Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small software labels that are stored on your computer or other devices that you use to access the internet through your browser. You can find more about them by accessing: allaboutcookies.org.
The purpose of Cookies
Cookies are commonly used to help the user’s browsing experience and provide more information about the user’s experience and interests. This information is generally used to make content, services and advertising more relevant and useful during future visits.
Cookies used on the website
We use cookies on our website to distinguish you from other users, provide some of the functionality of our services, analyse user interaction and control the serving of advertising.
The cookies we use do not store any type of personal information, nor any type of information based on which you may be identified. These cookies allow us to offer you a better service. Some of them are strictly necessary for the proper running of the page, while other cookies allow to improve performance and your user experience.
Cookies can be classified as follows:
- Essential Cookies – Key to access specific areas of the website. They allow you to navigate the website and to use the applications, such as access to secure areas through login. These Cookies do not collect user information that may be used for marketing purposes or to identify user visits to websites. Without them, certain services cannot be provided.
- Analytical Cookies – Allows you to analyze how users use the website, allowing you to highlight articles or services that may be of interest to you, to monitor their performance, knowing which pages are most popular. These cookies are only used for statistical analysis and creation purposes.
- Functional Cookies – Allows you to remember your preferences for browsing the site. Thus, the user does not need to reconfigure and customize it each time he visits.
- Publicity Cookies – Allows to target advertising according to the interests and habits of use of each user inside and outside our website. These cookies are used to support the conduct of more targeted marketing and communication actions, also help to measure the effectiveness of advertising.
According to their validity, the cookies used may still be:
- Permanent Cookies – They are stored at the browser level and on their access devices (ex.: computer, mobile and tablet) and are used whenever the user visits the website again. In general, they are used to direct navigation according to the interests of the user, allowing us to provide you more personalized service.
- Session Cookies – They are generated and available until the end of the session. The next time the user accesses their browser, cookies are no longer stored. The information obtained allows you to manage sessions, identify problems and provide a better browsing experience.
Generally we use these types of cookies: essential, functional and analytical.
We use functional cookies to help provide our services, so for example:
- to allow you to access your stored information if you have registered with us;
- by recognising your preferences when you return to our services;
- by enabling us to serve the appropriate regionalised service relevant to your location; or
- by limiting the number of times that any adverts which you view on our services are repeated within a short space of time.
We use analytical cookies to review and analyse user interactivity with our services, including in relation to content and advertising. For example, we may use analytical cookies to:
- recognise and to count the number of visitors to our services;
- to see how you and other users move around within our services and to record which content viewers view; or
- determine when advertising has been served and to which users.
This information helps us to improve our services and may help us provide you with recommendations or more relevant or targeted advertising.
Please note that not all of the cookies on our sites are set by us.
Thus, on this website, we are using the following cookies:
| Category of cookies | Why we use these cookies |
| Strictly Necessary | These cookies are essential for websites on our services to perform their basic functions. These include those required to allow registered users to authenticate and perform account related functions, as well as to save the contents of virtual “carts” on sites that have an ecommerce functionality. |
| Functionality | These cookies are used to store preferences set by users such as account name, language, and location. |
| Security | We use these cookies to help identify and prevent potential security risks. |
| Analytics and Performance | Performance cookies collect information on how users interact with our websites, including what pages are visited most, as well as other analytical data. We use these details to improve how our websites function and to understand how users interact with them. |
| Advertising | These cookies are used to display relevant advertising to visitors who use our services or visit websites we host or provide, as well as to understand and report on the efficacy of ads served on our websites. They track details such as the number of unique visitors, the number of times particular ads have been displayed, and the number of clicks the ads have received. They are also used to build user profiles, including showing you ads based on products you’ve viewed or acts you have taken on our (and other) websites. These are set by Automattic and trusted third party networks, and are generally persistent in nature. |
| Third Party / Embedded Content | Sites hosted on WordPress.com make use of different third party applications and services to enhance the experience of website visitors. These include social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter (through the use of sharing buttons), or embedded content from Youtube and Vimeo. As a result, cookies may be set by these third parties, and used by them to track your online activity. We have no direct control over the information that is collected by these cookies. |
Advertising
| Cookie | Purpose |
| ads | Tracks if a visitor has clicked an ad before. |
| lr_nw | Counts and tracks pageviews on Longreads.com. Used to determine whether or not to show our Membership popup message. |
| wordpress_eli | Reduces the display of ads for repeat visitors. |
Please also see the section below on third party advertisements that you may see on our sites or sites that use our services.
