CircleCI Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy was last updated on November 21, 2018.

This Cookie Policy (“Policy”) explains the different types of cookies and similar technologies that may be applied on the browsers and devices of consumers who visit https://circleci.com and https://discuss.circleci.com/, and any other websites (together the “Site”) owned by Circle Internet Services, Inc. dba CircleCI, a Delaware corporation (“CircleCI”, “we” or “us”) or who visit our services, such as our userface (the “Services”).

This Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of third-party websites which may be linked to this Site.

For more information about our data practices generally, see our Privacy Policy.

We may update this Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please re-visit this Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and similar technologies. The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Circle Internet Services, Inc.
201 Spear Street, Ste 1200
San Francisco, CA, 94105
Phone: +1-800-585-7075
Email: privacy@circleci.com

CONSENT

By continuing to visit our Site or use our Services, you are agreeing to the use of cookies and other similar technologies for the purposes we describe in this Policy.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files which are downloaded to your browser or device when you visit a website. Most web pages contain elements from multiple web domains so when you visit our Site and Services, your browser or device may receive cookies from several sources. This includes third parties that provide services on our behalf, such as site analytics or ad targeting. In relation to the use of cookies by third parties, we do not have access or control over these cookies.

Local Shared Objects (aka “Flash cookies”) and local storage in HTML5 may also be used on our Site and Services to enhance your experience by, for example, storing your user preferences and settings like volume/mute settings. Local Shared Objects are data files similar to browser cookies, but can store more complex data than simple text. You can manage local shared objects by following the instructions on Adobe’s help site here.

Our emails may contain a single, campaign-unique “web beacon pixel” to tell us whether our emails are opened and verify any clicks through to links within the email. We may use this information for purposes including determining which of our emails are more interesting to you and to query whether users who do not open our emails wish to continue receiving them. The pixel will be deleted when you delete the email. If you do not wish the pixel to be downloaded to your device, you should select to receive emails from us in plain text rather than HTML.

WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

Our Site uses both 1st party cookies (which are set directly by us) and 3rd party cookies (which are set by third parties). We use 1st party and 3rd party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for the Site and the Services to operate, and we refer to these as "Strictly Necessary" cookies. Some cookies allow us to measure and improve the performance of our Site and Services, such as by counting visits and traffic sources, and we refer to these as "Performance" cookies. Some cookies enable us to provide enhanced functionality and personalization on the Sites and Services, and we refer to these as “Functional” cookies. Finally, some cookies enable us and our partners to serve targeted advertisements, and we refer to these as “Targeting” cookies. The specific types of 1st and 3rd party cookies served through the Site and the Services and the purposes they perform are described below.

DISABLING COOKIES

If you do not agree to the use of these cookies please disable them by following the instructions for your browser(s) set out at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html. Please note that the Site and Services will not function well if cookies are disabled. It may also stop you from saving customized settings, like login information.

If you delete your cookies, you will need to opt out again from targeted advertising (see below). You may download a browser extension that will help preserve the opt-out preferences you set by visiting www.aboutads.info/PMC.

OPTING OUT OF TARGETED ADVERTISING BY THIRD PARTIES

For cookies that track activity in connection with targeting advertising, you can opt-out of third party targeting cookies on the Digital Advertising Alliance’s consumer choice page ( http://optout.aboutads.info) or the Network Advertising Initiative’s consumer choice page (http://optout.networkadvertising.org) or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance consumer choice page (http://youronlinechoices.eu).

Some of our third party targeting providers have their own opt-out mechanisms that are linked from their sites or their online-posted privacy policies. You should review the privacy policies of those companies for these opt-out links if you no longer wish to receive targeted advertising from a particular company, or multiple companies.

Please note that opting out from targeted advertising will not opt you out of being served advertising. You will continue to receive generic ads.

Other tools offered by third parties can help you see and manage the types of cookies and trackers that you encounter. More information about cookies and cookie management can be found on www.allaboutcookies.org and www.aboutcookies.org. If you access the Website on your mobile device, you may not be able to control tracking technologies through these settings.

Browser manufacturers also provide help pages relating to cookie management in their products.

For other browsers, please consult the documentation that your browser manufacturer provides.

After your initial visit to the Site and Services we may change the cookies and other technologies we use.

CURRENT COOKIES

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies enable you to navigate the Sites and to use their services and features. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, authenticating users, or logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work.

