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At our sites, we are committed to providing you with the best possible experience. To achieve this, we use "cookies" — small text files placed in your computer's browser to store your preferences. These cookies do not reveal your email address or other personal information unless you provide it by registering at one of our sites. Think of a cookie as a unique identity card for your computer. It is unique to your device and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. Using cookies, we can tailor your browsing experience to your preferences and ensure you easily find what you are looking for. 

To further enhance your experience, we use Google Analytics cookies on our site. These cookies help us track visitor behavior and measure site performance, enabling us to improve how our site works. We only use these cookies subject to your acceptance of relevant preferences described herein. If you want to learn more about Google Analytics cookies, please visit: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en 

More information about Google Analytics cookies can be found at: www.support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en 

At Indigo Slate, we value your privacy and take it seriously. That's why we want to assure you that we do not use flash cookies or allow third-party advertising networks to use cookies on our site to behaviorally target advertising to our visitors, except for Indigo Slate or services. 

Cookies are an essential part of our website, as they help us to remember who you are and make your browsing experience more efficient. By using cookies, we can learn about what content is important to you and what is not. However, we understand that some people may have concerns about cookies, so we give you the option to turn them off in your browser. 

We also use third-party cookies for our advertising and marketing efforts. These cookies come from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting. 

We want to be transparent about our cookies and have listed them below. This list is intended to illustrate the main reasons we typically set cookies. If you visit one of our websites, the site may set some or all of the following cookies, subject to the preference you select: 

Strictly necessary cookies

Without these cookies, our website cannot function. They are vital for enabling you to access the services you have requested, such as logging in, filling out forms, and setting your privacy preferences. These cookies cannot be disabled as they are integral to the site's smooth operation. While you can adjust your browser settings to block or receive alerts about these cookies, please be aware that doing so may prevent you from accessing certain parts of the website and receiving the services you require. Rest assured, these cookies do not store personally identifiable information, so your privacy remains protected.  

Cookie NameTypeExpirationPlatformPurpose
cookie-banner-dismissed First Party6 monthsIndigo SlateUsed to remember if the user has dismissed the cookie consent banner
_GRECAPTCHAThird Party6 monthsGoogleThis cookie is used by Google reCAPTCHA, which provides spam protection services to websites by detecting if a user is a human or a bot.

Performance cookies

These cookies are important for us to measure and improve the performance of our website. By counting visits and traffic sources, we can gain valuable insights into how our site is being used and identify areas for improvement. Additionally, these cookies allow us to remember your preferences, such as your language or region, and provide you with a more personalized browsing experience. If you choose to disable these cookies, we will not be able to monitor the performance of our site or provide you with the enhanced features that make your experience more enjoyable. Please note that refusing to enable these cookies may impact your overall experience on our website.  

Cookie NameTypeExpirationPlatformPurpose
__cf_bmThird Party30 minutesCloudflare (Hubspot)Used by Cloudflare to manage bot traffic and protect the website from malicious activity
hubspotutkThird Party6 monthsHubSpotThis cookie keeps track of a visitor's identity. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.
_gaThird Party2 yearsGoogle AnalyticsThe main cookie used by Google Analytics, enables the service to distinguish one visitor from another.
_ga_<container-id>Third Party2 yearsGoogle Analytics 360This cookie is used to persist and track session state data.
_hjSessionUser_{site_id} Third Party1 yearHotjarPersists the Hotjar User ID for a specific site on the browser, ensuring behavior is attributed to the same user across visits
hjSession_{site_id}Third Party24 hoursHotjarA session cookie that stores data about the current visit, such as session recordings and interactions
vuidThird Party2 yearsVimeoVimeo-generated ID used for generating analytics information for the video owner.
playerThird Party1 yearVimeoStores preferences for player controls (i.e. volume, stream quality, captions).
_cfuvidThird PartySessionCloudflare (Vimeo)Cloudflare cookie used to enforce rate-limiting rules.
__cf_bmThird Party30 minutesCloudflare (Vimeo)Used to read and filter requests from bots.

Advertising/Targeting cookies

These cookies are placed on behalf of advertising networks with the site operator's permission and can track your browser across other sites, building a profile of your interests. This can impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you choose to disable these cookies, you may not be able to use or see sharing tools or play certain videos on our site. Please be aware that these cookies are important to our advertising strategy and are crucial in supporting our website.  

Cookie NameType Expiration PlatformPurpose
__cf_bmThird Party30 minutesCloudflare (LinkedIn)Used by Cloudflare to manage bot traffic and protect the website from malicious activity
__cf_bmThird Party30 minutesCloudflare (apollo.io)Used by Cloudflare to manage bot traffic and protect the website from malicious activity
__cfuvidThird PartySessionHubspot (Cloudflare)This cookie used by Cloudflare, a content delivery network, to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address. It helps Cloudflare optimize application performance, identify trusted web traffic, and mitigate malicious attacks. This cookie doesn't store personally identifiable information and doesn't correspond to any user ID within the web application
__hsscThird Party30 minutesHubspotThis is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie.
__hssrcThird PartySessionHubspotIt determines if a user has restarted their web browser.
__hstcThird Party6 monthsHubspotThis cookie is used to recognize unique website visitors and track their browsing history over time. It collects data on the dates and total number of times a user visits the website to help analyze site traffic and improve performance.
hubspotutkThird Party6 monthsHubspotThis cookie keeps track of a visitor's identity. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.
bcookieThird Party1 yearLinkedInBrowser Identifier cookie to uniquely identify devices accessing LinkedIn to detect abuse on the platform
bscookieThird Party1 yearLinkedInUsed for remembering that a logged in user is verified by two factor authentication and has previously logged in
lidcThird Party24 hoursLinkedInTo facilitate data center selection
li_sugrThird Party90 daysLinkedInUsed to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity
AnalyticsSyncHistoryThird Party30 daysLinkedInUsed to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie
UserMatchHistoryThird Party30 daysLinkedInUsed for id sync process. It stores the last sync time to avoid repeating the syncing process in a frequent manner
lms_adsThird Party30 daysLinkedInUsed to identify LinkedIn Members off LinkedIn for advertising
AECThird Party6 monthsYouTubeEnsures requests within a browsing session are made by the user, protecting against malicious Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks.
APISIDThird Party1 yearYouTubeCollects user activity data for Google services/YouTube embeds to target personalized advertisements.
HSIDThird Party2 yearsYouTubeSecurity/Ad cookie pairing containing digitally signed records of a user's Google account ID and most recent sign-in time.
NIDThird Party6 months after last useYouTubeRemembers search options and custom preferences (e.g., preferred language) and delivers targeted ads to logged-out users on Google services.
SAPISIDThird Party1 yearYouTubeAuthenticates a user's identity to prevent fraud and customizes advertising metrics based on Google behavior.
SID*Third Party2 years YouTubeCentral Google Session ID container that works alongside HSID to digitally sign user profile interactions.
SSIDThird Party2 yearsYouTubeTracks browsing history and choices across pages utilizing Google components to generate relevant ad profiles.
OTZThird Party30 daysYouTubeLinks activities of website visitors to other devices that are previously logged in via the Google account. In this way, advertisements are tailored to different devices.
SEARCH_SAMESITEThird Party6 months YouTubeSameSite prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks.
UULEThird Party6 hoursYouTubeThis cookie sends precise location information from your browser to Google’s servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
_Secure*Third PartyUp to 2 years YouTubeA prefix variant (like __Secure-3PAPISID) used to deliver tokens securely over encrypted HTTPS connections to authenticate user profiles.
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