Cookie Policy
Effective date: April 15, 2026
Last updated: April 15, 2026
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we 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.
Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website loads in your browser. These cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, enhance security, provide a better user experience, and analyse performance to identify what works and where improvements are needed.
How do we use cookies?
When you visit vibeiq.com, we may place cookies on your device. Cookies are small text files stored in your browser that help us operate our website, remember your preferences, understand how you use our site, and deliver relevant advertising. Some cookies are set directly by us; others are set by third-party services we use, such as HubSpot, Google Analytics, LinkedIn, StackAdapt, Segment, and Cloudflare.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using our cookie consent banner. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
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. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| _cfuvid | session | Cloudflare sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services |
| cf_clearance | 1 year | This cookie is set by Cloudflare's security challenge page. It is used to distinguish humans from bots and is required to pass Cloudflare's bot protection (challenge). It is necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled. |
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 | Duration | Description |
| lidc | 1 day | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. |
| li_gc | 6 months | Linkedin set this cookie for storing visitor's consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. |
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 | Duration | Description |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| __hstc | 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 | 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. |
| __hssrc | session | HubSpot cookie sets this cookie to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. If this cookie does not exist when HubSpot manages cookies, it is considered a new session. |
| __hssc | 1 hour | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions. This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. It contains the domain, viewCount (which increments with each pageview in a session), and session start timestamp. |
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
| sa-user-id-v3 | 1 year | DesUsed by StackAdapt to assign a unique identifier to a website visitor for the purposes of targeted advertising and retargeting. This cookie tracks user behavior across websites to deliver relevant ads via real-time bidding from third-party advertisers.cription is currently not available. |
| sa-user-id-v4 | 1 year | DescriptiUsed by StackAdapt to assign a unique identifier to a website visitor for the purposes of targeted advertising and retargeting. This is an updated version of the StackAdapt user identification cookie, used to track visits across websites and deliver programmatic ad products including native, display, and video advertising.on is currently not available. |
| sa-user-id | 1 year | StackAdapt sets this cookie as a third party advertising cookie to record information about a user's website activity, such as the pages visited and the locations viewed, to enable us to provide users with interest-based content and personalised advertisements on external websites. |
| sa-user-id-v2 | 1 year | Segment anonymous user ID (v2) used to identify and track unique visitors across sessions for analytics and advertising targeting purposes. |
| bcookie | 1 year | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs. |
| sa-user-id-v2 | 1 year | Segment anonymous user ID (v2) used to identify and track unique visitors across sessions for analytics and advertising targeting purposes. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can modify your cookie settings anytime by clicking the ‘Consent Preferences’ button above. This will allow you to revisit the cookie consent banner and update your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.
Additionally, different browsers offer various methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.