Cookie Policy (UK)
This Cookie Policy was last updated on 28.08.2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United Kingdom.
- Introduction
Our website, https://loudmarketingservices.com (hereinafter: “The website” uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
- What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
- What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
- What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
- Cookies
5.1 Technical or Functional Cookies
Some Cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Statistics Cookies
We use statistics cookies to optimise the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.
5.3 Marketing/Tracking Cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
5.4 Social Media
On our website, we have included content from Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin. This content is embedded within code derived from Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalised advertising.
Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin are located in the United States.
- Placed Cookies
6.1 WooCommerce
Usage: We use WooCommerce for webshop management.
Sharing Data: This data is not shared with third parties.
Category: Functional
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| wc_cart_hash_* | Session | Store items in shopping cart |
| wc_fragments_* | Persistent |
6.2 WordPress
Usage: We use WordPress for website development.
Sharing Data: This data is not shared with third parties.
Category: Functional
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| WP_PREFRENCES_USER_* | Persistent | Store user preferences |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | Session | Store browser details |
| wp-settings-time-* | 1 year | Store user preferences |
| wp-settings-* | Persistent | Store user preferences |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | Persistent | Store logged in users |
| wp_consent_* | 1 month | Store cookie consent preferences |
| hasAutoOpenedOnboardingWizard | Session/Admin only | Tracks if onboarding wizard opened by site administrator |
| hasClickedAddNewProductLink | Session/Admin only | Tracks if “Add New Product” link was clicked by website administrator |
| hasDismissedClaimFreeDomainMessage | Session/Admin only | Tracks if a message was dismissed by a website administrator |
| hasDismissedOnboardingDashboardMessage | Session/Admin only | Tracks dismissed onboarding dashboard messages by website administrator |
| hasDismissedPaidSubscriptionNoticePlugins | Session/Admin only | Tracks dismissed plugin subscription notices |
| hasDismissedPaidSubscriptionNoticeThemes | Session/Admin only | Tracks dismissed theme subscription notices |
| hasDismissedRestartOnboardingBannerMessage | Session/Admin only | Tracks dismissed restart onboarding messages |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Session | Checks if browser accepts cookies |
| wp_lang | 1 year | Stores chosen WordPress website administrator language |
6.3 GoDaddy
Usage: We use GoDaddy for website hosting.
Sharing Data: Read more
Category: Statistics
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| _tccl_visitor | 1 year | Store anonymised statistics |
| _tccl_visit | 30 minutes | Store anonymised statistics |
6.4 Sourcebuster JS
Usage: We use Sourcebuster JS for visitor tracking.
Sharing Data: This data is not shared with third parties
Category: Statistics
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| sbjs_migrations | 6 months | Store the user’s usage history |
| sbjs_current_add | 6 months | Store and count pageviews |
| sbjs_first_add | 6 months | Store and count pageviews |
| sbjs_current | 6 months | Store browser details |
| sbjs_first | Session | Store and track interaction |
| sbjs_udata | 6 months | Store a unique session ID |
| sbjs_session | 30 minutes | Store and count pageviews |
6.5 Google Fonts
Usage: We use Google fonts for display of webfonts.
Sharing Data: For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement
Category: Marketing
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| Google Fonts API | Expires immediately | Read user IP address |
6.6 YouTube
Usage: We use YouTube for video display
Sharing Data: For more information, please read the YouTube privacy statement.
Category: Marketing
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| GPS | Session | Store location data |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Provide ad delivery or retargeting |
| YSC | Session | Store and track interaction |
| PREF | 8 months | Store user preferences |
6.7 HubSpot
Usage: We use HubSpot for marketing automation (automated email marketing).
Sharing Data: For more information, please read the HubSpot Privacy Statement.
Category: Functional
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| __hs_cookie_cat_pref | 6 months | Store cookie consent preferences |
| __hssc | 30 minutes | Store anonymised statistics |
| *_key | 2 weeks | Store logged in users |
| hs_ab_test | Session | Store ID’s of experiments and sessions for A/B testing |
| __hs_do_not_track | 6 months | Store ‘do not track’ signals |
Category: Preferences
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| messagesUtk | 13 months | Store browser details |
| __hsmem | 1 week | Store logged in users |
| hs-messages-is-open | 30 minutes | Store if a message has been shown |
Category: Marketing
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| __hstc | 13 months | Store time of visit |
6.8 Complianz
Usage: We use COmplianz for cookie consent management.
Sharing Data: This data is not shared with third parties.