Cookie Name	Provider	Description of Purpose	Expiration
CookieConsent	circleci.com	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain	1 year
_gh_sess [x2]	gist.github.com GitHub.com	This cookie is used for temporary application and framework state between pages like what step the user is on in a multiple step form.	Session
__cfduid	Licensebuttons.net (Cloudflare)	The __cfduid cookie is used to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis.	1 year
JSESSIONID	nr-data.net	The JSESSIONID cookie is used to store a session identifier so that New Relic can monitor session counts for an application. The cookie value is generated by Jetty.	Session

Performance Cookies - Site features and services

These cookies and other technologies improve your experience by enabling personalization (like remembering if you’ve logged into our service before), as well as enabling certain features like chat support. They can help you fill out forms on our Site more easily.

Cookie Name	Provider	Description of Purpose	Expiration
cci-customer	circleci.com	Used to determine if we should have a link for customers in the header linking to the CircleCI dashboard.	10 years
__widgetsettings [x4]	circleci.ideas.aha.io twitter.com vimeo.com YouTube.com	Pending	Persistent
aha_app_2	circleci.ideas.aha.io	Aha provides functionality for our circleci.com/ideas page. This page allows CircleCI to crowdsource new feature ideas and allow visitors to vote for which features they want implemented. yz	Session
_aha_t	aha.io	Aha provides functionality for our circleci.com/ideas page. This page allows CircleCI to crowdsource new feature ideas and allow visitors to vote for which features they want implemented.	20 years
has_recent_activity [x2]	gist.github.com GitHub.com	Used to signal to the code repository GitHub if the user has browsed other GitHub resources during the current session.	Session
ignored_unsupported_browser_notice	github.com	This cookie lets GitHub know if you ignored their unsupported browser notice.	Session
logged_in	github.com	This cookie is used to signal to GitHub that the user is already logged in.	20 years
tz	GitHub.com	This cookie allows your browser to tell GitHub what time zone you're in.	Session
yt-remote-cast-installed	youtube.com	Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video	Session
Yt-remote-connected-devices Yt-remote-fast-check-period Yt-remote-session-app yt-remote-session-name	youtube.com	Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video	Persistent
yt-remote-cast-installed	youtube.com	Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video	Session

Functional Cookies - Analytics and Website Optimization

These cookies and other technologies help us learn how well our Site and Services are performing. We use these cookies to understand, improve, and research our Site and Services.

Cookie Name	Provider	Description of Purpose	Expiration
amplitude_cookie_test	Amplitude	To test if cookies are enabled.	Session
amplitude_id_645bd081fbbf8d3dadf6ac674cc29e67circleci.com	Amplitude	Holds data such as device id, user id, session id, and last_event_id to analyze effectiveness of CCI services.	10 years
amplitude_idundefinedcircleci.com	Amplitude	Pending	Session
amplitude_testcircleci.com	Amplitude	To test if cookies can be written with the specified cookie domain.	Session
amplitude-session-id	Amplitude	To track the amplitude-session-id.	Session
BIGipServer#	www2.circleci.com	Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimize response times.	Session
_ga [x2]	circleci.com GitHub.com	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	2 years
_gat [x2]	circleci.com GitHub.com	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate	Session
_gid	circleci.com	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	Session
hjIncludedInSample	HotJar	This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate Heatmaps, Funnels, Recordings, etc.	Session
ajs_anonymous_id	circleci.com	This cookie is used to identify a specific visitor - this information is used to identify the number of specific visitors on a website.	1 year
_octo	github.com	This cookie is used by Octolytics, GitHub’s internal analytics service, to distinguish unique users and clients.	2 years
optimizelyEndUserId	optimizely.com	Used to measure how selected users react to targeted changes to the website's content and functionality, in order to determine what variation is most efficacious in terms of converting users to customers.	179 days
optimizely_data$pending_events [x3]	circleci.com optimizely.com youtube.com	Pending	Persistent
optimizelyDomainTestCookie	optimizely.com	Pending	179 days
AWSELB	optimizely.com	Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times.	Session
collect	google-analytics.com	Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.	Session
_mkto_trk	Marketo	This cookie is set by Marketo. This allows a website to track visitor behavior on the sites on which the cookie is installed and to link a visitor to the recipient of an email marketing campaign, to measure campaign effectiveness. Tracking is performed anonymously until a user identifies himself by submitting a form.	2 years
vuid	vimeo.com	Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as which pages have been read.	2 years
enterprise_customer	circleci.com	Used to understand which visitors have visited the enterprise section of the website.	10 years
initial_referrer	circleci.com	Collect data on what site the visitor was on before coming to our Site before their first visit.	10 years
current_referrer	circleci.com	Collect data on what site the visitor was on before coming to our Site most recently.	10 years
PREF	youtube.com	Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites.	8 months
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	youtube.com	Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.	179 days
YSC	youtube.com	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.	Session
Utm_campaign Utm_content Utm_medium utm_source	circleci.com	Used to track elements of the Google AdWord campaign used to generate traffic to the Site.	3 months
ajs%3Acookies	circleci.com	This cookie supports use, service performance, and functionality of websites	1 year
connect.sid	cloudup.com	File sharing software	6 days
ajs%3Atest	circleci.com	This performance cookie counts visits and tracks other website traffic-related metrics.	1 year
ring-session	circleci.com	Provides idle and absolute timeouts for sessions	13 days

