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Privacy Policy
Updated Date: Jan 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
Last update: Feb 26, 2026
Cookie Policy
This website Ashley Gross uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, We are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur when you press the "accept" button on Our Cookie banner or when you have selected your preferred Cookie options in Our Cookie manager and pressed the "Continue" button. If you do not agree to Our Cookie Policy, please stop using Our Site immediately.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
Cookie: means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;
Cookie Law: means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR");
Personal data: means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"); and
We/Us/Our: means Ashley Gross
2. Information About Us
Our Site is owned and operated by Ashley Gross.
Website: theashleygross.com
Email address: ashley@theashleygross.com
3. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?
3.1 Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.
3.2 By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third-party Cookies are used on Our Site for analytics and for marketing purposes. For more details, please refer to section 4 below.
3.3 All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:
3.3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies A Cookie falls into this category (usually first-party cookies) if it is essential to the operation of Our Site; without them we cannot provide the functionality that you need to use this website. For example, essential cookies help remember your preferences as you navigate through the online school, and also support functions such as logging in and payment transactions.
3.3.2 Functionality Cookies Functional Cookies allow Our Site to remember choices you make, e.g. your username, log-in details, and language preferences, and any customizations you make to pages during your visit. They are necessary to provide features and services specific to individual users.
3.3.3 Analytics Cookies It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it.
3.3.4 Marketing/Targeting Cookies It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have clicked). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.
3.3.5 Third-Party Cookies Third-party Cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third-party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).
3.3.6 Persistent Cookies Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.
3.3.7 Session Cookies Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
3.4 Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.
3.5 For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
3.6 For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below.
4. What Cookies Does Our Site Use?
4.1 First-Party Cookies
Name of Cookie | Purpose | Strictly Necessary | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
XSRF-TOKEN | Preserves User Login information and states | Yes | When you close your browser |
DPSettings | Preserves the user's Cookie policy preferences | Yes | 12 days |
slim_session | Preserves User Login information and states | Yes | 2.5 days |
affiliate | Tracks purchases made through affiliate links to ensure proper credit is given to the affiliate partner | No | Depends on your affiliate cookie settings |
4.2 Strictly Necessary Third-Party Cookies
Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
__stripe_sid | checkout.stripe.com | Used to process payments for our website | 30 minutes |
__stripe_mid | checkout.stripe.com | Used to distinguish users | 1 year |
cid | checkout.stripe.com | Used to process payments for our website | 3 months |
vuid | vimeo.com | Used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information | 3 years |
player | player.vimeo.com | Used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information | 1 year |
cf_clearance | www.cloudflare.com | Used by Cloudflare to specify the duration that our website is accessible to a visitor that successfully completed a previous Captcha or challenge | 4 hours |
4.3 Functional Cookies
Olark
Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
hblid | Ashley Gross | A visitor identifier used to remember this visitor between visits | 2 years |
wcsid | Ashley Gross | A session identifier used to keep track of a single chat session | When you close your browser |
olfsk | Ashley Gross | Storage identifier used to maintain chat state across pages (e.g. message history) | 2 years |
_okbk | Ashley Gross | Extra state information (e.g. chat box being open/closed) | When you close your browser |
_ok | Ashley Gross | Most recent Olark site ID (security measure) | When you close your browser |
_oklv | Ashley Gross | The Olark loader version (for improved caching) | When you close your browser |
_okla | Ashley Gross | Used for caching purposes (loaded from CDN vs. loaded from our infrastructure) | When you close your browser |
_okgid | Ashley Gross | Used for caching by setting a hash for assets to determine if they have changed and if they need to be refreshed | When you close your browser |
_okac | Ashley Gross | Used for caching by setting a hash for assets to determine if they have changed and if they need to be refreshed | When you close your browser |
_okdetect | Ashley Gross | Used for detecting when storage contexts have changed due to SSL or host transitions | When you close your browser |
_okck | Ashley Gross | Used to test whether the visitor's browser allows cookies to be stored | When you close your browser |
TawkTo
Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
tawk_uuid_ | Ashley Gross | HTTP cookie | — |
twk_idm_key | Ashley Gross | Visitor connection management | Session |
twk_token_ | Ashley Gross | HTML local storage | — |
tawk_uuid_propertyId | Ashley Gross | Visitor tracking | 6 months |
tawkUUID (deprecated) | Ashley Gross | Visitor tracking | 6 months |
__tawkuuid (deprecated) | Ashley Gross | Visitor tracking | 6 months |
ss (deprecated) | Ashley Gross | Visitor session management | Session |
TawkConnectionTime | Ashley Gross | Manages visitor connection | Session |
Tawk_xxxxxxx (deprecated) | Ashley Gross | Visitor preference | 6 months |
Freshchat
Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
pubsub_cookie | Ashley Gross | Used for the Freshchat service | When you close your browser |
hop- | Ashley Gross | Used for the Freshchat service | When you close your browser |
(unnamed) | Ashley Gross | Used for the Freshchat service | When you close your browser |
_ | Ashley Gross | Used for the Freshchat service | 1 year |
pnctest | Ashley Gross | Used for the Freshchat service | 1 year |
Zendesk Web Widget
Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
ZD-zE_oauth | Ashley Gross | Stores the authentication token once the user has been authenticated | 2 hours |
ZD-currentTime | Ashley Gross | Sets the time when page loads | Forever |
ZD-settings | Ashley Gross | Stores a hash of settings so that we don't keep sending blips after the initial one | Forever |
ZD-suid | Ashley Gross | Session ID for pathfinder | 20 minutes |
ZD-buid | Ashley Gross | Collects Machine ID | Forever |
_answer_bot_service_session | Ashley Gross | Used to uniquely identify a user session when using Answer Bot Article Recommendations | When you close your browser |
Intercom
Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
intercom-id-[app_id] | Ashley Gross | Anonymous visitor identifier cookie | 9 months |
intercom-session-[app_id] | Ashley Gross | Identifier for each unique browser session; refreshed on each successful logged-in ping, extending it one week from that moment | 1 week |
intercom-device-id-[app_id] | Ashley Gross | Identifier for each unique device that interacts with the Messenger; refreshed on each successful ping | 9 months |
4.4 – 4.6 Analytics Cookies
Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyze anonymous usage information, enabling us to better understand how Our Site is used. You do not have to allow us to use these Cookies; however, while our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
Google Analytics
Name of Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Ashley Gross | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website | 2 years |
_gat | Ashley Gross | Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate | When you close your browser |