Cookie Policy

See also: Privacy Policy and Terms of Service

Introduction

We use cookies on our Website. This cookie policy (“Cookie Policy”) is intended to inform you how 350.org (“we”, “us”, and/or “our”) uses “cookies” or similar technologies to assist you in making informed decisions when using the websites operated by 350.org (the “Website”).

Please take a moment to read and understand this Cookie Policy. This Cookie Policy should also be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at [email protected] or as otherwise described in our Privacy Policy.

 

What are cookies and similar technologies?

  • Cookies are very small text files, which often include an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website or use a mobile application, a server asks your device for permission to store this file in your web browser and access information from it. Information gathered through cookies may include the date and time of visits and how you are using our Website. This allows us to distinguish you from other users of our Website for the purpose of helping you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, enabling functionality, helping us understand activity and patterns, and facilitating online advertising.
  • Local storage technologies, like HTML5 local storage, provide cookie-equivalent functionality but can store larger amounts of data, including on your device outside of your browser in connection with specific applications.
  • Web beacons, also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs, are used to demonstrate that a webpage or email was accessed or opened, or that certain content was viewed or clicked. 

This Cookie Policy refers to all these technologies, and other types of tracking technologies used through our Website, collectively as “cookies.”

 

How does 350.org use cookies?

We use both persistent cookies and session cookies. Persistent cookies stay on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them, while session cookies are deleted once you close your web browser. The cookies placed through your use of our website are either set by us (first-party cookies) or by a third party at our request (third-party cookies). We also allow our advertising partners to collect this information through our Website.

 

What types of cookies does 350.org use?

We use the following cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies

These are cookies that are required for core functions of our Website. They cannot be switched off in our systems. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into the secure areas of our Website and to remember that you are signed in to the Website, as well as pre-populate forms for you saving you from re-entering certain information and providing a better user experience. You can always set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the Website may not work as expected in this case.

Analytical or performance cookies

These allow us to understand traffic patterns, recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. It also helps us identify problems with our Website. This storage type usually doesn’t collect information that directly identifies a visitor.

Advertising cookies

These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. This information may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you content most relevant to your interests. We may also use embedded images in emails to track open rates for our mailings, so that we can tell which mailings appeal most to 350.org supporters. These cookies are used to deliver advertising that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Advertising networks usually place them with our permission.

 

Analytics and Advertising

We use analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand how users access and use the Service. In addition, we work with agencies, advertisers, ad networks, and other technology services to place ads about our products and services on other websites and services. For example, we place ads through Facebook that you may view on their platforms as well as on other websites and services.

As part of this process, we may incorporate tracking technologies into our own Website as well as into our ads displayed on other websites and services. Some of these tracking technologies on our Website and within our emails and advertisements may track your activities across time and services for purposes of associating the different devices you use, and delivering relevant ads and/or other content to you.

 

How do I control the use of cookies?

Depending on where you access the Service from, you may be presented with a cookie banner or other tool to provide permissions prior to non-strictly necessary cookies being set. In this case, we only set these non-strictly necessary cookies with your consent.

You can also limit online tracking by:

  • Blocking cookies by activating the relevant settings in your browser. The option to change your cookie settings are usually found in the preferences or settings menu of your browser. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings.
  • Blocking advertising ID use in your mobile settings. Your mobile device settings can provide functionality to limit use of the advertising ID associated with your mobile device for interest-based advertising purposes.
  • Using privacy plug-ins or browsers. You can block our websites from setting cookies used for interest-based ads by using a browser with privacy features, like Brave, or installing browser plugins like Privacy Badger, Ghostery, or uBlock Origin, and configuring them to block third party cookies/trackers. 
  • Advertising industry opt out tools. You can also use these opt out options to limit use of your information for interest-based advertising by participating companies:

     

  • Platform Opt-outs. Some of our advertising partners offer opt-out features that let you opt out of use of your information for interest-based advertising, including:

However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website and you would not have the advantage of having certain sections of forms being prepopulated for you.

Note that because these opt out mechanisms are specific to the device or browser on which they are exercised, you will need to opt out on every browser and device that you use.

Do Not Track. Some Internet browsers can be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” or similar signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.

 

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