Category: Functional
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| cmplz_functional | 365 days | Store cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_statistics | 365 days | Store cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_preferences | 365 days | Store cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_marketing | 365 days | Store cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_consented_services | 365 days | Store cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_policy_id | 365 days | Store accepted cookie policy ID |
| cmplz_banner-status | 365 days | Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed |
6.9 Google Analytics
Usage: We use Google Analytics for website statistics.
Sharing Data: For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.
Category: Statistics
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| _ga | 2 years | Store and count pageviews |
| _ga_* | 1 year | Store and count pageviews |
| _ga_********** – contains property ID | 2 years | Tracks unique visitors for a specific property |
6.10 Calendly
Usage: We use Calendly to manage appointment bookings via our website
Sharing: For more information please read the Calendly Privacy Statement.
Category: Functional
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| _calendly_session | Session | Stores the session state of the user so the booking widget functions properly (keeps track of what step the user is on, selections, etc.). |
6.11 Facebook
Usage: We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Sharing Data: For more information please read the Facebook Privacy Statement
Category: Functional
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| _js_datr | 2 years | Stores user preferences and tracking information across sites. |
| xs | 3 months | Stores a unique session ID for user authentication. |
| wd | 1 week | Stores the user’s screen resolution for responsive design. |
| act | Session | Stores the user’s current active session ID. |
| datr | 2 years | Identifies the browser for security purposes. |
| c_user | 30 days | Stores the user’s unique ID for Facebook login. |
Category: Marketing
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| _fbc | 2 years | Stores the last visit information for tracking purposes. |
| fbm* | 1 year | Stores account details for Facebook Business Manager |
| fr | 90 days | Used for ad delivery and retargeting purposes |
| _fbp | 3 months | Stores and tracks visits across websites for advertising purposes. |
| csm | 1 year | Stores the user’s current session information |
6.12 Linkedin
Usage: We use Linkedin for display or recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Sharing Data: For more information please read the Linkedin Privacy Statement.
Category: Functional
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| sdsc | Session | Signed data service context cookie used for database routing to ensure consistency across all databases when a change is made. |
| _guid | Session | Used to identify a specific user for session tracking. |
| li_alerts | Session | Stores information about alerts for the user. |
| li_gc | 180 days | Stores user consent preferences for Linkedin. |
| bcookie | 1 year | Used by Linkedin for tracking and the use of embedded services. |
| linkedin_oauth | Session | Used for Linkedin authentication during login. |
| lidc | 1 day | Used by Linkedin for routing. |
| bscookie | 1 year | Used by Linkedin to store performed actions on the website. |
| X-LI-IDC | Session | Used by Linkedin for routing. |
Category: Statistics
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| lms_analytics | 30 days | Stores and tracks a visitor’s identity for analytics purposes. |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | 30 days | Stores information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place. |
Category: Marketing
| Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| lms_ads | 30 days | Stores and tracks a visitor’s identity for advertising purposes. |
| li-oatml | 30 days | Provides ad delivery or retargeting. |
| BizographicsOptOut | 1 year | Allows users to opt out of Linkedin’s Bizographics service. |
| li_sugr | 3 months | Collects data on user behaviour and interaction to optimize the website and enhance the relevance of advertisements. |
| UserMatchHistory | 30 days | Used to track visitors across multiple websites to present relevant advertisements based on the visitor’s preferences. |
6.13 Miscellaneous
| Provider | Cookie Name | Expiration | Function |
| WordPress Plugins | _scc_session | Session | Stores session ID for plugin functionality |
| WordPress Plugins | siteContentEvent | Session | Tracks content interaction events |
| Security / Captcha Plugin | cp_challenge | Session | Stores challenge/response for security verification |
| i18next/Language Plugin | i18nextLng | 1 year | Stores selected language for interface |
| WP Maintenance/Plugin | mtnc_upsell_shown | Session/Admin only | Tracks whether upsell banner was shown to website administrator |
| WP Maintenance/Plugin | mtnc_upsell_shown_timestamp | Session/Admin only | Timestamp for last upsell banner shown to site administrator |
| Plugin/Admin UI | promptHistory | Session/Admin only | Tracks dismissed prompts in admin fashboard |
| Qualtrics / Survey Tool | QSI_History | 30 days | Tracks visitor behaviour for surveys |
| Qualtrics / Survey Tool | QSI_HistorySession | Session | Tracks visitor session behaviour for surveys |
- Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save Preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
7.1 Manage your consent settings
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- Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.
- Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: You have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to transfer your data: You have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object; You may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)).
- Contact Details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details
LouD Marketing Services
4 Beechwood Gardens
Bellshill
Scotland
United Kingdom
Website: https://loudmarketingservices.com