Cookie Policy - TimeCenter

Last updated July 5, 2018

What are cookies and why do we use them?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

Our site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our site and also allows us to improve our site. By continuing to browse our site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

TimeCenter (TimeCenter AB) and it's sites uses cookies for the purpose of storing and retrieving session information in our systems, and for analysing traffic on our websites.

Types of Cookies

There are four types of cookies used on the TimeCenter websites:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features. These cookies are deleted when you close your browser. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log in to secure areas of our site.

2. Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow us to recognise you and remember choices you make (such as mobile device preferences) when you return to our website.

3. Performance or Analytical Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use a TimeCenter website. For example, TimeCenter uses Google Analytics to track anonymized usage statistics for the site. This data is used to analyse how frequently people visit the site, how the website is found and which pages are most frequently viewed. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. This information is combined with data from thousands of other users to create an overall view of website use, and is never identified individually or personally. These cookies are only used to identify ways to improve the website.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites please visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

For more information about Google Analytics, and the cookies it sets, please visit: https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsCookies

4. Advertising / Third Party Cookies

To measure the effectiveness of our online advertising campaigns we use cookies set by third parties. For example, for measuring how many unique browsers have seen a particular advertisement and how many of those subsequently visit our website. The data these third parties collect using cookies does not identify individual users. Each have their own privacy policy which will tell you how they use cookies and data tags.

Domain Cookie Name Cookie Type Purpose Expires More Information
timecenter.com PHPSESSID Strictly Necessary Session tracking - enables our web server to allow users to move around the website without having to authenticate. On logout /
browser exit
Webpages cannot remember a visitor. A user going from page to page will be treated by the website as a completely new visitor. Session cookies enable the website you are visiting to keep track of your movement from page to page so you don't get asked for the same information you've already given to the site. Session cookies allow you to proceed through many pages of a site quickly and easily without having to authenticate or reprocess each new area you visit.
timecenter.com global_rememberme Functionality Keep you signed in 2 years or
log out
When you close your browser while being signed in, this cookie lets us log you into your account again, i.e. "Keep me signed in"
timecenter.com remember_me Functionality Remember email for sign in 10 years When you sign in, we remember your email in a token (see remember_me_token), or if you uncheck "Remember me" when making an appointment signed out, it does prevent your email from being remembered.
timecenter.com remember_me_token Functionality Remember email for sign in 10 years We save a token which is a reference to your email in our database, to remember you and pre-fill your email on your next login.
timecenter.com mp Functionality Remember your location 12 years When you search or browse for service providers in the TimeCenter marketplace, we use a cookie to remember the location and geographic position, to show you related results on future searches
timecenter.com mp_what Functionality Remember your service Browser exit When you search or browse for service providers in the TimeCenter marketplace, we use a cookie to remember the service, to show you related results on future searches
timecenter.com mp_visitor Functionality Remember your path 1 hour Keeps track if a booking originated from the marketplace or from a service provider's booking page
timecenter.com force_desktop Functionality Remember mobile option 1 hour Is set when the user chooses to view the desktop version, from the mobile version, to remember the setting
timecenter.com cookies_accepted Functionality Remember cookie option 10 years Is set when the user accepts this Cookie Policy
timecenter.com __cfduid Functionality Prevent malicious visitors 30 dagar Set by Cloudflare to prevent malicious visitors and minimizes blocking legitimate users.
timecenter.com mp_submenu_clicked Analytics Site usage analysis Exit browser Keeps track of if a user clicked in the menu or on a link in the body text
timecenter.com _ga Analytics Used to distinguish users 2 years The Google Analytics JavaScript libraries use Cookies to "remember" what a user has done on previous pages / interactions with the website.
timecenter.com _gid Analytics Used to distinguish users 24 hours As above.
timecenter.com _gat Analytics Used to throttle request rate. 1 minute As above.
doubleclick.net test_cookie Advertising Serve ads on other sites 1 minute DoubleClick use cookies to serve adverts on third party websites. The DoubleClick cookie serves relevant ads to potential customers and gathers information about how or if you are interacting with these ads.
doubleclick.net ID, DSID, IDE Advertising Serve ads on other sites 1.5 years As above.
facebook.com (empty) Path /tr Advertising Serve ads on other sites 1 minute Facebook use cookies to serve adverts on third party websites. The Facebook cookie serves relevant ads to potential customers and gathers information about how or if you are interacting with these ads.
facebook.com fr Advertising Serve ads on other sites 1.5 years As above.

Enabling/Disabling Cookies

Most browsers automatically accept cookies. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies or request that you be warned when a website is trying to install a cookie. This can be done by modifying the settings in your browser. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of this website.

For more information about managing cookies and how to stop cookies being installed visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/

Contact information

If you have any queries on data protection, our Data Protection Officer may be contacted by filling out this support form.