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Cookie Policy (EU)

This Cookie Policy was last updated on August 16, 2023 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://www.cynical.ws (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 program 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 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Advertising cookies

On this website we use advertising cookies, enabling us to personalize the advertisements for you, and we (and third parties) gain insights into the campaign results. This happens based on a profile we create based on your click and surfing on and outside https://www.cynical.ws. With these cookies you, as website visitor are linked to a unique ID, so you do not see the same ad more than once for example.

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

On our website, we have included content from Facebook to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook. This content is embedded with code derived from Facebook and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

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 anonymized as much as possible. Facebook is located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

AddThis

Statistics, Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use AddThis for providing social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the AddThis Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

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Function
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Function
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psc
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Function
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Function
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na_id
Expiration
Function

Statistics

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_at.hist.*
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persistent
Function
Store the user’s usage history
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uid
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store a unique user ID

Marketing/Tracking

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at-lojson-cache-*
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persistent
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Provide functions across pages
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at-rand
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persistent
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Provide functions across pages
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ouid
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1 year
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Store a unique user ID
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na_tc
Expiration
2 years
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Store dynamic variables from the browser
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mus
Expiration
1 year
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Provide functions across pages
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loc
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store location data
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uvc
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
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cw_id
Expiration
1 month
Function
Store and track interaction

Functional

Name
__atuvc
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store performed actions on the website
Name
__atuvs
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store performed actions on the website

Wordfence

Functional

Usage

We use Wordfence for security and fraud prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wordfence Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
wf-scan-issue-expanded-*
Expiration
session
Function
Provide the identification of trusted web traffic

Google Ads Optimization

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google Ads Optimization for showing advertisements. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Ads Optimization Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

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google_experiment_mod*
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
1p_jar
Expiration
1 month
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting

Shareaholic

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Shareaholic for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
shareaholic_token
Expiration
Function

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

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__utma
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store the calculation of days and time to purchase
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_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews
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_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
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_gid
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and count pageviews

Drift

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Drift for customer identity management. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Drift Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

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driftt_aid
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store a unique user ID

Google various services

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google various services for website development. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google various services Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

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__gpi
Expiration
Function

Form maker by 10web

Functional

Usage

We use Form maker by 10web for webforms. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

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fm_cookie_*
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store if a message has been dismissed

Facebook

Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

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_fbc
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store last visit
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fbm*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details
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xs
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
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fr
Expiration
3 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
act
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store logged in users
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_fbp
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
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datr
Expiration
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
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c_user
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
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sb
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store browser details
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*_fbm_
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

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wd
Expiration
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
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csm
Expiration
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
actppresence
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track if the browser tab is active

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

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DRIFT_visitCounts
Expiration
Function
Name
SHR_ID
Expiration
Function
Name
google_adsense_settings
Expiration
Function
Name
km_ai
Expiration
Function
Name
km_lv
Expiration
Function
Name
drift_aid
Expiration
Function
Name
taba-admin
Expiration
Function
Name
tab-container-plus
Expiration
Function
Name
SHR_E_ENC
Expiration
Function
Name
__gads
Expiration
Function
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cmplz_consenttype
Expiration
365 days
Function
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_ccmaid
Expiration
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Expiration
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Name
shr_u
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function
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cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
tab-container-adv
Expiration
Function
Name
tab-container-page
Expiration
Function

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 “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in 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

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. 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 website again.

9. 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).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Guy Smith
PO Box 8642, Asheville, NC 28804
United States
Website: https://www.cynical.ws
Email: sw.lacinyc@yug

This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on August 16, 2023.

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