About this cookie policy
Last updated October 30, 2022
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Your consent applies to the following domains: the-hfa.org
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What are cookies ?
How do we use cookies ?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
What types of cookies do we use ?
Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log-in to your account and add products to your basket, and checkout securely.
Statistics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. These data help us understand and analyze how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.
Marketing: Our website displays advertisements. These cookies are used to personalize the advertisements that we show to you so that they are meaningful to you. These cookies also help us keep track of the efficiency of these ad campaigns.
The information stored in these cookies may also be used by the third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites on the browser as well.
Functional: These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing content of the website on social media platforms.
Preferences: These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.
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How can I control the cookie preferences ?
Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Privacy & Cookie Policy” tab on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, or www.allaboutcookies.org.
The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit):
Essential website cookies:
| Name: | __cf_bm |
| Purpose: | Cloudflare places the cookie on end-user devices that access customer sites protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode. |
| Provider: | .the-hfa.org |
| Service: | Cloudflare View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | 30 minutes |
Performance and functionality cookies:
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Websites but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.
| Name: | PHPSESSID |
| Purpose: | Cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is normally a random generated number, how it is used can be specific to the site, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user between pages. |
| Provider: | the-hfa.org |
| Service: | PHP.net View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | session |
Analytics and customization cookies:
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Websites are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Websites for you.
| Name: | #collect |
| Purpose: | Sends data such as visitor’s behavior and device to Google Analytics. It is able to keep track of the visitor across marketing channels and devices. It is a pixel tracker type cookie whose activity lasts within the browsing session. |
| Provider: | the-hfa.org |
| Service: | Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | pixel_tracker |
| Expires in: | session |
| Name: | _gid |
| Purpose: | Keeps an entry of unique ID which is then used to come up with statistical data on website usage by visitors. It is a HTTP cookie type and expires after a browsing session. |
| Provider: | .the-hfa.org |
| Service: | Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | http_cookie |
| Expires in: | 1 day |
| Name: | _ga |
| Purpose: | It records a particular ID used to come up with data about website usage by the user. It is a HTTP cookie that expires after 2 years. |
| Provider: | .the-hfa.org |
| Service: | Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | http_cookie |
| Expires in: | 1 year 11 months 29 days |
| Name: | _ga_# |
| Purpose: | Used to distinguish individual users by means of designation of a randomly generated number as client identifier, which allows calculation of visits and sessions |
| Provider: | .the-hfa.org |
| Service: | Google analytics View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | http_cookie |
| Expires in: | 1 year 11 months 29 days |
| Name: | _gat# |
| Purpose: | Enables Google Analytics regulate the rate of requesting. It is a HTTP cookie type that lasts for a session. |
| Provider: | .the-hfa.org |
| Service: | Google Analytics View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | http_cookie |
| Expires in: | 1 minute |
Advertising cookies:
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
| Name: | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
| Purpose: | YouTube is a Google-owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. Used by Google in combination with SID to verify Google user account and most recent login time. |
| Provider: | .youtube.com |
| Service: | YouTube View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | server_cookie |
| Expires in: | 5 months 27 days |
| Name: | a |
| Purpose: | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads. |
| Provider: | the-hfa.org |
| Service: | Cox Digital Solutions (Fomerly Adify) View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | pixel_tracker |
| Expires in: | session |
| Name: | td |
| Purpose: | Used to deliver targeted adverts to users based on browsing activity. It is a HTTP cookie. |
| Provider: | the-hfa.org |
| Service: | UnrulyX View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | pixel_tracker |
| Expires in: | session |
| Name: | YSC |
| Purpose: | YouTube is a Google-owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. Used by Google in combination with SID to verify Google user account and most recent login time. |
| Provider: | .youtube.com |
| Service: | YouTube View Service Privacy Policy |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | http_cookie |
| Expires in: | session |
What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?