1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files or similar identifiers that may be stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies allow a website to recognize a device, remember certain information and provide functionality across different pages or visits.

Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, software development kits and other technologies that perform functions similar to cookies.

2. Why Graceful Departures Uses Cookies

Cookies and similar technologies may be used to support:

• Website functionality;
• Security and fraud prevention;
• Session management;
• User preferences;
• Website performance;
• Analytics;
• Traffic measurement;
• Advertising measurement;
• Marketing activities;
• Fundraising and donation functionality;
• Payment journeys;
• Embedded media;
• Customer experience improvements; and
• Understanding how visitors interact with our services.

3. Types of Cookies We May Use

4. Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for certain parts of the website to function properly.

They may support:

• Page navigation;
• Security features;
• Form submissions;
• Session management;
• Fraud prevention;
• Shopping or service-request functionality;
• Fundraising functionality;
• Payment-related processes; and
• Other essential website operations.

5. Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to remember information that improves your experience.

Depending on the website functionality in use, these may remember preferences such as language, display settings, previously selected options or other user-interface preferences.

6. Analytics Cookies

Analytics technologies help Graceful Departures understand how people use our website.

Analytics information may include:

• Pages visited;
• Time spent on pages;
• Traffic sources;
• General device information;
• Browser information;
• Approximate geographic information;
• Website interactions;
• Conversion events; and
• Technical errors or performance information.

Analytics information is generally used in aggregated or analytical form to understand website performance and improve our services.

7. Marketing and Advertising Technologies

Graceful Departures may use advertising and marketing technologies to understand the effectiveness of campaigns and improve our marketing.

These technologies may allow us to understand whether visitors interacted with an advertisement, visited our website following an advertisement, or completed a relevant action.

Where required, non-essential marketing technologies will be subject to applicable consent or other lawful requirements.

8. Fundraising and Donation Services

Graceful Departures may operate fundraising and donation functionality.

Cookies or similar technologies may be required to maintain a fundraising session, protect donation forms, prevent fraudulent activity, remember selections or support the technical operation of a donation journey.

Payment providers may also use their own cookies or similar technologies when you interact with their payment interfaces.

Third-party payment providers operate under their own privacy and cookie policies.

9. Payment Processing

When you make a payment or donation, the payment process may involve a third-party payment provider.

The provider may place or access cookies or similar technologies necessary for:

• Payment processing;
• Fraud prevention;
• Transaction security;
• Session management;
• Authentication; and
• Other payment functionality.

Graceful Departures does not control cookies placed directly by third-party payment providers.

10. Embedded Content and Third-Party Services

Some pages may contain content or functionality provided by third parties.

This may include:

• Maps;
• Videos;
• Social media content;
• Payment services;
• Analytics services;
• Advertising services;
• Forms;
• Livestreaming services;
• Cloud-hosted content; and
• Other embedded technologies.

These providers may independently use cookies or similar technologies. Their processing is governed by their respective privacy and cookie policies.

11. Cookies Used by Our Website

The exact cookies used by the Graceful Departures website may change as we add, remove or update website functionality and third-party services.

For this reason, the categories below describe the types of cookies that may be used rather than representing a permanent list of individual cookies.

12. Cookie Duration

Cookies may be either:

Session Cookies

These are temporary cookies that normally expire when you close your browser or when the relevant session ends.

Persistent Cookies

These remain on your device for a defined period or until they are deleted.

The duration of individual cookies depends on their purpose and the provider responsible for placing them.

13. Your Cookie Choices

Where applicable, you may manage non-essential cookies through the cookie consent or preference mechanism provided on the website.

You may also control cookies through your browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to:

• View stored cookies;
• Delete cookies;
• Block cookies;
• Block third-party cookies;
• Allow cookies only from selected websites; and
• Receive warnings before cookies are stored.

14. Browser Controls

Cookie controls are also available through your web browser.

The exact controls differ between browsers and devices. You should consult your browser's help or privacy settings for instructions on managing cookies.

Browser-level controls may affect all websites you visit and are therefore different from the cookie preferences provided specifically by Graceful Departures.

15. Do Not Track and Similar Signals

Some browsers and devices provide "Do Not Track" or similar privacy signals.

Because there is no single universally implemented technical standard for responding to all such signals, our treatment of these signals may depend on the technology and service involved.

Where applicable, we will process privacy preferences in accordance with applicable law and the technical capabilities of the relevant service.

16. Cookies and Personal Data

Some cookies may collect information that can identify or reasonably be associated with a particular device, user or online activity.

Where cookie information constitutes personal data, Graceful Departures will process it in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection law.

Further information about personal-data processing is available in our Privacy Policy.

17. Third-Party Privacy Policies

Third-party providers may operate cookies independently of Graceful Departures.

Examples may include providers of:

• Payment processing;
• Analytics;
• Advertising;
• Video hosting;
• Maps;
• Social media;
• Livestreaming;
• Cloud services; and
• Website security.

Their use of cookies and personal information is governed by their own policies and terms.

18. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.

Changes may be made to reflect:

• New website functionality;
• New cookies or technologies;
• Changes to analytics or advertising services;
• Changes to payment or fundraising functionality;
• Changes to third-party providers;
• Changes in applicable law or regulatory guidance; or
• Changes to our privacy practices.

The latest version will be published on this page together with the applicable "Last Updated" date.

19. Relationship With Our Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy forms part of Graceful Departures' wider privacy framework.

Our Privacy Policy explains more broadly how we collect, use, disclose, retain and protect personal information.

Where there is a conflict between this Cookie Policy and applicable law, applicable law will prevail to the extent required.

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