Cookie Policy of brokerchooser.com
This document informs Users about the technologies that help this Website 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 this Website.
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. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.
This Website 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 this Website uses Trackers
Necessary
This Website 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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Cloudflare (Cloudflare Inc.)
Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through this Website, i.e., communication between this Website and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from this Website to be collected.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- _cfuvid: indefinite
- cf_clearance: 30 minutes
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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 this Website.
Personal Data processed: Trackers.
Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- _iub_cs-*: 1 year
- _iub_cs-*-granular: 1 year
- euconsent-v2: 12 months
- usprivacy: 1 year
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Cloudflare Bot Management (Cloudflare, Inc.)
Cloudflare Bot Management is a malicious bot protection and management service provided by Cloudflare, Inc.
Personal Data processed: app information, Application opens, browser information, browsing history, city, clicks, country, county, custom events, device information, device logs, geography/region, interaction events, IP address, keypress events, language, latitude (of city), launches, longitude (of city), metro area, motion sensor events, mouse movements, number of sessions, operating systems, page events, page views, province, scroll position, scroll-to-page interactions, search history, session duration, session statistics, state, touch events, Trackers, Usage Data, video views and ZIP/Postal code.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- __cf_bm: 3 seconds
- __cfruid: duration of the session
- _cfuvid: indefinite
- cf_clearance: 30 minutes
- cf_ob_info: 3 seconds
- cf_use_ob: 3 seconds
- cfmrk_cic: 3 months
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Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, 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: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _ga: 2 years
- _ga_*: 2 years
Functionality
This Website 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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GetSiteControl contact form (GetWebCraft Limited)
By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes this Website to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
If this service 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.
Personal Data processed: email address, Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Cyprus – Privacy Policy.
Experience
This Website uses Trackers to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Hotjar Recruit User Testers (Hotjar Ltd.)
The Hotjar Recruit User Testers widget is a service for interacting with the Hotjar data collection platform provided by Hotjar Ltd.
Hotjar honors generic „Do Not Track” headers. This means the browser can tell its script not to collect any of the User's data. This is a setting that is available in all major browsers. Find Hotjar’s opt-out information here.
Personal Data processed: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data.
Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
- _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
- _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
- _hjDonePolls: 1 year
- _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
- _hjSession*: 30 minutes
- _hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
- _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
- _hjSessionStorageTest: indefinite
- _hjSessionTooLarge: 1 hour
- _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
- _hjSessionUser_*: 2 years
- _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
- _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
- _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
- _hjViewportId: duration of the session
- _hjid: 1 year
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GetSiteControl Subscribe widget (GetWebCraft Limited)
The GetSiteControl Subscribe widget is a (lightbox) popup management service provided by GetWebCraft Limited.
Personal Data processed: email address, Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Cyprus – Privacy Policy.
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Hotjar Poll & Survey widgets (Hotjar Ltd.)
The Hotjar Poll & Survey widgets are services that enable interaction with the Hotjar platform provided by Hotjar Ltd.
Hotjar honors generic „Do Not Track” headers. This means the browser can tell its script not to collect any of the User's data. This is a setting that is available in all major browsers. Find Hotjar’s opt-out information here.
Personal Data processed: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data.
Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
- _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
- _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
- _hjDonePolls: 1 year
- _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
- _hjSession*: 30 minutes
- _hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
- _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
- _hjSessionStorageTest: indefinite
- _hjSessionTooLarge: 1 hour
- _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
- _hjSessionUser_*: 2 years
- _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
- _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
- _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
- _hjViewportId: duration of the session
- _hjid: 1 year
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GetSiteControl Survey Widget (GetWebCraft Limited)
The GetSiteControl Survey Widget is a service for interacting with the GetSiteControl online survey platform provided by GetWebCraft Limited.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Cyprus – Privacy Policy.
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Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Tracker and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
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TradingView
Provider
TradingView Inc
Purpose
Displaying content from external platforms
Personal Data collected
Usage data
Trackers
Description
TradingView is a charting and data visualization service provided by Tradingview Inc that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Trackers duration: up to 5 years
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Datawrapper
Provider
Datawrapper GmbH
Purpose
Displaying content from external platforms
Personal Data collected
Usage data
Trackers
Description
Datawrapper is an online platform that helps the Website easily create and display interactive charts, maps, or tables. This service is provided by Datawrapper GmbH and allowing this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Trackers duration: up to 5 years
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YouTube IFrame Player (Google LLC)
YouTube IFrame Player is a video content visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Through this Service, this Website may collect Data directly or indirectly on or from Users’ devices, including by making use of trackers. Users may restrict such access to their Data via the security settings page provided by Google. Users may ask the Owner for further information about these privacy settings at any time through the contact details provided in this document.
Data collected through the Service may also be used to help third parties deliver interest-based advertising. Users can opt out of third-party interest-based advertising through their device settings or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: device information, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Trackers duration:
- VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA: 7 months
- 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
Measurement
This Website uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior to improve the Service.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) (Google Inc.)
