What things you should include in your cookie policy

A cookie policy is a legal requirement for websites that use cookies or similar tracking technologies. It informs users about the types of cookies used, their purposes, and how users can manage their preferences. Here are some key components to include in a cookie policy.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. Include basics about cookies
• 2. Include essential cookies in your cookie policy
• 3. Include Cookies with variable names in your cookie policy
• More details like service, purpose, storage duration about every cookie
  • 1. msgsndr_id
  • 2. _mp
  • 3. provider 
  • 4. hl_timer_arrival, hl_timer_element_id
  • 5. user-email, user-billing-id
  • 5. cookie-config
  • 6. am_id
  • 7. am_fingerprint
  • 8. _ud
  • 10. referins-text-widget-i18n-keys
  • 11. wl
  • 12. ln_url
  • 13. orderResponse
  • 14. contactResponse
  • 15. redirect
  • 16. _mf_[location_id]
  • 17. user_data_[calendar_id/location_id]
  • 18. v3_first_session_event__[location_id]
  • 19. v2_contact_session__[location_id]__[session_id]
  • 20. v2_contact_session__[location_id]__[session_id]
  • 21. v2_user_session_event_[location_id]__[session_id]
  • 22. v2_session_history__[location_id]
  • 23. _pl_[funnel_id]
  • 24. _pl_v1_[funnel_id]
  • 25. _pl_ecom_
  • 26. _address_[funnel_id]
  • 27. cart_details_[funne_id]
  • 28. couponSessionId_[funne_id/location_id]
  • 32. v2_history__[location_id]
  • 33. embedCode[surveyId]
  • 34. survey_temp_slides_[surveyId]

1. Include basics about cookies

Include the following sections for customer to understand about the cookies:

- What are Cookies?

- Why do we use Cookies?

- How do you we use cookies

- Do you serve targeted advertising?

- How often will you update this Cookie Policy?

2. Include essential cookies in your cookie policy

3. Include Cookies with variable names in your cookie policy

The table below lists all the essential cookies for funnels/websites functionalities to work properly

Key	Stored in
hl_timer_<variable>	Browser cookies
_mf_<variable>	Browser cookies
user_data_<variable>	Browser cookies
v3_first_session_event_<variable>	Local storage/Browser Cookie
v2_contact_session_<variable>	Local storage/Browser Cookie
v2_user_session_event_<variable>	Local storage/Browser Cookie
v2_session_history_<variable>	Local storage
v2_history_<variable>	Local storage
_pl_<variable>	Local storage
_pl_v1_<variable>	Local storage
_pl_ecom_<variable>	Local storage
_address_<variable>	Local storage
cart_details_<variable>	Local storage
couponSessionId_<variable>	Session storage
location_	Local storage
<variable>referins-text-widget-prompt-dismissed	Local storage
<variable>_referins-live-widget-message-data	Local storage

More details like service, purpose, storage duration about every cookie

1. msgsndr_id

• Service: Funnels
• Purpose: To identify visitor contact information.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
• Notes:
  • Facilitates user-contact activities tracking.

2. _mp

• Service: Funnels
• Purpose: Stores marketplace information.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
• Notes:
  • Tracks user purchases, especially recurring payments.

3. provider 

• Service: Funnels
• Purpose: Stores the latest payment method type.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Session
• Notes:
  • Manages payment options during the user’s session.

4. hl_timer_arrival, hl_timer_element_id

• Service: Funnels
• Purpose: Stores arrival time and timer elements for user actions.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Session (expires in 1 day)
• Notes:
  • Timer-related user action tracking.

5. user-email, user-billing-id

• Service: Funnels
• Purpose: Stores unique identifier, logging emails, and billing information.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
• Notes:
  • Facilitates user actions and form submissions.

5. cookie-config

• Service: Funnels
• Purpose: Store cookie consent of user
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 6 month)
• Notes:
  • Getting permission from website visitors before storing or accessing cookies on their device

6. am_id

• Service: Affiliate Marketing Team
• Purpose: Stores unique code of affiliate for tracking.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (duration varies by user)
• Notes:
  • Tracks traffic and sales from affiliates.

7. am_fingerprint

• Service: Affiliate Marketing Team
• Purpose: Stores unique identifier for visit using affiliate code.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (duration varies by user)
• Notes:
  • Tracks clicks, leads, and sales from affiliates.

8. _ud

• Service: Forms/Surveys/Funnels/Calendar
• Purpose: Form/survey details and data entered (excluding credit card info).
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
• Notes:
  • Assists with form submission tracking and data retention.

• Service: Chat Widget
• Purpose: stored last chat session user details
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
• Notes:
  • we are keeping last filled values in chat-widget so that next time user don't need to put the name, emails etc

10. referins-text-widget-i18n-keys

• Service: chat widget
• Purpose: for internationalization.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Session
• Notes:
  • i18n translation.

