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Last updated March 2019
Thank you for visiting our www.buildingsminds.com website (“Site”) and your interest in our products and services.
At BuildingMinds, we strive to honor the privacy and security of our users, customers and suppliers, as well as their representatives, in relation to all products, services, applications and websites provided by us as a controller under relevant data protection rules and regulations.
By using our Site, you consent to our use of Cookies in accordance with this Cookie policy. If you do not agree to our use of Cookies, you should set your browser settings accordingly or not use our Site. When using a mobile device to connect to the internet, you should also refer to the privacy notice of the app you are using to understand its specific data collection practices.
What is a Cookie?
A Cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer or mobile device by websites you visit. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
What does a Cookie do?
A Cookie may store or retrieve information on your browser. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. A Cookie enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the website or browse from one page to another.
The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience.
This Cookie Policy explains why and how we use Cookies and other means of identification when you visit the Site.
At BuildingMinds, we strive to honor your right to privacy. To this end, we have issued this Cookie Policy. It describes how, why and the types of Cookies we use when you visit the Site www.buildingminds.com.
This Cookie Policy applies to the Site and applications accessed or used through such Site operated by us.
Your consent to our use of Cookies
By using our Site, you consent to our use of Cookies and other means of identification in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of Cookies and other means of identification in this way, you should set your browser settings accordingly or not use our Site.
If you disable Cookies that we use, this may impact your user experience and the services we are able to offer while visiting our Site.
For further information on how to block Cookies, please see section 5 “How to manage your Cookie settings on your browser”.
Our use of your Personal Data
For more information about the kinds of Personal Data that we generally collect when visiting our Site and how we use this data, please read our Online Privacy Policy.
Why we use Cookies
We use Cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website, to let you navigate between pages efficiently and to store your preferences. Cookies provide you with a good experience when you browse on our Site and they help us tailor our Site and services to your personal needs (e.g. by automatic choice of languages, changing website appearance according to devices used). They also allow us to gain customer satisfaction feedback and to communicate to you elsewhere on the internet. For this purpose, our Cookies may contain your IP-address, the time of your access to our Site, the duration of your stay on our Site and similar information.
If you revisit our Site, we may recognize you, even if we do not know your identity.
Cookies set by BuildingMinds or third parties
In many cases, these Cookies lead to the use of your device’s processing or storage capabilities. Some of these Cookies are set by BuildingMinds itself, others by third parties; some only last as long as your browser session, while others can stay active on your device for a longer period of time. Details are set out in Section 6. below.
Internet browsers allow you to change your Cookie settings, for instance to block certain kinds of Cookies or files. You can therefore block Cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some Cookies.
However, if you use your browser settings to block all Cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our Site, due to the fact that some may be functionality Cookies.
For further information about deleting or blocking Cookies, please visit: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.
We may use the following types of Cookies
Functionality Cookies
Functionality Cookies are necessary for functionality or services that you request or for the transmission of communications on our Site. They cannot be switched off in our systems. Functionality Cookies are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these Cookies, but some parts of our Site will then not work as a consequence.
Analytical Cookies
Analytical Cookies are used to carry out performance and audience metrics regarding our Site. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Site. All information these Cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
For Analytical Cookies we request your consent before placing them on your computer or mobile device. You can give your consent by continuing to use our website.
If you do not allow these Cookies we will not know when you have visited our Site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Other Cookies
Other Cookies are used for tracking across a network of other websites, advertising, etc.
For Other Cookies we request your consent before placing them on your computer or mobile device. You can give your consent by continuing to use our website, or by clicking on the appropriate button on the banner displayed to you.
If you do not allow these Cookies we will not know when you have visited our Site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
| Type of Cookie | Cookie name | Purpose | Duration/Expiry | Strictly necessary? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional Cookie (set by BuildingsMinds) | bm_cookie_accept | This cookie is set when website users click “OK” / I understand” button in cookie pop-up | 365 days | yes |
| Functional Cookie (set by bamboohr.com and bamboohr.co.uk) | __cfduid | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | 365 days | yes |
| Analytical CookieGoogle Analytics (set by third party) | _ga | buildingminds.comused to distinguish users | 2 years | no |
| Analytical CookieGoogle Analytics (set by third party) | _gid | buildingminds.comused to distinguish users | 24 hours | no |
| Analytical CookieGoogle Analytics (set by third party) | _gat | buildingminds.comused to throttle request rate (performance) | 1 minute | no |
| Analytical Cookie facebook.com (set by third party) | datr | Encrypted Facebook ID and Browser ID – used by Facebook for ads | 2 years | no |
| Analytical Cookie facebook.com (set by third party) | fr | Site security and integrity, contains browser ID | 90 days | |
| Analytical Cookie facebook.com (set by third party) | reg_ext_ref | Contains the external referrer URL from when the browser first visited Facebook | End of session | |
| Analytical Cookie facebook.com (set by third party) | reg_fb_gate | Contains the first Facebook page that the web browser visited | End of session | |
| Analytical Cookie facebook.com (set by third party) | reg_fb_ref | Contains the last Facebook page that the web browser visited | End of session |
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics on our Site. These are services provided by Google Analytics Google LLC which is located in in the U.S., www.google.com. Google Analytics allows us to measure and evaluate the use of our Site (on an anonymized basis). For this purpose, permanent Cookies are used, which are set by Google. Google does not receive (and does not retain) any Personal Data from us, but Google may track your use of the website, combine this information with data from other websites you have visited and which are also tracked by Google. Google may use this information for its own purposes (e.g. controlling of advertisements).
If you have registered with Google, Google will also know your identity. In this case, the processing of your Personal Data by Google will be conducted in accordance with its data protection policies. Google only provides us with data on the use of the respective website (but not any personal information about you).
For more information about Google Analytic Cookies, please see Google’s Help Pages and Privacy Policy:
Google has the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js). If you want to opt out of Google Analytics, you can download and install the add-on for your web browser by using the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
Where to find more information about Cookies
You can find more information about Cookies and similar tags/files under the following addresses:
(a guide to behavioral advertising and online privacy, produced by the internet advertising industry)
How we use Social Bookmarks (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or LinkedIn)
We may use Social Bookmarks (for example Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or LinkedIn) allowing users of those social media platforms to post links of selected parts of the Site on their corresponding social media profile in order to bookmark them or share them with their social media contacts. The Site may contain Social Bookmarks which are identifiable by means of respective share buttons.
For further information please consult our Online Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions from this Cookie Policy at any time. We shall notify any such changes in according with applicable legislation.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this Cookie Policy, your Personal Data or data privacy at BuildingsMinds, please contact us at: privacy@buildingminds.com
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