Cookie Policy

Effective date: 28.08.2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Creative Data Engineers LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website www.creative-data-engineers.com (the “Site”).
It should be read together with our Privacy Policy to understand how we handle personal data.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, improve user experience, and provide analytics.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

2.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Site to function and cannot be switched off.
Examples:

- Session management

- Security authentication

- Payment processing via Stripe

Legal basis: Our legitimate interest to provide a secure and functional website.

2.2. Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect aggregated, anonymous statistic data to help us understand how visitors interact with the Site.
We currently use Google Analytics 4 (GA4).

- Data collected: IP addresses (anonymized if possible), device info, browser type, visited pages, time spent, etc.

- Google may process this data on our behalf. For more details, see the Google Privacy Policy https://policies.google.com/privacy

- Data may be transferred to the U.S.

Legal basis: Your consent

2.3. Functional Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make (e.g. language preferences, saved forms).
They improve user experience but are optional.

Legal basis: Your consent.

2.4. Marketing & Third-Party Cookies

We may use cookies to deliver personalized content or measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns in the future.
Currently, we do not run targeted advertising, but this may change.

Legal basis: Your consent.

3. Third-Party Services

We currently use the following third-party services that set cookies:

- Google Analytics 4 → Website performance & analytics

- Stripe → Payment processing

- GoHighLevel LLC à Hosting

We use GoHighLevel LLC, 2201 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 275, Arlington, TX 76006, USA, to manage:

- Landing pages

- Contact forms

- Email marketing campaigns

- CRM functionalities

GoHighLevel may set cookies for:

- Form tracking and pre-filled fields

- Email open and click tracking

- Marketing automation workflows

Data may be transferred to the United States. We have signed a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with GoHighLevel including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to ensure GDPR-compliant data processing.

GoHighLevel Privacy Policy: https://www.gohighlevel.com/privacy-policy

Cookies & Local/Session Storage Inventory

Grouped by category. Use the search box to filter. Click any header to sort.

Essential

Key ↕	Domain ↕	Stored in ↕	Service ↕	Purpose ↕	Category ↕	Cookie Type and Duration ↕
`_address_<variable>`	creative-data-engineers.com	Local storage	Funnel/Ecommerce	use to show contact address	Essential	Persistent (expires Forever)
`_pl_ecom_<variable>`	creative-data-engineers.com	Local storage	Ecommerce	products details for order summary in thank you page	Essential	Persistent (expires Forever)
`_ud`	creative-data-engineers.com	Local storage	Forms/Surveys/Funnels/Calendar	Form/survey details and data entered (excluding credit card info). Assists with form submission tracking and data retention.	Essential	Persistent
`cart_details_<variable>`	creative-data-engineers.com	Local storage	Ecommerce	use to store cart details	Essential	Persistent (expires Forever)
`cookie-config`	creative-data-engineers.com	Browser cookies	Funnels	Store cookie consent of user	Essential	Persistent (expires after 6 month)
`couponSessionId_<variable>`	creative-data-engineers.com	Session storage	Funnel/Ecommerce	use to store coupon session for an user	Essential	Session
`msgsndr_id`	creative-data-engineers.com	Browser cookies	Funnels	To identify visitor contact information.	Essential	Persistent (expires after 365 days)
`provider`	creative-data-engineers.com	Browser cookies	Funnels	Stores the latest payment method type.	Essential	Session
`redirect`	creative-data-engineers.com	Session storage	Ecommerce	redirect action for ecom	Essential	Session
`tr`	creative-data-engineers.com	Browser cookies	Funnel/Forms	use for order tracking purpose	Essential	Persistent (expires after 365 days)
`user_data_<variable>`	creative-data-engineers.com	Browser cookies	Calendar	calender details and data entered (excluding credit card info).	Essential	Persistent
`v2_contact_session_<variable>`	creative-data-engineers.com	Local storage/Browser Cookie	Attribution Team	To store unique session ID for lead identification.	Essential	Persistent (expires after 168 hours/7 days)
`v2_history_<variable>`	creative-data-engineers.com	Local storage	Attribution Team	To store each user page visit and time spent on pages.	Essential	Persistent (expires Forever)
`v2_session_history_<variable>`	creative-data-engineers.com	Local storage	Attribution Team	To keep a log of all session details for analysis.	Essential	Persistent (expires Forever)
`v2_user_session_event_<variable>`	creative-data-engineers.com	Local storage/Browser Cookie	Attribution Team	To store unique session ID for lead identification.	Essential	Persistent (expires after 168 hours/7 days)
`wl`	creative-data-engineers.com	Local storage	Calendar	store whitelabel url for redirect	Essential	Persistent
`__stripe_mid`	creative-data-engineers.com	Browser cookies	Payment Provider	Set for fraud prevention purposes and helps us assess the risk associated with an attempted transaction.	Essential	First party (expires after 365 days)
`__Secure-has_logged_in`	.stripe.com	Browser cookies	Payment Provider	Changes the sign-in button depending on whether a browser has previously logged in.	Essential	Third Party (expires after 6 month)
`__stripe_sid`	creative-data-engineers.com	Browser cookies	Payment Provider	Set for fraud prevention purposes and helps us assess the risk associated with an attempted transaction	Essential	First party (expires after 30 minutes)
`cookie-perms`	.stripe.com	Browser cookies	Payment Provider	Stores a user's cookie permissions.	Essential	Third Party (expires after 6 month)
`machine_identifier`	.stripe.com	Browser cookies	Payment Provider	To prevent fraud, enables Stripe to determine the computer being used on the Stripe Dashboard.	Essential	Third party (expires after 365 days)
`private_machine_identifier`	.stripe.com	Browser cookies	Payment Provider	Identifies the computer across login sessions and users to prevent fraud.	Essential	Third party (expires after 365 days)
`stripe.csrf`	.stripe.com	Browser cookies	Payment Provider	Prevents attackers from making requests that change user data to Stripe from other websites.	Essential	Third party (expires after session)
`m`	.m.stripe.com	Browser cookies	Payment Provider	For fraud detection. Helps Stripe assess the risk associated with an attempted transaction on the your website.	Essential	Third party (expires after 2 years)
`__cf_bm`	.hcaptcha.com	Browser cookies	Bot Detection	This cookie is necessary for bot solutions to function properly.	Essential	Third party (expires after 30 minutes)
`__cflb`	api.hcaptcha.com	Browser cookies	Load Balancer session affinity	this cookie is used for keeping an end user’s items in a shopping cart while they continue to navigate around the website	Essential	Third party (expires after 24 hours)
`hmt_id`	api.hcaptcha.com	Browser cookies	Bot Detection	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots	Essential	Third party (expires after session)
`__Secure-<variable>`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google services (e.g. Maps, YouTube, reCAPTCHA)	Used to secure user data and authenticate requests to Google services.	Essential	Third party (expires after session)
`AEC`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google	Ensures requests within a browsing session are made by the user, not other sites — helps prevent malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user.	Essential	Third party (6 months)
`HSID`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google	Contains digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google Account ID and most recent sign-in time to protect against attacks.	Essential	Third party (2 years)
`SEARCH_SAMESITE`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google	Prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests.	Essential	Third party (6 months)
`SID`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google	Contains encrypted records of user account information and authentication to protect against unauthorized access.	Essential	Third party (2 years)
`cf.turnstile.u`	.cloudflare.com	Local storage	Cloudflare Captcha	The cookie's primary purpose is to help the Turnstile service distinguish between human users and automated bots.	Essential	Third Party (Persistent)
`cf_clearance`	.creative-data-engineers.com	Browser cookies	Cloudflare Captcha	proves to Cloudflare that the visitor is a verified human and has passed the Challenge presented to them.	Essential	First party (expires after 30 minutes)
`SIDCC`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google	Provides security to protect user data from unauthorized access.	Essential	Third party (1 year)

