Cookie Policy

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Claudio Berther

Legal and Data Protection Officer

1. Purpose

The purpose of these policy is to inform our customers about the following topics:
  • What are cookies?
  • How do we use cookies?
  • How can the usage of cookies be controlled?
  • Where to get further information on the different cookies?
  • How to contact us?

2. Scope

When we use words like “we”, “our”, we mean Yokoy and all its country entities as outlined in our Privacy Policy. We are the data controller for the data collected using cookies on our website. Our website is www.yokoy.io, including our subdomains that we own and operate. When we refer to “you”, we mean you as a user of or visitor to our website. This Cookie Policy forms part of our Privacy Policy. Our use of cookies may involve the processing of your personal data. We therefore recommend that you read this Cookie Policy in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.

3. Responsibility and review

This Cookie Policy is reviewed at least annually and signed off by the Legal and Data Protection Officer by publishing it on the website. The latest revision is visible under the title of this document.

4. Consent

By accepting our use of cookies, you consent to our use of cookies. Section 8 of this Cookie Policy lays out all your options to manage the usage of cookies other than necessary cookies, as explained below.

5. What is a cookie

A cookie is a text file that is sent from the web server to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive or mobile device. There are distinct types of cookies as outlined in section 6 used for distinct purposes as outlined in section 7 of this Cookie Policy.

6. Types of cookies

6.1. By purpose

Cookies can be divided into various categories. One option is to divide them by the purpose they serve (see section 7.) into necessary cookies, statistical cookies preference cookies and marketing cookies.

6.2. By Cookie deployer

This distinction refers to who is setting the cookie? Is it Yokoy or is it a third party? This distinction is answered in the provider column under section 7.

6.3. Cookie storage

This distinction relates to how long a cookie is actively collecting information. The main distinction is between session cookies who are deleted when the browser is closed and persistent cookies that keep collecting data for a specified amount of time as outlined in the expiry column in section 7.

7. Cookies used by us sorted by purpose

Different cookies serve different purposes, their common goal is to improve the experience of the user on the website and display information of interest to the user. Further, cookies give us feedback on your usage of our website and allow us to tailor the content closer to your needs in the future. There are cookies for the following purposes in use:

    1. Necessary cookies
    2. Statistical cookies
    3. Preference cookies
    4. Marketing cookies

7.1. Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. That is why necessary cookies are excluded from the consent structure in our Cookiebot tool. Cookiebot is provided by the German company Usercentrics. Here you can find some additional information on Usercentrics.

Data storage location Germany/Belgium 
Transfer mechanism  SCC of 4.6.2021  
Security measures  https://usercentrics.com/de/trust-center/ 
Legal basis Legal obligation (Art. 6 Para. 1 GDPR) of accountability according to Art. 5 Para. 2 GDPR.  
Address and privacy contact Usercentrics GmbH
Sendlinger Straße 7
80331 Munich datenschutz@usercentrics.com 

A table containing the necessary cookies can be found below.

Name  Provider  Purpose  Expiry 
_cf_bm [x5]  hubspot.com
go.yokoy.ai
blog.yokoy.ai
hsforms.com
hsforms.net 
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, to make valid reports on the use of the website.  1 day 
__cfruid [x2]  go.yokoy.ai
blog.yokoy.ai 
This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare – Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS connection for website operators like Yokoy.  Session 
__Host-next-auth.csrf-token  capture.navattic.com  This cookie ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and the visitor.  Session 
__Secure-next-auth.callback-url  capture.navattic.com  This cookie is used to detect spam and improve website security.  Session 
_cfuvid [x2]  hubspot.com
hsforms.com 
This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare – Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content and serving DNS connection for website operators like Yokoy.  Session 
_GRECAPTCHA  google.com  This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, to make valid reports on the use of the website.  180 days 
1.gif  imgsct.cookiebot.com  This cookie is used to count the number of sessions to the website, necessary for optimizing CMP product delivery.  Session 
AWSALBTG [x2]  www.videoask.com This cookie registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, to optimize user experience.  7 days 
AWSALBTGCORS [x2]  www.videoask.com This cookie registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, to optimize user experience.  7 days 
Bcookie  linkedin.com  Unclassified  1 year 
Bscookie  www.linkedin.com  This cookie is used to identify the visitor through an application. This allows the visitor to login to a website through their LinkedIn application for example.  1 year 
CONSENT  www.youtube.com  This cookie is used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie management tool. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.  2 years 
CookieConsent [x5]  consent.cookiebot.com
This cookie stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain.  1 year 
Elementor  yokoy.io  This cookie is used in context with the website’s WordPress theme. The cookie allows us to implement or change the website’s content in real-time.  Persistent 
embed/v3/counters.gif  js.hs-scripts.com  This cookie is used to implement forms on the website.  Session 
intercom-session-#  js.intercomcdn.com  This cookie sets a specific ID for the user which ensures the integrity of the website’s chat function.  7 days 
li_gc  linkedin.com  Unclassified  180 days 
localTimeZone  yokoy.io  This cookie holds the users time zone.  Session 
rc::a  gstatic.com  This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, to make valid reports on the use of the website.  Persistent 
rc::b  gstatic.com  This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.  Session 
rc::c  gstatic.com  This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.  Session 
rc::d-15#  Gstatic.com  This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.  Persistent 
test_cookie  doubleclick.net  This cookie is used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies.  1 day 
wpEmojiSettingsSupports  yokoy.io  This cookie is part of a bundle of cookies which serve the purpose of content delivery and presentation. The cookies keep the correct state of font, blog/picture sliders, color themes and other website settings.  Session 

