Cookie Policy
1. Introduction
smartKYC (“smartKYC”, “we, “our”) uses cookies on its website. This Cookies Notice explains more about cookies and why we use them. It also explains how you can control and opt out of receiving them.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Notice which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint.
We update this Cookies Notice from time to time in response to changes in applicable laws and regulations, changes to our processing practices and to products and services we offer. When changes are made, we will update the last updated date of this notice. Please review this Cookies Notice periodically to check for updates.
2. About Cookies
A cookie is a small text file which may be downloaded to your device when you visit our website. We use cookies to allow our website to function correctly, remember your preferences and to track visitors to our website.
The cookies we use on our website fall into the following categories:
Statistics or Analytics Cookies
We use cookies to collect information about the use of our website by visitors such as the pages they visit most often, how they arrived at our website and associated information. These do not collect any directly identifiable personal information about visitors. We use these cookies to learn more about how our website is used to identify problems and areas for improvement.
Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies remember the choices you make when you visit our website. This includes, for example, your consent to the use of cookies on our website.
Marketing or Targeting Cookies
These are cookies placed by third parties on our website which record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. They use this information for advertising purposes.
Learn More About Cookies
For further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies, please see details in the table below.
For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, please visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
3. Cookies Used by smartKYC
The cookies we use on our website and their purposes are as set out in the following table:
| Cookie category | Cookie Name | Domain | Duration of Processing | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisement | __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | .youtube.com | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to manage feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts, ensuring consistent experience for a given user during an experiment. |
| Advertisement | __Secure-YNID | .google.com | 6 months | Google cookie used to protect user security and prevent fraud, especially during the login process. |
| Advertisement | _gcl_au | .google.com | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| Advertisement | bcookie | .linkedin.com | 1 year | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs. |
| Advertisement | bscookie | .linkedin.com | 1 year | LinkedIn sets this cookie to store performed actions on the website. |
| Advertisement | test_cookie | .doubleclick.net | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
| Analytics | _ga | smartkyc.com | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| Analytics | _ga*_ | smartkyc.com | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| Analytics | _gat_UA-* | smartkyc.com | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking. |
| Analytics | _gid | smartkyc.com | 1 day | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| Analytics | YSC | .youtube.com | session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| Functional | lang | .linkedin.com | session | LinkedIn sets this cookie to remember a user’s language setting. |
| Functional | lidc | .linkedin.com | 1 day | LinkedIn sets the lidc cookie to facilitate data center selection. |
| Functional | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com | 6 months | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| Functional | ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | .youtube.com | never expires | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
| Necessary | __cf_bm | .vimeo.com | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| Necessary | _cfuvid | .cloudflare.com | session | Cloudflare sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. |
| Necessary | _GRECAPTCHA | .google.com | 6 months | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| Necessary | cookieyes-consent | smartkyc.com | 1 year | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. |
| Necessary | JSESSIONID | .linkedin.com | session | New Relic uses this cookie to store a session identifier so that New Relic can monitor session counts for an application. |
| Necessary | li_gc | .linkedin.com | 6 months | Linkedin set this cookie for storing visitor’s consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. |
| Necessary | rc::a | .google.com | Never Expires | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| Necessary | rc::b | .google.com | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| Necessary | rc::c | .google.com | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| Necessary | rc::f | .google.com | Never Expires | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| Necessary | VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | .youtube.com | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| Necessary | wpEmojiSettingsSupports | smartkyc.com | session | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. |
| Uncategorized | __Secure-YEC | .youtube.com | past | YouTube sets this cookie to stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
4. Changing Your Cookies Preferences
You can allow or block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that permits you to change the setting of all or some cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the availability or functionality of our website. Most of the website will function normally, however, functions that rely on cookies will be disabled.
If you would like more information on how to manage cookies on some popular browsers, please click on the links below.
5. Contact Us
Please contact using the details set out in our Privacy Notice if you have any questions about this Cookies Notice or the information we hold about you.
6. Changes to this Policy
This policy was last updated on 20/01/2026.