Cookie Policy for cyan AG

This is the Cookie Policy for cyan digital security, accessible from https://cyanguard.com

What Are Cookies?

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the site’s functionality.

How We Use Cookies?

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more about WordPress

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details
Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users
Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences

Matomo

Statistics (anonymous), Functional

Usage

We use Matomo for website statistics. Read more about Matomo

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics (anonymous)

Name
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store referrer ID's

Functional

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Provide fraud prevention

Polylang

Functional

Usage

We use Polylang for locale management. Read more about Polylang

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store language settings

Wordfence

Functional

Usage

We use Wordfence for security and fraud prevention. Read more about Wordfence

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wordfence Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Expiration
1 day
Function
Read to determine if the user is logged in

Google reCAPTCHA

Marketing, Functional

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more about Google reCAPTCHA

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

Functional

Name
Expiration
6 months
Function
Provide spam protection

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more about Complianz

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed

Elementor

Statistics (anonymous)

Usage

We use Elementor for content creation. Read more about Elementor

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics (anonymous)

Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store performed actions on the website

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
e_event-tracker
Expiration
Function
Name
e_kit-elements-defaults
Expiration
Function
Name
_pk_ref_1_98ec
Expiration
Function
Name
elementor_sidebar_menu_expanded_v2_elementor-custom-elements
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_cookie_data
Expiration
365 days
Function

Forms related cookies

When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

Site preferences cookies

In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page that is affected by your preferences.

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.

From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.

We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; LinkedIn, Youtube and Instagram, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

More Information

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. If you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods: