Cookie Policy: How Smart Scaling Suite™ Uses and Manages Cookies
Effective Date: March 6, 2026
This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) explains how Smart Scaling Suite™ (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at onlinebusinessboutique.com (“Website”). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
This Policy is and will be treated as part of our Privacy Policy and is automatically incorporated therein. All terms used and not otherwise defined in this Cookie Policy have the meanings set forth in the Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Smart Scaling Suite™) are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Website and marketing platforms. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas and session management. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our Website functions.
Examples of essential cookies we use:
Session cookies for managing user sessions
Security cookies for authentication and security purposes
Load balancing cookies
3.2 Performance and Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
Examples of performance and functionality cookies we use:
Cookies for remembering your preferences
Cookies for customizing content based on your use
Cookies for form completion and saved information
3.3 Analytics and Customization Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.
Examples of analytics and customization cookies we use:
Google Analytics cookies (_ga, gid, gat)
Hotjar cookies for heatmaps and session recordings
Facebook Pixel for understanding audience behavior
3.4 Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
Examples of advertising cookies we use:
Facebook advertising cookies
Google Ads and DoubleClick cookies
LinkedIn campaign cookies
Other retargeting platform cookies
3.5 Social Media Cookies
These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Website through third-party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.
Examples of social media cookies we use:
Facebook cookies for sharing and “Like” functionality
LinkedIn cookies for sharing content
Twitter cookies for sharing content
4. Specific Cookies We Use
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users | 24 hours | Analytics |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute | Analytics |
| fr | Used for Facebook advertising | 3 months | Advertising | |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver advertisements | 3 months | Advertising | |
| bcookie | Used for LinkedIn functionality | 2 years | Social Media | |
| lidc | Used for routing | 24 hours | Social Media | |
| UserMatchHistory | Used for LinkedIn Ad analytics | 30 days | Advertising | |
| JSESSIONID | Website | Used for session management | Session | Essential |
| PHPSESSID | Website | Used for session management | Session | Essential |
Note: This is not an exhaustive list and may be updated as we modify our Website or as third-party services change their cookie usage.
5. How Can You Control Cookies?
5.1 Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
5.2 Browser-Specific Instructions
Chrome: Visit chrome://settings/cookies
Edge: Settings > Site Permissions > Cookies and site data
Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
Opera: Settings > Advanced > Privacy & security > Site Settings > Cookies
5.3 Disabling Most Interest-Based Advertising
Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of Interest-Based Advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit:
5.4 Opting Out of Specific Services
You can opt out of certain tracking services specifically:
Google Analytics: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
Facebook: Visit Facebook’s Ad Settings
LinkedIn: Visit LinkedIn’s Ad Settings
Hotjar: Use their opt-out feature
5.5 Our Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit our Website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the “Cookie Preferences” link in the footer of our Website.
6. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Our Website does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
7. Cross-Border Data Transfers
Information that we collect via cookies may be processed in and transferred to countries other than your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country. However, we will take appropriate safeguards to require that your personal information remains protected in accordance with this Cookie Policy.
8. Contact Us About Cookies
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [email protected].
9. Changes to the Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Last Updated: March 2, 2026
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