Our Cookie Policy
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based on season, time of day, events of the evening prior, availability and whim.
Oh .... our BROWSER cookie ... policy!
Ah, yes. Of course. Ahem.
What's a cookie doing in my computer?!?!
A browser cookie is a piece of data that websites ask your browser to store on your machine. You see ... each time you view a page on a website
it's like the website never saw you before - it's all brand new to the website. Basically, websites have the memory of a goldfish.
The website needs a way to remind itself that you've been here before, and that's what it uses cookies for.
It's important to note that cookies are completely specific to each website. A cookie set by one website cannot (generally) be accessed by
another website. (Read about Same-origin policy on Wikipedia).
This document describes how JWMap and other third parties use cookies. The first thing to keep in mind is that there are different types
of cookies.
General Browsing - Session Cookies
JWMap stores a cookie when you first visit the site in order to create a "session". A session is akin to a visit: you come
to the site, browse some pages, interact in various ways, and then leave. That's a session.
The "session cookie" is stored only for the duration of your session and allows the site to store state information such as
the fact that you've logged in successfully (so you don't have to log in every time you view a new page on the website!) and whatever
settings you've chosen.
Other cookies are stored for longer periods (over a year in some cases) and are used for customization of the site. A good example of this
is the cookie that is stored on your computer that tells us your JWMap congregation number. This is a piece of information that is recorded
when you FIRST use JWMap.
Advertising
JWMap is provided at no charge, however if you choose to, you can always contribute a donation to us HERE.
Being that JWMap is committed to provide this software to any congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses at no charge, we do not participate in
any form of third party advertising. Your experience at JWMap will not be cluttered with any ads, and due to this, there are no cookies stored
on your computer by any party other than us ... at least as far as your browsing activity pertains to JWMap.
Analytics
We may use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand how our services are being used, which in turn allows us to better
tailor the site to you. We do not share ANY personally identifiable data with ANYBODY.
What information is collected on ME via cookies?
Not a lot. The data we get from you is typically collected via a form submission. Remember that cookies are set by a website: they can
only contain data that the website already has. Cookies can, however, allow data to be correlated: You visit our site one day, we set
a cookie, and then you visit the site again the next day, and we read the cookies we stored in order for us to know that it's really
you again.
"Yay! We're really happy you came back! Here's a cookie!"
But I don't like cookies. NO COOKIES FOR ME, please
Technology is here to help, but by blocking cookies you will be unable to log-in, you won't be able to customize the site settings, and
you may get lots of ads for that other technology stack you've been trying so hard to avoid.
You can change your cookie consent settings on this site by modifying your browser settings. This allows you to block
certain cookies not required for basic functionality. Unfortunately the only way to fully block cookies would be to (you guessed it!) store
a cookie so the site knows not to store a cookie.
Your other option is you can adjust the settings on your internet browser and choose from the available Cookies settings. For example,
Chrome makes it super easy: Just go to Settings, click Advanced, choose Content Settings, select Cookies, and add a site to your Blocked list.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding this Cookies Policy, please contact JWMap at info@JWMap.com.
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