Guide to Cookies
Information Gathering and Usage: We collect data through cookies to analyze user trends and optimize site usage, aiming to enhance user experiences. Cookies help maintain your login and
preferences over secure areas of our site. You may disable cookies, but this may affect website functionality. We use third-party tools to gather metrics, including visitor locations
and site navigation paths, to tailor and enhance communications and outreach efforts. This data is processed in aggregate and remains non-personally identifiable.
How Cookies Contribute to Our Site's Functionality
- Required or strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are essential for our websites to operate correctly and to provide you with requested services. For example, we use cookies to authenticate you, so when you log on to Organization websites, we know who you are.
- Functionality cookies. We use functionality cookies to enhance website features, such as videos and live chat, and for personalization, such as storing your preferences (e.g. username and language selection). Functionality cookies may be set by Organization or by third parties whose services we have added to our websites. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our websites or technology network, and some website may not work properly.
- Social media cookies. Social media cookies may be set by third parties to collect information about your social media usage.
- Analytics cookies. Analytics cookies collect information about your use of our websites and technology network, and help us improve the way it works. For example, analytics cookies identify the most frequently visited pages, record any difficulties you have, and show whether our advertising is effective. This allows us to see the overall patterns of usage, rather than the usage of a single person. We use the information to analyze the websites' traffic.
- Targeting/advertising cookies. We use targeting/advertising cookies to create profiles and personalize content. We may use third party products, such as Analytics, to market Organization’s services to you on third party websites. For example, if you visit Organization websites, you may then see advertisements for Organization on other websites.
Accessing Websites Operated by Third Parties
External Website Links: We provide links to other websites for your informational purposes. Accessing these sites means you consent to the privacy practices of those external websites.
Our website uses advertising technologies to target previous visitors on third-party websites. This is done through cookies that track past activity on our site, such as submissions
through our contact form. This targeting might occur, for example, on a search engine results page. Third-party vendors manage these cookies, and any data collected is handled according
to our privacy statement.
Deployment of Sophisticated Pixel Tracking
Regulations on Pixel and SDK Usage
Strict guidelines govern the use of pixels and SDKs on platforms that you do not own. Written permission is required before placing such pixels on external sites. Users must be given
clear, noticeable information about data collection and usage practices related to our pixels and SDKs.
Adjusting Cookie Settings in Your Browser
- When you first visit our Sites, where required by law, you will have the option to give your consent to the analytics, advertising and functional cookies we use, or to refuse your consent to our use of those cookies.
- You can withdraw or modify your consent to our use of cookies at any time. If you no longer wish to receive cookies you can use your web browser settings to accept, refuse and delete cookies. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the "Help", "Tools" or "Edit" settings).
- Please note that if you set your browser to refuse cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of the Sites.
Please keep in mind that, without cookies, you may not have access to certain features on our Sites, including access to your profile/account and certain personalized content. Removing
all cookies from your computer could also affect your subsequent visits to certain websites, including our Sites, by requiring that, for example, you enter your login name when you
return to that website. Please note that even if you exercise any of the choices described above, you will still see ads, but they will not be based upon the information collected
through these tracking technologies, and therefore not necessarily relevant to your interests.
Miscellaneous
Getting in Touch
For any inquiries about how we handle cookies or questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us via email.