Every cookie this site sets, documented and controllable.
A complete account of the cookies qualifiedcontrols.com uses: which categories are in play, which providers set them, what each is for, and how to change or withdraw your choices at any time.
What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file a website stores on your device. It lets the site recognize your browser on a later page or a later visit — keeping a session open, remembering a preference, or attributing a visit to a source.
qualifiedcontrols.com uses cookies, along with related technologies that work the same way: pixels, local storage, and tracking scripts loaded by the platforms described below. Throughout this policy, "cookies" covers all of them.
This policy explains which cookies the site sets, what each one does, and how to control them. How the resulting data is handled — retention, sharing, and your rights — is covered in the Privacy Policy.
Categories we use
Every cookie on the site falls into one of four categories.
- Strictly necessary. Session management, load balancing, security and CSRF protection, client portal authentication, and recording your cookie consent choice. These are required for the site to function and are set without consent because the site cannot be delivered without them.
- Analytics. Google Analytics 4, with IP anonymization enabled. Measures which pages and documents are used, how visitors move through the site, and where technical problems occur. Reporting is aggregate.
- Marketing and CRM. HubSpot tracking and forms. Associates form submissions with a visit history so our team can respond in context, attributes inquiries to their source, and prevents duplicate records. HubSpot sets its cookies when you load a page containing its tracking code or a form.
- Embedded content. Pages that embed a third-party video player, map, or scheduling widget may allow that provider to set its own cookies when the embed loads. We do not control those cookies; the provider's policy governs them.
We do not run advertising retargeting, and we do not sell or share cookie data with data brokers.
Cookies in use
The table below lists the cookies set on this site by provider and purpose. Individual cookie names and lifetimes are set by the providers and can change when they update their platforms.
| Provider | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified Controls | Session management and security | Strictly necessary | Session |
| Qualified Controls | Stores your cookie consent choice | Strictly necessary | Persistent — until you clear this site’s data |
| Qualified Controls | Client portal authentication | Strictly necessary | Session |
| Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes visitors, measures page and document usage | Analytics | Persistent — up to 24 months |
| Google Analytics 4 | Throttles request rate during a session | Analytics | Short-term — minutes |
| HubSpot | Identifies a returning visitor to the CRM | Marketing / CRM | Persistent — up to 6 months |
| HubSpot | Tracks session state and page views within a visit | Marketing / CRM | Session — 30 minutes |
| HubSpot | Form submission and meeting-scheduling functionality | Marketing / CRM | Session to persistent |
| Embedded providers | Playback preferences and abuse prevention for embedded video, maps, or widgets | Embedded content | Set by the provider |
Provider practices are documented in Google's privacy policy and HubSpot's privacy policy.
How consent works
How cookies are handled on your first visit depends on where you are browsing from. Strictly necessary cookies load for everyone — the site cannot be served without them.
- UK, EU and EEA visitors — a consent banner appears first. Analytics, advertising and embedded-content cookies load only after you select Accept. Select Decline and only strictly necessary cookies load; the site remains fully usable.
- Visitors elsewhere, including the United States — analytics and advertising cookies load by default, and a short notice tells you so. You can opt out at any time in Cookie Settings below.
- Global Privacy Control — if your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as an opt-out. These cookies stay off unless you turn them on yourself.
Your choice is saved in your browser so you are not asked again on every page. It stays until you change it or clear this site’s data.
To change your settings, use Cookie Settings above — it is also linked as “Cookie Settings” in the site footer. Opting out stops future collection and removes our analytics cookies from your browser; it does not erase data already collected. To request deletion of data already held, see your rights in the Privacy Policy.
Managing cookies yourself
Your browser gives you independent control over cookies — separate from the consent banner and applicable to every site you visit. In most browsers, cookie controls sit under Settings → Privacy, where you can block third-party cookies, delete existing cookies, or clear them automatically when you close the browser. Support articles for the current versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge document the exact steps.
Google also publishes a Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on that blocks GA measurement across all sites.
Blocking strictly necessary cookies will break parts of the site — most visibly the client portal, which cannot maintain an authenticated session without them. Blocking analytics and marketing cookies has no effect on site functionality.
For what data we collect, why we hold it, how long we keep it, and how to exercise your access, correction, and deletion rights, see the Privacy Policy.
Contact us
Questions about this policy, the cookies in use, or a consent choice that is not behaving as expected:
- Email: Support@QualifiedControls.com
- Sales: Sales@qualifiedcontrols.com
- Phone: 919-225-3327
- Mail: Qualified Controls, LLC · 600 Park Offices Dr, STE 300 · Durham, NC 27709
General inquiries can also be sent through the contact page. We respond to privacy and cookie requests within 30 days.