COOKIE NOTICE
Cookies and other tracking technologies.
This Cookie Notice explains how AQUANTO uses cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other similar technologies (collectively referred to as "Cookies") to recognise you when you visit our public website at venture-guidebook.com. It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
There is a separate Privacy Policy explaining how we manage personal data as a controller.
Last update: 11 August 2025
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What are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They contain information that can later be read by a web server in the domain that issued the Cookie. Website owners can use Cookies for various reasons, including enabling their websites to work (or work more efficiently), providing personalised content and advertising, and creating website analytics.
Cookies are typically classified as either "session cookies", which are automatically deleted when you close your browser, or "persistent cookies", which will usually remain on your device until you delete them or they expire. Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, AQUANTO) are called "first-party cookies". Only we can access the first-party cookies we set. 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., advertising, interactive content and social sharing). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognise your device both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits other websites that have partnered with them.
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs") or local storage. Web beacons are tiny graphics files containing a unique identifier that enables us to recognise when someone has visited our Services or opened an email we sent. They allow us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Services to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our Services from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. Local storage enables a website or application to store information locally on your device(s) in order to enable certain functionality in our Services. Local storage may be used to improve your experience with our Services, for example, by enabling features, remembering your preferences, and speeding up site functionality.
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How We Use Cookies and Your Choices
We use:
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Essential cookies are required to operate the site and keep it secure.
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Analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our site.
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Functional cookies to remember choices and improve experience.
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Advertising/marketing cookies to measure and improve ad performance.
In the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, non-essential cookies are set only after you give consent via our cookie banner. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time by clearing or adjusting your browser's cookie settings.
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Cookies We Use
Exact names can change; this is a representative list.
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Essential Cookies: Without these cookies, the website cannot function correctly.
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XSRF-TOKEN, hs, TS* (Wix) – security/anti-fraud. Session.
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ssr-caching (Wix) – indicates how a page was rendered; improves load. ~1 minute.
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bSession (Wix) – system effectiveness measurement. Up to 24h.
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svSession (Wix) – session identification (site members). Up to 6 months.
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consent-policy (Wix) – remembers your consent choices. ~12 months.
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__cf_bm (Cloudflare) – bot management; protects site; ~30 minutes.
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Analytics (opt-in):
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_ga, _ga_<container-id> (Google Analytics 4) – distinguishes users/persists session state. Default 2 years. GA4 does not store IP addresses.
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Functional (opt-in):
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fedops.logger.sessionId (Wix) – performance/error resilience. Up to 12 months.
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Advertising/Marketing (opt-in):
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gcl_au (Google) – AdSense/Ads efficiency. 3 months. Implemented with Google Consent Mode v2 and a TCF-certified consent solution to comply with EEA/UK/CH requirements.
AI Services
Our public website does not load cookies from AI providers such as OpenAI or Anthropic. AI features described in our Platform Privacy Policy operate server-side without placing cookies on your browser.
Managing cookies
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. The following links explain how to access cookie settings in various browsers:
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Changes
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the Cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Notice regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
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The date at the bottom of this Cookie Notice indicates when it was last updated.
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Contact the data protection officer
If you have any questions about this policy or our data protection practices, please use the contact information on our Privacy Policy to get in touch.