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, 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 order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
- _ga: 2 years
- _gac*: 3 months
- _gat: 1 minute
- _gid: 1 day
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Hotjar Heat Maps & Recordings (Hotjar Ltd.)
Hotjar is a session recording and heat mapping service provided by Hotjar Ltd.
Hotjar honors generic „Do Not Track” headers. This means the browser can tell its script not to collect any of the User's data. This is a setting that is available in all major browsers. Find Hotjar’s opt-out information here.
Personal Data processed: Cookies, Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
- _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
- _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
- _hjDonePolls: 1 year
- _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
- _hjSession*: 30 minutes
- _hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
- _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
- _hjSessionStorageTest: indefinite
- _hjSessionTooLarge: 1 hour
- _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
- _hjSessionUser_*: 2 years
- _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
- _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
- _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
- _hjViewportId: duration of the session
- _hjid: 1 year
Marketing
This Website uses Trackers to deliver personalized ads or marketing content, and to measure their performance.
Some of the advertising services used by the Owner adhere to the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework, an initiative that facilitates responsible privacy practices across the digital advertising industry - providing Users with enhanced transparency and control over how their data are used for advertising tracking purposes. Users can customize their advertising preferences at any time by accessing the advertising preferences panel from within the cookie notice or via the relevant link on this Website.
This Website participates in the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework and complies with its Specifications and Policies. This Website uses iubenda (identification number 123) as a Consent Management Platform.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Hotjar Form Analysis & Conversion Funnels (Hotjar Ltd.)
Hotjar is an analytics service provided by Hotjar Ltd.
Hotjar honors generic Do Not Track headers. This means your browser can tell its script not to collect any of your data. This is a setting that is available in all major browsers. Find Hotjar’s opt-out information here.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Malta – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress: 30 minutes
- _hjCachedUserAttributes: duration of the session
- _hjClosedSurveyInvites: 1 year
- _hjDonePolls: 1 year
- _hjFirstSeen: duration of the session
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample: 30 minutes
- _hjLocalStorageTest: duration of the session
- _hjMinimizedPolls: 1 year
- _hjSession*: 30 minutes
- _hjSessionRejected: duration of the session
- _hjSessionResumed: duration of the session
- _hjSessionStorageTest: indefinite
- _hjSessionTooLarge: 1 hour
- _hjSessionUser*: 1 year
- _hjSessionUser_*: 2 years
- _hjShownFeedbackMessage: 1 year
- _hjTLDTest: duration of the session
- _hjUserAttributesHash: duration of the session
- _hjViewportId: duration of the session
- _hjid: 1 year
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Google Ads conversion tracking (Google Inc.)
Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on this Website.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Trackers duration:
- IDE: 2 years
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
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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 this Website. 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 Ads Remarketing (Google Inc.)
Google Ads Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google Ireland Limited that connects the activity of this Website with the Google Ads advertising network and the DoubleClick Cookie.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Users can opt out of Google's use of Trackers for ads personalization by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – 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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Remarketing with Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
Remarketing with Google Analytics is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Google Ireland Limited that connects the tracking activity performed by Google Analytics and its Trackers with the Google Ads advertising network and the Doubleclick Cookie.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Trackers duration:
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
- IDE: 2 years
- _gcl_*: 3 months
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Customer.io (Peaberry Software Inc.)
Customer.io is an email address management and message sending service provided by Peaberry Software Inc.
Personal Data processed: email address, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Trackers that do not fit the above categorizations
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User data collected for improving the recommendation algorithm and send you tailored emails
We collect anonymous and personal data on the website (after you sign up) to improve the recommendation algorithm that is based on the answers you give to certain questionnaires and/or questions appearing on the Application in the form of widgets, popups appearing on this Website.
We also use this data to send you tailored emails based on your recommended brokers and the way you acted on the website (e.g. which pages you visited or what buttons you clicked, what kind of answers you gave to certain questionnaires and/or questions appearing on the Website in the form of widgets, popups). We send these emails in order to kindly remind you about your broker recommendation and choices and to receive some feedback from you. You can unsubscribe from these emails at any time.
Collected customer data for this purpose: first name, last name, email, country, virtual user ID for anonymous customers, questionnaire data (eg. answers, timestamp), your other activities on the website (eg. visited pages, clicked buttons).
The way of handling of these data is the same as stated in the general terms of the privacy policy.
Trackers duration: up to 5 years
How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent on this Website
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 this Website.
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 this Website 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
Brokerchooser Ltd. The Penthouse Suite 2, Level 4, Ewropa Business Centre, Triq Dun Karm, B’kara, BKR9034, Malta
Data protection officer: Gergely Ferencz Korpos
Owner contact email: info@brokerchooser.com
Since the use of third-party Trackers through this Website 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 this Website.