Cookie Policy of Americas SBDC
This document informs Users about the technologies that help this Website to achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow the Owner to access and store information (for example by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example by running a script) on a User’s device as they interact with this Website.
For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as "Trackers" within this document – unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker.
Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User's consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.
This Website uses Trackers managed directly by the Owner (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third-party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.
The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by the Owner or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of the User’s browsing session.
In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, Users may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information — such as the presence of other Trackers — in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting the Owner.
How this Website uses Trackers
Necessary
This Website uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Google Tag Manager (Google LLC)
Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google LLC.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Google reCAPTCHA (Google LLC)
Personal Data processed: answers to questions, clicks, keypress events, motion sensor events, mouse movements, scroll position, touch events, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- _GRECAPTCHA: duration of the session
- rc::a: indefinite
- rc::b: duration of the session
- rc::c: duration of the session
Experience
This Website uses Trackers to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Font Awesome (Fonticons, Inc. )
Font Awesome is a typeface visualization service provided by Fonticons, Inc. that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
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YouTube video widget (Google LLC)
YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows this Website to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- PREF: 8 months
- VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE: 8 months
- YSC: duration of the session
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X Post button and social widgets (X Corp.)
The X Post button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the X social network provided by X Corp.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- personalization_id: 2 years
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Facebook Like button and social widgets (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Meta Platforms, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
Measurement
This Website uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyse User behaviour to improve the Service.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Google Analytics (Universal Analytics)
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out; Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
- _ga: 2 years
- _gac*: 3 months
- _gat: 1 minute
- _gid: 1 day
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Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC)
Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at collection time and then discarded before Data is logged in any data center or server. Users can learn more by consulting Google’s official documentation.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: number of Users, session statistics, Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- _ga: 2 years
- _ga_*: 2 years
Marketing
This Website uses Trackers to deliver personalized ads or marketing content, and to measure their performance.
Trackers managed by third parties
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Constant Contact (Constant Contact, Inc.)
Constant Contact is an email address management and message sending service provided by Constant Contact, Inc.
Personal Data processed: country, date of birth, email address, first name, gender, last name, phone number, physical address, Trackers, Usage Data and username.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Google Ads conversion tracking
Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on this Website.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- IDE: 2 years
- test_cookie: 15 minutes
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Microsoft Advertising (Microsoft Corporation)
Microsoft Advertising is an advertising service provided by Microsoft Corporation.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- MUID: 2 years
- _uetmsclkid: 3 months
- _uetmsclkid: indefinite
- _uetsid: 1 day
- _uetsid: indefinite
- _uetvid: 2 years
- _uetvid: indefinite
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LinkedIn Website Retargeting (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn Website Retargeting is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects the activity of this Website with the LinkedIn advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- AnalyticsSyncHistory: 1 month
- JSESSIONID: duration of the session
- UserMatchHistory: 1 month
- bcookie: 1 year
- bscookie: 1 year
- lang: duration of the session
- lidc: 1 day
- lissc: 1 year
- lms_ads: 1 month
- lms_analytics: 1 month
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Adobe Audience Manager (Adobe Systems Incorporated)
Adobe Audience Manager is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Adobe Audience Manager makes use of tracking technologies to monitor User behavior. This Data is then used to personalize the User's experience and to provide targeted advertising. Adobe Audience Manager may also connect the collected Data with other networks, including advertising networks, and enable these parties to track and target the User. The Owner, unless otherwise specified in this document, has no direct relationship with the third parties that Adobe Audience Manager may be including.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- demdex: 6 months
- dextp: 6 months
- dst: 6 months
How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent on this Website
Whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting or updating their preferences via the relevant privacy choices panel available on this Website.
With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.
How to control or delete Cookies and similar technologies via your device settings
Users may use their own browser settings to:
- See what Cookies or other similar technologies have been set on the device;
- Block Cookies or similar technologies;
- Clear Cookies or similar technologies from the browser.
The browser settings, however, do not allow granular control of consent by category.
Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:
Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).
How to opt out of interest-based advertising
Notwithstanding the above, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU and UK), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.
The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.
Consequences of denying the use of Trackers
Users are free to decide whether or not to allow the use of Trackers. However, please note that Trackers help this Website to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, if the User chooses to block the use of Trackers, the Owner may be unable to provide related features.
Owner and Data Controller
America’s SBDC
8990 Burke Lake Road, 2nd Floor
Burke, VA 22015
Owner contact email: info@americassbdc.org
Since the use of third-party Trackers through this Website cannot be fully controlled by the Owner, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, Users are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.
Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by this Website.