Datachoice Solutions Ltd t/a Geckoboard, (“Geckoboard”) uses cookies and other tracking technology on https://www.geckoboard.com (the “Website”) and within its web and mobile application, Geckoboard, (the “Services”) together referred to in this cookie policy as, (the “Platform”). Geckoboard is committed to respecting your privacy. Below you’ll find information on the cookies we use. If you have any questions or feedback you can contact us by email at: privacy@geckoboard.com.
ABOUT OUR COOKIE POLICY
This cookie policy, (“Cookie Policy”) explains that we believe in being open and clear about how we use your information. In the spirit of transparency, this Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Platform, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.
Our Platform uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Platform. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Platform and also allows us to improve our Platform.
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that are stored in your browser or the hard drive of your computer, mobile phone or other device by websites that you visit. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive, mobile phone or other device about your usage of our Platform.
Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookie. We use persistent cookies and session cookies on the Platform.
Persistent cookies
A persistent cookie is stored on a user’s device in between browser sessions which allows the preferences or actions of a user across the Platform (or in some cases across different websites) to be remembered. Persistent cookies may be used for a variety of purposes including remembering preferences and choices when using the Platform.
Session cookies
A session cookie allows the Platform to link your actions during a browser session. Session cookies are used for a variety of purposes, such as remembering what you have put in your shopping basket as you browse the Platform. We use session cookies to enable certain features of the Platform, to better understand how you interact with the Platform and to monitor aggregate usage by users and web traffic routing on the Platform. Unlike persistent cookies, session cookies are deleted from your computer when you log off from the Platform and then close your browser.
WHICH TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
We use the following cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Platform. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the Platform and a cookie that records your cookie preferences.
Analytics and tracking cookies. These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Platform when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the Platform works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functional cookies. These cookies are used to recognise you when you return to the Platform. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Marketing cookies. These cookies record your visit to the Platform, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the Platform and the advertising displayed on them more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?
The table below identifies each cookie we use and why we use it.
| Type of cookie | Cookie Set | Purpose | Duration |
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | gb_return_to | Remembers a user’s settings in the Geckoboard product. | session |
_geckoboard_session | Remembers a user’s settings in the Geckoboard product. | session | |
_GRECAPTCHA | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | 6 months | |
intercom-id-* | Intercom sets this cookie that allows visitors to see any conversations they’ve had on Intercom. | 8 months 26 days 1 hour | |
intercom-session-* | Intercom sets this cookie that allows visitors to see any conversations they’ve had on Intercom. | 7 days | |
intercom-device-id-* | Intercom sets this cookie that allows visitors to see any conversations they’ve had on Intercom. | 8 months 26 days 1 hour | |
rc::a | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | never | |
rc::f | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | never | |
rc::c | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | session | |
rc::b | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | session | |
__cf_bm | Cloudflare uses various cookies to maximize network resources, manage traffic, and protect our customers’ sites from malicious traffic. | 1 hour | |
| Functional Cookies | lidc | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. | 1 day |
UserMatchHistory | LinkedIn sets this cookie for LinkedIn Ads ID syncing. | 1 month | |
hot_branches | We use this cookie to manage the version of the frontend to serve. | 1 year 1 month 4 days | |
first_touch_url_params | We use this cookie to identify the first webpage you visited on this site. | 1 month | |
last_touch_url | We use this cookie to identify the last webpage you visited on this site. | 1 month | |
visitor_key | We use this cookie in combination with first_touch_url_params and last_touch_url to understand visitors movements to sign up. | 1 year | |
gb_mixpanel | We use this to monitor how users use the site and make improvements. | Decided by Mixpanel | |
li_gc | LinkedIn set this cookie for storing visitor’s consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. | 6 months | |
yt-remote-device-id | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | never | |
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | The cookie is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. | never | |
yt-player-headers-readable | The cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences related to video playback and interface, enhancing the user’s viewing experience. | never | |
yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | never | |
