Cookie Policy

Last Updated: March 29, 2025

Effective Date: April 1, 2025

📌 In Plain English

This policy explains:

  • What cookies are and why websites use them
  • What types of cookies we use on discuse.com
  • How to control or disable cookies in your browser
  • How we use specific third-party cookies

The most important things to know:

  • We use cookies to help our website work properly and to analyze site usage
  • Some cookies are essential for the site to function
  • We use analytics cookies to understand how you use our site
  • We use some marketing cookies to deliver more relevant ads
  • You can control cookies through your browser settings
  • You can change your cookie preferences at any time

This summary is just a friendly overview. The full policy below is the legally binding document.

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Showlabel Ltd ("we", "our", "us", or "the Company") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website at discuse.com and any associated services (collectively, our "Website").

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which provides more information about how we collect, use, and share your personal information.

By using our Website, you agree to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. If you do not accept the use of cookies, please disable them as described below or refrain from using our Website.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and to provide information to the owners of the site.

Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by other organizations who provide services to that website (third-party cookies). They can remain on your device for varying periods of time – either until you close your browser (session cookies) or until a specific expiration date (persistent cookies).

Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your device. They are uniquely assigned to your device and are sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or to another website that recognizes that cookie.

We use the following types of cookies on our Website:

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our Website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. Without these cookies, certain parts of our Website would not work.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
DISCUSE_SESSION Authentication and session management Session
discuse_csrf CSRF protection to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks Session
cookie_consent Stores your cookie preferences 1 year

3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and anonymous.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_ga Google Analytics - Used to distinguish users 2 years
_ga_[ID] Google Analytics - Used to maintain session status 2 years
_gid Google Analytics - Used to distinguish users 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics - Used to throttle request rate 1 minute

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you disable these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
ui_theme Remembers your preferred theme (light/dark) 1 year
language_preference Remembers your language preference 1 year

3.4 Targeting and Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our Website by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites. They do not directly store personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and device.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_fbp Facebook - Used to deliver, measure and improve ads 3 months
_linkedin_data_partner_id LinkedIn - Used for advertising and analytics 30 days

4. Third-Party Cookies

We use certain third-party services on our Website, which set their own cookies. These cookies are not fully under our control, and the third parties may change their cookies at any time. Here are the main third-party services we use:

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our Website. These cookies help us analyze data about webpage traffic and improve our Website in order to tailor it to customer needs.

For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please visit Google Analytics Cookie Usage on Websites.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4.2 Social Media

Our Website includes social media features, such as the Facebook Like button and Twitter widgets. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly.

Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

4.3 Marketing and Advertising

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

5. Managing and Controlling Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:

5.1 Cookie Preference Tool

You can control which non-essential cookies are used on our Website through our Cookie Preference Tool, which you can access by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our Website.

5.2 Browser Controls

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 and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

To manage cookies in most web browsers, you can:

  • Chrome: Visit "Settings" > "Privacy and security" > "Cookies and other site data" > Select your preferred cookie settings. More information is available here.
  • Safari: Visit "Preferences" > "Privacy" > "Cookies and website data" > Select your preferred cookie settings. More information is available here.
  • Firefox: Visit "Options" > "Privacy & Security" > "Cookies and Site Data" > Select your preferred cookie settings. More information is available here.
  • Microsoft Edge: Visit "Settings" > "Cookies and site permissions" > "Cookies and site data" > Select your preferred cookie settings. More information is available here.

Please note that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our Website. Blocking all cookies will mean that some features of our Website will not work.

5.3 Third-Party Opt-Out Tools

For targeted advertising cookies, you can visit the following sites to opt out of targeted advertising cookies from their members:

6. Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies on our Website:

6.1 Web Beacons

Web beacons (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) are small electronic files that allow us, for example, to count users who have visited certain pages or sections and to understand how users navigate through the Website.

6.2 Local Storage

We may use local storage technologies (such as HTML5 localStorage) to store content information and preferences. Various browsers may offer their own management tools for removing HTML5 local storage.

6.3 Session Replay

We may use session replay technology to record how users interact with our Website to help us identify and fix issues, improve user experience, and optimize our Website design. This technology records mouse movements, clicks, scrolling, and form inputs, but does not capture sensitive information like passwords.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Cookie Policy on our Website. Your continued use of our Website following these changes means that you accept the revised Cookie Policy.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies. When we make updates, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. For significant changes, we will provide more prominent notice on our Website.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Postal Address

Showlabel Ltd
Attention: Privacy Department
85 Great Portland Street
London
United Kingdom

For more information about our privacy practices, please review our Privacy Policy.