Cookie Policy
Important Notice: this policy explains how cookies are used on our internet-facing applications. The policy may be amended from time to time. When we do, we will let you know by appropriate means such by posting the revised policy on the page with a new “Last Updated” date.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small, simple text files downloaded to your computer, tablet, smartphone or other device when a user visits an internet-facing applications. Cookies are mainly used to identify users when they return back to a previously visited internet-facing applications to remember their login information and behavior.
Our use of cookies
We use cookies on our internet-facing applications to improve our users’ navigation experience. This can include which pages they have visited, choices they have made from menus, any specific information they have entered into forms and the time and date of their visit.
It is important to highlight that the cookies we use do not store sensitive or personal information. However, as per the new GDPR regulation, we need your consent before using cookies. Actually, you can choose to refuse the cookies at any time; but in this case, our internet-facing application may not function properly.
Type of cookies
There are different types of cookies that we use on our internet-facing applications:
Necessary cookies are basic cookies that ensure the internet-facing applications work properly, for example by controlling the way it is displayed on your computer or tablet, smartphone or other device. Our internet-facing applications don’t function properly without these cookies.
Non-Necessary are any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
Who has access to your information?
We will not sell or rent your information to third parties. We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes. Any staff with access to your information has a duty of confidentiality under the ethical standards that this organization is required to follow.
How can I refuse cookies and what happens if I switch cookies off?
Cookies can be turned off in your browser’s ‘internet options’ which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. If you select this option, we cannot save your settings; therefore you will be asked about cookies consent each time you visit our website.
What Specific cookies do we use on our facing-internet applications, and for what purposes?
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Cookie |
Domain |
Reason |
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IDE |
doubleclick.net |
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the effectiveness of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
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SSESS# |
orderofmaltalebanon.org |
Session Cookie |
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__cfduid |
statcounter.com |
Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. |
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_fbp |
orderofmaltalebanon.org |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
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_ga |
orderofmaltalebanon.org |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
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_gat |
orderofmaltalebanon.org |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
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_gid |
orderofmaltalebanon.org |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
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statcounter_session |
orderofmaltalebanon.org |
Used by Google to keep count of the sessions. |
|
fr |
facebook.com |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
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tr |
facebook.com |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
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has_js |
www.orderofmaltalebanon.org |
Registers whether or not the user has activated JavaScript in the browser. |
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is_unique |
statcounter.com |
This cookie is used to identify the frequency of visits and how long the visitor is on the website. |
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is_visitor_unique |
statcounter.com |
This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning the visitor a random ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. |
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sc_is_visitor_unique |
www.orderofmaltalebanon.org |
This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is done by assigning the visitor a random ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. |
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statcounter_bounce |
orderofmaltalebanon.org |
Determines if a visitor leaves the website straight away – This information is used for internal statistics and analytics by the website operator. |
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t.php |
c.statcounter.com |
Registers statistical data on visitors’ behavior on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. |
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r/collect |
doubleclick.net |
This cookie is used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. It tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
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sc_medium_source |
orderofmaltalebanon.org |
Determines how the visitor accessed the website – This information is used by the website operator in order to determine the efficiency of their marketing efforts. |
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test_cookie |
doubleclick.net |
Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. |
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pagead/1p-user-list/# |
google.com |
Pixel Tracker |
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consent/hod |
d.adroll.com |
Pixel Tracker |
