COOKIE POLICY FOR VOLUNTEER SUCCESS
Last modified: 2022 07 12
This is the Cookie Policy for Volunteer Success (“our”, “us”, “we” etc.),
accessible from volunteersuccess.com (the “Site”). By using or accessing the Site you agree to
our collection and use of Cookies as set out herein.
This page describes what information Cookies gather, how we use
Cookies and why we sometimes need to store these Cookies. We will also share
how you can prevent these Cookies from being stored, however, this may
downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the site’s functionality.
What Are Cookies
Like most websites, this Site uses Cookies, which are tiny files
that are downloaded to your computer, that enable us to remember important
information in order to deliver the best experience to our users when using our
website (“Cookies”). We may use
Cookies to remember your computer each time you visit our Site and provide a
more customized experience while using or browsing our Site.
For more general information on Cookies see the Wikipedia article
on HTTP Cookies.
How We Use Cookies
We use Cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Generally,
there are no industry standard options for disabling Cookies without completely
disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is
recommended that you leave all Cookies if you are not sure whether you need
them or not in case they are used to provide a service
that you use.
We may use Cookies to analyze the activity of users on our website
to improve the Site. We may use Cookies in order to display promotional
material to you on other websites you visit, and we may share information about
your behaviour on the Site with third-parties in
order to show targeted or interest-based advertisements to you and other
content that is curated for you based on your behaviour
and history while using our Site.
The Cookies We Set
● Account related Cookies
If you create an account with us then we will use Cookies for the management of
the signup process and general administration. These Cookies will usually be
deleted when you log out
● Login related Cookies
We use Cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This
prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page.
These Cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that
you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
● Forms related Cookies
When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or
comment forms Cookies may be set to remember your user details for future
correspondence.
● Site preferences Cookies
In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the
functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it.
In order to remember your preferences, we need to set Cookies so that this
information can be called whenever you interact with a page that is affected by
your preferences.
● Referral Tracking Cookies
We may use Cookies to associate your activity with the third
party website that referred you to our website or to associate your
activity with a website that Volunteer Success referred you to.
● Security-related Cookies
We use cookies to limit certain types of cyber attacks.
● Testing and Performance Cookies
We strive to provide the best user experience for our users and to consistently
improve user experience. We use cookies
to provide a consistent user experience while testing aspects of our website
and improve the performance and reliability of our website.
● Fraud/Spam Prevention Cookies
Cookies may be used during fraud reviews and
investigations.
● Compliance Cookies
We may use cookies to anonymize data or traffic on our website.
Third-Party Cookies
In some special cases, we also use Cookies provided by trusted
third parties. The following section details which third party Cookies you
might encounter through this site.
● This site uses Google Analytics
which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web
for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve
your experience. These Cookies may track things such as how long you spend on
the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging
content.
For more information on Google Analytics Cookies, see the official Google
Analytics page.
● Third-party analytics are used to
track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce
engaging content. These Cookies may track things such as how long you spend on
the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the
site for you.
● From time to time we test new
features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we
are still testing new features these Cookies may be
used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience on the site whilst
ensuring we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
● It's important for us to understand statistics about how visitors use our site, including how many of the visitors to our site actually make a purchase (if applicable), and as such this is the kind of data that these Cookies will track. This is important to you as it mean that we can accurately make business predications that allow us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price (if applicable).
● The Google AdSense service we use
to serve to advertise uses a DoubleClick Cookie to serve more relevant ads
across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you.
For more information on Google AdSense, see the official Google AdSense privacy
FAQ.
● We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. These social media websites will set Cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
Your Cookies may be collected and shared to collect information on how you use the Site and to deliver advertising that is relevant to you based on how you use the Site. In Canada, the Digital Advertising Alliance Canada’s “AdChoices” initiative gives users the ability to opt-out of interest-based advertising. Please visit the following website to learn more about your rights when it comes to interest-based advertising and the AdChoices “opt-out” tool: https://youradchoices.ca/en/tools.
Disabling, Deleting and Managing Cookies
You can prevent the setting of Cookies by
adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do
this). Be aware that disabling Cookies will affect the functionality of this
and many other websites that you visit. Disabling Cookies will usually result
in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. It is
therefore recommended that you do not disable Cookies.
You can also delete and manage any
Cookies that have been installed in the “Cookie folder” of your browser. You can delete remembered cookies altogether,
disable the collection of Cookies, or you can manage Cookies by selecting in
your browser the option to be notified when you receive a Cookie. If you decide
to delete Cookies or to clear your cache, then autofill fields that remember
your information may no longer remember your data.
More Information
Hopefully that has clarified things for you, and as was previously
mentioned, if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not
it's usually safer to leave Cookies enabled in case it does interact with one
of the features you use on our site.
However, if you are still looking for more information, you can contact us by Email:
termsofuse@volunteersuccess.com