This privacy policy explains how IT Hoot LLC ("we" or "our") collects, uses, protects, and handles your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) when you use our websites, including but not limited to https:/hootcore.com/ (the “Website”). PII, as defined by US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate an individual.
This policy outlines using cookies on our websites to recognize you and remember your preferences, enhancing your user experience. It also details how and why we collect data, the types of data collected, and the duration of storage.
A cookie is a small text file with data that identifies your computer within a network and is stored on your device as an anonymous unique identifier. We may automatically collect your information through cookies or similar technology when you use our Website.
By continuing to use our Website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Cookie key | Cookie Provider | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| .AspNetCore .Antiforgery .VyLW6ORzMgk | Third-party | Session | In ASP.NET core, anti-forgery token set contains two tokens: one is called RequestToken and another is CookieToken. Both tokens have a string property called SecurityToken, which is random generated string. CookieToken, as its name indicates, is stored in a cookie. The RequestToken can be stored in either a form field or HTTP header. ASP.NET core will match the SecurityToken stored in both CookieToken and RequestToken. |
Preference cookies are used to remember information that customizes how a website looks or behaves for each user (the user’s preferred language, region, currency, or color theme).
| Cookie key | Cookie Provider | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| .AspNetCore .Culture | Third-party | Session | The CookieRequestCultureProvider DefaultCookieName returns the default cookie name used to track the user's preferred culture information. The default cookie name is .AspNetCore.Culture. The cookie format is c=%cultureCODE%|uic=%cultureCODE%, where c is Culture and uic is UICulture. |
Analytical cookies are not essential, but they are used to collect valuable information on how a website is being used. This information can help identify issues and figure out what needs to be improved on the site, as well as what content is useful to users.
| Cookie key | Cookie Provider | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | 309 days | Used to distinguish users by Google Analytics. Google Analytics uses a set of cookies to collect information on behalf of businesses which use the Google Analytics service and report site usage statistics to them without personally identifying individual visitors. |
| _hjSessionUser_5245370 | Hotjar | 309 days | Cookie is set when a user first lands on a page. Persists the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. Cookie ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID. Cookie has a 365 days duration. Cookie value saves as a JSON data type |
| _hjSession_5245370 | Hotjar | 32 minutes | Cookie holds current session data. Ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session. Hotjar does not track users across different sites. Has a 30 minutes duration, extended on user activity. Saves the value as a JSON data type. |
| _ga_GNRY19FM4M | Google Analytics | 309 days | Used to distinguish users by Google Analytics. Google Analytics uses a set of cookies to collect information on behalf of businesses which use the Google Analytics service and report site usage statistics to them without personally identifying individual visitors. |