What are "cookies"?
"Cookies" (also known as HTTP cookies, web cookies or browser cookies) are simply small pieces of data, which are stored as text files on your computer, whenever you visit certain websites. Their typical purpose is to help sites remember particular actions you may have done there in the past. For example, cookies may track when you have logged into a site, visited certain pages or clicked certain buttons. We, at BGO use cookies to improve your user experience. In many cases, cookies are even essential for certain features of a site.
For example, we use cookies to:
- Remember when you have logged into a site.
- Remember your user preferences, searches and favourites.
- Track your usage of a site, via Google Analytics©.
Are cookies harmful?
Cookies cannot harm you or your computer. They cannot contain viruses, cannot install harmful software and cannot damage your computer in any way. Although BGO uses cookies to gather encrypted information to improve your user experience, this information is never personally identifiable. We do not use cookies to store any sensitive information, such as name, address or contact details.
Despite this, if you do wish to disable or remove cookies, please see the “Help” section of your browser or mobile device. Each browser or device handles the management of cookies differently, so you will need to refer to your appropriate “Help” documentation. However, as mentioned, please be aware that cookies are essential for certain features of an BGO site to work properly.
Cookies we use
We want to make sure you are fully aware of the cookies we use and what they do when you are shopping on bgosoftware.com.
Here is a full guide to our cookies explaining the name of the cookie as it would appear on your computer and a description of what the cookie is used for:
Category: Necessary
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Cookie name | Provider | Cookie purpose description | Type | Expiry |
| __cfduid | Cloudflare | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | HTTP | 1 year |
| PHPSESSID | bgosoftware.com | Preserves user session state across page requests. | HTTP | Session |
Category: Preferences
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
| Cookie name | Provider | Cookie purpose description | Type | Expiry |
| lang | ads.linkedin.com | Remembers the user's selected language version of a website | HTTP | Session |
Category: Statistics
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie name | Provider | Cookie purpose description | Type | Expiry |
| _ga | google-analytics.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | HTTP | 2 years |
| _gat | google-analytics.com | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | HTTP | Session |
| _gid | google-analytics.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | HTTP | Session |
| AWSALB | zopim.com | Unclassified | HTTP | 6 days |
Category: Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Cookie name | Provider | Cookie purpose description | Type | Expiry |
| __hssc | hubspot.com | Collects anonymous statistical data related to the user's website visits, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded. The purpose is to segment the website's users according to factors such as demographics and geographical location, in order to enable media and marketing agencies to structure and understand their target groups to enable customised online advertising. | HTTP | Session |
| __hssrc | hubspot.com | Collects anonymous statistical data related to the user's website visits, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded. The purpose is to segment the website's users according to factors such as demographics and geographical location, in order to enable media and marketing agencies to structure and understand their target groups to enable customised online advertising. | HTTP | Session |
| __hstc | hubspot.com | Collects anonymous statistical data related to the user's website visits, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded. The purpose is to segment the website's users according to factors such as demographics and geographical location, in order to enable media and marketing agencies to structure and understand their target groups to enable customised online advertising. | HTTP | 2 years |
| __ptq.gif | hubspot.com | Sends data to the marketing platform Hubspot about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Pixel | Session |
| __zlcmid | zopim.com | Preserves users states across page requests. | HTTP | 1 year |
| ads/user-lists/# | google.com | Unclassified | Pixel | Session |
| bcookie | linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | HTTP | 2 years |
| BizoID | ads.linkedin.com | Unclassified | HTTP | 179 days |
| bscookie | linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | HTTP | 2 years |
| collect | google-analytics.com | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Pixel | Session |
| fr | facebook.com | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | HTTP | 3 months |
| GPS | youtube.com | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. | HTTP | Session |
| hubspotutk | bgosoftware.com | Keeps track of a visitor's identity. This cookie is passed to the marketing platform HubSpot on form submission and used when de-duplicating contacts. | HTTP | 10 years |
| IDE | doubleclick.net | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | HTTP | 1 year |
| impression.php/# | facebook.com | Used by Facebook to register impressions on pages with the Facebook login button. | Pixel | Session |
| lidc | linkedin.com | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | HTTP | Session |
| PREF | youtube.com | Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites. | HTTP | 8 months |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. | HTTP | Session |
| tr | facebook.com | Unclassified | Pixel | Session |
| UserMatchHistory | ads.linkedin.com | Unclassified | HTTP | 179 days |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | HTTP | 179 days |
| YSC | youtube.com | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | HTTP | Session |
| zte# | zopim.com | Saves a Zopim Live Chat ID that recognises a device between visits during a chat session. | HTTP | Session |
How do i manage cookies or turn them off?
You can manage the cookies stored on your computer, or turn them off completely, through your browser settings. Be aware that this may affect your browsing experience or even prevent you from using certain services such as those with a secure login, which require cookies to be set in order to work.
All modern browsers will let you change your cookie settings to give you broad control over whether cookies can be set or not. For more information, visit the help section for the browser you use.
Here are a few of the most popular:
- Cookie settings in Edge
- Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
- Cookie settings in Firefox
- Cookie settings in Chrome
Why are we telling you this?
The information provided here on the use of cookies on BGO websites demonstrates our compliance with recent cookie legislation. We also want you, as a valued BGO website user, to fully understand your privacy, how cookies affect you and to be entirely comfortable with your BGO website experience.
We trust that this information eases any concerns you may have had about your privacy and safety with cookies. BY CONTINUING TO USE OUR WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS COOKIES POLICY AND OUR USE OF COOKIES AS DISCLOSED IN THIS POLICY.
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