ERGO GLOBAL COOKIE POLICY
Last updated August 15, 2024
This Cookie Policy outlines how we utilize cookies and similar technologies in the course of our business, including through our website, https://ergoglobal.com/ (referred to as the “website” or “site”), which is owned and operated by Ergo Global Pte. Ltd. (“Ergo Global”, “we”, “us”, and “our”). It provides details on what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Cookie Policy shall have the meanings assigned to them in our Privacy Policy.
What types of tracking technologies are used?
| Type of technology | Description |
| Cookies | Сookies are small files placed onto your device that enable our Website features and functionality. Any browser visiting our Website may receive cookies from us or cookies from third parties such as our partners or service providers as mentioned in the Cookie Table below. We or third parties may also place cookies in your browser when you visit external sites that display ads or that host our plugins or tags. We use two types of cookies: persistent cookies and session cookies. Persistent cookies last beyond the current session and are used for many purposes, such as recognizing you as an existing user, so it’s easier to return to our Website and interact with our Services. Since persistent cookies stay in your browser, it will be read by our Website when you return to it. Session cookies last only as long as the session (usually the current visit to the Website or a browser session). |
| Pixels | Pixels are tiny images that may be embedded within web pages and emails, requiring a call (which provides device and visit information) to our servers in order for the pixel to be rendered in those web pages and emails. We use pixels to learn more about your interactions with email content or web content, such as whether you interacted with ads or posts. Pixels can also enable us and third parties to place cookies on your browser. |
| Local storage | Local storage enables our Website to store information locally on your devices. Local storage may be used to improve your experience, for example, by enabling features, remembering your language preferences, and speeding up the Website functionality. |
| Other similar technologies | In addition, we and our marketing partners, affiliates, analytics, and service providers may use a variety of other technologies, such as web beacons or tracking tags, that collect similar information for security and fraud detection purposes, and we may use third parties to perform these services on our behalf. This data helps us enhance your experience, deliver relevant content, and monitor website performance. These technologies may also enable us and our partners to place cookies on your device. |
How do we use cookies
We use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- understand how you use our website;
- store your preferences, for example, language preferences;
- protect from malicious activities such as automated registrations;
- aggregate non-personalized reports of usage such as geographic area, device type, and browser type;
- estimate our audience size and usage pattern;
- store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customize our website and provide you with offers that are targeted to your individual interests;
- speed up your searches;
- recognize you when you return to our website; or
- allow you to use our website in a way that makes your browsing experience more convenient, for example, by allowing you to store items in an electronic shopping basket between visits. If you complete our online forms, we will use cookies to remember your details during your current visit, and any future visits provided the cookie was not deleted in the interim.
What types of cookies do we use
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses the following:
| Type of cookies | Purpose Description |
| Strictly necessary cookies | These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, identify users, help the website to distinguish between humans and bots, provide spam protection, or prevent and detect abuse on the website. |
| Functionality or preferences cookies | These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, remember your preferences, and show you relevant results based on your choice of language or region, for example. A mix of first-party and third-party functionality cookies is used. |
| Analytical or statistics cookies | These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. |
| Advertising or targeting cookies | These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed, and information about your browser device and your IP address. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose. |
| Social media cookies | Our website incorporates functionalities provided by third-party social media platforms (e.g., YouTube video player) to enhance user experience. These platforms utilize cookies to enable seamless interaction with their embedded content. While essential for accessing certain features, please be aware that these third-party cookies may also be employed for purposes beyond content delivery, such as data analytics, targeted advertising, and market research. |
Which third-party cookies do we use
Our website utilizes third-party cookies to incorporate functionalities offered by external entities (e.g., website analytics, ensuring the functionality of embedded video players, etc.). These companies may employ various technologies, such as cookies and web beacons, enabling them to collect data regarding your browsing activity on our website and other sites. This data may be aggregated with similar information from other services and companies. The aggregated data may be used for various purposes, including but not limited to data analysis, tracking user behavior, assessing the popularity of specific content, and gaining insights into your online activities.
It is important to note that the information gathered through these means does not allow us or the third-party companies to personally identify you. A detailed list of the purposes for which third-party cookies are used can be found in the Cookie Table below.
Certain third parties we work with may provide their own opt-out tools for information collected through cookies and pixels. You may manage your preferences and revoke consent for third-party cookies and tracking services through the relevant opt-out links (where available) or by following the procedures outlined in the third party’s privacy policy. For additional information on the data they collect and instructions on how to opt out, please refer to the privacy policy or opt-out links provided below in the Cookie Table.
Cookie Table
| Provider | Cookie Name and Duration | Purpose | Category | Privacy Policy/Opt-Out Link |
| _GRECAPTCHA: 6 months SEARCH_SAMESITE: 6 months UULE: Session rc::a: Persistent rc::b: Session rc::c: Session rc::f: Persistent | _GRECAPTCHA: Used to provide spam protection. SEARCH_SAMESITE: Used to prevent cross-site information leakage and provides protection against certain attacks. UULE: Used to send precise location information from the user’s browser to Google’s servers so that Google can show the results that are relevant to the user’s location. The use of this cookie depends on the user’s browser settings and whether they have chosen to have the location turned on for their browser. rc::a & rc::b & rc::c & rc::f: Used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Functional / Preferences | To learn more about Google privacy practices, please check the link To manage cookies set by Google, you can visit this site | |
| YouTube (Google) | SID: 2 years HSID: 2 years SIDCC: 1 year | SID: Used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. Contains encrypted records of users’ Google Account IDs and their most recent sign-in time, allowing it to handle many types of cyber threats. HSID: Contains encrypted user data for Google Account ID and sign-in time to block various attacks. Used to protect users by confirming visitor authenticity, preventing unauthorized access into personal data areas that could otherwise be susceptible. SIDCC: a security cookie that protects the user data from unauthorized access once a user clicks on the YouTube video player. | Security | To learn more about Google privacy practices, please check the link To manage cookies set by Google, you can visit this site |
| YouTube (Google) | LOGIN_INFO: 2 years PREF: 2 years SAPISID: 2 years remote_sid: Session NID: 6 months | LOGIN_INFO: Used by the YouTube video service on websites with embedded YouTube videos to play videos on YouTube. PREF: Used to remember user preferences such as language settings, preferred page configuration, and playback preferences like autoplay, shuffle content, and player size once a user clicks on the YouTube video player. SAPISID: collects visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube. An embedded YouTube video collects visitor information and custom preferences. remote_sid: Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video content on the website. NID: Used to save the preferences of users not signed in to a Google account on their browser. Displays Google ads in services for signed-out users, including playing YouTube videos. | Functional / Preferences | |
| YouTube (Google) | SSID: 2 years VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE: 6 months YSC: Session requests: Session TESTCOOKIESENABLED: 1 day VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA: 6 months | SSID: Designed by Google Ads Optimization to collect visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube and deliver personalized ads when you click on certain YouTube video players. VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE: contains a unique ID used to remember user’s preferences and other information such as their preferred language. Used to enable personalized recommendations and ads on YouTube based on past views and searches and also to detect and resolve problems with the service. YSC: Set by YouTube to collect data on all embedded video viewing activity. The purpose is to gather statistics about users when viewing the embedded videos on websites outside of YouTube. Used to track views to create tailored experiences based on user preferences and viewing history. requests: Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. TESTCOOKIESENABLED: Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA: Used to track and enrich the user’s privacy settings on the Youtube platform. | Marketing/Advertising | |
| Google Analytics | _ga: 382 days _ga_***: 2 years OTZ: 1 month _gid: 24 hours – _ga_E3QR08Z9D8: 2 years _ga_Q79KM8SCRJ: 2 years _gat_UA-99167098-1: | _ga: Used by Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use the website, helping to improve it. The cookie collects information in an anonymous form and enables the service to distinguish one visitor from another one. _ga_***: stores a unique ID for a website visitor it tracks how the visitor uses the website. The data is used for statistical purposes. OTZ: Google Analytics used by Google Analytics to track website traffic information. _gid: Used by Google Analytics for tracking user behavior. _ga_E3QR08Z9D8: Used by Google Analytics to store the session status. _ga_Q79KM8SCRJ: Used by Google Analytics to store the session status. _gat_UA-99167098-1: A variation of the _gat cookie set by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to allow websites to track visitor behavior and measure site performance. | Statistics/Analytics | To learn more about Google privacy practices, please check the link To manage cookies set by Google, you can visit this site For Google Analytics cookies, you may also install a Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on by going here |
