Cookies and Related Technologies
Last update: April 07, 2020
We, Creative Tim, use cookies to offer you the best experience during your journey on our website.
Cookies are small text files that are placed and stored on your device when you visit our website.
Depending on their purpose, cookies can be classified into several categories, such as:
- Technical cookies which are used to run and protect our website while others are used to make it more efficiently.
- Analytics and advertising cookies which enable us to analyze your activity on our website so that we can serve you better in the future.
- Non-tracking cookies which are used to store your decisions in terms of your ad consent and opt-out choices.
Most cookies contain a unique identifier called a cookie ID (a string of characters that websites and servers associate with the browser on which the cookie is stored). It allows our websites and servers to distinguish the browser from other browsers that store different cookies, and to recognize each browser by its unique cookie ID.
If we do collect personal data through our website, we’ll be upfront about this. We’ll make it clear when we collect personal information, and we’ll explain what we intend to do with it.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers: Google Chrome | Microsoft Edge | Mozilla Firefox | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Opera | Apple Safari
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
The cookies that we use on our website
Functional and consent cookies
Functional cookies are necessary to help our Website and Service to work as intended.
| COOKIE | Cookie name and Provider | Cookie type | Purpose |
| User Session | _creativetim_session | first-party cookie | We use a third-party service, User Session, to store your credentials and not to require you to log in every time you access our website. If you want to learn more about User Sessions, you can find their Privacy Policy here. |
| Creative Tim ”homemade cookies” | view_offer_bar | first-party cookie | We use this cookie only to display content on a dynamic sidebar located at the top of our website. If you decide to close the slide bar, we remember your decision to stop displaying it |
| Creative Tim ”homemade cookies” | view_subscribe_bar | first-party cookie | We use this cookie to display a popup for inviting you to subscribe to our newsletter. If you decide to join, your e-mail will be directly collected by our newsletter provider - MailChimp. If you decide to close the slide bar, we remember your decision to stop displaying it. |
| Cloudflare | __cfduid | third-party cookie | We use a third-party service, Cloudflare, to collect and anonymize End User's IP addresses using a one-way hash of specific values so they cannot be personally identified. Cloudflare is essential for the security of our website. Cloudflare's services and technology help us to maintain the integrity of our website by protecting it from cyber-attacks. This cookie may process data related to the suspicious IPs, which try to attack our website to block them for future connections. Cloudflare places the _cfduid cookie in an End User's web browser after the user has met specific security requirements, such as solving a Captcha challenge. We use this cookie to speed the process of displaying our website directly from the Cloudflare's server located close to you. The _cfduid cookie does not: - allow for cross-site tracking - follow users from site to site by merging various _cfduid identifiers into a profile, or - correspond to any user ID in a Customer's web application |
Analytics and advertise cookies
Analytics and advertising cookies are useful for us to understand your needs and to improve our services.
| COOKIE | Cookie name and Provider | Cookie type | Purpose |
| Universal Analytics (Google) | _ga _gid | *Distinguish unique users; *Throttle the request rate; third-party cookie |
We use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor's behavior patterns. Google Analytics offers web analytics services that help us to analyze how users interact with our website or with specific parts of it. All the information is processed in a way that does not directly identify anyone. We do not make and do not allow Google to make any attempt to find out the identities of our website's visitors. If you want to learn more about Google Analytics, you can find their Privacy Policy here. If we collect personal data on our website, we will inform you in advance. We will clarify when we collect personal information and explain what we intend to do with it. |
| HotJar | _hjid | *tracking cookie; third-party cookie |
We use a third-party service, HotJar, to collect data points regarding user activity on our website. This information enables us to build and maintain our services with user feedback. According to their presentation, the Hotjar User ID (which is a unique identifier assigned to the website’s users) is useful for identifying the corresponding Recordings from Feedback responses. However, it is not meant to aid in troubleshooting or tracking an individual user. |
Advertising & Targeting cookies
| COOKIE | Cookie name and Provider | Cookie type | Purpose |
| Facebook pixel | _fbp | *tracking and *targeting cookie third-party cookie |
We use a third-party service, Facebook pixel, for measure services, better targeting ads, and marketing purposes. This cookie may process data such as: Http Headers – Anything present in HTTP headers. HTTP Headers are a standard web protocol sent between any browser request and any server on the internet. HTTP Headers include IP addresses, information about the web browser, page location, document, referrer and person using the website. Pixel-specific Data – Includes Pixel ID and Facebook cookie. Button Click Data – Includes any buttons clicked by site visitors, the labels of those buttons and any pages visited as a result of the button clicks. Optional Values – Developers and marketers can optionally choose to send additional information about the visit through conversion tracking. Example custom data events are conversion value, page type, and more. |
Cookies used when you access our website from other sources
| COOKIE | Cookie name and Provider | Cookie type | Purpose |
| Creative Tim ”homemade cookies” | affiliate_id | first-party cookie | We use this cookie to reward our affiliates for purchases made by a user who accesses our site through the affiliate’s website. Considering we need to know our affiliates’ identity for rewarding them, we may be able to determine the website from which you accessed our site. This cookie remembers the affiliate’s link from which you came. Rewarding our affiliates is very important for us and for you (our user) because thanks to our affiliates we have the chance to meet and collaborate with you. |
| Creative Tim ”homemade cookies” | ref | first-party cookie | We generate different campaigns, personalized links, e-mails or banners that are placed on partner’s websites, and we use the ref cookie to identify the users who access our website through them. We may be able to determine the link or campaign from which you accessed our website. |
| Creative Tim ”homemade cookies” | coupon | first-party cookie | We use this cookie only to apply the discount mentioned on the coupon if you access our website using the same browser. For more privacy, our cookie is assigned to your browser and not to your account. This cookie is used only to apply the coupon’s discount to you. |
| Creative Tim ”homemade cookies” | voucher | first-party cookie | We use this cookie to store and apply the 100 % discount if you access our website from a voucher. A voucher is a coupon with a 100% discount which, in most cases, is sent to you by e-mail as a reward for participating/winning a contest or a campaign. This cookie is used to apply the voucher’s discount to its owner |
* The session cookie is stored in temporary memory and is not retained after the browser is closed. Session cookies do not collect information from the user’s computer. They typically will store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user.
** First-party cookies are akin to a website’s long-term memory. They help sites to remember your information and settings when you revisit them in the future.
We don’t store cookies forever. We set up our cookies to expire after a determinate time according to the schedule mentioned below:
| Provider | Cookie | Expiration period |
| User session | _creativetim_session | 1 year |
| Cloudflare | __cfduid | 1 year |
| Google Analytics | _ga | 2 days |
| _gid | 2 days | |
| Hot Jar | _hjid | 1 year |
| Facebook Pixel | _fbp | 1 year |
| Creative Tim | view_offer_bar | 1 day |
| view_subscribe_bar | 3 days | |
| my_cart | 1 year | |
| products_in_cart | 1 year | |
| affiliate_id | 90 days | |
| affiliate_offer | 2 hours | |
| Ref | 90 days | |
| Coupon | 2 hours | |
| Voucher | 1 day |
For any information regarding our cookies please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].