Who We Are
At stringshock.com, we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of all visitors to our web site. In particular, we want you to know that stringshock.com is not in the business of selling, renting or trading email lists with other companies and businesses for marketing purposes.
In this Privacy Policy, we’ve provided detailed information on when and why we collect personal information, how we use it, the limited conditions under which we may disclose it to others, and how we keep it secure.
We take your privacy seriously and take measures to provide all visitors and users of stringshock.com with a safe and secure environment.
Cookies
stringshock.com may set and access stringshock.com cookies on your computer. Cookies are used to provide our system with the basic information to provide the services you are requesting. Cookies can be cleared at any time from your internet browser settings.
Google Analytics
When someone visits stringshock.com we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. We do this to track things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site and interactions with the site. This information is processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make, and do not allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of visitors to our website.
Website Comments
When someone visits stringshock.com, there may be an ability to submit comments on particular articles or pages. When comments are submitted, you are entitled to use aliases or information that completely hides your identity. When a comment is submitted, the relevant details (name, email, website) that you provide are stored. These details are stored so that we can display your comment back to you, and to anyone viewing the comment sections on the site. We do not verify information entered nor do we require verification.
Third Parties
There may be some circumstances where your IP address, geographic location, and other browser related details may be shared with third party companies. We may share your above mentioned data with following third party companies from time to time.
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Comments
These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
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| comment_author_url | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_email | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
Microsoft Clarity
Clarity is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
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| _clck | Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site is attributed to the same user ID. | 12 months |
| _clsk | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording. | 12 months |
| CLID | Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity. | 12 months |
| ANONCHK | Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. Clarity doesn't use ANID and so this is always set to 0. | Session |
Access to Your Personal Information
You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold. Email your request to our data protection officer at (steve@stringshock.com) and we will work with you to remove any of your personal data we may have.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may make changes to our Privacy Policy in the future, however, the most current version of the policy will govern our processing of your personal data and will always be available to you.
If we make a change to this policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will notify you by an update or email, where possible. By continuing to access or use our services, you agree to be bound to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
