Why We May Use Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies may be used to:
- operate website features;
- maintain website security;
- remember certain preferences;
- support forms and website sessions;
- understand website traffic and usage;
- identify technical problems;
- improve website performance and usability;
- measure the effectiveness of outreach;
- understand how visitors arrive at our website; and
- support other legitimate website functions.
The technologies actually used may change as Love Well Spent's website, service providers, and digital tools change.
Cookie Categories
Website technologies are often grouped according to the purpose they serve.
Depending on the website configuration and services in use, Love Well Spent may use or encounter technologies that fall into categories such as:
- strictly necessary or essential;
- preferences or functionality;
- analytics or measurement; and
- advertising or outreach measurement.
Essential Cookies
Some cookies or similar technologies may be necessary for the website or a requested feature to operate properly.
These technologies may support functions such as:
- website security;
- network management;
- session management;
- remembering privacy or cookie choices;
- form functionality;
- fraud prevention; and
- other core website operations.
Because these technologies may be necessary to provide a requested website function, disabling them can cause parts of a website to stop working as intended.
Preference & Functionality Cookies
Preference or functionality technologies may allow a website to remember choices or provide a more consistent experience.
Depending on the tools in use, these technologies might remember preferences, settings, or previous interactions.
If these technologies are disabled, some personalized or convenience features may not work in the same way.
Analytics & Measurement
Love Well Spent may use analytics or measurement technologies to better understand how visitors interact with our website.
Depending on the service in use, this may provide information about things such as:
- pages viewed;
- approximate traffic volume;
- how visitors navigate between pages;
- general device or browser information;
- referring pages or sources;
- website performance; and
- interactions with certain website features.
We may use this information to understand what is useful, identify problems, improve content, and evaluate the performance of our website and outreach.
Advertising & Outreach Measurement
Love Well Spent may use digital advertising or outreach tools to help people discover our charitable work, campaigns, resources, or ways to get involved.
When such tools are active, cookies or similar technologies may be used to measure whether an advertisement or outreach effort resulted in a website visit or another relevant interaction.
Depending on the provider and your settings, those technologies may also be subject to the provider's own privacy and advertising practices.
Third-Party Technologies
Some cookies or similar technologies may be provided or controlled by companies other than Love Well Spent.
Third-party technology may be involved when you:
- submit an online form;
- make a donation;
- use an embedded website feature;
- interact with analytics or measurement technology;
- use a social-media feature;
- follow a link to an external service; or
- interact with another third-party tool.
Those providers may process information according to their own terms and privacy practices.
Embedded Content & External Services
Pages on lovewellspent.org may include or link to content, forms, payment services, videos, social features, or other functionality provided by third parties.
When you interact with those features, the third party may use cookies or similar technology independently of Love Well Spent.
We do not control every cookie or tracking technology used by third-party websites or services.
Your Cookie Choices
Depending on the website configuration, your location, and applicable requirements, Love Well Spent may provide a cookie notice or cookie-management controls that allow you to make choices about certain non-essential technologies.
If cookie controls are presented, you can use those controls to make the choices they offer.
Your choices may be stored so the website can remember them. Clearing browser storage or using another browser or device may require you to make those choices again.
Browser & Device Controls
Most web browsers provide settings that allow users to delete, block, limit, or receive notifications about cookies.
The controls available and the steps for using them vary by browser and device.
Blocking all cookies may affect website functionality, including features that depend on cookies or local storage to operate correctly.
How Long Cookies May Remain
Cookies can have different lifespans.
Some are session-based and generally expire when a browser session ends. Others may remain for a longer period so a website or service can remember information between visits.
The duration of a particular cookie depends on its purpose, configuration, and the service that provides it.
You may also be able to remove stored cookies manually through your browser or device settings.
Cookies & Our Privacy Policy
Information collected through cookies or similar technologies may be treated as personal information where applicable law considers it personal information.
Our Privacy Policy provides additional information about the types of information Love Well Spent may collect, how information may be used, when it may be shared, and the choices available to individuals.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
Love Well Spent may update this Cookie Policy as our website, technology, analytics, advertising tools, third-party services, or legal requirements change.
The effective or last-updated date displayed on this page reflects the most recent published revision.
Questions About Cookies or Privacy
If you have a question about this Cookie Policy, our website privacy practices, or a privacy choice available through Love Well Spent, contact us through our Contact Us page.
Please include enough information for us to understand the website feature or privacy question involved.