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What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files (and similar technologies such as local storage, pixels, or web beacons) that a website places on your device so it can recognize your browser, remember information, and deliver certain features. They may be set either by cloudIT (“we,” “our,” “us”) as first-party cookies or by selected partners as third-party cookies.
Why we use cookies
| Purpose | Typical examples on cloudit.co |
| Strictly Necessary / Security | Maintain session security, route traffic through the nearest data-center, protect against bots |
| Functionality | Remember language or region, keep users signed in to the customer portal |
| Performance & Analytics | Measure site traffic, see which pages are most popular, improve content |
| Advertising / Targeting | Show you relevant cloudIT ads on LinkedIn, Facebook, or other sites, and measure campaign success |
Cookies you may encounter on our site
| Category | Cookie(s) | Origin | Expiry | Purpose |
| Strictly Necessary | __cf_bm, __cfruid | Cloudflare | 30 min – session | Cloudflare sets these to distinguish real visitors from bots and to keep the site available and secure Cloudflare Docs |
| wordpress_test_cookie, wp-settings-*, wp-settings-time-* | WordPress | Session – 1 yr | Test whether cookies are enabled and store UI preferences | |
| Performance / Analytics | _ga, _ga_<container-id> | Google Analytics | 2 yrs | Distinguish unique users and persist session state Google Help |
| _gid | Google Analytics | 24 hrs | Count and track page views | |
| _gat | Google Analytics | 1 min | Throttle request rate | |
| Advertising / Targeting | _fbp | Meta (Facebook Pixel) | ~3 mos | Identify browsers to deliver and analyze advertising Captain Compliance |
| lidc, li_gc, bscookie, bcookie | LinkedIn Insight Tag | 24 hrs – 2 yrs | Facilitate data-center selection, store consent, and track ad performance on LinkedIn LinkedIn |
Note: The specific cookies set can change when we add or remove services. For the most up-to-date list, open the “Cookie Settings” link on the banner or contact us at privacy@cloudit.co.
Your choices
- Cookie banner / preferences center – The first time you visit, we ask for your consent for non-essential cookies. You can update preferences any time via Cookie Settings in the page footer.
- Browser controls – Most browsers let you delete or block cookies altogether. See allaboutcookies.org for instructions. Blocking some cookies may affect site functionality.
- Analytics opt-out – Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on if you don’t want Analytics to collect data.
- Advertising opt-out – Opt-out of interest-based ads from many networks via the Digital Advertising Alliance at optout.aboutads.info or the Network Advertising Initiative at optout.networkadvertising.org.
- Global Privacy Control (GPC) – We honor the GPC signal as an opt-out of “sale/share” where required by U.S. state laws.
Do Not Track
Because there is no consistent industry standard for responding to “Do Not Track” signals, our site currently does not respond to DNT. We will revisit if standards emerge.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Policy to reflect changes in technology, law, or our business. Material changes will be flagged on the banner or emailed to registered users at least 30 days before they take effect. The “Effective” date above will always show the latest version.
Contact us
cloudIT
Attn: Privacy Office
920 E. Madison St., Suite 120
Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA
Email: privacy@cloudit.co
Phone: +1 (602) 875-5400