Cookie & Analytics Notice
Last updated: January 6, 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and understand how you use the site.
This page explains what cookies and similar technologies we use on the Jada Bascom Foundation website, why we use them, and how you can control them.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential functionality: Making sure our website works properly (such as remembering your preferences)
- Analytics: Understanding how visitors use our website so we can improve it
- Fundraising and outreach: Measuring the effectiveness of our awareness campaigns
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function. They enable basic features like page navigation and secure access. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve the user experience and make our content more useful. Analytics cookies collect information such as:
- Which pages are visited most often
- How long visitors spend on each page
- How visitors navigate through the site
- General geographic location (country level)
- Device and browser type
This information is aggregated and anonymous. We cannot identify individual visitors from analytics data.
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make (such as your preferred color theme) to provide a more personalized experience.
Analytics Services We Use
We use the following analytics services on our website:
Google Analytics (GA4)
Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use our website. It collects anonymized data about page views, traffic sources, and user behavior. Google may also use this data in accordance with their privacy policy.
Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager to manage our analytics and tracking tags in one place. It does not collect personal information itself but helps us deploy other tracking tools.
Meta Pixel
We may use the Meta (Facebook) Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our awareness campaigns on social media. This helps us understand how people engage with our content and reach more potential supporters.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services we use:
- GiveButter: Our donation platform may set cookies when you visit donation pages
- Cloudflare: Provides website security and performance optimization
- Social media: If we embed content from platforms like YouTube or Facebook, they may set their own cookies
These third-party services have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review them if you have concerns.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for managing cookies:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- View what cookies are stored on your device
- Delete individual cookies or all cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all cookies (though this may affect website functionality)
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being set
Check your browser's help section for instructions on how to manage cookies. Common browsers include Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.
Opt-Out Tools
You can opt out of certain analytics and advertising cookies:
- Google Analytics: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Digital Advertising Alliance: Visit optout.aboutads.info
- Network Advertising Initiative: Visit optout.networkadvertising.org
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature. Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals. However, you can use the cookie management options described above to control tracking.
More Information
For more details about how we collect and use your information, please review our Privacy Policy.
If you have questions about our use of cookies or other tracking technologies, please contact us: