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This Cookie Policy was last updated on 2022-04-01 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://www.gec-scaleup.com (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimise the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

6. Placed cookies

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
astPartialContentRendered
Expiration
Function
Name
wp_lang
Expiration
session
Function
To store language preferences

Elementor

Statistics (anonymous)

Usage

We use Elementor for content creation.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics (anonymous)

Name
elementor
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store performed actions on the website

HubSpot

Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use HubSpot for marketing automation (automated email marketing).

Sharing data

For more information, please read the HubSpot Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
leadin_third_party_cookies
Expiration
Function
Name
messagesUtk
Expiration
Function
Name
__hssrc
Expiration
session
Function

Marketing/Tracking

Name
hubspotutk
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store and track a visitor's identity
Name
messagesUtk
Expiration
6 months
Function
This cookie is used to recognize visitors who chat with you via the chatflows tool. If the visitor leaves your site before they're added as a contact, they will have this cookie associated with their browser. If you chat with a visitor who later returns to your site in the same cookied browser, the chatflows tool will load their conversation history. The cookie is controlled by the Consent to collect chat cookies setting in your chatflow. If this setting is disabled, the cookie is controlled by the Consent to process setting in your chatflow. HubSpot will not drop the messagesUtk cookie for visitors who have been identified through the Visitor Identification API. The analytics cookie banner will not be impacted. This cookie will be specific to a subdomain and will not carry over to other subdomains. For example, the cookie dropped for info.example.com will not apply to the visitor when they visit www.example.com, and vice versa. It contains an opaque GUID to represent the current chat user.
Name
__hssc
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
This cookie keeps track of sessions. This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp.
Name
__hstc
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store time of visit

Functional

Name
__hsmem
Expiration
12 months
Function
This cookie is set when visitors log in to a HubSpot-hosted site. It contains encrypted data that identifies the membership user when they are currently logged in. It expires in one year.
Name
hs-messages-hide-welcome-message
Expiration
1 day
Function
This cookie is used to prevent the chat widget welcome message from appearing again for one day after it is dismissed. It contains a boolean value of True or False. It expires in one day.
Name
hs-messages-is-open
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
This cookie is used to determine and save whether the chat widget is open for future visits. It is set in your visitor's browser when they start a new chat, and resets to re-close the widget after 30 minutes of inactivity. If your visitor manually closes the chat widget, it will prevent the widget from re-opening on subsequent page loads in that browser session for 30 minutes. It contains a boolean value of True if present. It expires in 30 minutes.
Name
*_key
Expiration
14 days
Function
When visiting a password-protected page, this cookie is set so future visits to the page from the same browser do not require login again. The cookie name is unique for each password-protected page. It contains an encrypted version of the password so future visits to the page will not require the password again.
Name
hs_ab_test
Expiration
session
Function
This cookie is used to consistently serve visitors the same version of an A/B test page they’ve seen before. It contains the id of the A/B test page and the id of the variation that was chosen for the visitor. It expires at the end of the session.
Name
__hs_do_not_track
Expiration
6 months
Function
This cookie can be set to prevent the tracking code from sending any information to HubSpot. It contains the string "yes".
Name
__hs_opt_out
Expiration
6 months
Function
This cookie is used by the opt-in privacy policy to remember not to ask the visitor to accept cookies again. This cookie is set when you give visitors the choice to opt out of cookies. It contains the string "yes" or "no"
Name
__hs_initial_opt_in
Expiration
7 days
Function
This cookie is used to prevent the banner from always displaying when visitors are browsing in strict mode. It contains the string "yes" or "no".

Complianz

Functional, Preferences

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
cmplz_choice
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if a message has been dismissed
Name
cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
cmplz_statistics-anonymous
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_event_*
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_consent_status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
365 days
Function
To store if the cookie banner has been dismissed.

Preferences

Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function

Google Fonts

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
Google Fonts API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Google reCAPTCHA

Functional, Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
_grecaptcha
Expiration
session
Function
Provide spam protection

Marketing/Tracking

Name
rc::c
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::b
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::a
Expiration
persistent
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

Google Site Kit

Statistics, Functional

Usage

We use Google Site Kit for website statistics.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics

Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
To store and count pageviews.
Name
_gid
Expiration
1 day
Function
To store and count pageviews.

Functional

Name
_gat_UA-209678758-1
Expiration
session
Function
To provide technical monitoring.

Wordfence

Functional

Usage

We use Wordfence for website security.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wordfence Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
wf-scan-issue-expanded-332
Expiration
session
Function
To provide the identification of trusted web traffic.

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
cookie-1634120324
Expiration
Function
Name
e_wp
Expiration
Function
Name
wf-scan-issue-expanded-29
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
session_id
Expiration
Function
Name
email_id
Expiration
Function
Name
wpseoFrontendInspectorOpen
Expiration
Function
Name
persist:hs-beacon-message-1ae02e91-5865-4f13-b220-7daed946ba25
Expiration
Function
Name
persist:hs-beacon-1ae02e91-5865-4f13-b220-7daed946ba25
Expiration
Function
Name
localTimeZone
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor63
Expiration
Function
Name
e_kit-elements-defaults
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor7512
Expiration
Function
Name
eael_countdown_evergreen_interval_cc7c151
Expiration
Function
Name
eael_countdown_evergreen_time_cc7c151
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor8213
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor8483
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor8480
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor8477
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor5257
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor4821
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor4703
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor7786
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor7670
Expiration
Function
Name
isReturningVisitor9424
Expiration
Function
Name
e_library
Expiration
Function

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Save preferences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Flow gGmbH
Hauptstrasse 20
40668 Meerbusch
Germany
Website: https://www.gec-scaleup.com
Email: moc.eporue-ceg@ti
Phone number: +49 212341 – 677 858 – 0

This Cookie Policy was synchronised with cookiedatabase.org on 2021-10-14.

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