Cookies policy

Xpand Cookies Policy

Introduction

This Cookies Policy (“Policy”) established by Xpand Ukraine LLC (“Xpand”, “we”, “us”, “our", “company”) is to inform the users of the processing we carry out in relation to your personal data with the help of cookies.

We use cookies on our website https://www.xpandsoftware.com (“Website”) for the following purposes:

● To ensure the functionality of the website;

● To recognize your device and save the actions you have previously made;

● To register you as a unique user;

● To analyze the users’ usage of the website to improve our services;

● To prevent fraud;

● Marketing purposes as provided for in the description of the cookies.

Cookies overview

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your browser or device by websites, apps, online media, and advertisements that are used to remember your preferences, browser, or device during and across website visits. The information does not always may identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience.

Cookies by provider

There are two types of cookies divided in accordance with the category of provide, namely:

● First-party cookies: those cookies that are placed on the website by the host of the domain the user is visiting that is the one we put in.

● Third-party cookies: those that are placed on the website by domains other than the one the user is visiting. As a variety of features that are necessary to ensure the personalized and convenient experience of the user may not be delivered by the website itself, third-party cookies are used.

We use first-party cookies as well as third-party cookies.

The list of the third party’s cookie providers is not exclusive and it might change from time to time in the course with our activity.

Please, bear in mind that this policy DOES NOT cover the cookies provided by third parties when you follow the links to the other websites presented at our website.

Cookies by period of expiry

The cookies also vary in the period of retention, namely:

● Session cookies: these are temporary cookies, which are deleted when you leave the website.

● Persistent cookies: these cookies stay in one of your browser's subfolders until you delete them manually or your browser deletes them based on the duration period contained within the persistent cookie's file.

We use session cookies as well as persistent cookies.

Types of cookies, purposes and retention

We use four main types of cookies, including those placed by the third parties' services that appear on our website:

● Necessary: enable users to use the website by providing basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

● Preferential: enable our website to remember choices that the user makes, leave comments.

● Statistical: help us understand how users interact with our website (e.g., page visits and page load speed) by collecting information anonymously, so that you may not be identified.

● Marketing: these cookies are set to deliver adverts that are more relevant to the user as they are based on their interests.

We do NOT set any advertisements. However, we provide such cookies to allow you to share our news on your social media.

For these purposes, we use Google Analytics cookie service:

● For more information on Google Analytics, please click here.

Category: Necessary (18)

Necessary Cookies enable users to use the website by providing basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Category: Statistical (9)

Statistical Cookies help us understand how users interact with our website (e.g., page visits and page load speed) by collecting information anonymously.

Cookie name

Provider

Type

Purpose

Retention

_ga

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTML

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

13 Months

_gat

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTML

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.

1 Minute

_gid

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTML

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

1 Day

_ga_<container-id>

.xpandsoftware.com;
first-party cookie

HTTP

Used by Google Analytics to track visits.

2 years

_clck

.xpandsoftware.com;
first-party cookie

HTML

Tracks user sessions for Microsoft Clarity.

1 year

_clsk

.xpandsoftware.com;
first-party cookie

HTTP

Links multiple page views into a single session for Clarity.

1 day

_li_dcdm_c

.xpandsoftware.com;
first-party cookie

HTML

Collects user interaction data.

30 days

ANONCHK

c.clarity.ms;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Used by Microsoft Clarity for anonymous tracking.

Session

CLID

clarity.ms;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Identifies users in Microsoft Clarity.

1 year

Category: Marketing (17)

Marketing Cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

Cookie name

Provider

Type

Purpose

Retention

ads/ga-audiences

google.com;
third-party cookie

Pixel

Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor 's online behavior across websites.

Session

1P_JAR

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTML

Stores info about how the end user uses the website and past advertising seen.

1 month

SEARCH_SAME SITE

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTML

Used for the correct sending of data to Google.

5 months

AEC

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Ensures that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites.

6 months

NID

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Used by Google to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language.

6 months

APISID
HSID
SID
SAPSID
SSID

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTML

Used by Google to store user preferences and information while viewing pages with Google Maps on them.

13 months

__Secure-
APISID/HSID/SSID

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTML

Used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising.

13 months

__Secure-3PSID

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Used by Google for personalized advertising.

2 years

__Secure-3PAPISID

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Analyzes user behavior for advertising purposes.

2 years

__Secure-3PSIDCC

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Used for Google advertising targeting.

1 year

__Secure-3PSIDTS

google.com;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Analyzes user interaction with Google ads.

1 year

lidid

.xpandsoftware.com;
first-party cookie

HTTP

Used for advertising tracking.

2 years

MR

c.bing.com;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Used by Microsoft for advertising tracking.

7 days

MUID

bing.com;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Unique Microsoft user identifier for tracking.

13 months

SRM_B

bing.com;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Analyzes user interaction with ads.

1 year

DSID

doubleclick.net;
third-party cookie

HTTP

Used for Google ad personalization.

2 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

How to manage cookies using your browser

All recent versions of popular browsers give you a level of control over cookies. You can set your browser to accept or reject all, or certain, cookies.  For instructions on how to manage cookies, please read the 'Help' section of your browser or visit a guide https://www.aboutcookies.org/.

If you use your browser settings to block all cookies, which would include blocking our ‘Necessary’ cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

Opt-out

We respect your right to privacy. Therefore, we need your consent for use of cookies before you can continue to visit our website for the first time. You can choose not to allow some types of cookies, defined herein, or cancel/adjust your cookies selection at any time under the settings of our Cookies Consent Form.

However, please mind that if you choose to ‘Deny’ cookies through our Cookies Consent Form, only cookies strictly necessary for the operation of this website will be enabled.

Contact us

If you have any specific data protection concerns, please read Xpand Privacy Statement .

If you have any additional questions regarding the usage of the cookies as set in this policy, do not hesitate to contact us directly at e-mail address: compliance@xpandsoftware.com

An information in answer to such requests must be provided by the company without undue delay within at most 30 days from the date the appropriate request is received.

Xpand is devoted to resolve all the issues and answer all the questions you may have.

Last update: February 28, 2025