Cookie Policy of www.subscriptionforum.com

This document informs Users about the technologies that help this Application to achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow the Owner to access and store information (for example by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example by running a script) on a User’s device as they interact with this Application.

For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as "Trackers" within this document – unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker.

Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User's consent, depending on the applicable law. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.

This Application uses Trackers managed directly by the Owner (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third-party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.
The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by the Owner or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of the User’s browsing session.
In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, Users may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information – such as the presence of other Trackers - in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting the Owner.

Activities strictly necessary for the operation of this Application and delivery of the Service

This Application uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.

Third-party Trackers

• Handling payments

  Unless otherwise specified, this Application processes any payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means via external payment service providers. In general and unless where otherwise stated, Users are requested to provide their payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers. This Application isn't involved in the collection and processing of such information: instead, it will only receive a notification by the relevant payment service provider as to whether payment has been successfully completed.

  Stripe (Stripe Inc)

  Stripe is a payment service provided by Stripe Inc.

  Personal Data processed: billing address, email address, first name, last name, payment info, purchase history and Tracker.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Storage duration:

  • __stripe_mid: 1 year
  • __stripe_sid: 30 minutes
  • m: 2 years

   

  PayPal (PayPal Inc.)

  PayPal is a payment service provided by PayPal Inc., which allows Users to make online payments.

  Personal Data processed: billing address, email address, first name, last name, payment info, phone number and Tracker.

  Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy – Privacy Policy.

  Storage duration:

  • __paypal_storage__: indefinite
  • akavpau_ppsd: duration of the session
  • enforce_policy: duration of the session
  • l7_az: duration of the session
  • nsid: duration of the session
  • ts: duration of the session
  • tsrce: duration of the session
  • x-cdn: duration of the session
  • x-pp-s: duration of the session

   

• Tag Management

  This type of service helps the Owner to manage the tags or scripts needed on this Application in a centralized fashion.
  This results in the Users' Data flowing through these services, potentially resulting in the retention of this Data.

  Google Tag Manager (Google LLC)

  Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google LLC.

  Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

Other activities involving the use of Trackers

Basic interactions & functionalities

This Application uses Trackers to enable basic interactions and functionalities, allowing Users to access selected features of the Service and facilitating the User's communication with the Owner.

• User database management

  This type of service allows the Owner to build user profiles by starting from an email address, a personal name, or other information that the User provides to this Application, as well as to track User activities through analytics features. This Personal Data may also be matched with publicly available information about the User (such as social networks' profiles) and used to build private profiles that the Owner can display and use for improving this Application.
  Some of these services may also enable the sending of timed messages to the User, such as emails based on specific actions performed on this Application.

  ActiveCampaign (ActiveCampaign, Inc.)

  ActiveCampaign is a User database management service provided by ActiveCampaign, Inc.

  Personal Data processed: email address, Tracker and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Storage duration:

  • ac_enable_tracking: 1 month

   

Experience enhancement

This Application uses Trackers to provide a personalized user experience by improving the quality of preference management options, and by enabling interaction with external networks and platforms.

• Displaying content from external platforms

  This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Application and interact with them.
  This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.

  Google Fonts (Google LLC)

  Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.

  Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

• Interaction with external social networks and platforms

  This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Application.
  The interaction and information obtained through this Application are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
  This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
  It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on this Application isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.

  PayPal button and widgets (PayPal Inc.)

  The PayPal button and widgets are services allowing interaction with the PayPal platform provided by PayPal Inc.

  Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy – Privacy Policy.

  Storage duration:

  • akavpau_ppsd: duration of the session
  • ts: duration of the session

   

Measurement

This Application uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior with the goal of improving the Service.

• Analytics

  The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

  Google Analytics (Google LLC)

  Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
  Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

  Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Storage duration:

  • AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
  • _ga: 2 years
  • _gac*: 3 months
  • _gat: 1 minute
  • _gid: 1 day

   

  Google Ads conversion tracking (Google LLC)

  Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google LLC that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on this Application.

  Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  Storage duration:

  • IDE: 2 years
  • test_cookie: 15 minutes

   

Targeting & Advertising

This Application uses Trackers to deliver personalized marketing content based on User behavior and to operate, serve and track ads.

Some of the advertising services used by the Owner adhere to the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework, an initiative that facilitates responsible privacy practices across the digital advertising industry - providing Users with enhanced transparency and control over how their data are used for advertising tracking purposes. Users can customize their advertising preferences at any time by accessing the advertising preferences panel from within the cookie notice or via the relevant link on this Application.

This Application participates in the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework and complies with its Specifications and Policies. This Application uses iubenda (identification number 123) as a Consent Management Platform.

• Remarketing and behavioral targeting

  This type of service allows this Application and its partners to inform, optimize and serve advertising based on past use of this Application by the User.
  This activity is facilitated by tracking Usage Data and by using Trackers to collect information which is then transferred to the partners that manage the remarketing and behavioral targeting activity.
  Some services offer a remarketing option based on email address lists.
  Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.

  Google Ads Remarketing (Google LLC)

  Google Ads Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google LLC that connects the activity of this Application with the Google Ads advertising network and the DoubleClick Cookie.

   

  In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.

   

  Users can opt out of Google's use of Trackers for ads personalization by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

  Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.

  Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.

  Storage duration:

  • AID: 2 years
  • ANID: 2 years
  • Conversion: 3 months
  • DSID: 14 days
  • FCNEC: 1 year
  • FLC: 10 seconds
  • FPAU: 3 months
  • FPGCLAW: 3 months
  • FPGCLDC: 3 months
  • FPGCLGB: 3 months
  • IDE: 2 years
  • NID: 6 months
  • RUL: 1 year
  • TAID: 14 days
  • __gads: 2 years
  • __gsas: 2 years
  • _gac_: 3 months
  • _gac_gb_: 3 months
  • _gcl_au: 3 months
  • _gcl_aw: 3 months
  • _gcl_dc: 3 months
  • _gcl_gb: 3 months
  • _gcl_gf: 3 months
  • _gcl_ha: 3 months
  • id: 2 years
  • test_cookie: 15 minutes

   

How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent

There are various ways to manage Tracker related preferences and to provide and withdraw consent, where relevant:

Users can manage preferences related to Trackers from directly within their own device settings, for example, by preventing the use or storage of Trackers.

Additionally, whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, Users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences accordingly via the relevant consent-preferences widget, if available.

It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Trackers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent.

Other Trackers in the browser’s local memory may be cleared by deleting the browsing history.

With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences and withdraw their consent via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

Locating Tracker Settings

Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge
• Brave
• Opera

Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).

How to opt out of interest-based advertising

Notwithstanding the above, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.

Consequences of denying consent

Users are free to decide whether or not to grant consent. However, please note that Trackers help this Application to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, in the absence of the User's consent, the Owner may be unable to provide related features.

Owner and Data Controller

9 Bartlet St #254, Andover, MA 01810

Owner contact email: [email protected]

Since the use of third-party Trackers through this Application cannot be fully controlled by the Owner, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, Users are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by this Application.