| Google Ads, Google Ads Optimization, Campaign Manager, Display & Video 360, Search Ads 360 | DV: 1 day __Secure-1PAPISID: 2 years__Secure-1PSIDCC: 2 years__Secure-1PSID: 2 years__Secure-1PSIDTS: 2 years__Secure-3PAPISID: 2 years__Secure-3PSID: 2 years__Secure-3PSIDCC: 2 years__Secure-3PSIDTS: 2 years__Secure-OSID: 2 years AEC: 6 months APISID: 2 years _gcl_au: 3 months _gcl_aw: 3 months _gcl_dc: 3 months _gcl_gs: 3 months | DV: Used to track and collect data to deliver and retarget ads tailored to user preferences based on specific websites visited. __Secure-1PAPISID, __Secure-1PSIDCC, __Secure-1PSID, __Secure-1PSIDTS, __Secure-3PAPISID,__Secure-3PSID, __Secure-3PSIDCC, __Secure-3PSIDTS: Used by Google for security purposes and to build a profile of website visitor interests to deliver relevant and personalized ads through retargeting. AEC: Helps detect spam, fraud, and abuse to ensure advertisers are not charged for invalid interactions with ads. APISID: set by Google Ads Optimization, this cookie is used to personalize Google ads on the website based on recent searches and interactions. When you interact with the YouTube video player, whether it’s on your phone, tablet, or computer, this cookie may be established. _gcl_au: Used to measure ad and campaign performance and conversion rates for Google Ads on a site visited. _gcl_aw: Used through Google Ads to understand user interaction with the site and advertising. _gcl_dc: Used through Google Campaign Manager and DV 360 to understand user interaction with the site and advertising. _gcl_gs: Used through Google Ads to understand user interaction with the site and advertising. | Marketing/Advertising | To learn more about cookies advertising cookies used by Google, please check the link To control advertising cookies set by Google ads, you can visit this site |
| Google Doubleclick | IDE: 2 years ar_debug: 30 days | IDE: Used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to users across the web. Tracks user behavior on the site to optimize ad selection and serve relevant ads. ar_debug: Used for debugging and performance analysis, helping in tracking and improving the delivery and effectiveness of online advertising campaigns. | Marketing/Advertising | For more information, please visit this link If you wish to disable DoubleClick cookies on your browser please visit this website. |
| Google Doubleclick | test_cookie: 15 minutes | test_cookie: Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | Functional / Preferences | For more information, please visit this link |
| Facebook Custom Audience (Meta Platforms, Inc.) | ps_n & ps_l: 365 days datr: 2 years | ps_n & ps_l: These cookies are used for session management and maintaining a secure environment during a user’s visit. datr: Used by Facebook to help in the detection and prevention of potential threats like spam account creation or attempted unauthorized access, protection of users’ content against unwarranted access, and working against denial-of-service attacks that could potentially lock out some users from accessing their own profiles on Facebook. | Security | To discover more about the cookie policy of Facebook and manage cookies, please check this link |
| Facebook Custom Audience (Meta Platforms, Inc.) | wd: 7 days | wd: This cookie stores the browser window dimensions and is used by Facebook to optimize the rendering of the page. Used to deliver an optimal experience for the user’s device’s screen. | Functional / Preferences | To discover more about the cookie policy of Facebook and manage cookies, please check this link |
| Facebook Pixel(Meta Platforms, Inc.) | _fbp: 90 days | _fbp: Facebook Pixel cookies are used to track visits across websites for advertising purposes. They help in measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns by understanding actions taken on the websites. These cookies also enable personalized advertising by Facebook across its network based on user activity and interactions. | Marketing/Advertising | To discover more about the cookie policy of Facebook and manage cookies, please check this link |
| Adobe | mbox: 6 months at_check: Session | mbox: Used by Adobe Target to analyze the relevance of online content. at_check: Used to determine if a visitor has accepted the use of cookies for Adobe Target Adobe. | Functional / Preferences | To learn more about cookies set by Adobe Experience Cloud, please visit this website |
| Adobe | gpv_pn: 6 months AMCVS_14215E3D5995C57C0A495C55%40AdobeOrg: Session AMCV_14215E3D5995C57C0A495C55%40AdobeOrg: 6 months s_cc: Session s_ips: Session s_plt: Session s_pltp: Session s_ppv: Session s_tp: Session s_tslv: 6 months | gpv_pn: Used to retain and fetch previous pages visited in Adobe Analytics. AMCVS_14215E3D5995C57C0A495C55%40AdobeOrg: Indicates the start of a session for Adobe Experience Cloud. AMCV_14215E3D5995C57C0A495C55%40AdobeOrg: Unique Identifier for Adobe Experience Cloud. s_cc: Used to determine if cookies are enabled for Adobe Analytics. s_ips: Tracks percent of pages viewed. s_plt: Tracks the time that the previous page took to load. s_pltp: Provides page name value (URL) for use by Adobe Analytics. s_ppv: Used by Adobe Analytics to retain and fetch what percentage of a page was viewed. s_tp: Tracks percent of pages viewed. s_tslv: Used to retain and fetch time since the last visit to Adobe Analytics. | Statistics/Analytics | To learn more about cookies set by Adobe Experience Cloud, please visit this website |
| lang: Session lidc: 1 day VID: 1 year | lang: Used to remember a user’s language setting to ensure LinkedIn.com displays in the language selected by the user in their settings. lidc: Used to facilitate data center selection. VID: ID associated with a visitor to a LinkedIn microsite which is used to determine conversions for lead gen purposes. | Functional / Preferences | To learn more about LinkedIn cookies, visit the site | |
