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This page was last changed on May 14, 2026, last checked on May 14, 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United States.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://energysmartinstitute.com (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

We do not sell or share personal information to third parties for monetary consideration; however, we may disclose certain personal information to third parties under circumstances that might be deemed a “sale” or ”Sharing” for residents of California (CPRA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Delaware (PDPA), Indiana (ICDPA), Iowa (CDPA), Kentucky (KCDPA), Maryland (MODPA), Minnesota (MCDPA), Montana (MCDPA), Nebraska (DPA), New Hampshire (DPA), Nevada (NRS 603A), Virginia (CDPA), Utah (UCPA), Texas (TDPSA), Tennessee (TIPA), Rhode Island (DTPPA), Oregon (OCPA) and New Jersey (DPL). We respect and understand that you may want to be sure that your personal information is not being sold or shared. You may request that we exclude your personal information from such arrangements, or direct us to limit the use and disclosure of possible sensitive personal information, by entering your name and email address below. You may need to provide additional identifying information before we can process your request.

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2. Cookies

When you visit our website it can be necessary to store and/or read certain data from your device by using technologies such as cookies.

2.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

2.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website.

2.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

3. Placed cookies

Most of these technologies have a function, a purpose, and an expiration period.

  1. A function is a particular task a technology has. So a function can be to "store certain data."
  2. Purpose is "the Why" behind the function. Maybe the data is stored because it is needed for statistics.
  3. The expiration period shows the length of the period the used technology can “store or read certain data."

Wordfence

Functional

Usage

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

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wf-scan-issue-expanded-*
Expiration
session
Function
Provide the identification of trusted web traffic
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wf_loginalerted_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide protection against hackers
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wfwaf-authcookie*
Expiration
1 day
Function
Read to determine if the user is logged in

WordPress

Functional

Usage

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

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wp-settings-*
Expiration
persistent
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Store user preferences
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wp-settings-time-*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
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wordpress_test_cookie
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
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wordpress_logged_in_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users
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wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details

Google Adsense

Marketing

Usage

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Marketing

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_gcl_au
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store and track conversions

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics

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_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

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_gcl_ls
Expiration
Function
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Expiration
Function
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lastExternalReferrer
Expiration
Function
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groundhogg-tracking
Expiration
Function
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wpc*
Expiration
Function
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_fbp
Expiration
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groundhogg-lead-source
Expiration
Function
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groundhogg-page-visits
Expiration
Function
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cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
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cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function

4. Browser and Device based Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You do have the right to opt-out and to object against the further use of non-functional cookies.

4.1 Manage your opt-out preferences

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

5. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

6. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;
  • you may object to the processing;
  • you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;
  • you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or not or no longer relevant, or to ask to restrict the processing of the data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

For more information about your rights with respect to personal data, please refer to our Privacy Statement

7. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Sharla Riead
11601 Orchard Road
Kansas City, MO 64134
United States
Website: https://energysmartinstitute.com
Email: contact@ex.comenergysmartinstitute.com
Phone number: (816) 224-5550

This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on May 14, 2026.

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