Cookie Policy
Last updated: 24 April 2023
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
Types of Cookies we use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
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CookieScriptConsent | www.phoenix-whistleblowing.com | / | First-party | 1 month | This cookie is used by Cookie-Script.com service to remember visitor cookie consent preferences. It is necessary for Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly. |
PHPSESSID | www.phoenix-whistleblowing.com | / | First-party | Session | Cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is normally a random generated number, how it is used can be specific to the site, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user between pages. |
Functionality Cookies
Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
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wcml_client_currency | www.phoenix-whistleblowing.com | / | First-party | 2 days | Stores a code or identifier that represents the chosen currency. This code corresponds to a specific currency type (e.g., USD for US Dollar, EUR for Euro, GBP for British Pound) in the website's currency system. |
wp-wpml_current_language | www.phoenix-whistleblowing.com | / | First-party | Session | Stores the current language. By default, this cookie is set only for logged-in users. If you enable the language cookie to support AJAX filtering, this cookie will also be set for users who are not logged in. |
wcml_client_country | www.phoenix-whistleblowing.com | / | First-party | 2 days | Stores a code or identifier that represents the selected country. This code corresponds to a specific country or region in the website's geographical system (e.g., US for United States, FR for France, DE for Germany). |
wcml_client_currency_language | www.phoenix-whistleblowing.com | / | First-party | 2 days | Stores a combination of codes or identifiers that represent both the selected currency and language. The currency code corresponds to a specific currency (e.g., USD for US Dollar, EUR for Euro), and the language code corresponds to a specific language or locale (e.g., en for English, fr for French). |
wc_postfinancecheckout_device_id | www.phoenix-whistleblowing.com | / | First-party | 1 year | Stores the PostFinance Checkout to track or manage devices during the checkout process. PostFinance Checkout is a payment solution that allows businesses to accept online payments securely. |
Targeting Cookies
Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
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_ga | .phoenix-whistleblowing.com | / | First-party | 1 year 1 month | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
_ga_CHV4LZ7DH8 | .phoenix-whistleblowing.com | / | First-party | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
YSC | .youtube.com | / | Third-party | Session | This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com | / | Third-party | 6 months | This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites;it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the bottom left button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.