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COOKIE POLICY – LAST REVISED 8/11/2017
This Cookie Policy describes the different types of cookies and similar technologies that may be applied on the website from which you are accessing this Cookie Policy (“Site”) of Translators Without Borders US Inc. (“TWB”). We may change this Cookie Policy at any time.
Please take a look at the “LAST REVISED” legend at the top of this page to see when this Cookie Policy was last revised. Any changes in this Cookie Policy will become effective when we make the revised Cookie Policy available on or through the Site.
If you have any further queries, please contact us by email at [email protected].
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
Cookies are a standard feature of websites that allow us to store small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to the Site. Cookies help us to learn which areas of the Site are useful and which areas need improvement.
You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings on your browser. However, if you disable this function, your experience on the Site may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.
WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?
Below we list the different types of cookies that may be used on the Site. To the extent any Personal Information is collected through cookies, the Privacy Policy applies and complements this Cookie Policy.
Essential Cookies. Essential cookies enable you to navigate the Site and to use its services and features. Without these absolutely necessary cookies, the Site will not perform as smoothly for you as we would like it to and we may not be able to provide the Site or certain services or features.
| Cookie name | Description of purpose | Persistent or session cookie? When do persistent cookies expire? | 1st party or 3rd party cookie? If 3rd party, indicate legal name and URL for cookie policy. |
| JSessionID – This cookie is auto generated by the Tomcat web server we are using. It’s used by the web server to uniquely identify each web session.
OrgId – This is a cookie generated by NeonCRM. It’s used to identify client Organization ID name.
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Retain session ID/user input (e.g., in online shopping cart or form) | The JSession ID, ROUTEID and OrgID expire at the end of a browsing session depending on the browser used to access the site.
Session cookies from WordPress expire from 2 weeks – 1 year later. |
The JSession ID, ROUTEID and OrgID are 1st party cookies.
WordPress cookies are 1st-party cookies: https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Cookies |
| n/a | Ensure effective display of information, load balancing across multiple servers | n/a | n/a |
WordPress also sets cookies when people leave comments on a site:
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Authenticate user during session | Session cookies from login expire in 2 weeks – 1 year. | WordPress: https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Cookies |
| n/a | Deliver security features requested by user | n/a | n/a |
| YouTube (owned by Google) follows Google’s cookie policy and these cookies may be triggered by playing YouTube videos embedded on the TWB site. | Deliver special content such as online audio and video (flash cookie) | Persistent & session cookies | 3rd party cookies:
https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/types/ |
Preference Cookies. Preference cookies collect information about your choices and preferences, and allow us to remember language or other local settings and customize the Site accordingly.
| Cookie name | Description of purpose | Is the cookie persistent or a session cookie? When do persistent cookies expire? | 1st party (set by the site being visited) or 3rd party across different sites? Indicate 3rd party (full legal name and url to cookie policy) |
| n/a | Determine user age | n/a | |
| n/a | Facilitate site navigation | n/a | |
| n/a | Deliver localized content, language version | n/a | |
| n/a | Deliver customized content and features based on user choices and past browsing | n/a | |
| n/a | Ensure secure use of site | n/a | |
| n/a | Prevent fraudulent use | n/a | |
| n/a | Retain language version | n/a | |
| n/a | Detect mobile use to select appropriate delivery method | n/a | |
| n/a | Record last visit and activity | n/a |
Social Media Cookies. Social media cookies collect information about social media usage. [Note to TWB: If you use Facebook like buttons and alike, please insert the relevant information in this table.]
| Cookie name | Description of purpose | Is the cookie persistent or a session cookie? When do persistent cookies expire? | 1st party (set by the site being visited) or 3rd party across different sites? Indicate 3rd party (full legal name and url to cookie policy) |
| Facebook
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Track members/non-members of social media for behavioral advertising, analytics, market research | Facebook uses both persistent and session cookies. Persistent cookies expire between 30 minutes and 2 years (see policy)
Instagram uses both persistent and session cookies. Instagram’s session cookies only stay on one’s device until one stops browsing. LinkedIn uses both persistent and session cookies. LinkedIn’s session cookies only stay on one’s device until one stops browsing. Twitter uses both persistent and session cookies. |
https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
https://www.instagram.com/legal/cookies/ https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514?lang=en |
Analytics Cookies. Analytics cookies collect information about your use of the Site, and enable us to improve the way it works. For example, analytics cookies show us which are the most frequently visited pages on the Site, help us record any difficulties you have with the Site, and show us whether our advertising is effective or not. This allows us to see the overall patterns of usage on the Site, rather than the usage of a single person. We use the information to analyse the Site traffic, but we do not examine this information for individually identifying information. [Note to TWB: If you use Google Analytics, please insert the relevant information in this table.]
| Cookie name | Description of purpose | Is the cookie persistent or a session cookie? When do persistent cookies expire? | 1st party (set by the site being visited) or 3rd party across different sites? Indicate 3rd party (full legal name and url to cookie policy) | ||||||||||||
| Google Analytics | Analyze audience to improve site design and content |
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3rd Party: Google Analytics
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage |
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| n/a | Analyze browsing activity across sites to establish user profile | n/a | Google Analytics does not collect personal user data |
Advertising Cookies. Advertising cookies are set to display targeted promotions or advertisements based upon your interests on the Site or to manage our advertising. These cookies collect information about your activities on this and other sites to provide you targeted advertising.
| Cookie name | Description of purpose | Is the cookie persistent or a session cookie? When do persistent cookies expire? | 1st party (set by the site being visited) or 3rd party across different sites? Indicate 3rd party (full legal name and url to cookie policy) |
| n/a | Analyze audience to improve Site design and content | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Used to track leads’ activity on the Site. | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Conversion tracking | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Used to track the pages you view and links you click, Internet search services, characteristics of the contacts you most frequently interact with or social networking services, demographic or interest data, including any you may have provided, ZIP or postal code, gender, a general geographic location derived from your IP address, and/or demographic or interest data acquired from other companies to personalize advertisement. | n/a | n/a |
HOW DO I MANAGE COOKIES?
You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies and tracking here: Click here to opt-out of Google Analytics
In addition to the options provided above, you may refuse or accept cookies from the Site at any time by activating settings on your browser. Information about the procedure to follow in order to enable or disable cookies can be found on your Internet browser provider’s website via your help screen. You may wish to refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for information on commonly used browsers. Please be aware that if cookies are disabled, not all features of the Site may operate as intended.
If you want to clear all cookies left behind by the websites you have visited, here are links where you can download three programs that clean out tracking cookies:
