Manychat Cookies Statement
This Cookie Statement explains how Manychat, Inc (“Manychat,” “we, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website Manychat.com or other websites administered by Manychat where this Cookie Statement is placed (“Site”). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
For information on how we process other categories of personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit the SIte. When you visit the Site again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser. Cookies may store user preferences, remember login details, and other information.
Who sets cookies when I use Manychat Site?
There are two main types of cookies:
- Cookies set by a website owner (in this case, Manychat) are called "first-party cookies".
- Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. like advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognise your computer both when it visits our Site and also when it visits certain other websites.
What types of cookies do we use and how do we use them?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Site to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Site and to deliver customized content and promotions, advertising and analytics.
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our Site and the purposes they perform:
- Essential cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Site to you and provide you with services available at the Site (e.g. authentication, fraud detection, security and functionality cookies).
- Preference cookies to remember your preferences and to recognize you when you return to our Site, as well as to enhance the performance of our Site and provide different functions across pages. These include cookies to enable you to share content with networking and sharing platforms, to read screen resolution and store information about the language you prefer.
- Analytics cookies to help us understand how our Site is used or how effective our marketing campaigns are. These cookies store and count pageviews, store unique visits, and other metrics for statistical purposes.
- Advertising cookies to make advertising messages more relevant to you. This type of cookies stores and tracks your visits across websites. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
We are currently using the following Essential cookies:
| Cookie Name | Type of cookie | Purpose | Type of cookie | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mc_production-main | Essential | to authenticate you on the Manychat Service | first-party cookie | Manychat |
| visitorId | Essential | to deliver content, identify errors and preserve user states across Site requests | first-party cookie | Manychat |
| mchtClientId | Essential | to deliver content, identify errors and track page visits for the Site | first-party cookie | Manychat |
| __stripe_mid | Essential | to provide fraud prevention | third-party cookie | Stripe |
| __stripe_sid | Essential | to provide fraud prevention | third-party cookie | Stripe |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Essential | to check whether data is entered by a human or by an automated program | third-party cookie | |
| uc_session | Essential | to control user data management consent | third-party cookie | Usercentrics |
| userlane-user | Essential | to control user data management consent | third-party cookie | Usercentrics |
| BEAMER_USER_ID* | Essential | to control user data management consent | third-party cookie | Usercentrics |
| BEAMER_FIRST_VISIT* | Essential | to control user data management consent | third-party cookie | Usercentrics |
| BEAMER_LAST_UPDATE* | Essential | to control user data management consent | third-party cookie | Usercentrics |
We are currently using the following Analytics cookies:
| Cookie Name | Type of cookie | Purpose | Type of cookie | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Analytics | to store and count pageviews. It registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how you use the Site | third-party cookie | |
| _gat | Analytics | to read and filter requests from bots | third-party cookie | |
| _gat_UA-* | Analytics | to provide technical monitoring, throttle the Google Analytics request rate | third-party cookie | |
| _gid | Analytics | to store and count pageviews. It registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how you use the Site | third-party cookie | |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Analytics | to store unique visits | third-party cookie | Hotjar |
| _hjFirstSeen | Analytics | to store first visit to the Site and to determine if the visitor has visited the SIte before, or if it is a new visitor | third-party cookie | Hotjar |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample | Analytics | to register data on visitors' Site-behavior for internal analysis and SIte optimisation | third-party cookie | Hotjar |
| _hjSession_ | Analytics | to collect statistics on the visits to the Site, such as a number of visits, average time spent on the Site, read pages | third-party cookie | Hotjar |
| _hjSessionUser_ | Analytics | to store a unique user ID and ensures data from subsequent visits to the Site are attributed to the same user ID | third-party cookie | Hotjar |
| _BEAMER_DATE_* | Analytics | to store session last date | third-party cookie | Hotjar |
| _BEAMER_FIRST_VISIT_* | Analytics | to store user first visit | third-party cookie | Hotjar |
| _BEAMER_LAST_POST_SHOWN_* | Analytics | to store the ID of the last post shown as a teaser | third-party cookie | Hotjar |
