Cookie Policy
Página 15: Cookie Policy
Last Updated: October 21, 2024.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how they are used on Setser Group Community and its GCF Global program’s (“GCF”, “we”, “us”, “our”) website, edu.GCFGlobal.org (the “Website”). GCF is the controller for the use of cookies on the Website as well as for processing of your personal data that is collected through cookies when you visit the Website. This Cookie Policy supplements GCF's Privacy Policy.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
We use cookies, pixels, and other similar technologies. Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your browser to your device. Cookies can be persistent (cookies that remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them) or session (cookies that are deleted as soon as you close your browser). First party cookies are cookies set by the website you are visiting, while third party cookies are placed by domains that are not the website you are visiting.
COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE
The different cookies on our Website include:
Essential cookies. Essential cookies are, and the legal basis for the processing, is necessary to provide the website. Without these cookies, the website would not function properly, and you would not be able to use certain features of the website. Essential cookies are also used to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of the website. Essential cookies cannot be disabled.
First Party:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention/Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| selectedLanguage | GCF Auth Server | Used to record the selected language by user on authentication pages | Session |
| _interaction _interaction.sig _interaction_resume _interaction_resume.sig | GCF Auth Server | This allows us to identify you as an individual user in our applications, where we identified user sessions. | 1 hour |
| _session, _session.legacy, _session.legacy.sig, _session.sig | Auth Server | allows us to identify you as an individual user in our applications, where we identified user sessions. | 2 weeks |
Third Party
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention/Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| TiPMix | Microsoft Azure | Used in Azure to link a user session to a deployment slot (Slots are used to load balancing). | 60 minutes |
| x-ms-routing-name | Microsoft Azure | Used in Azure to route a user to a deployment slot (Slots are used to load balancing). | 60 minutes |
| ARRAffinity ARRAffinity SameSite | Microsoft Azure | This cookie is set by websites run on the Windows Azure cloud platform. It is used for load balancing to make sure the visitor page requests are routed to the same server in any browsing session. | Session |
| __cf_bm | UserVoice | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 1 day |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | A cookie that YouTube sets that measures your bandwidth to determine whether you get the new player interface or the old. | 180 days |
Analytics cookies. Analytics cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of users to the website, see how users interact with the website and different functions, and when users are using the website. Analytics cookies show us which are the most frequently viewed pages on the website, help us record any difficulties you have with the website. This information allows us to improve the website and enhance user experience. The legal basis for using analytics cookies is your consent.
Third Party:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention/Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Used to persist session state. | 1 year |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day |
| _gat _gat_allSitesTracker | Google Analytics | Google Analytics to throttle request rate, which means that it limits the collection of data on high-traffic sites. | 1 minute |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google Advertising Products | Utilizado por Google reCaptcha para el análisis de riesgos | 180 days |
| _gcl_au | Google AdSense | Google AdSense. It is the first-party cookie for the “Conversion Linker” functionality: it takes information on ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that conversions can be attributed to the landing page. | 3 months |
| uvts | UserVoice | This cookie is used by UserVoice for their internal statistics. It makes it easier for you to leave feedback and make suggestions for us (support tool). Read UserVoice’s GDPR compliance.. | 1 year |
| YSC | YouTube | This cookie is set by YouTube video service on pages with YouTube embedded videos to track views. | 1 year |
Marketing cookies. These cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad. These cookies can share that information with other organizations or advertisers. These are persistent cookies and almost always of third-party provenance.
Third Party:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention/Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| mailerlite:webform:shown:* | MailerLite | Pop-up forms use this cookie to determine if a website visitor has seen our pop-up or not, and whether or not to show the pop-up again. For additional details. | 779 years |
| IDE | Google Advertising Products | Used by Google's DoubleClick to serve targeted advertisements that are relevant to users across the web. Targeted advertisements may be displayed to users based on previous visits to a website. These cookies measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user. | 390 days |
| test_cookie | Google Advertising Products | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies | 1 hour |
Below is further detail on certain Cookies of note on the Website:
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to collect information on your use of the Website to
improve our Website. In order to collect this information, Google Analytics may set cookies on your browser, or read
cookies that are already there. Google Analytics may also receive information about you from applications you have
downloaded that partner with Google. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics
with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google
Analytics about your visits to our Websites or to another application which partners with Google is restricted by
the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy available here. To prevent your data
from being used by Google Analytics, you can download the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for Google
Analytics which can be found here.
Google AdSense. We use Google AdSense to deliver advertisements to you on our Website from across
the internet and within the Google advertising network based on their visits to our Website. Google AdSense stores a
conversion tracking cookie on your device when you click on an advertisement. The information obtained through the
cookie is used to generate statistics and allows us to see the total number of users who clicked on the
advertisements. For more information, please review Google’s privacy policy available here. To opt-out of this
sharing and targeted advertising by Google, you can go to Google’s ad settings.
MailerLite. We use Mailerlite for sending email marketing campaigns to users of our Website.
Mailerlite will generate pop-up forms on our Website that allow users that input their email address to subscribe to
a course and receive the course’s lessons in recurrent emails. MailerLite stores a marketing cookie to determine if
a user has seen the pop-up form, and when to show the pop-up form again regarding the user’s behavior settings. For
more information, please review MailerLite’s privacy policy available here.
UserVoice. We use UserVoice on our Website to allow us to implement a user support tool where users
can request support, and we can respond to and manage those requests. For more information, please review
UserVoice’s privacy policy available here.
Microsoft Azure. We use Microsoft Azure’s cloud computing platform as the primary hosting platform
for the Website’s applications and database. Azure provides the Website with a wide range of cloud services
including infrastructure, analytics, storage and networking. For more information, please review Microsoft’s privacy
statement available here.
In general, to disable cookies and limit the collection and use of information through them, you can set your browser
to refuse cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. When you opt-out an opt-out cookie will be placed on your
device. The opt-out cookie is browser and device specific and will only last until cookies are cleared from your
browser or device. To opt-out of interest based advertising generally or to learn more about the use of this
information, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative or the Digital Advertising Alliance.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time which you do by emailing us at privacy@gcfglobal.org. Should you wish to contact us about this data or
other personal data that we might process in relation to you, please refer to the “Your rights and contact
information” section below.
DATA RETENTION
We will retain your personal data in accordance with what is stated in the tables below for each cookie.
DISCLOSURE AND DATA TRANSFERS OUTSIDE OF THE EEA
Your personal data collected through third party cookies will be disclosed to and processed by our advertising partners, third-party data providers, analytics partner, and social media platforms.
The personal information collected by GCF will be transferred to countries or jurisdictions outside of the European Union or country of your residence, including to the United States of America, Brazil, and Colombia. The countries to which the personal information is transferred may not be as comprehensive as those in your country of residence. If this occurs, the transfers will be carried out pursuant to Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission incorporating such supplemental measures determined necessary by GCF. For a copy of the Standard Contractual Clauses executed by GCF, please contact GCF’s via the contact information in above.
YOUR RIGHTS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information on your rights in relation to our processing of your personal data and contact details for
further information and complaints as well as contact details, please visit our Privacy Notice.
