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Published on March 1, 2022

Breastcancer.org (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and other tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our Site and Services. This Cookie Notice (“Notice”) describes the different types of cookies we use in connection with our Sites, Services, and Marketing Activities and how to manage them. To learn more about our privacy practices, please read our Privacy Notice. Capitalized terms not defined in this Notice are defined in our Privacy Notice. 

 

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that store information on the browser of your device when you visit a website. These text files are read by websites and help identify your computer when you return to a website. Cookies enable us to analyze how our Site is used and to monitor Site performance so we can improve and manage the Site and Services.

We and our service providers use the following types of cookies:

  • Duration – Persistent cookies last until you or your browser deletes them or until they expire. Session-based cookies last only while your browser is open on your device and are deleted automatically once your browser is closed. 

  • Category – First-party cookies are served directly by us to your device. Third-party cookies are served by another party on our behalf. 

 

How We Use Them 

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to:

  • Administer the Site and Services

  • Enhance user experience 

  • Analyze Site usage and trends

  • Track users' movements around the Site and Services

  • Gather demographic data about users 

  • Deliver advertisements and other marketing communications

  • Perform Marketing Activities across devices 

We use the following types of cookies:

  • First Party Cookies – We use cookies that are necessary for our Sites and Services to run, including optimizing or powering features on the Sites and helping us identify irregular or fraudulent behavior. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us: (1) understand how visitors arrive at our Site; (2) monitor Site usage; (3) remember you when you return to the Site; and (4) conduct research to improve our Site and Services. 

Our Site automatically collects your IP address, internet browser type, device identifiers, and device data in server logs to support the functionality of our Site and provide information to you that is relevant and error free. We also collect information about your interactions with our Site, such as the date and time you visit our Site, the pages of our Site you visit, the amount of time you spent on our Site, and the number of times you return to our Site.

To learn more about the privacy practices and opt-out mechanisms for cookies we use, please visit the following sites:

  • Google’s Privacy and Terms (Google Analytics)

  • Third Party Cookies – We partner with third party service providers on our Sites and Services to help us: (1) market our Services; (2) monitor which ads have been served to your browser; (3) which webpages you were viewing when such ads were delivered, and (4) provide you advertising based on your browsing activities and interests. Our partners may use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and other tracking technologies that collect your browser type, operating system, web pages visited, duration of visit, content viewed, and other click-stream data. 

To learn more about the privacy practices and opt-out mechanisms for third parties that we use, please visit the following sites:

  • Google’s Privacy and Terms (Google Tag Manager)

  • Microsoft’s Privacy Statement (Bing)

  • JW Player’s Privacy Policy

  • Jotform’s  Privacy Policy

  • Megaphone Privacy Policy

  • Facebook’s Data Policy

  • Classy’s Privacy Policy

  • Analytics – We use third party analytics and marketing integration services, such as Google Analytics, to track and optimize our Sites’ performance and content. To learn more about the privacy practices and opt-out mechanisms that we use for analytics purposes, please visit the following sites:

    • Google’s Privacy and Terms (Google Analytics)

  • Web Beacons – We use web beacons (clear gifs) in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by the recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

 

How to Manage Cookies

You can block or disable cookies or other tracking technologies on your device at any time by changing your preferences or options menu in your browser(s). 

You can also reject or delete the cookies that are stored on your device. You can still use our Sites and Services if you block or delete our cookies, but your ability to access certain Site features may be limited. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to block and delete cookies, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org/.

We use information collected from cookies before they were disabled, and we stop the cookie from collecting any further information if you disable one or more cookies.

 

Changes to Our Cookie Notice

We periodically review and update this Notice to describe new cookies or changes to our practices. You can determine when this Notice was last revised by referring to the “Updated” date at the top of this Notice. We encourage you to review the Notice whenever you interact with us to stay informed about our privacy practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.

If we make significant changes to this Notice, we will notify you through a prominent notice on our Site or Services or via email address that you have provided us. If you do not agree with the privacy practices disclosed in the Notice, we recommend you stop using our Sites.

 

Contact Us

To submit questions about this Notice or our use of cookies and tracking technologies, please contact us at privacy@breastcancer.org or write to us: 

Breastcancer.org

Attn: Legal - Privacy Notice Inquiry

40 East Montgomery Ave, 4th Floor

Ardmore, PA 19003

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