SANDLER SYSTEMS, LLC
Cookie Policy
Effective Date / Last Revised: April 11, 2022
This Cookie Policy describes how Sandler Systems, LLC and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Sandler,” or “we” or “us”) use cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies on its website (“Site”).
This Cookie Policy is part of Sandler’s Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy“) found. Capitalised terms not defined in this Cookie Policy have the meanings set forth in the Privacy Policy.
We may change this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use and how we use them. A banner on our website will remind you to review our Cookie Policy.
What are cookies and web beacons?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies enable a website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) and recognise you and/or your browser, along with some information you have provided in the past. Web beacons/pixel tags are small graphics on a webpage or email that monitor your activity when viewing a webpage or email. We use the term “cookies” generally in this Cookie Policy to refer to these various types of tracking mechanisms.
Why do we collect cookies?
We use cookies to:
- make the Site function properly,
- provide personalised experiences on and off the Site,
- tailor our interactions with you,
- provide us with valuable data for analysis and improvement of the Site and web experience,
- help us with our marketing efforts,
- provide us with statistics about usage and effectiveness, and
- help us improve the Site, products and services.
We also may collect data about how you use (i) your online account, and (ii) the Site, when you are logged into your account. We may combine data automatically collected from you with other personal data about you.
What cookies does the site use?
Necessary Cookies
The following cookies are required for the Site to function properly. Even if you opt-out of cookies in your browser settings, the Site may still place and collect necessary cookies to enable website functionality. Your consent is not required for the use of necessary cookies.
| COOKIE NAME | FIRST OR THIRD PARTY | BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| __hssrc | First Party | Track page visits, page visit durations, and distinguish users |
| OptanonConsent | First Party | Track page visits, page visit durations, and distinguish users |
| JSESSIONID | First Party | The JSESSIONID cookie is used by New Relic to store a session identifier so that New Relic can monitor session counts for an application. |
| TotaraSession | First Party | Session Identifier |
| cookie-agreed-version | First Party | Session Identifier |
Functional Cookies / Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us improve the Site and our Services, assess how you interact with the Site, and for other analytics purposes:
| COOKIE NAME | FIRST OR THIRD PARTY | BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| bcookie | Third Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| bsbcookie | Third Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| lang | Third Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| lidc | Third Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| UserMatchHistory | Third Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| _hssc | First Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| _cf_bm | First Party | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| InfusionsoftTrackingCookie | First Party | Session Identifier for Infusionsoft |
| intercom-id-mp6vs0zv | First Party | Session Identifier for Intercom |
| intercom-session-mp6vs0zv | First Party | Session Identifier for Intercom |
Performance Cookies
We use performance cookies to monitor website performance and collect information about how visitors use our Site.
| COOKIE NAME | FIRST OR THIRD PARTY | BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | First Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| _ga_UA | First Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| _gcl_au | First Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| _gid | First Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| _hstc | First Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| hubspotutk | First Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| InfusionsoftTrackingCookie | Third Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| _gat | First Party | This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
| GCLB | First Party | This cookie is known as Google Cloud Load Balancer set by the provider Google. This cookie is used for external HTTPS load balancing of the cloud infrastructure with Google. |
| _ga | First Party | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| _gid | First Party | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| socialsnap_viewed_ | Third Party | To store performed actions on the website. |
Targeting / Advertising Cookies
We use cookies to help us advertise and to target advertising to you.
| COOKIE NAME | FIRST OR THIRD PARTY | BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| _fbp | First Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| IDE | Third Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| mt_misc | Third Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| uuid | Third Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
| ssi | Third Party | Track page visits, page visit durations and distinguish users |
Targeted advertising
We use third parties and/or service providers to provide interest-based advertising services. These services may serve advertisements on our behalf that are customised based on predictions about your interests generated from your visits to websites (including the Site) over time and across different websites. The data collected may be associated with your personal data. These advertisements may appear on the Site and on other websites, and may be sent to you via email.
To change your preferences with respect to certain online ads and to obtain more information about ad networks and online behavioural advertising, visit National Advertising Initiative Consumer opt-out page or the Digital Advertising Alliance Self-Regulatory Program. Changing your settings with individual browsers or ad networks will not necessarily carry over to other browsers or ad networks. As a result, depending on the opt-outs you request, you may still see our ads. Opting-out of targeted advertising does not opt you out of all ads, just those targeted to you.
