This Cookie Policy was last updated on 18. December 2020 and applies to citizens of the European Economic Area.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://united-kingdom.option.news (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of programme code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Analytical cookies
Because statistics are being tracked anonymously, no permission is asked to place analytical cookies.
5.3 Advertising cookies
On this website we use advertising cookies, enabling us to gain insights into the campaign results. This happens based on a profile we create based on your behaviour on https://united-kingdom.option.news. With these cookies you, as website visitor, are linked to a unique ID but these cookies will not profile your behaviour and interests to serve personalised ads.
5.4 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Because these cookies are marked as tracking cookies, we ask your permission to place these.
5.5 Social media buttons
On our website we have included buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymised as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest are located in the United States.
6. Placed cookies
Usage
We use Google Analytics for website statistics.
Statistics (anonymous)
_ga
2 years
_gid
1 day
Count and track pageviews
_gat
1 minute
Filter requests from bots
Statistics
_gat_gtag_UA_*
1 minute
Store a unique user ID
Usage
We use Complianz for cookie consent management.
Functional
cmplz_choice
365 days
Store if a message has been dismissed
cmplz_id
365 days
Store anonymized statistics
complianz_policy_id
365 days
Store accepted cookie policy ID
complianz_consent_status
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_user_data
365 days
Determines which cookie banner to show
Usage
We use Yandex Metrica for website statistics.
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Preferences
_ym_d
1 year
Store first visit to the site
Purpose pending investigation
_ym_uid
2 years
_ym_isad
1 day
Usage
We use Statcounter for website statistics.
Statistics
sc_is_visitor_unique
2 years
Store number of visits
is_unique
5 years
Store unique visits
Usage
We use Automattic for website development.
Statistics
tk_ai
session
Store a unique user ID
Usage
We use WooCommerce for webshop management.
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
woocommerce_items_in_cart
session
Store items in shopping cart
woocommerce_cart_hash
1 day
Store items in shopping cart
wp_woocommerce_session_*
session
Store performed actions on the website
Usage
We use WordFence for website security.
Functional
wfwaf-authcookie-*
12 hours
Determine if the user is logged in
Usage
We use Posts View Counter for website statistics.
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Purpose pending investigation
pvc_visits_*
Usage
We use Google Tag Manager for website statistics.
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Statistics
uslk_inital_url
persistent
uslk_referrer
persistent
uslk_operator_binding
persistent
uslk_drag
persistent
uslk_page_impressions
persistent
uslk_in_service_time
persistent
uslk_s
session
uslk_e
1 year
Usage
We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts.
Marketing/Tracking
Google Fonts API
none
Request user IP address
Usage
We use Google Maps for maps display.
Marketing/Tracking
Google Maps API
none
Request user IP address
Usage
We use Vimeo for video display.
Statistics
__utmt_player
10 minutes
Store and track audience reach
vuid
2 years
Store the user’s usage history
Usage
We use YouTube for video display.
Marketing/Tracking
GPS
session
Store location data
Functional
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
6 months
Estimate bandwidth
Statistics
YSC
session
Store a unique user ID
PREF
1 year
Store and track visits across websites
Usage
We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Marketing/Tracking
actppresence
1 year
Manage ad display frequency
_fbc
2 years
Store last visit
fbm*
1 year
Store account details
xs
3 months
Store a unique session ID
fr
3 months
Enable ad delivery or retargeting
_fbp
3 months
Store and track visits across websites
datr
2 years
Provide fraud prevention
sb
2 years
Store browser details
*_fbm_
1 year
Store account details
Functional
wd
1 week
Determine screen resolution
act
90 days
Keep users logged in
c_user
90 days
Store a unique user ID
csm
90 days
Provide fraud prevention
presence
session
Store and track if the browser tab is active
Usage
We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Functional
local_storage_support_test
persistent
Load balancing functionality
Marketing/Tracking
metrics_token
persistent
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Usage
We use LinkedIn for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Marketing/Tracking
bcookie
2 years
Store browser details
li-oatml
1 month
Enable ad delivery or retargeting
li_sugr
3 months
Store browser details
UserMatchHistory
30 days
Enable ad delivery or retargeting
lidc
1 day
Store performed actions on the website
bscookie
2 years
Store performed actions on the website
X-LI-IDC
session
Provide functions across pages
Functional
BizographicsOptOut
10 years
Store privacy preferences
Purpose pending investigation
linkedin_oauth_*
session
Usage
We use Wistia for video display.
Marketing/Tracking
wistia
persistent
Store performed actions on the website
Statistics
wistia-video-progress-*
persistent
Store if the user has seen embedded content
wistia-video-progress-*
persistent
Store if the user has seen embedded content
wistia-video-progress-*
persistent
Store if the user has seen embedded content
wistia-video-progress-*
persistent
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Usage
We use Google Ads for advertising.
Marketing/Tracking
ads/ga-audiences
none
Store information for remarketing purposes
Usage
We use Intercom Messenger for chat support.
Functional
intercom-session-*
1 week
Usage
We use Google Translate for locale management.
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
googtrans
session
Store language settings
Usage
We use CloudFlare for content distribution network (CDN) services.
Functional
__cfduid
30 days
Identify trusted web traffic
Sharing data
Sharing of data is pending investigation
Purpose pending investigation
googlesitekit_core::site::notifications
em_cdn_uid
em_p_uid
intercom-id-*
AMP-CONSENT
undefined
loglevel
googlesitekit_legacy_modules::analytics::report::b9d29b5a688b67a72c16f5cd56b71aae
googlesitekit_legacy_modules::search-console::searchanalytics::14bf456def2282c15006e28a71ed9b45
googlesitekit_legacy_modules::analytics::report::8a4eff7109810b64499f7e9b78d81054
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googlesitekit_legacy_1.24.0_modules::analytics::report::b9d29b5a688b67a72c16f5cd56b71aae
googlesitekit_legacy_1.24.0_modules::analytics::report::8a4eff7109810b64499f7e9b78d81054
7. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Alle Cookies”, you consent to us using all cookies and plug-ins as described in the pop-up and this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
7.1 Manage your consent settings
8. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).
9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Helmut Melzer, Option Medien e.U.
Seidengasse 13/3, A-1070 Wien, Austria
Austria
Website: https://united-kingdom.option.news
Email: office@dieoption.at
This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on 3. March 2021