CookiesAnalytics
FormsContent
eCommerceSharing
Rights

Cookies

What are cookies?

  • When you load our platform in your web browser it saves small pieces of data, kept in text files, stored on your computer or other device called a cookie.
  • We typically use cookies to remember you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a session cookie) or for multiple repeat visits (using a persistent cookie).
  • Cookies ensure a consistent and efficient experience for visitors, and perform essential functions such as allowing users to register and remain logged in.
Necessary Cookies
  • Necessary cookies help make our platform usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the platform. The platform cannot function properly without these cookies
Performance Cookies
  • Performance cookies enhance site functionality by improving site behaviors like load speed and video playback.
Analytics Cookies
  • Analytics cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with our platform by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Marketing Cookies
  • Marketing cookies track visitors across websites with the intention to display relevant and engaging ads.

Manage Your Cookies

Our Cookies

Some cookie names have been truncated for readability.

awselb

Necessary

Associated with Amazon Web Services and created by Elastic Load Balancing, AWSELB cookie is used to manage sticky sessions across production servers.

awselbcors

Necessary

Associated with Amazon Web Services and created by Elastic Load Balancing, used to manage sticky sessions across production servers.

HTTP_X_WP APPNINJA

Necessary

Allows our website to connect with our mobile apps.

nsc

Necessary

Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times.

webp_lossl

Performance

Used to see if your web browser supports the lossless compression WebP image file type to improve image load times.

webp_lossy

Performance

Used to see if your web browser supports the lossy compression WebP image file type to improve image load times.

wc_cart_ha

Performance

Used to keep track of items stored in the WooCommerce shopping cart.

wc_cart_fr

Performance

Stores visitor login information so you don’t need to log back in if you close your web browser.

tk_lr

Analytics

Referral cookie set by the JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce, which analyzes referrer behavior for Jetpack.

tk_or

Analytics

Referral cookie set by the JetPack plugin on sites using WooCommerce, which analyzes referrer behavior for Jetpack.

tk_r3d

Analytics

JetPack installs this cookie to collect internal metrics for user activity and in turn improve user experience.

tk_tc

Analytics

JetPack installs this cookie to collect internal metrics for user activity and in turn improve user experience.

Analytics

We Do

  • Use Google Analytics to track visitors on this platform.
  • Process collected data anonymously with Data sharing disabled.
  • Collect this data to improve user experience.
  • Retain this data for 2 months.
    • Google Analytics related cookies expire within 60 days of being set.
Data Collected Includes Your:
  • Referral source to our platform
  • Language
  • Age range
  • Gender
  • Geographic Location
    • Country/Territory
    • State/Province
    • Town/City
  • Activity on our platform
    • Pages visited
    • Time spent
    • What visitors click on
  • Device
    • Model type
    • Operating System
    • Web Browser
We Don't
  • Use other Google services in combination with Google Analytics cookies.
  • Run ads on our platform.
  • Collect re-marketing or advertising demographics like:
    • Exact Age
    • Household Income
    • Interests

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Forms

Contact

  • When you submit a query through our contact form, we collect your name (first, last, or both – your choice!) and your email address so that we can correspond with you.
  • We also store this information in our platform database for backup and possible future reference.
  • We may also retain email correspondence on our server and in our email client for future reference.
  • We host our platform through SiteGround. We do not share any personal data with SiteGround.

Donations

  • We collect donations and gifts through eTapestry, a blackbaud service.
  • When you become a member, make a donation, or gift, we collect and retain the following information about you:
    • Full name
    • Full mailing address
    • Email address
    • Phone number
  • blackbaud handles all membership, donation, and gift transactions.
    • We do not collect or retain transaction information you submit.

Subscription

  • We offer an email-based subscription, provided by Constant Contact, to news and information we create.
  • When you subscribe, we collect and retain your:
    • Email address
    • First Name
    • Last Name
  • You can opt-out of our subscription at anytime by following the link provided at the end of any of our email messages.

Comments

  • We do not allow comments to our blog posts at this time.

Content

Links

  • Pages on our platform may contain links to other websites.
  • You choose to follow these links and use any related third-party platforms at your own discretion.
  • These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

Embedded

  • In addition to our donation and subscription forms, we also embed videos on our platform hosted by Vimeo, as well weather information provided by third-parties.
    • These videos and scripts do not track any information about you.

eCommerce

WooCommerce

  • Our platform sets several cookies (outlined above) related to plugins connected to the JetPack and WooCommerce services by Automatic which allow us to sell physical and digital products.
  • We collect only the amount of personal information necessary from you to receive digital payment for your purchase, deliver the items you paid for, and/or contact you regarding your transaction. This information may include your:
    • First and last name
    • Email address
    • Phone number
    • Mailing address
  • We use PayPal to process transactions and we never receive or store any financial information from you including your bank account or routing numbers, credit or debit card numbers, or PayPal account information.
  • You can choose whether you wish to establish an eCommerce account on our platform. If you choose to do so, you can update any personal information stored in your account or delete your account.

Sharing

We do not share or sell your data with third-parties.

  • We do use some WordPress plugins on our platform that may pass data, including personal information, to external servers to process.
  • We primarily use WordPress plugins that are hosted by WordPress.org, which clearly prohibits tracking of users without their explicit consent.

Rights

If you have submitted any personal data on our platform, you can:

  • Request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
    • This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
  • View, update, download or delete your personal data at any time by request.

Breach

  • If we ever become aware of a security breach that impacts the personal data we hold about you, we will notify you within 72 hours of learning of said breach.