my emails are opened and verify any clicks through to links or advertisements within the email.

I may use this information for purposes including determining which of my emails are more interesting to users and to query whether users who do not open my emails wish to continue receiving them.

The pixel will be deleted when you delete the email. If you do not wish the pixel to be downloaded to your device, you should read the email in plain text view or with images disabled.

WHAT ARE YOUR COOKIE OPTIONS?

If you don’t like the idea of cookies or certain types of cookies, you can change your browser’s settings to delete cookies that have already been set and to not accept new cookies. Visit internetcookies.com to learn more about how to do this.

Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or do not accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features the Website and Services offer.

CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS

I reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms related to the Website and Services at any time at my discretion. When I do, I will revise the updated date at the top of this page. I may also provide notice to you in other ways at my discretion, such as through the contact information you have provided.

An updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Policy unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and Services after the effective date of the revised Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes.

ACCEPTANCE OF THIS POLICY

You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Website and Services you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorised to access or use the Website and Services.

CONTACTING ME

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this Policy or the use of cookies, I encourage you to contact me using the details below: michal.kamil.piotrowski@gmail.com. The data administrator is Michał Kamil Piotrowski (39 Augusta Gardens, Folkestone CT20 2RT, United Kingdom).