Cookie Notice
Effective Date: May 1, 2019Introduction
This cookie notice describes the use of cookies on our website located at www.cswe.org and any other online and mobile websites, blogs, and interactive applications operated by The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) that are related to www.cswe.org (collectively, the “Website”). CSWE (“we”, “us”, “our”) in operating the Website, uses online identification technologies such as cookies, web beacons, and various types of logging functions, and obtain appropriate consent to use such technologies. “Cookies” are small text files placed on your hard drive when you visit a website or otherwise interact with an online service. The cookies we use store information which is sent back to our servers or those of third parties. As described in more detail below, we may use these technologies:
- To recognize you when you return to the Website;
- To facilitate your membership login and use of the Website;
- To help you register for events, trainings, or other online offerings;
- To optimize searches and the overall functionality of the Website;
- To improve our services and to better understand visitor use of our platforms and Website;
- To register your physical location;
- To integrate with third-party social media platforms;
- To serve you with interest-based or targeted advertising;
- To remember your preferences with respect to multimedia on our Website;
- To track your behaviors and browsing activities over time across multiple websites or other platforms; and
- To better understand the interests of our members and our Website users.
We use functional cookies, statistical/analytics cookies, and cookies from third parties for website functionality, analytics, and marketing purposes. Functional cookies enable certain parts of the Website to work properly, your user preferences to remain known, and assist you anytime you log into your account. Analytics or statistical cookies, among other functions, collect information on how users interact with our Website and services, the context and products that users view most frequently on the Website, and the effectiveness of our third-party advertising. Advertising cookies help us and third-party advertisers deliver ads to users based upon their apparent interests, and allow our ads to appear at the top of search results. Cookies are either “session” cookies, which are deleted when you end your browser session, or “persistent,” which remain until a set period of time passes or they are deleted by you or by the party who served them. See the “Cookie Disclosure” table below for full details on the cookies we use.
Disabling Cookies
General Opt-Out
Most browsers accept cookies automatically. You may, however, be able to configure your browser settings to use our Website without some cookie functionality. You can delete cookies manually or set your browser to automatically delete cookies on a pre-determined schedule. For example, in the Internet Explorer menu bar, select: Tools àInternet OptionsàBrowsing HistoryàDelete to view manual and automatic options.
Location Tracking
Some third-party cookies may enable location tracking on your mobile device. If you do not wish to share your location, we recommend that you adjust location settings or disable location sharing entirely on your mobile device. You can also disable cookies following the above steps
Flash Cookies
We may also use Flash cookies (also known as “persistent identification elements” or “local shared objects”) on certain websites. Because Flash cookies cannot be controlled through your browser settings, you may click here to adjust your preferences. You can also identify Flash cookies running on your computer by visiting the Flash Player folder. Flash cookies, or LSO files, are typically stored with a “.SOL” extension. Please note that if you block cookies, some functions on the Site may be unavailable, and we may not be able to present you with personally-tailored content.
We may link the information collected by cookies with other information we obtain from you pursuant to our Privacy Policy, and may use the combined information in ways set forth therein. Similarly, the third parties who serve cookies on our Site may link your name or email address to other information they collect, which may include past purchases you have made offline or online, or your online usage information.
Cookie Disclosure
| Name of Cookie/Identifier | Function | Provider | Type | Duration (if not cleared by user) |
| Necessary | ||||
| ARRAffinity | Used to distribute traffic on the Website to optimize response times | Cswe.org | HTTP | Session |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Preserves the visitor’s session ID across pages | Cswe.org | HTTP | Session |
| ASPSESSIONID# | Preserves users’ states across page requests | Cswe.informz.net | HTTP | Session |
| CMSCurrentTheme | Stores the name of the current visual theme to provide proper design to the dialog windows | Cswe.org | HTTP | 1 day |
| CMSPreferredCulture | Identifies the language of the page and stores a language-country code combination. | Cswe.org | HTTP | 1 year |
| local_storage_support_test | Used with browser’s local storage function to allow faster loading of webpage | Twitter.com | HTML | Persistent |
| NSC_# | Distributes traffic onto several servers to optimize response times | Cswe.informz.net | HTTP | 1 day |
| Statistics and Analytics | ||||
| _utm.gif | Google Analytics tracking code which collects details about the visitor’s browser and computer | Google-analytics.com | Pixel | Session |
| _utma | Collects data about number and times of a user’s visits to the website | Cswe.org | HTTP | 2 years |
| _utmb | Registers a timestamp when a user accesses the website | Cswe.org | HTTP | 1 day |
| _utmc | Registers a timestamp when a user leaves the website | Cswe.org | HTTP | Session |
| _utmt | Throttles speed of requests to server | Cswe.org | HTTP | 1 day |
| _utmz | Collects data on user’s origin page, search engine, and link clicked | Cswe.org | HTTP | 6 months |
| VisitorStatus | Collects statistical data on user-defined parameters within Google Analytics | Cswe.org | HTTP | 20 years |
| Marketing | ||||
| _widgetsettings | Assists Twitter marketing efforts | Twitter.com | HTML | Persistent |
| GPS | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location | Youtube.com | HTTP | 1 day |
| i/jot | Assists with third party targeted advertising | Twitter.com | Pixel | Session |
| i/jot/syndication | Assists Twitter marketing efforts | Twitter.com | Pixel | Session |
| IDE | Reports user’s actions when they view or click an advertiser’s ads, providing data on ad efficacy | Doubleclick.net | HTTP | 1 year |
| NID | Identifies a user’s returning device for targeted ad purposes | Google.com | HTTP | 6 months |
| PREF | Collects statistics on how a user uses YouTube across different websites | Youtube.com | HTTP | 8 months |
| test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies | Doubleclick.net | HTTP | 1 day |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate user’s bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos | Youtube.com | HTTP | 179 days |
| YSC | Keeps statistics on what YouTube videos a user has seen | Youtube.com | HTTP | Session |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Youtube.com | HTML | Session |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Youtube.com | HTML | Persistent |
| yt-remote-device-id | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Youtube.com | HTML | Persistent |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Youtube.com | HTML | Session |
| yt-remote-session-app | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Youtube.com | HTML | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Youtube.com | HTML | Session |
| Unclassified | ||||
| _sp_id.a9f5 | Unclassified/Pending | Cswe.org | HTTP | 2 years |
| _sp_ses.a9f5 | Unclassified/Pending | Cswe.org | HTTP | 1 day |
| snowplowOutQueue_informz_trk_infz_get | Unclassified/Pending | Cswe.org | HTML | Persistent |