This page provides comprehensive information about how we use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience, improve website performance, and deliver personalized content. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our site. They help us understand how visitors interact with our website, allowing us to offer a smoother and more efficient user experience. In the table below, you will find detailed information about each type of cookie we use, their purpose, and how long they remain on your device. We are committed to respecting your privacy and providing transparency about the data we collect through cookies. For more information on how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
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| wpconsent_preferences | Stores the visitor's cookie consent choices. The banner does not show again. The site applies the choices. | 180 days |
| wpconsent_geolocation | Stores the consent settings that apply to the visitor's location, so that the location lookup does not run again on every page. The duration follows the WPConsent consent duration setting. | 180 days |
Cloudflare
Our security and performance provider (Cloudflare) sets these cookies. They tell humans from bots. They protect this website from malicious traffic.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
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| __cf_bm | Cloudflare bot management. Identifies automated traffic and limits it. | 30 minutes |
| cf_clearance | Stores proof that the visitor passed a Cloudflare security challenge. The challenge does not show again. | 30 minutes |
Google reCAPTCHA
Google reCAPTCHA protects our forms and payment pages from spam and abuse. It examines user interactions. It is necessary for site security.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
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| _GRECAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA sets this cookie when it operates. It supplies risk analysis. | 179 days |
Login
These cookies control the login function on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
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| wordpress_logged_in_{hash} | Shows that a user is logged in. Identifies the user to the WordPress interface. | Session (14 days with Remember Me) |
| wordpress_sec_{hash} | Stores authentication data for secure areas of the site (wp-admin). | Session (14 days with Remember Me) |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Tests if the browser accepts cookies. The site sets it when the login page loads. | Session |
| wp-settings-{user_id} | Keeps the wp-admin interface configuration of a logged-in user. | 1 year |
| wp-settings-time-{user_id} | Records the time that wp-settings-{user_id} was set. | 1 year |
Vimeo Player
Our videos use the Vimeo player in Do Not Track mode. In this mode Vimeo sets no tracking cookie and collects no analytics. Only these player security cookies remain. Vimeo also relies on the Cloudflare cookies listed above.
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| player_clearance | Confirms that the Vimeo player passed a security check. It stops repeated challenges. | Session |
| _cfuvid | Cloudflare rate limiting for the Vimeo player. It separates one visitor from another. | Session |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics collects statistics about how visitors use this website. This data helps us to understand the site and improve it.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
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| _ga | Registers a unique code. The code makes statistical data about how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
| _ga_{container_id} | Google Analytics 4 uses this cookie to keep the session state. | 2 years |
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. They help us show advertising that is relevant to you.
Google Maps
An embedded Google Map sets these cookies. They are blocked until you consent. A click-to-load placeholder shows in place of the map.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
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| OGPC | Google uses this cookie to keep user preferences on pages that show a Google map. | 1 month |
| OGP | Google uses this cookie to start and to record Google Maps function. | 2 months |
Informz
Informz (Higher Logic) sends our association emails. Its web tracking script connects your visit to the email that you clicked, so that we can measure our emails. These cookies are blocked until you give Marketing consent.
| Name | Description | Duration |
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| iz_web_trk_key | Browser session storage, not a cookie. Holds the Informz tracking key for the current browser tab. | Session (session storage) |
| _sp_id.{hash} | Informz web tracking (Snowplow tracker, sp.js). Keeps a visitor code, the visit count and the session times, so that Informz can connect visits to an email recipient. The suffix is a hash of the cookie domain. | 2 years |
| _sp_ses.{hash} | Informz web tracking (Snowplow tracker, sp.js). Shows that an Informz tracking session is in progress. | 30 minutes |
| snowplowOutQueue_informz_trk_infz_get | Browser local storage, not a cookie. Holds Informz tracking events that are waiting to be sent to the Informz collector. | Persistent (local storage) |
