Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how we use cookies on our website. This policy should be read together with our Website Privacy Policy https://www.founderandlightning.com/privacy-policy 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.
Who we are
This website is operated by ucreate Limited, trading as Founder + Lightning. We partner with non-technical founders to build, fund and scale revenue-focused tech companies. For more information see https://www.founderandlightning.com/about.
Our websiteThis cookie policy relates to your use of our website, https://www.founderandlightning.com/.
Throughout our website we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties (for example Linkedin and Instagram). These other third party websites may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other third party websites, please consult their policies as appropriate.
CookiesA cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (e.g. computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our website. We use cookies on our website. These help us to recognise you and your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.For example, we may monitor how many times you visit the website, which pages you go to, traffic data, location data and the originating domain name of your internet service provider. This information helps us to build a profile of our users. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.
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 below.
For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, visit the guidance on cookies published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Definitions
- Necessary cookies: These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. These essential cookies are always enabled because our website won’t work properly without them.
- Analytical cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Advertising cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
Consent to use cookies and changing settingsWe will ask for your consent to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device.
You can withdraw any consent to the use of cookies or manage any other cookie preferences by clicking on the icon at the bottom of any page on our site. You can then untick boxes as appropriate. It may be necessary to refresh the page for the updated settings to take effect.
Our use of cookiesThe table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:
The cookies we use
Name
Purpose
Whether cookie is essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested and whether we will seek your consent before we place the cookie
Duration
Necessary
__hs_cookie_cat_pref
This cookie is used to record the categories you, as a visitor to the website, consented to. It contains data on the consented categories
Yes, essential (we will therefore not request your consent before placing this cookie)
Expires in 6 months
Analytics
_fbp
This cookie is used to record the categories you, as a visitor to the website, consThis is a tracking cookie used by Facebook (Meta) as part of its Facebook Pixel tracking tool. Facebook Pixel is a piece of code that allows us to track your behaviour and interactions on this site, which is then used for targeted advertising on Facebook and Instagramented to. It contains data on the consented categories
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
A short period (e.g., 30 days) or until browser cookies are cleared
Necessary
__cf_bm
This cookie is associated with Cloudflare, a web security and performance optimization service. It helps ensure that you, as a legitimate user, can access the website without disruption while blocking harmful bots from consuming resources or causing damage
Yes, essential (we will therefore not request your consent before placing this cookie)
Around 30 minutes, after which it expires or is refreshed
Necessary
__cfruid
This cookie is set by Cloudflare, primarily for the purpose of load balancing and performance optimisation. It helps to handle network traffic and enhances the reliability and security of this website
Yes, essential (we will therefore not request your consent before placing this cookie)
Only for the duration of a browsing session and is deleted once the browser is closed
Analytics
ln_or
This cookie is associated with LinkedIn’s integration with this website. It helps track your behavior when you interact with this website
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
A short period (e.g., 30 days) or until browser cookies are cleared
Analytics
__hssc
This is a HubSpot cookie that is part of its suite of marketing and analytics tools. It is used to track your session data on the website
No, will therebeforefore request your consent before placing this cookie
Expires after 30 minutes of inactivity
Analytics
__hssrc
This is a HubSpot cookie that is part of its analytics and tracking system. It plays a role in identifying whether you have started a new session when you visit this website
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
Only active for the duration of the user’s browsing session
Analytics
__hstc
This is HubSpot’s primary cookie for tracking visitors, used to track you as a unique visitor to this website, and your activity on the website, over time
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
6 months
Analytics
_ga
This is a tracking cookie set by Google Analytics, used to distinguish you as an individual users on this website
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
2 years, unless it is manually cleared by the user
Analytics
_ga_ZSKN5QN5SK
This cookie relates to Google Analytics measurement IDs and tracks your behavior across the website to persist session state across page views and interactions
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
2 years, unless it is manually cleared by the user
Analytics
_gat_UA-74369230-1
This cookie is used to limit the rate of requests to Google Analytics. It helps manage the volume of data sent to Google Analytics and ensures that the analytics platform does not get overwhelmed by excessive requests
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
1 minute
Analytics
_gid
This cookie is used to store and update a unique value for each page visited. It helps Google Analytics distinguish between you and other users on the website
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
24 hours
Analytics
_rdt_uuid
This cookie is associated with Redtrack, a marketing and ad tracking platform. It is used to assign a unique identifier to you which helps Redtrack track users across different sessions and interactions on this website
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
Several months to a year
Analytics
hubspotutk
This cookie is used to track visitors to the website. It helps HubSpot identify if you are a returning visitor and maintain your session information
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
13 months
Advertising
_gcl_au
This cookie is used to track conversions and measure the effectiveness of Google Ads campaigns. It helps advertisers understand how you interact with their ads and what actions you take on this website after clicking an ad
No, will therefore request your consent before placing this cookie
90 days
Third party access to the cookiesCookies will not be accessed by any third parties.
How to turn off all cookies and consequences of doing soIf you do not want to accept any cookies, you may be able to change your browser settings so that cookies (including those which are essential to the services requested) are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of our website.
For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the guidance on cookies published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
How to contact usPlease contact us if you have any questions about this cookie policy or the information we hold about you.
If you wish to contact us, please send an email to legal@founderandlightning.com.
This policy was published on 28/07/2023 and last updated on 17/09/2024.
We may change this policy from time to time, when we do we will inform you via our website.