yt-remote-session-app | The cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | session | |
yt-remote-cast-installed | The cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | session | |
yt-remote-session-name | The cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | session | |
yt-remote-cast-available | The cookie is used to store the user’s preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. | session | |
yt-remote-fast-check-period | The cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | session | |
yt-player-bandwidth | The cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences and settings, particularly related to bandwidth and streaming quality on YouTube. | never | |
| Analytics Cookies | _pk_id.1.3e90 | Matomo uses this to store a unique user ID. | 1 year 1 month |
_pk_ses.1.3e90 | Matomo uses this to store a unique session ID. | 1 hour | |
_pk_ref.1.3e90 | Matomo uses this to store the attribution information, the referrer initially used to visit the website. | 6 months | |
first_touch_url_params | The cookie is used to track how a visitor first arrived at the site, if they have been referred, and which adverts or promotions prompted that referral. | 30 days | |
last_touch_url | The cookie is used to track the address of the most recent visit a customer made to the Geckoboard website. | 30 days | |
visitor_key | The cookie is used to connect a newly signed up user to any visits made to the Geckoboard website prior to signing up. | 30 days | |
_clck | Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site is attributed to the same user ID. | 1 year | |
_clsk | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording. | 1 day | |
CLID | Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity. | 1 year | |
ANONCHK | Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. Clarity doesn’t use ANID and so this is always set to 0. | 10 minutes | |
MR | Indicates whether to refresh MUID. | 7 days | |
MUID | Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes. | 1 year | |
SM | Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. | 30 minutes | |
_ga | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | 1 year 1 month 4 days | |
_gid | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | 1 day | |
_gat_UA-* | Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking. | 1 minute | |
_ga_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | 1 year 1 month 4 days | |
AnalyticsSyncHistory | LinkedIn set this cookie to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. | 1 month | |
_fbp | Facebook sets this cookie to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting the website. | 3 months | |
attribution_user_id | This cookie is set by Typeform for usage statistics and is used in context with the website’s pop-up questionnaires and messengering. | 1 year | |
_gat | Google Universal Analytics sets this cookie to restrain request rate and thus limit data collection on high-traffic sites. | 1 minute | |
| Marketing Cookies | li_sugr | LinkedIn sets this cookie to collect user behaviour data to optimise the website and make advertisements on the website more relevant. | 3 months |
bcookie | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs. | 1 year | |
bscookie | LinkedIn sets this cookie to store performed actions on the website. | 1 year | |
YSC | YouTube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | session | |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | 6 months | |
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. | 6 months | |
test_cookie | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies. | 15 minutes | |
yt.innertube::requests | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | never | |
yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | never | |
rl_page_init_referrer | Rudderstack sets this cookie, which is used to store performed actions on the website. | never | |
rl_user_id | Rudderstack set this cookie to store a unique user ID for the Marketing/Tracking purpose. | never | |
rl_page_init_referring_domain | Rudderstack sets this cookie, which is used to store performed actions on the website. | never | |
rl_group_trait | Rudderstack sets this cookie, which is used to store performed actions on the website. | never | |
rl_group_id | Rudderstack sets this cookie to collect user activity on the web. | never | |
rl_trait | Rudderstack sets this cookie, which is used to store performed actions on the website. | never | |
rl_anonymous_id | Rudderstack set this cookie to store statistical data of users’ behaviour on the website, which can be used for internal analytics by the website operator. | never | |
fr | Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites with Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. | 3 months | |
IDE | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads according to the user profile. | 1 year 24 days |
HOW CAN I CONTROL COOKIES?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie table above. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our platform though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted. The means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, below you’ll find a link to most popular browsers. If yours isn’t listed, visit your browser’s help menu for more information.
Additionally, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
European users may opt out of receiving targeted advertising on websites through members of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance by clicking here, selecting the user’s country, and then clicking “Choices” (or similarly-titled link).
CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. This Cookie Policy was last updated on 11 April 2024 and replaces any other Cookie Policy previously applicable before this date.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy please email us at privacy@geckoboard.com.