Cookie Policy

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a piece of data that may be stored in the browser you use to access Fishbrain, which enables features and functionality. It allows our website to “remember” your activity or preferences over a length of time or during a particular session. If you're signed in to Fishbrain, cookies allow us to show you the right information and personalize your experience.

Some of the cookies we use have been developed and deployed to facilitate our provision of the service. These are known as first-party cookies. We also utilize third-party cookies, which are built by our third-party vendors and employed on our website, and are explained further below.

Fishbrain's use of Cookies

We use the following types of Cookies:

ESSENTIAL

ProviderNamePurposeExpiry
Osanoosano_consentmanagerStores the user's current consent status.1 year
Osanoosano_consentmanager_uuidStores the user's unique consent identifier.1 year
Osano Inc^osano_consentmanager$Your consent categorization (e.g., MARKETING: ACCEPT/DENY) as well as when the user's consent expires, and Osano needs to ask for consent again. Duration: 6 months after consent saved in Ireland, France, and French Colonies. 12 months in all other locations.6 months
Osano Inc^osano_consentmanager_tattles$Used for the script and cookie discovery processes.N/A
Osano Inc^osano_consentmanager_uuid$The end-users unique user id (for consent lookups) Duration: 6 months after consent saved in Ireland, France, and French Colonies. 12 months in all other locations.6 months
Stripe Inc^__stripe_.*The __stripe_ cookies are tracking and functional cookies set by Stripe, Inc. to facilitate secure, fraudulent-free online credit card transactions.N/A
N/A^oneDayExecutionLimitLastInjection.*N/A

MARKETING

ProviderNamePurposeExpiry
Google LLC^_gcl_ag$AdSense marketing cookie that stores and tracks conversions, such as ad clicks, to measure ad efficiency. 3 months
Google LLC^_gcl_au$Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services3 months
Google LLC^_gcl_aw$Stores ad click information so that conversions can be attributed outside the landing page90 days
Google LLC^_gcl_gb$Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads.3 months
Google LLC^_gcl_gs$Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads.3 months
Meta^_fbc$Placed by Facebook to store last visit3 months
Meta^_fbp$Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers3 months
Microsoft Corporation_uetsidThis cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site.1 day
Microsoft Corporation^_uetvid$Used by Microsoft Advertising to store a unique, anonymized visitor ID to personalize marketing.1 day
Tiktok^ttcsid$Used to recognize and match events for TikTok advertising campaigns; helps with conversion attribution and ad optimization.90 days

PERSONALIZATION

ProviderNamePurposeExpiry
Hotjar Ltd^_hjDonePolls$Set when a user completes an on-site Survey. Ensures the same Survey does not reappear if it has already been filled in.365 days

ANALYTICS

ProviderNamePurposeExpiry
Amplitude Incamp_cookie_testThese cookies are used by Amplitude for session tracking for analytics purposes.session
Amplitude Inc^amplitude_test*test cookie used by Amplitude to validate and ensure the proper functioning of cookies within their service.session
Amplitude Inc_tldtest_This cookie is commonly used by amplitude for preferences purposes – such as tracking usage behaviour, optimising experience, or enabling marketing functionality.session
Datadog Incdd_cookie_testused by DataDog to determine if cookies are supported on the website.1 minute
Datadog Inc_dd_sThis cookie is set by Datadog to group all events generated from a unique user session across multiple pages. 1 year
Datadog Inc.^dd_site_test_.*short-lived cookie used by Datadog Inc. to test browser's cookie functionalitya few seconds
Google LLC^_ga$Associated with Google Universal Analytics to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier.2 years
Google LLC_ga_.*Used to persist session state.2 years
Google LLC_gac_.*Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts90 days
Google LLC^_gat_UA-.*Set by Google Analytics to identity the number of the account or website it relates to.10 minutes
Google LLC^_gid$Associated with Google Universal Analytics to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier.24 hours
Hotjar Ltd^_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress$The cookie is set so Hotjar can track the beginning of the user's journey for a total session count. It does not contain any identifiable information.1 hour
Hotjar Ltd^_hjFirstSeen$Identifies a new user's first session on a website, indicating whether or not Hotjar's seeing this user for the first time.session
Hotjar Ltd_hjHasCachedUserAttributesUsed by Hotjar to know whether the data set in _hjUserAttributes Local Storage item is up to date or not.session
Hotjar Ltd^_hjIncludedInSessionSample_.*This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's daily session limit.1 hour
Hotjar Ltd^_hjSession.*A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensues that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session.30 minutes
Hotjar Ltd^_hjTLDTest$Used by Hotjar to try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). After this check, the cookie is removed.session
Microsoft Corporation_clckPersists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site, on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user I1 year
Microsoft Corporation_clskConnects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording.1 year
Tiktok_ttpUsed by Tiktok to measure and improve the performance of advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience (including ads) on TikTok.30 days
TikTok_tt_enable_cookie TikTok Pixel uses this cookie to check whether cookies can be enabled for tracking and attribution.30 days

How does Fishbrain use cookies?

We use session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary cookies that are not stored in your browser beyond the session in question. They are used for authentication and security purposes and to ensure the effective and necessary functioning of the Fishbrain features which you are utilizing. We may also use a session cookie to remember your preferences when viewing the site. These session cookies are erased when you exit your browser.

Persistent cookies are those placed on your browser for 180 days when you visit this site.

First-Party Cookies

We have developed and use cookies via our website to authenticate users, block malicious use of login credentials and shield unauthorized access to member data. We also use these cookies to collect information on website and app usage in order to understand and improve Fishbrain. These cookies also help us learn how well our website and application operate across different locations and to identify any issues in the operation and provision of our service.

The data we collect is, among other things:

  • Browser type
  • Operating System
  • Mobile Device Information
  • IP address
  • Which pages you visited
  • How long you spent on the website
  • When you visited our website at the latest
  • References (where you came from)

For further information on the uniquely identifiable information data collected when using the application and our website(s), please see Fishbrain's applicable Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Cookies

We also permit the setting of third-party cookies on our website. These assist us in measuring and understanding how our product is used and how they can be optimized. We may also receive other analytics information from these third parties.

Third party cookies are mainly used for the following purposes:

  • Analyze behavior to develop and improve website design and content;
  • Build segments for advertising based on visitor behavior;
  • View relevant ads for previous visitors;
  • Minimize advertising that is irrelevant to some visitors;
  • Test site content and structure to enhance the user experience; and
  • Track visitor behavior on different versions of the site.

When you visit our sites, ad cookies will be stored on your computer so we can understand where you have been on the site. Our display advertising partner, Google Ads, then lets us present ads to you on other websites based on your previous interaction with us. This advertising technology does not store personal information such as your name, email address, postal address or telephone number.

Managing and Refusing the Use of Cookies

Most browsers allow you to choose whether you wish to accept cookies. Different browsers make different controls available to you and so we provide links below to popular browser instructions on how you can do this. Generally, your browser will offer you the choice to accept, refuse or delete all cookies, or third-party cookies on a website, or those from specific websites. However, if you restrict our capability to set cookies, you may limit the full functionality of Fishbrain, which will make some of our services and features unavailable to you.

Do Not Track (DNT)

We may not recognize Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) signals from your web browsers or device. This is because there is not yet a universally accepted standard on how to interpret and respond to DNT signals, which often conflict with other settings. If and when a standard is established, we will re-examine how we can appropriately respond to DNT signals.