Cookie Policy
Definitions and Interpretation
1.1 In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
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“Cookie” |
means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site; |
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“Cookie Law” |
means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and, where applicable, the UK GDPR; |
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“personal data” |
means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (the “Data Protection Legislation”); and |
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“Our” |
means Goalhanger Podcasts Ltd a limited company registered in England under company number 13846551, whose registered and main trading address is 2.07 Canterbury Court, 1-3 Brixton Road, London. SW9 6DE. |
Information About Us
- Our Site is owned and operated by Goalhanger Podcasts Ltd, a limited company registered in England under company number 13846551, whose registered and main trading address is 2.07 Canterbury Court, 1-3 Brixton Road, London. SW9 6DE. We are registered with the Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO), number C1830743.
- Our Data Protection Officer is Privacy Helper, and can be contacted by email at hello@goalhanger.com, or by post at 2.07 Canterbury Court, 1-3 Brixton Road, London. SW9 6DE.
How Does Our Site Use Cookies?
Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products and services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies
A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of Our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions. - Analytics Cookies
It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it. - Functionality Cookies
Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category. - Targeting Cookies
It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests. [Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.] - Persistent Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site. - Session Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.
For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy
( https://www.goalhanger.com/privacy).
For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below.
What Cookies Does Our Site Use?
When you visit theresitshistory.com, we and our service providers may set cookies and similar technologies. Some are strictly necessary for the site to work (e.g., security, consent preferences, checkout/payment). Others help us understand usage (analytics) and measure marketing effectiveness (advertising/targeting).
1) Strictly Necessary (security, consent, login, payments)
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Cookie |
Domain / Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
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__cf_bm |
.hubspot.com / .theresitshistory.com (Cloudflare) |
Bot management and security protection for requests. |
Short-lived (typically minutes) |
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_cfuvid |
.hubspot.com / .hsforms.com / .theresitshistory.com (Cloudflare) |
Helps Cloudflare apply rate limiting and security rules for visitors behind shared IPs. |
Session / short-lived |
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__hs_cookie_cat_pref |
.theresitshistory.com / .hubspot.com (HubSpot) |
Stores your cookie consent choices (categories accepted/declined). |
Persistent |
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__stripe_mid |
.theresitshistory.com (Stripe) |
Fraud prevention and secure payment processing. |
Persistent |
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__stripe_sid |
.theresitshistory.com (Stripe) |
Fraud prevention and secure payment processing (session identifier). |
Session / short-lived |
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hubspotapi-csrf |
.hubspot.com (HubSpot) |
Security cookie used to protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF). |
Session / short-lived |
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hubspotapi-prefs |
.hubspot.com (HubSpot) |
Stores preferences for HubSpot-hosted experiences (where applicable). |
Persistent |
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hubspotapi-strict |
.hubspot.com (HubSpot) |
Security / strict-mode cookie for HubSpot-hosted experiences (where applicable). |
Persistent |
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hs_login_email |
.hubspot.com (HubSpot) |
Helps prefill/remember email for HubSpot login flows (where applicable). |
Persistent |
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hs_login_metadata |
.hubspot.com (HubSpot) |
Supports HubSpot login/session metadata (where applicable). |
Persistent |
2) Analytics (helps us understand site usage)
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Cookie |
Domain / Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
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__hstc |
.hubspot.com / .hsforms.com / .theresitshistory.com (HubSpot) |
Main HubSpot tracking cookie for analytics (visitors, sessions, attribution). |
Persistent |
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__hssc |
.theresitshistory.com (HubSpot) |
Tracks sessions to help understand how visitors interact with the site. |
Short-lived |
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__hssrc |
.hubspot.com / .theresitshistory.com (HubSpot) |
Helps determine if the visitor has restarted their browser (session handling). |
Session |
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hubspotutk |
.hubspot.com / .hsforms.com / .theresitshistory.com (HubSpot) |
Stores a visitor identifier to support analytics and form submissions. |
Persistent |
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_ga |
.hubspot.com (Google Analytics) |
Distinguishes unique users for analytics reporting. |
Persistent |
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_ga_LXTM6CQ0XK |
.hubspot.com (Google Analytics) |
Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
Persistent |
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_ga_X |
.hubspot.com (Google Analytics) |
Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
Persistent |
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_hjSessionUser_204526 |
.hubspot.com (Hotjar) |
Helps analyse user behaviour (e.g., usage patterns) to improve UX. |
Persistent |
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laboratory-anonymous-id |
.hubspot.com (HubSpot) |
Anonymous identifier used for experimentation/diagnostics (where enabled). |
Session / short-lived |
3) Marketing / Advertising (measures campaign performance and ad relevance)
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Cookie |
Domain / Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
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_fbp |
.theresitshistory.com / .hubspot.com (Meta) |
Used by Meta to deliver/measure ads and build audiences. |
Persistent |
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_fbc |
.theresitshistory.com (Meta) |
Stores click ID information to attribute conversions to Meta ads. |
Persistent |
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datr |
.facebook.com (Meta) |
Helps identify browsers used by Meta for security and integrity. |
Persistent |
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fr |
.facebook.com (Meta) |
Used by Meta for ad delivery/measurement. |
Persistent |
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sb |
.facebook.com (Meta) |
Used by Meta for browser identification and ad measurement. |
Persistent |
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ar_debug |
.facebook.com (Meta) |
Used by Meta for debugging/measurement in certain configurations. |
Session / short-lived |
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_gcl_au |
.theresitshistory.com / .hubspot.com (Google) |
Used by Google Ads for conversion tracking and attribution. |
Persistent |
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_rdt_uuid |
.hubspot.com (Reddit) |
Used by Reddit to measure ad performance and attribution. |
Persistent |
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_rdt_em |
.hubspot.com (Reddit) |
Used by Reddit for attribution/measurement when enabled. |
Persistent |
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_uetvid |
.hubspot.com (Microsoft/Bing Ads) |
Used by Microsoft Advertising for conversion tracking. |
Persistent |
4) Functional / Preference cookies (improves experience)
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Cookie |
Domain / Provider |
Purpose |
Duration |
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rc_checkout_email |
.theresitshistory.com |
Stores an email value used during checkout flows (to improve convenience). |
Persistent |
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messagesUtk |
.app-eu1.hubspot.com (HubSpot) |
Used to recognise visitors who interact with HubSpot messaging/chat (if enabled). |
Persistent |
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NPS_61a7bd63_last_seen |
.app-eu1.hubspot.com (HubSpot) |
Helps manage the display of NPS/feedback prompts (if enabled). |
Persistent |
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amp_6045bd |
.theresitshistory.com |
Used for analytics/experience measurement in certain configurations. |
Persistent |
Note: Some cookies shown above may be set on HubSpot-operated domains (e.g., .hubspot.com, .hsforms.com, .app-eu1.hubspot.com) where forms, analytics, or embedded services are provided. We only set non-essential cookies where you have consented (where required by applicable law).
Consent and Control
- Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop up banner requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies, unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow and/or deny different categories of Cookie that We use.
- In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
- The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)
- Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_GB&locale=en_GB
- Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences
- Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)
Changes to this Cookie Policy
- We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. If We do so, details of the changes will be highlighted at the top of this page. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.
- In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
Further Information
- If you would like to know more about how We use Cookies, please contact Us at hello@goalhanger.com.
- For more information about privacy, data protection and our terms and conditions, please visit the following: