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| TITLE:World Vision China Foundation Limited Cookie Policy |
| World Vision Office: World Vision China |
| APPROVED BY: |
SLT |
| POLICY OWNER: |
Head of ICT |
POLICY DELEGATE: |
Head of ICT |
| DATE ISSUED: |
Aug 2012
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LAST DATE REVISED: |
Apr 2023
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| LAST REVIEW DATE: |
Apr 2023
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NEXT REVIEW DATE: |
Apr 2026
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| DOCUMENT NUMBER: |
N/A |
VERSION NUMBER: |
1.0 |
| PUBLICATION STATUS: |
Internal use only |
This cookie policy applies to all World Vision China Foundation Limited (also referred to as "WVC", "we" or "us") websites and mobile applications ("WVC Platforms").This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how WVC uses them on this website. We encourage you to read the policy in full so that you can understand what information we collect using cookies and how that information is used.
By clicking ‘OK’ or clicking on any link on this website, you agree that we can use cookies and process (personal) data with the help of these cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a data file, which often includes a unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web server and is then stored on the hard drive of the device you are using to browse the website. Each website you visit can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but to protect your privacy your browser only permits a website to access cookies it has already sent to you, not cookies sent to you by other sites.
Users have the opportunity to set their devices to accept all cookies, to notify them when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. Each browser is different, so check the ‘Help’ menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. Please be aware that blocking cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
How we use cookies
You can find more information about the types of cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
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Strictly Necessary Cookies
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These cookies are essential to make our Website work. They enable you to move around the Website and use its features. Without these cookies, services that are necessary for you to be able to use our Website such as accessing secure areas cannot be provided.
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Analytics Cookies
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These cookies collect information about how people are using our website, for example which pages are visited the most often, how people are moving from one link to another and if they get error messages from certain pages. These cookies don't gather information that identifies you. All information these cookies collect is grouped together with information from other people’s use of our Website on an anonymous basis. Overall, these cookies provide us with analytical information about how our site is performing and how we can improve it.
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Functionality Cookies
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These cookies allow us to remember choices you make and tailor our site to provide enhanced features and content to you. For example, these cookies can be used to Remember your user name, language choice or country selection, they can also be used to remember changes you've made to text size, font and other parts of pages that you can customise.
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Advertising Cookies
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These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They remember that you have visited a website and this information may be shared with other organisations such as advertising partners. This means after you have been to our Website you may see some advertisements about our services elsewhere on the Internet.
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Social Media Cookies
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In order to enhance your internet experience and to make the sharing of content easier, some of the pages on our website may contain tools or applications that are linked to third party social media service providers such as Facebook, Twitter or Google+. Through these tools or applications the social media service provider may set its own cookies on your device. We do not control these cookies and you should check the social media service provider’s website for further details about how they use cookies.
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In the table below you can find a list of the cookies that are used on this Website. Please note that we strive to keep this list of cookies up to date but that the list is subject to change.
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Name
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Domain
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Function
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Storage Period
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Privacy Policy
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_ga
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www.wvchi.org
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Used to distinguish users.
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2 years
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https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
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Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
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Permanent
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_gid
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www.wvchi.org
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Used to distinguish users.
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24 hours
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https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
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_gat
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www.wvchi.org
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Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_<property-id>.
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1 minute
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https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
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Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
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Permanent
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AMP_TOKEN
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www.wvchi.org
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Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service.
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30 seconds to 1 year
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https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
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_gac_<property-id>
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www.wvchi.org
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Contains campaign related information for the user. If you have linked your Google Analytics and AdWords accounts, AdWords website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out.
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90 days
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https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
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ads/ga-audiences
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www.wvchi.org
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Used by Google Ad Words to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across web sites.
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Permanent
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collect
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www.wvchi.org
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Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
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Permanent
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_hjIncludedInPageviewSample
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www.wvchi.org
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This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that user is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit.
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30 minutes
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_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress
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www.wvchi.org
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To store unique visits
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Session
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_hjFirstSeen
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www.wvchi.org
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This is set to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether this was the first time Hotjar saw this user. It is used by Recording filters to identify new user sessions.
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Session
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_dc_gtm_UA-#
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www.wvchi.org
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Used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of a Google Analytics script tag .
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Permanent
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How to control and delete cookies
You can usually use the browser that you are viewing this Website through to enable, disable or delete cookies. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” settings). Please note that if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access secure areas of the website and other parts of the website may also not work properly.
You can find out more information about how to change your browser cookie settings at
www.allaboutcookies.org.
Third party cookies
Your use of WVC Platforms may result in some cookies being stored that are not controlled by us. This may occur when the part of the WVC Platform you are visiting makes use of a third party analytics or marketing automation/management tool or includes content displayed from a third party website. You should review the privacy and cookie policies of these services to find out how these third parties use cookies and whether your cookie data will be transferred to a third country. A list of the third parties who place cookies on the WVC Platform can be found here.
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Purpose
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Third party
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Retention Period
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Analytics
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[Google Inc]
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[12 months]
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[Hotjar]
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[12 months]
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[AddThis]
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[12 months]
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Advertising
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[Facebook]
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[90 days]
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[LinkedIn]
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[30 days]
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Social Media
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[YouTube]
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[180 days]
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Changes
Information about the cookies used by us may be updated from time to time, so please check back on a regular basis for any changes. The last modification date of this document is shown at the top of this page.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us by email at
gdpr@wvchi.org
or
info_data@wvchi.org . For more information about how we process your personal data and your rights under applicable data protection legislation, we refer to our Privacy Policy.