7.2. Statistics cookies

Statistics cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Name ProviderPurpose Expiry
__hssc [x2] js.hs-analytics.netThis cookie identifies if the cookie data needs to be updated in the visitor’s browser. 1 day 
__hssrc [x2] js.hs-analytics.netThis cookie is used to recognize the visitor’s browser upon reentry on the website. Session 
__hstc [x2] js.hs-analytics.netThis cookie sets a unique ID for the session. This allows us to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes. 180 days 
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress script.hotjar.com This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. 1 day 
_hjFirstSeen script.hotjar.com This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. 1 day 
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_# script.hotjar.com This cookie collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. 1 day 
_hjSession_# [x2] script.hotjar.comThis cookie collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. 1 day 
_hjSessionUser_# [x2] script.hotjar.comThis cookie collects statistics on the visitor’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read. 1 year 
_hjTLDTest script.hotjar.com This cookie registers statistical data on users’ behavior on the website. Used by us for internal analytics.  Session 
AMP_# [x2] cdn.amplitude.comThis cookie registers statistical data on users’ behavior on the website. Used by us for internal analytics.  1 year 
AMP_MKTG_# cdn.amplitude.com This cookie registers statistical data on users’ behavior on the website. Used by us for internal analytics.  1 year 
AMP_TEST [x5] cdn.amplitude.comThis cookie registers statistical data on users’ behavior on the website. Used by us for internal analytics.  Session 
AMP_TLDTEST [x2] cdn.amplitude.comThis cookie registers statistical data on users’ behavior on the website. Used by us for internal analytics.  Session 
AMP_unsent_# cdn.amplitude.com This cookie registers statistical data on users’ behavior on the website. Used by us for internal analytics.  Persistent 
AnalyticsSyncHistory linkedin.com This cookie is used in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service. 30 days 
e.gif albacross.com This cookie is used to distinguish between different users coming from the same IP-address. Session 
hjActiveViewportIds hotjar.com This cookie contains an ID string on the current session. This contains non-personal data on what subpages the visitor enters – this information is used to optimize the visitor’s experience. Persistent 
hjViewportId hotjar.com This cookie saves the user’s screen size to adjust the size of images on the website. Session 
hubspotutk [x2] js.hs-analytics.netThis cookie sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes. 180 days 
isReturningVisitor# yokoy.io Unclassified 2379 days 
ln_order [x2] snap.licdn.comThis cookie registers statistical data on users’ behavior on the website. Used by us for internal analytics. 1 day 
personalization_id x.com This cookie is set by x – The cookie allows the visitor to share content from the website onto their x profile. 2 years 
sliguid [x4] scout-cdn.salesloft.comThis cookie contains a visitor ID – This is used to track visitors’ navigation and interaction on the website for internal website-optimization. 1 year 
slirequested [x4] scout-cdn.salesloft.comThis cookie contains a visitor ID – This is used to track visitors’ navigation and interaction on the website for internal website-optimization. 1 year 
Td www.googletagmanager.com This cookie registers statistical data on users’ behavior on the website. Used by us for internal analytics.  Session 

7.3. Preference cookies

Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

intercom.intercom-state-# [x2] 

js.intercomcdn.com 
yokoy.io 

This cookie remembers whether the user has minimized or closed chat-box or pop-up messages on the website. 

Persistent 

intercom-device-id-# 

js.intercomcdn.com 

This cookie sets a specific ID for the user which ensures the integrity of the website’s chat function. 

270 days 

intercom-id-# 

js.intercomcdn.com 

This cookie allows the website to recognize the visitor, to optimize the chat-box functionality. 

270 days 

Lidc 

linkedin.com 

Unclassified 

1 day 

theme-ui-color-mode 

capture.navattic.com 

This cookie remembers the user’s preferences in terms of font size and colors on the website. 

Persistent 

7.4. Marketing cookies

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

8. How to manage Cookies

There are three distinct ways you can influence the usage of non-necessary cookies.

8.1. Cookiebot

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

#-# 

youtube.com 

This cookie is used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. 

Session 

__hmpl 

static.hsappstatic.net 

This cookie collects information on user preferences and/or interaction with web-campaign content – This is used on CRM-campaign-platform used by website owners for promoting events or products. 

Persistent 

__ptq.gif 

hubspot.com 

This cookie sends data to the marketing platform HubSpot about the visitor’s device and behavior. It tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. 

Session 

_6senseCompanyDetails 

j.6sc.co 

This cookie is used in context with Account-Based-Marketing (ABM). The cookie registers data such as IP-addresses, time spent on the website and page requests for the visit. This is used for retargeting multiple users rooting from the same IP-addresses. ABM usually facilitates B2B marketing purposes. 

Persistent 

_an_uid [x2] 

j.6sc.co

This cookie presents the user with relevant content and advertisement. The service is provided by third-party advertisement hubs, which facilitate real-time bidding for advertisers. 

7 days 

_fbp [x2] 

connect.facebook.net

This cookie is used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. 

3 months 

_ga [x2] 

www.googletagmanager.com

This cookie is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. For more information on Google Analytics see our Privacy Policy. 

2 years 

_ga_# [x2] 

www.googletagmanager.com

This cookie is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. For more information on Google Analytics see our Privacy Policy. 

2 years 

_gat [x2] 

www.google-analytics.com

This cookie is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.  For more information on Google Analytics see our Privacy Policy. 

1 day 

_gcl_au [x2] 

www.googletagmanager.com

This cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. 

3 months 

_gd_session [x4] 

j.6sc.co

This cookie collects visitor data related to the user’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded, with the purpose of displaying targeted ads. 

1 day 

_gd_svisitor [x2] 

j.6sc.co

This cookie collects visitor data related to the user’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded, with the purpose of displaying targeted ads. 

2 years 

_gd_visitor [x4] 

j.6sc.co

This cookie collects visitor data related to the user’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded, with the purpose of displaying targeted ads. 

2 years 

_gid [x2] 

www.google-analytics.com

This cookie is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. For more information on Google Analytics see our Privacy Policy. 

1 day 

_uetsid [x2] 

bat.bing.com

This cookie collects data on visitor behavior from multiple websites, to present more relevant advertisements – This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement. 

1 day 

_uetsid 

bing.com 

This cookie is used to track visitors on multiple websites, to present relevant advertisements based on the visitor’s preferences. 

Persistent 

_uetsid_exp 

bing.com 

This cookie contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. 

Persistent 

_uetvid [x2] 

bat.bing.com

This cookie is used to track visitors on multiple websites, to present relevant advertisements based on the visitor’s preferences. 

1 year 

_uetvid 

bing.com 

This cookie is used to track visitors on multiple websites, to present relevant advertisements based on the visitor’s preferences. 

Persistent 

_uetvid_exp 

bing.com 

This cookie contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. 

Persistent 

6suuid 

6sc.co 

This cookie registers user behavior and navigation on the website, and any interaction with active campaigns. This is used for optimizing advertising and for efficient retargeting. 

2 years 

ads/ga-audiences 

google.com 

This cookie is used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behavior across websites. 

Session 

Collect 

google-analytics.com 

This cookie is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. For more information see our privacy policy. 

Session 

collect/ 

ads.linkedin.com 

This cookie collects data on user behavior and interaction to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant. 

Session 

The easiest way is via our cookie management tool Cookiebot which is available on the website. There you can select if you want to allow us or our third parties to use cookies for purposes of statistics, preference, or marketing.

8.2. Browser settings

Another option is by using your browser settings. The relevant links for the most common browsers can be found here.

8.3. Browser plug-In

As an additional there is a plugin you can install on your browser allowing Google to stop collecting information on your online behavior. Google opt out.

9. How to contact us

Our in-house DPO is available under dpo@yokoy.ai and is responsible for data protection across all Yokoy entities. If you are looking for specific addresses or phone numbers of our entities, please visit our imprint page.

10. Disclaimer

While we review this cookie policy regularly, at least once a year, the development of our business and website is much more agile. To get an up-to-date look into our cookie usage please refer to our Cookiebot information.
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