Targeting Cookies

These cookies and other technologies collect information about the browsing habits associated with your device and are used to make advertising more relevant to you and your interests. Third parties provide these services in return for recognizing that you (or more accurately your device) have visited a certain Site. These third parties put down advertising cookies both when you visit our Site and Services and when you use their services and navigate away from our Site and Services.

Cookie Name	Provider	Description of Purpose	Expiration
GAPS	accounts.google.com	Used by Google to identify the user when sharing content with a Google +1 button.	2 years
MUID	bing.com	Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising the ID across many Microsoft domains.	1 year
ajs_group_id	circleci.com	This cookie is used to assign specific visitors into segments, this segmentation is based on visitor behavior on the website - the segmentation can be used to target larger groups.	1 year
ajs_user_id	circleci.com	This cookie is used to collect data on the visitor's behavior on the website - this information can be used to assign the visitor to a visitor segment, based on common preferences.	1 year
IDE	doubleclick.net	Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.	1 year
test_cookie	doubleclick.net	Used by Google to check if the user's browser supports cookies.	Session
fr	facebook.com	Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.	3 months
ads/ga-audiences	google.com	Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites.	Session
NID	google.com	Used by Google and registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads.	6 months
Bcookie bscookie	linkedin.com	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.	2 years
lidc	linkedin.com	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.	Session
lang [x3]	ads.linkedin.com cdn.syndication.twimg.com linkedin.com	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, and remembers the user's selected language version of a website	Session
GPS	youtube.com	Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.	Session
OCAK	accounts.google.com	Pending	Session
BizoID	ads.linkedin.com	Pending	29 days
UserMatchHistory	ads.linkedin.com	Pending	29 days
MUIDB	bing.com	Pending	1 year
optimizely_data$#$event_queue [x3] optimizely_data$#$events [x3] optimizely_data$#$layer_map [x3] optimizely_data$#$layer_states [x3] optimizely_data$#$session_state [x3] optimizely_data$#$tracker_optimizely [x3] optimizely_data$#$variation_map [x3] optimizely_data$#$visitor_profile [x3]	optimizely.com	Pending	Persistent
tr	facebook.com	Pending	Session
ads/conversion/# ads/user-lists/# pagead/1p-user-list/1032131388	google.com	Pending	Session
aed75297-e969-450d-a849-13ecfc79b4d7/t.gif	vidassets.terminus.services	Pending	Session
i/jot i/jot/syndication	twitter.com	Pending	Session
CheckConnectionTempCookie#	youtube.com	Pending	Session
yt.innertube::nextId yt.innertube::requests	youtube.com	Pending	Persistent

Unclassified

Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.

Cookie Name	Provider	Description of Purpose	Expiration
apc_my_id [x3] apc_my_id_ts [x3] apc_user [x3]	circleci.com optimizely.com youtube.com	Pending	Session
_tld__	circleci.com	Pending	Session
ajs_group_properties [x3] ajs_user_traits [x3] apc_local_id [x3]	circleci.com optimizely.com youtube.com	Pending	Persistent
algoliasearch-client-js [x2]	circleci.com optimizely.com	Pending	Persistent
analytics-client-id	circleci.com	Pending	10 years
d-a8e6	circleci.com	Pending	29 days
ei_client_id	circleci.com	Pending	2 years
s-9da4	circleci.com	Pending	Session
local_storage_support_test [x4]	circleci.ideas.aha.io twitter.com vimeo.com youtube.com	Pending	Persistent