Analytics and Performance
| Cookie | Purpose |
| __pdvt | Used in log of Crowdsignal survey data to aid in debugging customer problems |
| ab | Used for “AB testing” of new features. |
| nux_flow_name | Identifies which user signup flow was shown to the user. |
| tk_ni / tk_ai / tk_qs | Gathers information for our own, first party analytics tool about how our services are used. A collection of internal metrics for user activity, used to improve user experience. |
| tk_*r | Referral cookies used to analyse referrer behavior for Jetpack connected sites using WooCommerce. |
| wp-affiliate-tracker | Remembers the ID of the affiliate that referred the current user to WordPress.com |
| utma / utmb / utmc / utmt / utmz / ga / gat / gid | Google Analytics. Gathers information that helps us understand how visitors interact with our websites, which allow us to create a better experience for our visitors. Our users may also implement Google Analytics on their own websites. |
Functionality
| Cookie | Purpose |
| __stripe_sid / __stripe_mid | For processing payment and to aid in fraud detection. |
| _longreads_prod_new | Authentication for Longreads.com Member accounts. Only active when logged in, on *.longreads.com domains. |
| akm_mobile | Stores whether a user has chosen to view the mobile version of a website. |
| botdlang | Used to track the language a user has selected to view popular blogs in. |
| landingpage_currency | Defines the currency displayed in WordPress.com landing pages. |
| pd_dashboard | Records last used folder in Crowdsignal dashboard so it can be reopened upon user’s next visit. |
| PD_USER_AUTH | Login cookie used to identify Crowdsignal user. |
| wordpress_logged_in* | Checks whether or not the current visitor is a logged in WordPress.com user. |
| wp-settings-{user_id} | Persists a user’s wp-admin configuration. |
| wp_sharing_{id} | Tracks whether or not a user has already performed an action. |
Security
| Cookie | Purpose |
| csrftoken | Python/Ajax security cookie used on accounts.longreads.com. |
Strictly Necessary
| Cookie | Purpose |
| country_code | Used in order to determine whether or not the cookie banner should be shown. Set immediately on page load and retained for 6 hours to remember the visitor’s country. |
| sensitive_pixel_option | Remembers the state of visitor acceptance to the cookie banner. Only set when the visitor clicks Accept. |
| twostep_auth | Set when the user is logged in using two factor authentication. |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Checks if cookies are enabled to provide appropriate user experience. |
You can block most cookies (except for Flash cookies) by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our services, or you may experience reduced functionality when accessing certain services. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon you visit our website.
Thus, you can allow, get information on, block or eliminate the cookies installed on your device by changing your browser settings options:
Google Chrome
The user has full control over the cookie permissions in Google Chrome. By default, all cookies are allowed, but you can adjust this setting. If cookies have been set or locked on the page you are viewing, an icon appears at the end of the address bar.
- Click the Chrome menu in the toolbar
- Select “Settings”
- Click “Show advanced Settings”
- In the “Privacy” section, click the “Content settings”
- Select the option “Block data definition by sites”
- You can change the following cookie settings in the “Cookies” section:
- Delete Cookies
- Block Cookies by default
- Permit Cookies by default
- Keep cookies and website data by default until you leave the browser
- Create exceptions for cookies from specific websites or domains
For more information about cookies settings in Google Chrome, see: Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647 .
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Click the “Tools” menu and choose the option “Internet Options”
- Select the “Privacy” tab
- Move the bar to the top, where you will see “Block all Cookies”
For more information about cookies settings in Internet Explorer, check the page: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies .
Mozilla Firefox
- Click the “Tools” menu
- Select “Options”
- Click the “Privacy” icon, found on the top bar
- In “Cookies” section disable the “Accept cookies from sites”
- Click “OK” to safe modifications and close
For more information about cookies settings in Mozilla Firefox, check http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-we .
Safari
- Click “Edit”
- Select “Preferences”
- On the top bar, select the “Privacy” icon
- In “Accept Cookies” section, select “Never”
For more information about cookies settings in Safari, check http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042 .
Cookie Policy Changes
We may update this cookie policy from time to time and will post any changes on our website.