Cookie Policy for Smartville
This Cookie Policy explains how Smartville uses cookies and similar technologies on https://smartville.io/.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember user preferences, improve performance, and, where permitted, measure usage and support communications and marketing.
For more information about how we handle personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
- enable essential website functionality
- remember your cookie preferences
- improve website performance and usability
- measure website traffic and usage, where consent has been provided
- support third-party services, where consent has been provided
Consent and California Privacy Compliance
Smartville is committed to complying with applicable privacy laws, including the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
Non-essential cookies, analytics tools, marketing technologies, and third-party tracking services are disabled by default and are only activated after you provide explicit consent through our cookie banner or cookie settings.
Before consent is given, Smartville limits cookies and related technologies to those that are strictly necessary for the operation, security, and basic functionality of the website.
You may accept, reject, or modify your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings available on the website.
Types of Cookies We Use
We may use the following categories of cookies:
- Essential cookies — These are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled through our consent tool.
- Statistics cookies — These help us understand how visitors use the website and are only enabled after consent.
- Marketing cookies — These may be used to support third-party services, communications, or content and are only enabled after consent.
- Preference cookies — These remember settings such as consent choices or other user preferences.
Third-Party Cookies and Services
Some cookies may be set by third-party services integrated into the website, such as analytics providers, spam prevention tools, or embedded content providers.
These third-party services do not load or place non-essential cookies unless you have first provided consent, except where a service is strictly necessary for website security or core functionality.
When enabled, third parties may collect limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, and device information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie banner or cookie settings on our website.
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of parts of the website.
Cookie Details
The table below provides additional details about the cookies used on this website, including their names, purposes, categories, and duration.
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Comments
These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| comment_author | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_email | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_url | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
Google reCAPTCHA
Google reCAPTCHA helps protect websites from spam and abuse by verifying user interactions through challenges.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. | 179 days |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, website functionality, or the services we use. Any updates will be posted on this page with the revised effective date if applicable.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at info@smartville.io.