Functional

Key ↕	Domain ↕	Stored in ↕	Service ↕	Purpose ↕	Category ↕	Cookie Type and Duration ↕
`__stripe_orig_props`	.stripe.com	Browser cookies	Payment Provider	Remembers how you got to our website, including the URL you came from and the Stripe page you originally landed on.	Functional	Third party (expires after 365 days)
`APISID`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google	Used to store user preferences and for security measures in Google services.	Functional	Third party (2 years)
`SSID`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google	Stores user preferences and helps with Google service personalization (e.g., Maps, Search).	Functional	Third party (2 years)

Analytics

Key ↕	Domain ↕	Stored in ↕	Service ↕	Purpose ↕	Category ↕	Cookie Type and Duration ↕
`_ga_<variable>`	.leadconnectorhq.com	Browser cookies	Google Analytics	To track an individual session by identifying a specific user's device during that visit.	Analytics	Third party (expires after session)
`_ga`	.leadconnectorhq.com	Browser cookies	Google Analytics	used by Google Analytics, enables the service to distinguish one visitor from another	Analytics	Third party (expires after 2 years)

Marketing

Key ↕	Domain ↕	Stored in ↕	Service ↕	Purpose ↕	Category ↕	Cookie Type and Duration ↕
`rc::a`	.google.com	Local storage	Google reCAPTCHA	to read and filter requests from bots.	Marketing	Persistent
`NID`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google	Stores user preferences and customizes ads on Google sites.	Marketing	Third party (6 months)
`SAPISID`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google	Used to build a profile of the user’s interests for targeted advertising across Google services.	Marketing	Third party (2 years)
`OTZ`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google Analytics / Google Ads	Used by Google Analytics and Ads to analyze website traffic patterns and performance. It combines information about user behavior to improve advertising performance.	Marketing	Third party (1 month)
`UULE`	.google.com	Browser cookies	Google Search	Transmits precise location information from your browser to Google to deliver more relevant search results and ads based on location.	Marketing	Third party (up to 6 hours)
`rc::c`	.google.com	Session storage	Google reCAPTCHA	This period shows the length of the period at which a service can store and/or read certain data from your computer by using a cookie, a pixel, an API, cookieless tracking, or other resources.	Marketing	Third party (expires after session)

4. Managing Cookies

You have full control over your cookies. You can:

- Accept or reject non-essential cookies via our Cookie Banner. Non-essential cookies (analytics, marketing, tracking) are only activated after your explicit consent.

- If you want to adjust your initial consent, you need to delete all cookies and reload the page, so the cookie banner will show up again.

- Adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies.

5. Your Consent (GDPR Compliance)

For visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and Switzerland, we will not place non-essential cookies until you have opted in via the Cookie Banner.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by revisiting the Cookie Settings.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the “Effective Date” will be updated accordingly.

7. Contact

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, contact us at:
📧 Email: [email protected]