BIMI BOO COOKIE POLICY

Last updated: 06.05.2025

Introduction: What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your device when you visit our website or use our apps. They help us remember your preferences, understand how you use our services, and improve your experience. Think of cookies as digital memory that helps our services recognize you when you return. This policy explains how we use cookies, what types we use, and how you can control them.

The Cookies We Use

We use four main types of cookies:

1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our services to work properly. Without them, you wouldn’t be able to use basic features. For example: These cookies allow you to stay logged in, use our chat support, and ensure that our website knows you’re a real person, not a bot.

2. Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your settings and choices to provide you with a more personalized experience. For example: If you’ve chatted with our support team before, these cookies help us connect you with the same supporter who already knows your issue.

3. Statistics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how people use our services by collecting anonymous data about site visits and interactions. For example: They track which features are most popular and how long people spend on different parts of our website, helping us improve our services.

4. Marketing Cookies

These cookies help us deliver more relevant advertisements and avoid showing you the same ads repeatedly. For example: These cookies allow us to show you ads for games your child might enjoy based on previous interests.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:
  • Remember your login details so you don’t have to re-enter them
  • Understand which parts of our services you use most
  • Make our website and apps work better for you
  • Personalize content to match your interests
  • Measure the effectiveness of our features
  • Show you relevant advertisements
  • Allow you to share content on social media
  • Improve our customer support

Cookie Details

The table below provides an overview of cookies used by us, including their types, purposes, and expiration time.

Essential Cookies 

 
Name Type Provider Expiration Purpose
__lc_cid __lc_cst Third-party HTTP cookie accounts.livechatinc.com 3 years The cookie is necessary for the functionality of the website’s chat-box function.
__oauth_redirect_detector Third-party HTTP cookie accounts.livechatinc.com 2 years This cookie anonymously recognizes returning LiveChat visitors to optimize chat‑box functionality
cookieyes-consent First-party HTTP cookie bimiboo.net 1 day This cookie stores a visitor’s GDPR/CCPA cookie‑preference choices so the site can remember their consent and avoid re‑prompting them.

Preference Cookies

 
Name Type Provider Expiration Purpose
__lc2_cid __lc2_cst Third-party HTTP cookie accounts.livechatinc.com 3 years The cookie stores a unique ID string for each chat-box session. This allows the website-support to see previous issue s and reconnect with the previous supporter.
CASID Third-party HTTP cookie api.livechatinc.com Session Allows the website to recognize the visitor, in order to optimize the chat-box functionality.

Statistics Cookies

 
Name Type Provider Expiration Purpose
_ga First-party HTTP cookie bimiboo.net 2 years The cookie is used to set a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how you use Bimi Boo.
_gid First-party HTTP cookie bimiboo.net 1 day The cookie is used to set a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how you use Bimi Boo.
_ga* First-party HTTP cookie bimiboo.net 2 years The cookie is used to set a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how you use Bimi Boo.

Marketing Cookies

 
Name Type Provider Expiration Purpose
NID Third-party HTTP cookie google.com 6 months The cookie registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads.
__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN Third-party HTTP cookie youtube.com                   6 months This cookie is set by YouTube to track which videos a user has played and manage feature rollouts and experiments across the platform.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Third-party HTTP cookie youtube.com 6 months This cookie, set by YouTube, estimates a user’s bandwidth and tracks embedded video performance to decide whether to serve the new or old player interface.
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA Third-party HTTP cookie youtube.com 6 months This YouTube cookie stores a user’s cookie‑consent state for the current domain, ensuring their privacy preferences persist across sessions.
YSC Third-party HTTP cookie youtube.com 6 months This session cookie from YouTube registers a unique ID to track views and user interactions with embedded videos during a browsing session. 

Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our website, we’ll ask for your permission to use non-essential cookies through a cookie banner. You can:
  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Customize your cookie preferences

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control cookies in several ways:
  1. Through our cookie banner when you first visit our site
  2. Through your browser settings:
    • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
    • Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
    • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
    • Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
  3. By contacting us at [email protected]

Important Notes About Cookie Settings

  • Blocking essential cookies may prevent our services from working properly
  • You can change your cookie preferences at any time
  • Different devices have separate cookie settings, so you’ll need to adjust settings on each device you use

Web Beacons

In addition to cookies, we sometimes use web beacons (also called clear GIFs or pixel tags). These are tiny, invisible graphics on a webpage or in an email that help us understand how you interact with our content. Web beacons help us:
  • Count how many people open our emails
  • Understand which features are most popular
  • Measure the effectiveness of our communications

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our services or cookie practices change. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on our website.

Questions About Cookies?

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us at [email protected]