Insight on Cookie Usage

Company may gather information to track user trends and site usage with the goal of improving our website users' experiences and optimizing our websites. Company also uses the information to administer websites and prevent abuse. Cookies are text files stored on your computer and accessible only to the websites which create them. Company websites may use cookies to keep you logged into secure areas of the website and/or to keep track of your preferences as you interact with certain services. You may disable cookies in your browser; however, Company websites may not work as designed if you do so. Company may automatically collect certain data in conjunction with third party tools to gather metrics on site usage including geographic location of visitors, pathways navigated through the website, and which portion of our audience is internal to the Company network. The information Company collects in this manner does not identify you as an individual. Company may use technical methods to determine if individuals have viewed emails Company sends. This information is often used to make Company websites, and emails you have agreed to receive, more interesting to you. As outlined above, non-personally identifiable web information (cookies, site navigation, etc.) gathered may also be shared with third parties to improve programs, outreach, and other campus initiatives. Additionally, aggregated metrics may be shared with vendors to improve communications related to these activities.

(1) Identifying the Types of Cookies Used on Our Site

We only use cookies set by the website owner, which are called “first party cookies.” Of those cookies, we only use “essential cookies,” or cookies that are strictly necessary to provide you with the System. Most of the cookies that we deploy are “session” cookies, which are temporary cookies that expire once you close your browser or your session ends. We also drop “persistent” cookies in limited circumstances, which are cookies that remain on your hard drive until you erase them or your browser does, depending on the cookie’s expiration date. As detailed below, we use information from cookies for purposes such as (i) identifying returning users and registrants and (ii) enabling you to move more easily around our System.

(2) Cookies and Smart Pixel technologies

Web Beacons Across Our Digital Platform We deploy web beacons, also known as clear gifs, within certain parts of our digital platform to enable us and our partners to count visits and understand engagement and navigation patterns.

(3) Obstacles with Lack of Cookies

Cookie Settings Adjustment: You can change your cookie settings at any point by visiting the "Manage your cookies" section at the bottom of our webpage.

(4) Ancillary Information

Collection of Usage Data Usage Data is information collected automatically through your interaction with our Service or the technical functioning of our Service infrastructure, such as page visit duration. We collect details such as your device's IP address, browser type, specific pages you visit, the frequency and duration of visits, interactions with page elements, and other relevant analytics to enhance user experience and service efficiency.