VeraSafe Cookie Policy

Effective Date: October 18, 2023

Introduction and Scope

This Cookie Policy (the “Policy”) is designed to assist you in understanding how and why VeraSafe, LLC (“VeraSafe”, “we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies (“Cookies”) on our website verasafe.com (the “Website”). This Policy forms a part of the VeraSafe Sales, Marketing, & Outreach Privacy Policy, available at https://verasafe.com/legal-notices/privacy-policy/.

Cookies

A “Cookie” is a small file stored on your device that contains information about your device. As described in more detail below, we use Cookies on our Website for the purposes of enabling  customer support tools embedded in our Website, offering certain functionality on our website, personalization (including remembering your Cookie preferences), targeting online advertisements, and usage analytics.

Opting Out

You may opt out of non-essential Cookies at any time, by clicking on the green pop-up message that reads “Change Cookie Permissions” at the bottom of your screen.

You can alter the configuration of your browser to reject all Cookies or some Cookies. Note, if you reject certain Cookies, you may not be able to access and use all of the features on our Website. You may also set your browser to send a Do Not Track (DNT) signal. While we recognize that many websites do not respect a user’s Do Not Track preference setting, our Website prevents Google Analytics from tracking a user when we receive a Do Not Track signal. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/ and https://allaboutdnt.com/.

How We Use Cookies on verasafe.com

To Provide You with Customer Support:

We use Zendesk to provide the live chat application on our Website.

The exact Cookies we use for this purpose are as follows:

NamePurposeDuration
__zlcmidThis Cookie is used to store the visitor’s identity across visits and the visitor’s preference to disable our live chat feature.1 year
__zlcid This Cookie is used to identify a device across visits, and also across a single chat session. Valid until deleted
__zlcprivacy This Cookie is used to store the visitor’s preference to disable live chat, and cease using Cookies. The __zprivacy Cookie is stored across visits.1 year
__zlcstore (stored locally) This Cookie is used for Zendesk’s live chat plugin.Valid until deleted
zte2095This Cookie is used to enable Zendesk chat load. Valid for the duration of the session
__cfduidThis Cookie is used to reduce the load time of the Zopim chat widget. It is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is using. It does not record any user identification information.1 year
AWSALBThis cookie is used by Amazon Webservices to encrypt and transfer traffic used by the chat interface between internal services 7 days

Tracking your Cookie Preference

The first time you visit verasafe.com, we will ask you for your permission to use Cookies through a pop-up message. We store the following Cookie on your device so that we know the choice you have selected on our cookie consent banner:

NamePurposeDuration
cookieconsent_status This Cookie is used to remember if you have consented to the use of Cookies on verasafe.com 1 year

Web Analytics:

We use Google Analytics Cookies to collect information about how visitors use our Website.

The exact Google Analytics Cookies we use are as follows:

NamePurposeDuration
_gat_gtag_UA_91310615_1 This Cookie tracks visits on our Website. Valid for the duration of the session
_gaThis Cookie is used to store the visitor’s ID in order to distinguish visitors of our Website. 2 years
_gid This Cookie is used to distinguish visitors of our Website. 24 hours

Targeting Online Advertisements and Profiling

These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed.

These Cookies are set by Google. The exact Cookies we use are as follows:

NamePurposeDuration
APSIDThis Cookie is used only for tracking and identification for Google Services. It identifies browser and device information.3 months
SSIDThis Cookie collects information regarding how the user interacts with the website.3 months
SIDThis Cookie is used for tracking sessions and managing when a user is interacting in a new session.3 months
SAPISIDThis Cookie is used only for tracking and identification for Google services. It identifies browser and device information.3 months

To Provide Crisis-Related Alerts:

The alert banner provides important information related to any current crisis.

The exact Cookie we use is as follows:

NamePurposeDuration
Banner-alertThis Cookie is loaded when the Website loads to determine whether or not to display the alert banner on the Website.Valid for the duration of the session

Changes to this Policy

If we make any material change to this Policy, we will post the revised Policy to our Website and update the effective date above to reflect the date on which the new Policy became effective.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Policy, please send an email to: [email protected] or by postal mail at:

VeraSafe
Attn: Internal Legal Department
100 M Street SE, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20003
USA

You may also contact us by phone at our customer support number +1-617-398-7067.

We will respond to legitimate inquiries within 30 days of receipt.

Why VeraSafe?

Track record of successful GDPR implementations across industries.

Work directly with our in-house team of US and European attorneys, IT experts, and project managers.

Strategic, risked-based approach to compliance.

Fully customizable GDPR compliance program, tailored to fit your needs.

Holistic approach: We help you identify business opportunity hidden inside the GDPR.

Going beyond just EU privacy law, VeraSafe is your end-to-end partner for the entire privacy and cybersecurity domain.