Cookie Policy of friends4life.org
This document informs Users about the technologies that help friends4life.org 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 friends4life.org.
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 Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.
Friends4life.org 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.
Activities strictly necessary for the operation of friends4life.org and delivery of the Service
Friends4life.org 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.
Third-party Trackers
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Tag Management
This type of service helps the Owner to manage the tags or scripts needed on friends4life.org in a centralized fashion.
This results in the Users' Data flowing through these services, potentially resulting in the retention of this Data.
Google Tag Manager (Google LLC)
Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google LLC.
Personal Data processed: Trackers.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Traffic optimization and distribution
This type of service allows friends4life.org to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between friends4life.org and the User's browser.
Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.
Akamai Content Delivery Network (Akamai Technologies, Inc.)
Akamai Content Delivery Network is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Other activities involving the use of Trackers
Experience
Friends4life.org uses Trackers to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.
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Displaying content from external platforms
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of friends4life.org and interact with them.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
Google Site Search (Google LLC)
Google Site Search is a search engine embedding service provided by Google LLC that allows friends4life.org to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Google Fonts (Google LLC)
Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows friends4life.org 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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Interaction with external social networks and platforms
This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of friends4life.org.
The interaction and information obtained through friends4life.org are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on friends4life.org isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.
Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)
The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
PayPal button and widgets (PayPal Inc.)
The PayPal button and widgets are services allowing interaction with the PayPal platform provided by PayPal Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy – Privacy Policy.
Storage duration:
- akavpau_ppsd: duration of the session
- ts: duration of the session
Measurement
Friends4life.org uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior to improve the Service.
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Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
Google Analytics (Google LLC)
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of friends4life.org, 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.
Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
- _ga: 2 years
- _gac*: 3 months
- _gat: 1 minute
- _gid: 1 day
Quantcast Measure (Quantcast Corporation)
Quantcast Measure is an analytics service provided by Quantcast Corporation.
Personal Data processed: Trackers and Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Storage duration:
- _dlt: duration of the session
How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent
There are various ways to manage Tracker related preferences and to provide and withdraw consent, where relevant:
Users can manage preferences related to Trackers from directly within their own device settings, for example, by preventing the use or storage of Trackers.
Additionally, whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, Users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences accordingly via the relevant consent-preferences privacy widget, if available.
It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Trackers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent preferences.
Other Trackers in the browser’s local memory may be cleared by deleting the browsing history.
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.
Locating Tracker Settings
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).
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 friends4life.org 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
FYIMS, Inc. dba Friends For Life Animal Shelter
107 East 22nd Street
Houston, TX 77008
Owner contact email: info@friends4life.org
Since the use of third-party Trackers through friends4life.org 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 friends4life.org.