Last updated 08/17/18
Thank you for visiting the Chronus.com websites (collectively the “Website”). In order to make the Website work properly and to help enhance your experience when using the Website, we, Chronus LLC, place small data files called cookies on your device. This Cookie Policy provides you with basic information about how we use cookies and how you may control that cookie use.
When using the Website, you may be directed to other, third-party websites for select activities (for example, responding to surveys, viewing webinars, downloading white-papers, sharing content on social media or applying for an open position with Chronus). These third-party websites may use their own cookies, which are subject to their own cookie policies. We do not have control over cookies placed on third-party websites and this Cookie Policy does not include information about such third-party cookie use.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie, to develop a record of the your online activity.
You can find more information about cookies and related technologies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them at www.aboutcookies.org.
Chronus’ Cookie Use:
Generally speaking, we use the data we collect from cookies and related tracking technologies (such as web beacons) to assist you in accessing and navigating the Website. We also use cookies to analyze your use of the Website, and to assist in promotional and marketing efforts.
Information about you that we may collect from cookies includes, without limitation: your preferred language and location, browser information, operating system information, IP address, user behavior (including user acquisition information, websites visited, time spent on each website page, content requested, content consumed, etc.) and ad conversion data (includes company, company size, function, job title, location, country, seniority).
We use both session cookies (which exist only until you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which exist for a longer, specified period of time) on the Website. Cookies may be set by us (first-party cookies) or by another company (third-party cookies). Cookies may also be set in connection with emails and newsletters you receive from us.
Current Cookies:
Specifically, we may use the following cookies for the purposes described below:
Necessary Cookies: These cookies enable you to navigate the Website and to use the applicable services and features. These cookies are necessary for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
| Cookie Type | Cookie Provider | Cookie Name | Description of Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | Marketo | BIGipServer# | Load balancing for optimal response times. | Session |
| Necessary | Google DoubleClick | test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies | Session |
| Necessary | Olark | _okck _okdetect |
Tests whether the visitor’s browser allows cookies to be stored | Session |
| Necessary | Olark | _ok | Tracks most recent Olark site ID (security measure) | Session |
| Necessary | Olark | _okbk | Tracks whether chat box is open or closed | Session |
| Necessary | Olark | _oklv | The Olark leader version (for improved caching) | Session |
| Necessary | Olark | hblid | Remembers the visitor between visits | Persistent |
| Necessary | Olark | olfsk | Maintains chat state across pages (.e.g. message history) | Persistent |
| Necessary | Olark | wcsid | Keeps track of a single chat session | Session |
| Necessary | Marketo | mkto_trk | Recognizes your browser and tells us how and when pages on our site are visited and also recognizes a return visitor as a unique user | Persistent |
| Necessary | OneTrust | OptanonConsent OptanonAlertBoxClosed |
These cookies are set by the OneTrust Cookie Consent & Website Scanning solution. | Persistent |
Performance/Statistical Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us to know which pages are popular and see how visitors move around the Website. If you do not allow these cookies, we will be less able to optimize the Website’s performance.
| Cookie Type | Cookie Provider | Cookie Name | Description of Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance/Statistical | Google Analytics | _ga _gid |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the website | Persistent Session |
| Performance/Statistical | Google Analytics | _gat_UA-nnnnnnn-nn | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | Session |
Functional/Preference Cookies: These cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies some aspects of the Website may not function properly.
| Cookie Type | Cookie Provider | Cookie Name | Description of Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional/Preference | lang | Provides end-user’s preferred language or region | Session | |
| Functional/Preference | lang | Provides end-user’s preferred language or region | Session |
Marketing/Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set through our Website by us or our advertising partners. They may also be deployed when you interact with a marketing communication, such as a marketing email or marketing-based landing page on our Website. These cookies collect such information as your name, URL, referrer, IP address, device and browser characteristics, timestamp, and page views. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising and we will be less able to evaluate the effectiveness of our marketing to you.
| Cookie Type | Cookie Provider | Cookie Name | Description of Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | Bcookie BizoID Bscookie Bcookie UserMatchHistor |
Used by LinkedIn for tracking the use of embedded services. | Persistent | |
| Marketing |
Iidc IN_HASH |
Used by LinkedIn for tracking the use of embedded services. | Session | |
| Marketing | Google DoubleClick | IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of Chronus’ ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | Persistent |
| Marketing | NID | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads. | Persistent | |
| Marketing | Contextly | contextly | Collects basic usage information to help improve related post suggestions and create aggregate statistics about how well the suggested posts perform. | Persistent |
| Marketing | lu | Identifies the end-user’s browser the first time that browser visits Facebook | Persistent | |
| Marketing | Slideshare | _uv_id | Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as which pages have been read. | Persistent |
| Marketing | Slideshare | bcookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | Persistent |
| Marketing | Slideshare | SERVERID | This cookie is used to assign the visitor to a specific server – this function is necessary for the functionality of the website. | Session |
| Marketing | Slideshare | RT | Pending | Session |
| Marketing | Slideshare | __utmz | Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics. | Persistent |
| Marketing | Slideshare | __utmb | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user accessed the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. | Session |
| Marketing | Slideshare | __utmt | Used to throttle the speed of requests to the server. | Session |
| Marketing | Slideshare | language | Saves the user’s preferred language on the website. | Session |
| Marketing | Slideshare | __utmc | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. | Session |
| Marketing | Slideshare | __utma | Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Analytics. | Persistent |
| Marketing | YouTube | LOGIN_INFO SID HSI demographics VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE APISID GPS SSID YSC SAPISID |
Used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. | Persistent |
Your Control over Cookies:
Upon your first visit to the Chronus Website, you will be asked to consent to the use of all performance, functional and marketing cookies. Should you reject the use of these cookies, you may continue to use the Website, though the Website will have some decreased functionality. Should you consent to use of such cookies, you may opt-out of the performance, functional or marketing cookies at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” button below.
You may also be able to disable some of the cookies used on our Website or via emails by adjusting your browser settings. Please note that disabling a cookie or category of cookies on your browser does not delete cookies already saved to your browser. Such cookies must be deleted manually.
Please note that necessary cookies are essential to the operation of the Website and cannot be disabled.
More Information/Questions:
For more information about how we may process your information, please review our privacy policy.
If you would like to opt-out of select communications from Chronus, please visit https://get.chronus.com/preference-center.html
If you have questions or concerns related to this Cookie Policy please contact Chronus at:
Chronus LLC
450 Alaskan Way South, Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98104
Or email legal@chronus.com