11. wl

• Service: Calendar
• Purpose: Whitelabel Url
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
• Notes: 
  • store whitelabel url for redirect

12. ln_url

• Service: Funnel
• Purpose: Use for Funnel
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
• Notes: 
  • referins login URL

13. orderResponse

• Service: Funnel
• Purpose: use for upsell and order confirmation
• Cookie Type and Duration: Session
• Notes:
  • Stored order form response for upsell to work and confirmation

14. contactResponse

• Service: Funnel
• Purpose: use for order form, upsell and sticky contact
• Cookie Type and Duration: Session
• Notes:
  • Stored Contact response for order form, upsell and sticky contact

15. redirect

• Service: Ecommerce
• Purpose:  redirect action for ecom
• Cookie Type and Duration: Session
• Notes:
  • ecom post purchase redirect URL

16. _mf_[location_id]

• Service: Membership
• Purpose: use for membership access
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
• Notes:
  • stored membership info once membership purchased from order form

17. user_data_[calendar_id/location_id]

• Service: Calendar
• Purpose: calender details and data entered (excluding credit card info).
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent
• Notes:
  • Assists with form submission tracking and data retention.

18. v3_first_session_event__[location_id]

• Service: Attribution Team
• Purpose: To store and identify landing session data.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Session (expires after 30 minutes)
• Notes: 
  • Stores data like referrer, landing URL, and other parameters.
  • Helps in analyzing the first user session.

19. v2_contact_session__[location_id]__[session_id]

• Service: Attribution Team
• Purpose: To store unique session ID for lead identification.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 168 hours/7 days)
• Notes:
  • Identifies leads by unique ID.

20. v2_contact_session__[location_id]__[session_id]

• Service: Attribution Team
• Purpose: To store unique session ID for lead identification.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 168 hours/7 days)
• Notes:
  • Identifies leads by unique ID.

21. v2_user_session_event_[location_id]__[session_id]

• Service: Attribution Team
• Purpose: To store unique session ID for lead identification.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 168 hours/7 days)
• Notes:
  • Identifies leads by unique ID.

22. v2_session_history__[location_id]

• Service: Attribution Team
• Purpose: To keep a log of all session details for analysis.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
• Notes:
  • Facilitates session analytics and user behavior tracking.

23. _pl_[funnel_id]

• Service: Funnel
• Purpose: v2 Order form products Details
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
• Notes:
  • Stored v2 order form products details for order confirmation

24. _pl_v1_[funnel_id]

• Service: Funnel
• Purpose: v1 order form product details
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
• Notes:
  • Stored v1 order form products details for order confirmation

25. _pl_ecom_<variable>

• Service: Ecommerce
• Purpose: product details
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
• Notes:
  • products details for order summary in thank you page

26. _address_[funnel_id]

• Service: Funnel/Ecommerce
• Purpose: use to show contact address
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
• Notes:
  • Order Form confirmation contact address

27. cart_details_[funne_id]

• Service: Ecommerce
• Purpose: use to store cart details
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
• Notes:
  • persist cart details for user session

28. couponSessionId_[funne_id/location_id]

• Service: Funnel/Ecommerce
• Purpose: use to store coupon session for an user
• Cookie Type and Duration: session
• Notes:
  • applicable on one-time products

• Service: Funnels
• Purpose: Stores unique identifier, logging emails, and billing information.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
• Notes:
  • Facilitates user actions and form submissions.

• Service: Chat Widget
• Purpose: stored time when user click on chat-widget
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
• Notes:
  • this is to track when did user click on chat-widget last time

• Service: Chat Widget
• Purpose: stored last input from chat-widget
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
• Notes:
  •  this is to save last input data in chat-widget, it brings same value next time in input fields

32. v2_history__[location_id]

• Service: Attribution Team
• Purpose: To store each user page visit and time spent on pages.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
• Notes:
  • Tracks user journey through the website.

33. embedCode[surveyId]

• Service: Forms
• Purpose: Maintains embed code configuration.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
• Notes:
  • Embedding form configurations for user sessions.

34. survey_temp_slides_[surveyId]

• Service: Surveys
• Purpose: Maintains survey slide configurations.
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires Forever)
• Notes:
  • Retains survey configuration settings between sessions.

• Service: Funnel/Forms
• Purpose: use for order tracking purpose
• Cookie Type and Duration: Persistent (expires after 365 days)
• Notes: 
  • generate tracking ID for transactions

• Service: Funnel/Form/Calendar
• Purpose: use for order form success redirect action
• Cookie Type and Duration: Session
• Notes: 
  • stored order form redirect url for IDEAL,SEPA and BAN CONTACT provider

• Service: Funnel/Forms
• Purpose: use for order form failure redirect action
• Cookie Type and Duration: Session
• Notes: 
  • stored order form redirect url for IDEAL,SEPA and BAN CONTACT provider