We use Google Ads to serve ads across various websites. Google uses Cookies to collect data about your visits to the Site to generate targeted advertisements to you on other websites that you visit. To opt-out of this type of advertising by Google, to customise your ad preferences, or to limit Google’s collection or use of such data, visit Google’s Safety Center and Google’s Ad Settings and follow Google’s personalized ad opt-out instructions. Opting out will not affect your use of the Site.
Video content
The Site may contain videos and embedded content provided by YouTube, including visible content and/or feeds scripts embedded in the Site’s code. YouTube may collect data about how you interact with such content. Specifically, our use of YouTube content requires us to implement certain application programming interfaces (APIs) from YouTube, which allow for data collection, disclosure and use by YouTube pursuant to the Google Privacy Policy available here. By watching the videos and interacting with such content, you agree to the collection and use of such data. You may revoke YouTube’s access to your data by visiting the Google security settings page available here.
Maps
The Site may contain maps provided by third parties for your convenience. Sandler and such third parties may collect data about how you interact with the maps (e.g. Google may collect usage data on maps embedded on the Site as described in Google’s privacy policy). Even if you do not interact with the maps, Google may still collect certain information about your interactions with our Site if you are signed into your Google account when access our Site. Please see Google’s privacy policy for more information.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect and process information about your use of the Site. Google sets cookies on your browser or device, and then your web browser will automatically send information to Google. Google uses this information to provide us with reports that we use to better understand and measure how users interact with our Site.
We may also use the following Google Analytics add-ons modules:
- Remarketing with Google Analytics, which uses user behaviors on our Site to help us identify users for our remarketing campaigns.
- Google Display Network Impression Reporting, which provides us information about how often our ads are shown.
To learn more about how Google uses data, visit Google’s Privacy Policy and Google’s page on “How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps.” You may download the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for each web browser you use, but this does not prevent the use of other analytics tools. To learn more about Google Analytics Cookies, visit Google Analytics Cookie Usage on Websites.
How long do cookies last?
A cookie can either be a “session” cookie or a “persistent” cookie. Session cookies exist only for so long as you are visiting the applicable website and are typically deleted within thirty (30) minutes or removed when you exit your web browser, whichever is longer.
Persistent cookies exist for a set period of time, for example, up to two (2) years. Each time you visit a website that has implemented a persistent cookie, the persistent cookie is renewed and that cookie will remain active until its predetermined expiration date. You can manually delete persistent cookies through your browser settings.
We may store information in the United States
We may store information collected from cookies and other tracking technologies on servers in the United States. Certain governmental authorities may not consider the level of protection of personal data in the United States to be equivalent to that required in other jurisdictions.
First-party versus third-party cookies
Cookies can be either “first-party” or “third-party” cookies. A first-party cookie allows your web browser to talk to the actual website that you are visiting (i.e. the Site). A third-party cookie allows your web browser to talk to a third-party website, such as the source of an ad that appears on the website you are visiting or a third-party analytics provider. Sandler does not have control over a third party’s use of information collected via third-party cookies.
How to you manage cookies or opt-out?
You may accept or refuse cookies by activating settings in your browser.
Please be aware that if cookies are disabled, not all features of the Site may operate as intended. While select cookies can be disabled based on your browser settings, you may not be able to decline or refuse “Strictly Necessary Cookies” which are required to make the Site work properly.
You may wish to refer to https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for information on commonly used browsers. Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers below:
- Google Chrome: Google Chrome Support
- Microsoft Edge: Microsoft Edge Support
- Mozilla Firefox: Firefox Support
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer Support
To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit: GA Opt Out
California’s “Do not track” requirement
WE DO NOT REACT TO “DO NOT TRACK” OR “DNT” BROWSER SIGNALS AT THIS TIME.
Contact us.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, please contact the Vice President of Legal, using the following details: [email protected] or (410) 559-2020.
Data Controller: Sandler Systems, LLC, 300 Red Brook Boulevard, Suite 400, Owings Mills, Maryland, 21117, USA