| SID: Session lms_analytics: 30 days AnalyticsSyncHistory: 30 days | SID: Used to determine what a visitor is doing before they convert on a LinkedIn microsite. lms_analytics: Used to identify LinkedIn Members for analytics. AnalyticsSyncHistory: Used to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. | Statistics/Analytics | To learn more about LinkedIn cookies, visit the site | |
| lms_ads: 30 days li_sugr: 90 days UserMatchHistory: 30 days | lms_ads: Used to identify LinkedIn Members off LinkedIn for advertising. li_sugr: Used to make a probabilistic match of a user’s identity. UserMatchHistory: Used for id sync process. It stores the last sync time to avoid repeating the syncing process in a frequent manner. | Marketing/Advertising | To learn more about LinkedIn cookies, visit the site If you wish to opt out of LinkedIn marketing cookies please visit this | |
| dfpfpt: 2 years liap: 1 year bcookie: 1 year | dfpfpt: Unique user identifier to prevent abuse in payment workflows for LinkedIn. liap: Used by non-www.domains to denote the logged-in status of a member. bcookie: Browser Identifier cookie to uniquely identify devices accessing LinkedIn to detect abuse on the platform and for diagnostic purposes. | Security | To learn more about LinkedIn cookies, visit the site | |
| HubSpot | __cf_bm: 1 day _cfuvid: Session | __cf_bm: Used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. _cfuvid: This cookie is a part of the services provided by Cloudflare – Including load-balancing, deliverance of website content, and serving DNS connection for website operators. | Security | To obtain further information regarding HubSpot’s privacy practices, please follow this link For detailed information about HubSpot’s use of cookies, please visit this page |
| HubSpot | __hs_cookie_cat_pref:6 months __hssc: 30 minutes __hssrc: Session __hstc: 6 months Hubspotutk: 6 months | __hs_cookie_cat_pref:Used to record the categories a visitor consented to. It contains data on the consented categories. __hssc: This cookie keeps track of sessions. This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. __hssrc: Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. __hstc: Used for tracking visitors. Hubspotutk: Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes. | Statistics/Analytics | To obtain further information regarding HubSpot’s privacy practices, please follow this link For detailed information about HubSpot’s use of cookies, please visit this page |
| HubSpot | __ptq.gif: Session | __ptq.gif: Sends data to the marketing platform Hubspot about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Marketing/Advertising | To obtain further information regarding HubSpot’s privacy practices, please follow this link For detailed information about HubSpot’s use of cookies, please visit this page |
| Smartlook | SL_C_23361dd035530_SID: 13 months | SL_C_23361dd035530_SID: Used to help identify users in sessions. Contains the project key, session ID, and visitor ID. Session and visitor IDs are unique identifiers assigned to new sessions and visitors. Used to analyze your behavior on our websites. | Statistics/Analytics | To learn more about cookies set by Smartlook, please check the link |
How you can manage cookies
- You can manage your cookie preferences directly from your own device settings by preventing the use or storage of cookies.
- Whenever the use of cookies is based on opt-in consent, you can provide or withdraw such consent by setting preferences within the cookie consent tool or by updating such preferences accordingly via the relevant consent-preferences widget available on the website.
- Additionally, you have the capability to manage cookies through the web browser settings by opting out through relevant device settings. You can set your browser to not accept cookies, and this website (https://allaboutcookies.org) tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. Users can find information about how to manage cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:
Please be advised that you can opt out of all non-essential cookies, including functional/preferences, analytics/statistics, and marketing/advertising cookies. However, strictly necessary cookies, crucial for the proper functioning of our website and the Services and indispensable for their performance, cannot be opted out of, as opting out would result in the Service becoming inoperable. It’s important to note that deleting your cookies may impact the performance of certain functionalities and limit accessibility to features on our website or Services.
How to opt out of interest-based advertising
For information on how our advertising partners allow you to opt out of receiving ads based on your web browsing history, please visit http://optout.aboutads.info/.
Notwithstanding the above, you may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU), the Network Advertising Initiative (US), the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan, or other similar services) to control the collection and use of information about your web browsing activities by advertising partners. Such initiatives allow users to select their cookie preferences for most of the advertising tools.
The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.
