Cookie policy
Last updated: 11/12/2018
This policy (“Cookies Policy“) explains how ICAM Coalition (“, “we“, “us” or “our“) uses “cookies” and other tracking technologies through www.icam-coalition.org (our “Website“).
Please read this Cookies Policy carefully. If you do not agree to our placing of cookies on your computer or mobile device in accordance with this Cookies Policy please disable them following our guidance below.
1.WHAT THIS POLICY COVERS
- This Cookies Policy sets out:
- what a cookie is (paragraph 2);
- an overview of the cookies we use (paragraph 3);
- how you agree to the cookie use (paragraph 4);
- what you can do if you do not agree to the cookie use (paragraph 5);
- further information about advertising cookies (paragraph 6); and
- a detailed table listing all of the cookies that we use (paragraph 7).
If you don’t want to accept cookies in connection with your use of our Website, you should stop using it or turn off your cookies (see paragraph 4 below for how to do this) but this may impact how our Website functions.
For reference, our privacy policy sets out full details of the other information we may collect and how we may use your personal information and can be accessed here: [insert Link].
2.WHAT IS A COOKIE?
A cookie is a small file that can be placed on your device’s hard drive or on a website server, that can contain details of your browsing history on the website and distinguish you from other users. Cookies are widely used and help to provide you with relevant and personalised content and advertising, and help make websites work more efficiently. We use cookies to obtain some of the automatically collected information described in our Privacy Policy. Most browsers automatically collect cookies but you do not have to accept a cookie, and you can in fact modify your browser so that it will not accept cookies. For more information about cookies including how to set your internet browser to reject cookies please go to www.allaboutcookies.org.
3.COOKIES USED ON OUR WEBSITE
Different types of cookies are used for different purposes on our Website. Some cookies may be provided by an external third party to provide additional functionality to our Website and these are described below.
Some of these are ‘session cookies’ which are temporary and allow us to link your actions during a single use of the Website. These are deleted at the end of your browsing session. Others are ‘persistent cookies’ which remain on your device for the period of time specified in the cookie. These cookies help us to identify you as a unique user (by storing a randomly generated number).
The following is a more detailed explanation of the types of cookies we use (further, full details can be found in section 5 below):
a. Strictly necessary cookies
These are cookies that are essential to fulfil an action requested by you, such as identifying you as being logged in. If you prevent these cookies by adjusting your browser settings we cannot guarantee how our Website will perform during your visit.
b. Functionality cookies
These cookies enhance the performance and functionality of our Website, often as a result of something you’re doing as a user. For instance, we may personalise our content for you or remember your preferences.
c. Performance cookies
These are cookies used to improve our Website, for example for analytics that let us see how our Website is being used and where to make improvements. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our Website. The information is collected in an anonymous form and includes the number of visitors, where visitors have come from to the Websites and the pages they visited.
Some of these cookies are managed by third parties, and you may refer to the third parties’ own website privacy notifications for further information. In particular, we use Google Analytics cookies to obtain an overall view of user habits and volumes, and to help improve the overall experience on the Website.
If you prevent these cookies, we cannot guarantee how the Website will perform for you.
4.WEBSITE COOKIE ACCEPTANCE
By [clicking the accept tab/ ticking the box] when you visit our Website you consent to our use of cookies as updated from time to time. In particular, you consent to cookies being stored on your computer and/ or mobile device (unless rejected or disabled by your browser).[A1]
5.CONTROL OF YOUR COOKIE SETTINGS
Internet browsers normally accept cookies by default. If you do not accept our use of cookies as set out above, please set your browser to reject cookies. You should do this through the browser settings for each browser you use. Please be aware that some of our services will not function if your browser does not accept cookies. However, you can allow cookies from specific websites by making them “trusted websites” in your internet browser. The following links may assist you in managing your cookies settings, or you can use the ‘Help’ option in your internet browser for more details:
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cookies
- Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
- Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
- Iphone and Ipad: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
6.More INFORMATION about online advertising
The advertising companies we work with generally use cookies and similar tracking technologies as part of their services. To learn more about how advertisers generally use cookies and the choices they offer, and the steps you can take to choose which cookies you can accept or reject, you can review the website of the European Interactive Digital Alliance.
In addition, there is software available which enables you to use settings that allow to you choose which cookies are set on your computer or mobile device, such as the Ghostery app.
7.COOKIE USE
Below is a full list of the cookies used:
| 2.FUNCTIONAL COOKIES (See section 3b of this Cookies Policy) | |||
| COOKIE NAME | PROVIDER | TYPE | PERSISTENCY |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | icam-coalition.org | HTTP | Session |
| Preserves user session state across page requests. | |||
| _ga | accu-web.co.uk | HTTP | 2 years |
| Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | |||
| _gat | accu-web.co.uk | HTTP | 1 day |
| Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | |||
| _gid | accu-web.co.uk | HTTP | 1 day |
| Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | |||
| _omappvp | icam-coalition.org | HTTP | 11 years |
| This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. | |||
| collect | google-analytics.com | Pixel | Session |
| Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | |||
| __atuvc | icam-coalition.org | HTTP | 13 months |
| Updates the counter of a website’s social sharing features. | |||
| __atuvs | icam-coalition.org | HTTP | 1 day |
| Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis. | |||
| _at.cww | icam-coalition.org | HTML | Persistent |
| Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | |||
| at-lojson-cache-# | icam-coalition.org | HTML | Persistent |
| Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | |||
| at-rand | icam-coalition.org | HTML | Persistent |
| Used by the social sharing platform AddThis | |||
| GPS | youtube.com | HTTP | 1 day |
| Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. | |||
| IDE | doubleclick.net | HTTP | 1 year |
| Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | |||
| loc | addthis.com | HTTP | 13 months |
| Geolocation, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level). | |||
| om-session-pageviews | icam-coalition.org | HTML | Session |
| Used by the lead generation platform OptinMonster to count the number of pages viewed by the visitor. | |||
| om-session-start | icam-coalition.org | HTML | Session |
| Used by the lead generation platform OptinMonster to register the amount of time the visitor has spend on the website. | |||
| PREF | youtube.com | HTTP | 8 months |
| Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos acr oss different websites. |
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| test_cookie | doubleclick.net | HTTP | 1 day |
| Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. | |||
| uvc | addthis.com | HTTP | 13 months |
| Detects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user. | |||
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | youtube.com | HTTP | 179 days |
| Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | |||
| xtc | addthis.com | HTTP | 13 months |
| Registers the user’s sharing of content via social media. | |||
| YSC | youtube.com | HTTP | Session |
| Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | |||
| yt-remote-cast-installed | youtube.com | HTML | Session |
| Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | |||
| yt-remote-connected-devices | youtube.com | HTML | Persistent |
| Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | |||
| yt-remote-device-id | youtube.com | HTML | Persistent |
| Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | |||
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | youtube.com | HTML | Session |
| Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | |||
| yt-remote-session-app | youtube.com | HTML | Session |
| Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | |||
| yt-remote-session-name | youtube.com | HTML | Session |
| Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | |||
| _omappvs | icam-coalition.org | HTTP | 1 day |
| This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. | |||
We also use some cookies which are strictly necessary in order for you to use our services available on our Website.
8.Contact information
If you have any questions in relation to this Cookies Policy or our use of cookies please contact us at: Info@icam-coalition.org.
We will use all reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
9.Updating this policy
We may update our use of cookies from time to time and consequently we may update this Cookies Policy. We recommend that you check this Cookies Policy regularly. We will notify you of any significant changes by way of a notice on our Website or by contacting you directly when reasonably possible.
