What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy illustrates what cookies are and how we make use of them, the types of cookies we use, the information we collect using them and how such information is used, and finally how to manage your cookie preferences.
Cookies are tiny text files that are used to store pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help make the website function correctly, more safely and provide a better user experience. We also use them to understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and how to improve it.
How do we use cookies?
Like most of online services/websites, TidyUrl uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are primarily necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies are mainly for understanding how TidyUrl is working, how you interact with it, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with TidyUrl.link.
Types of Cookies we use
Necessary
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | session | This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed. |
| COOKIE_CONSENT | 1 year | The cookie is set to remember the users's consent settings so that the website recognizes the users the next time they visit. |
| intercom-id-kfhcrcy7 | 9 Months |
Allows visitors to see any conversations they've had on the support chat. |
| intercom-session-kfhcrcy7 | 7 days (from each log in) |
Allows users to access their conversations on the support chat and have data communicated on logged out pages for 1 week. |
| MFA_REM | 1 year | The cookie is set to remember the authentication of the user, and avoid asking for 2FA at every login (optional, chosen by user). |
| REMBEMBER_ME | 1 year | The cookie is set to remember the authentication of the user, and avoid requiring a log in with each visit (optional, chosen by user). |
| LOG_IN | 1 year | LEGACY: The cookie was set to remember the authentication of the user, and avoid requiring a log in with each visit (optional, chosen by user). Will not be set anymore moving forward |
| LOG_IN_AGENCY_LOGIN | 1 year | The cookie is set to remember the authentication of the user when they have an Agency account, and avoid requiring a log in with each visit (optional, chosen by user). |
| COOKIE_LANG | 1 year | Remembers the language choice of the user, in order to provide the correct translation. |
| LANG | 1 year | Remembers the language choice of the user, in order to provide the correct translation. |
| COOKIE_FIRST_USE | 1 year | Cookie set to differentiate users who are using their accounts for the first time, to show additional help. |
| COOKIE_APP_INSTALL | 1 year | Cookie set to rembber users who already saw the information about Lnk.Bio mobile app, so that they are not shown the same information again. |
Analytics
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
| _gid | 1 day | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
Advertisement
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fr | 3 months | Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. |
| _ttp | 13 months |
Used by TikTok to measure and improve the performance of advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience (including ads) on TikTok |
| sc_at | 1 year 24 days | The cookie is set by Snapchat to show relevant ads to the users by tracking user behaviour on Snapchat. |
| _fbp | 3 months | This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website. |
| X-AB | 1 day |
Cookie associated with embedding content from Snapchat. |
| _scid | 1 year 1 month |
This cookie is set by Snapchat to store Snapchat Pixel unique ID of the User. |
| _sctr | 1 year |
Used to determine whether a third party tag will be called in Snap Ads Pixel. |
Manage Cookie settings
All browsers provide their own methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Below are the links to the support documents on how to do that from the most-used web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser's official support documents.