| _BEAMER_USER_ID_* | Analytics | to store the ID for the user | third-party cookie | Hotjar |
| AMP_MKTG_* | Analytics | to store and track visits across websites | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| AMP_* | Analytics | to store and track visits across websites | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| _biz_flagsA | Analytics | to record website and server performance | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| _biz_nA | Analytics | to record website and server performance, for internal diagnostics purpose | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| _biz_pendingA | Analytics | to temporarily store analytics data | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| _biz_uid | Analytics | to store a user id on the current domain | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| anonId | Analytics | to track visit session identifiers in order to aggregate data on page usages | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| gsID | Analytics | to authorize logged in user | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| sentry-sc | Analytics | to store the ID for the user | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| session | Analytics | to store the session ID for the user | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| NPS_*_last_seen | Analytics | to store last visit to the Site | third-party cookie | Wootric (InMoment) |
| NPS_*_throttle | Analytics | to bypass cookie based throttle | third-party cookie | Wootric (InMoment) |
| NPS_*_surveyed | Analytics | to indicate status of NPS survey | third-party cookie | Wootric (InMoment) |
We are currently using the following Advertising cookies:
| Cookie Name | Type of cookie | Purpose | Type of cookie | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __atuvc | Advertising | to update the counter of the SIte’s social sharing features | third-party cookie | AddThis |
| __atuvs | Advertising | to ensure that the update counter is displayed to the user, if a page is shared with the social sharing service | third-party cookie | AddThis |
| uvc | Advertising | to store and track visits across websites. | third-party cookie | AddThis |
| _gcl_au | Advertising | to store and track conversions | third-party cookie | |
| _fbp | Advertising | to store and track visits across websites | third-party cookie | Meta (Facebook) |
| fr | Advertising | to provide ad delivery or retargeting, to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third-party advertisers | third-party cookie | Meta (Facebook) |
| c_user | Advertising | to store a unique user ID | third-party cookie | Meta (Facebook) |
| datr | Advertising | to provide fraud prevention | third-party cookie | Meta (Facebook) |
| sb | Advertising | to store browser details | third-party cookie | Meta (Facebook) |
| xs | Advertising | to store a unique session ID | third-party cookie | Meta (Facebook) |
| _rdt_uuid | Advertising | to help build a profile of interests and show relevant ads | third-party cookie | Sentry |
| _uetvid | Advertising | to store and track visits across websites | third-party cookie | Sentry |
We are currently using the following Preference cookies:
| Cookie Name | Type of cookie | Purpose | Type of cookie | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| loc | Preference | to store location data | third-party cookie | AddThis |
| intercom-id-* | Preference | to identify the Manychat Service visitor | third-party cookie | Intercom |
| intercom-session-* | Preference | to track of sessions and remember logins and conversations | third-party cookie | Intercom |
| mchtca | Preference | to track cookie bumper state | first-party cookie | Manychat |
| locale | Preference | to display locale of the last logged in user on this browser | third-party cookie | Meta (Facebook) |
| wd | Preference | to read screen resolution | third-party cookie | Meta (Facebook) |
How can you control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. We process preference, analytical and advertising cookies based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or UK GDPR).
You cannot refuse essential cookies, because these cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with our Services. However, you still can block or delete all cookies by changing your browser settings (eg. Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera) or changing your consent settings here.
What about other tracking technologies?
We may also employ a software technology called clear gifs (Web Beacons/Web Bugs), which helps us better manage the Site by informing us what content is effective. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on web pages or in emails and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence.
We use clear gifs or pixels in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by recipients. This allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of certain communications and our marketing campaigns. Much of this data is aggregated. If you wish to turn off this tracking, you can do so by turning off images in the email itself.
How often will you update this Cookie Statement?
We may update this Cookie Statement from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "EFFECTIVE DATE" at the top of this page. Please, therefore, re-visit this Cookie Statement regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about how we use cookies or other questions related to privacy, please email us at privacy@manychat.com.