The Cookie Policy of Pharos Systems International
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Pharos Systems International (“Pharos”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) use them, the types of cookies we use (i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used), and how to manage your cookie settings.
What are cookies?
You can opt-out of the use of non-necessary Cookies, at any time:
- through the cookie banner made available to you on the www.pharos.com (the “Website”);
- through the tool below;
- by configuring your browser to reject Cookies.
Should you have any questions, you may contact Pharos by sending an email to: privacy@pharos.com or by mail to Pharos:
4545 East River Road, Suite 235
West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA
How to Change Cookies?
Types of Cookies We Use
Necessary
Necessary Cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. You may disable them by changing your browser settings as described below. If you do so, you will still be able to navigate the Website, but some of the Website’s functions will be affected.
| Cookie | Provider | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| CookieConsentPolicy | Salesforce | 1 year | Stores the user’s cookie consent preferences for the website. |
| LSKey-c$CookieConsentPolicy | Salesforce | 1 year | Stores the user’s cookie consent selections and settings. |
| SF_PHPSESSID | Salesforce | session | Maintains session state for the logged-in user. |
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. |
| AWSALBCORS | Amazon Web Services | 7 days | Amazon Web Services set this cookie for load balancing. |
| AWSALB | Amazon Web Services | 7 days | AWSALB is an application load balancer cookie set by Amazon Web Services to map the session to the target. |
| redirectTo | Pharos | 1 minute | This cookie stores temporary redirect information to ensure proper page navigation. It is essential for the website to function correctly and is classified as Necessary. |
| __hssrc | HubSpot | session | This cookie is set by Hubspot whenever it changes the session cookie. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session. |
| __hssc | HubSpot | 1 hour | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. |
| _cf_bm | Cloudflare | 30 minutes | Used by Cloudflare to manage and mitigate bot traffic. Helps protect the website from malicious activity and ensures proper site functionality. Classified as a necessary cookie. |
| _cfuvid | Calendly | session | Calendly sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services |
Functional
Functional Cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Provider | Duration | Description | Setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _cfuvid | Calendly | session | Calendly sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services | |
| renderCtx | Salesforce | session | This cookie is used for tracking community context state. | |
| internal_navigation_count | Pharos | 1 day | Tracks internal navigation to enhance user experience. | |
| external_referrer_url | Pharos | 1 day | Stores the referring URL for analytics and navigation purposes. | |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Never Expires | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. | |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | |
| yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | |
| yt-remote-cast-available | YouTube | session | The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user’s preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. | |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube | 6 months | Used by YouTube to manage feature rollouts and experimental features. | |
| kb_version | Pharos | 1 day | Stores the version of the knowledge base to maintain consistent user experience. | |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | 1 year | This cookie is set to retain the browser and settings exclusive to the website. This guarantees that actions taken during subsequent visits to the same website will be linked to the same user ID. |
Analytics
Analytical Cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Provider | Duration | Description | Setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _gd_visitor | 6sense | 1 year 1 month 4 days | This cookie is used for collecting information on the users visit such as number of visits, average time spent on the website and the pages loaded for displaying targeted ads. | |
| _gd_session | 6sense | 4 hours | This cookie is used for collecting information on users visit to the website. It collects data such as total number of visits, average time spent on the website and the pages loaded. | |
| _ga | Google Analytics | 2 years | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish unique visitors and track website usage for analytics purposes. | |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | |
| _gid | Google Analytics | 1 day | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | |
| _ga_C2NRX7FKV1 | Google Analytics | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Used by Google Analytics 4 to distinguish unique visitors and track website usage for analytics purposes. | |
| _gcl_au | Google Tag Manager | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. | |
| _uetsid | Bing Ads | 1 day | Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website. | |
| _uetvid | Bing Ads | 11 months | Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website. | |
| pctrk | Salesforce | 1 year | Used to track page or feature usage for analytics purposes. | |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | Google Analytics | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. | |
| vuid | Vimeo | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website. | |
| __hstc | Hubspot | 6 months | Hubspot set this main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). | |
| hubspotutk | Hubspot | 6 months | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. | |
| _ga | Google Analytics | 2 years | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish unique visitors and track website usage for analytics purposes. | |
| _ga_LXTM6CQ0XK | Google Analytics | 2 years | Used by Google Analytics 4 to distinguish unique visitors and track website usage for analytics purposes. |
Advertisement
Advertisement Cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Provider | Duration | Description | Setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSC | YouTube | session | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. | |
| yt.innertube::requests | YouTube | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | |
| yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | |
| _an_uid | 6sense | 7 days | Stores a unique visitor identifier to track browsing behavior and deliver targeted advertising or measure ad campaign effectiveness. | |
| __Secure-YEC | YouTube | past | Set by YouTube to track user interactions with embedded videos and provide personalized content and advertising. This cookie is used for marketing/advertisement purposes and is only loaded after user consent. | |
| 6suuid | 6sense | 6 months | Used by 6sense to assign a unique visitor ID for advertising, intent data, and audience targeting. | |
| _fbp | 3 months | Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions. |
Use of Third Party Cookies
As indicated above, the Website uses Cookies from third-party companies.
In this context, Pharos acts as a joint data controller for the collection and transmission of data to the third-party companies but only to the extent that it is technically necessary. Beyond the collection and technical transmission, Pharos does not have any control over third-party Cookies.
Pharos is not responsible for the sharing, the publications, comments or any other contents and any other data processing activities of the third-party websites.
HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES THROUGH YOUR BROWSER?
Most browsers are set by default to accept Cookies. However, you can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies.
If you wish to receive a notification when the browser receives a Cookie request, refuse all Cookies or accept only certain Cookies, most browsers allow some control of Cookies through browser settings. If you reject Cookies, you may still use our Website, but your ability to use some areas of our Website may be limited.
Below are links to support documents on how to change Cookies setting on your browser:
If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.