Cookie Policy
Our Privacy Policy explains our principles when it comes to the collection, processing, and storage of your information. This policy specifically explains how we, our partners, and users of our services deploy cookies, as well as the options you have to control them.
Please note that this section is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather aims to be representative, and that our users may set additional cookies (such as Google Analytics), depending on the features they have chosen to enable or the plugins they have installed.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to “remember” you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (using a “persistent cookie”). They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for visitors, and perform essential functions such as allowing users to register and remain logged in. Cookies may be set by the site that you are visiting (known as “first party cookies”), or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on the website (“third party cookies”). Both websites and HTML emails may also contain other tracking technologies such as “web beacons” or “pixels.” These are typically small transparent images that provide us with statistics, for similar purposes as cookies. They are often used in conjunction with cookies, though they are not stored on your computer in the same way. As a result, if you disable cookies, web beacons may still load, but their functionality will be restricted.How we use cookies
We use cookies for a number of different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons; some enable a personalized experience for both visitors and registered users; and some allow the display of advertising from selected third party networks. Some of these cookies may be set when a page is loaded, or when a visitor takes a particular action (clicking the “like” or “follow” button on a post, for example). Many of the cookies we use are only set if you are a registered www.focusedsalesassociates.com user (so you don’t have to log in every time, for example), while others are set whenever you visit one of our websites, irrespective of whether you have an account. For more information on the choices you have about the cookies we use, please see the Controlling Cookies section below.Where we place cookies
We set cookies in a number of different locations across our services. These include: On our websites – www.focusedsalesassociates.com. In the administrative dashboards of our websites.Types of Cookie
The table below explains the types of cookies we use on our websites and why we use them.| Category of cookies | Why we use these cookies |
|---|---|
| Required | These cookies are essential for our websites and services to perform basic functions and are necessary for us to operate certain features. These include those required to allow registered users to authenticate and perform account-related functions, store preferences set by users such as account name, language, and location, and ensure our services are operating properly. |
| Analytics and Performance | These cookies allow us to optimize performance by collecting information on how users interact with our websites, including which pages are visited most, as well as other analytical data. We use these details to improve how our websites function and to understand how users interact with them. |
| Advertising | These cookies are set by us and our advertising partners to provide you with relevant content and to understand that content’s effectiveness. They may be used to collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites to predict your preferences and to display more relevant advertisements to you. These cookies also allow a profile to be built about you and your interests and enable personalized ads to be shown to you based on your profile. |
User Sites
In addition to the cookies set on our own sites, we utilize cookies for our Site Stats feature. This tallies the unique numbers of visitors to a site, as well as the number from specific geographic locations. A visitor is counted when we see a user or browser for the first time in a given period.Examples
Below are examples of the cookies set by www.focusedsalesassociates.com, with explanations of their purpose. Some of these cookies are set across our whole network, whereas some are specific to individual services. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, but rather aims to be representative. Information about cookies that may be set by third parties is below. In addition, people and companies that use our services to publish or host their own sites may place additional cookies. We provide more information on these cookies below.Required
| Cookie | Purpose |
|---|---|
| CookieLawInfoConsent | Stores whether a user has chosen to view the mobile version of a website. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | Records the default button state of the corresponding category. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary | Records the default button state of the corresponding category. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | Is the primary cookie that records the user consent for the usage of the cookies upon ‘accept’ and ‘reject’. It doesn’t track any personal data and is set only upon user action(accept/reject). |
| wordpress_ | WordPress cookie for a logged in user. |
| wordpress_logged_in_ | WordPress cookie for a logged in user |
| wordpress_test_ | WordPress cookie for a logged in user |
| wordpress_test_cookie | WordPress test cookie |
| wp-settings- | WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. |
| wp-settings-time- | WordPress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. |
| PHPSESSID | To identify your unique session on the website |
| SESS | To ensure that you are recognised when you move from page to page within the site and that any information you have entered is remembered. |
| _ga | Google Analytics: Used to distinguish users. |
| _gid | Google Analytics: Used to distinguish users. |
| _gat | Google Analytics: Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_. |
| _gac_ | Google Analytics: xxxxxContains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. Learn more. |
| AMP_TOKEN | Google Analytics: Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. |