Cookie Policy of UkuleleBuddy.com
This document informs Users about the technologies that help UkuleleBuddy.com to achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow the Owner to access and store information (for example by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example by running a script) on a User’s device as they interact with UkuleleBuddy.com.
For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as "Trackers" within this document – unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker.
Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User's consent, depending on the applicable law. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.
UkuleleBuddy.com uses Trackers managed directly by the Owner (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third-party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.
The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by the Owner or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of the User’s browsing session.
In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, Users may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information — such as the presence of other Trackers — in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting the Owner.
How UkuleleBuddy.com uses Trackers
Necessary
UkuleleBuddy.com uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.
Trackers managed by third parties
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iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution (iubenda srl)
The iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution allows the Owner to collect and store Users’ preferences related to the processing of personal information, and in particular to the use of Cookies and other Trackers on UkuleleBuddy.com.
Personal Data processed: IP address and Trackers.
Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
Other Trackers
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1ShoppingCart
Payment processing services enable ukulelebuddy.com to process payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means. To ensure greater security, ukulelebuddy.com shares only the information necessary to execute the transaction with the financial intermediaries handling the transaction.
Some of these services may also enable the sending of timed messages to the User, such as emails containing invoices or notifications concerning the payment.
1ShoppingCart (“Web.com Group, Inc.”)
1ShoppingCart is a payment service provided by Web.com Group Inc. (“Web.com”) which allows Users to make online payments.
Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Functionality
UkuleleBuddy.com uses Trackers to enable basic interactions and functionalities, allowing Users to access selected features of the Service and facilitating the User's communication with the Owner.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Shopper Approved
This type of service allows Users to interact with third-party online survey platforms directly from the pages of ukulelebuddy.com or on a third party website.
If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service.
Shopper Approved (Shopper Approved, LLC)
The Shopper Approved Survey Widget is a service for interacting with the Shopper Approved online survey platform provided by Shopper Approved, LLC
Personal Data collected: Cookies, Data communicated while using the service and Usage Data.
Place of processing: USA – Privacy Policy.
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Help Scout (Help Scout Inc. )
Help Scout is a support and contact request management service provided by Help Scout Inc. .
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service, Trackers and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Experience
UkuleleBuddy.com uses Trackers to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.
Trackers managed directly by the Owner
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Data provided via online forms, managed directly (UkuleleBuddy.com)
UkuleleBuddy.com makes use of online forms that can be used to collect Data about Users.
Personal Data processed: email address, Trackers, Usage Data and user content.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Vimeo video (Vimeo, LLC)
Vimeo is a video content visualization service provided by Vimeo, LLC that allows UkuleleBuddy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- player: 1 year
- sync_active: duration of the session
- vuid: 2 years
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YouTube video widget (Google LLC)
YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows UkuleleBuddy.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- PREF: 8 months
- VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE: 8 months
- VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA: 7 months
- YSC: duration of the session
- YtIdbMeta:databases: duration of the session
- iU5q-!O9@$: indefinite
- yt-player-headers-readable: duration of the session
- yt-remote-cast-available: indefinite
- yt-remote-cast-installed: indefinite
- yt-remote-connected-devices: duration of the session
- yt-remote-device-id: duration of the session
- yt-remote-fast-check-period: indefinite
- yt-remote-session-app: indefinite
- yt-remote-session-name: indefinite
- ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY: duration of the session
Measurement
UkuleleBuddy.com uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior to improve the Service.
Trackers managed directly by the Owner
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Analytics collected directly (UkuleleBuddy.com)
UkuleleBuddy.com uses an internal analytics system that does not involve third parties.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Trackers duration:
Trackers managed by third parties
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KISSmetrics (Metrics Enterprises, Inc.)
KISSmetrics is an analytics service provided by Metrics Enterprises, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
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Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC)
Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of UkuleleBuddy.com, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at collection time and then discarded before Data is logged in any data center or server. Users can learn more by consulting Google’s official documentation.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.
Personal Data processed: number of Users, session statistics, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _ga: 2 years
- _ga_*: 2 years
Marketing
UkuleleBuddy.com uses Trackers to deliver personalized ads or marketing content, and to measure their performance.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. that connects data from the Meta Audience Network with actions performed on UkuleleBuddy.com. The Meta pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Meta Audience Network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Trackers duration:
- _fbc: 3 months
- _fbp: 3 months
- fr: 3 months
- lastExternalReferrer: duration of the session
- lastExternalReferrerTime: duration of the session
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Google AdSense (Google LLC)
Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. This service uses the “DoubleClick” Cookie, which tracks use of UkuleleBuddy.com and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.
Users may decide to disable all the DoubleClick Cookies by going to: Google Ad Settings.
In order to understand Google's use of data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- Conversion: 3 months
- DSID: 14 days
- FCNEC: 1 year
- FLC: 10 seconds
- FPAU: 3 months
- FPGCLAW: 3 months
- FPGCLDC: 3 months
- FPGCLGB: 3 months
- GCL_AW_P: 3 months
- GED_PLAYLIST_ACTIVITY: duration of the session
- IDE: 2 years
- NID: 6 months
- RUL: 1 year
- __gads: 2 years
- __gpi: 2 years
- __gpi_optout: 2 years
- __gsas: 2 years
- _gac_: 3 months
- _gac_gb_: 3 months
- _gcl_ag: 3 months
- _gcl_au: 3 months
- _gcl_aw: 3 months
- _gcl_dc: 3 months
- _gcl_gb: 3 months
- _gcl_gf: 3 months
- _gcl_gs: 3 months
- _gcl_ha: 3 months
- ar_debug: 3 months
- id: 2 years
- receive-cookie-deprecation: 6 months
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
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Google Ads conversion tracking (Google LLC)
Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google LLC that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on UkuleleBuddy.com.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- IDE: 2 years
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
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Microsoft Advertising (Microsoft Corporation)
Microsoft Advertising is an advertising service provided by Microsoft Corporation.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Trackers duration:
- MUID: 2 years
- _uetmsclkid: 3 months
- _uetmsclkid: indefinite
- _uetsid: 1 day
- _uetsid: indefinite
- _uetvid: 2 years
- _uetvid: indefinite
How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent on UkuleleBuddy.com
Whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting or updating their preferences via the relevant privacy choices panel available on UkuleleBuddy.com.
With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.
How to control or delete Cookies and similar technologies via your device settings
Users may use their own browser settings to:
- See what Cookies or other similar technologies have been set on the device;
- Block Cookies or similar technologies;
- Clear Cookies or similar technologies from the browser.
The browser settings, however, do not allow granular control of consent by category.
Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:
Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).
How to opt out of interest-based advertising
Notwithstanding the above, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU and UK), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.
The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.
Consequences of denying the use of Trackers
Users are free to decide whether or not to allow the use of Trackers. However, please note that Trackers help UkuleleBuddy.com to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, if the User chooses to block the use of Trackers, the Owner may be unable to provide related features.
Owner and Data Controller
Harmonica.com LLC (UkuleleBuddy.com), 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7400, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813 PHONE: 808-971-1416
Owner contact email: support@ukulelebuddy.com
Since the use of third-party Trackers through UkuleleBuddy.com cannot be fully controlled by the Owner, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, Users are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.
Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by UkuleleBuddy.com.