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Global Birding Initiative

This page was last changed on October 2, 2024, last checked on October 2, 2024 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United States.

1. Introduction

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2.1 Technical or functional cookies

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2.2 Statistics cookies

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2.3 Advertising cookies

On this website we use advertising cookies, enabling us to gain insights into the campaign results. This happens based on a profile we create based on your behavior on https://globalbirdinginitiative.org. With these cookies you, as website visitor, are linked to a unique ID but these cookies will not profile your behavior and interests to serve personalized ads.

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Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

2.5 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. This content is embedded with code derived from Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest are located in the United States.

3. Placed cookies

Most of these technologies have a function, a purpose, and an expiration period.

  1. A function is a particular task a technology has. So a function can be to “store certain data.”
  2. Purpose is “the Why” behind the function. Maybe the data is stored because it is needed for statistics.
  3. The expiration period shows the length of the period the used technology can “store or read certain data.”

Segment

Statistics

Usage

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Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics

Name
ajs_user_traits
Expiration
persistent
Function

Criteo

Marketing

Usage

We use Criteo for remarketing. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Criteo Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
cto_bundle
Expiration
13 months
Function
Provide functions across pages

Purpose pending investigation

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criteo_fast_bid_standalone_expires
Expiration
Function
Name
criteo_fast_bid_standalone
Expiration
Function
Name
criteo_pt_cdb_mngr_metrics
Expiration
Function

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

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WP_PREFERENCES_USER_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wp_consent_*
Expiration
1 month
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
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wordpress_test_cookie
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
wp_lang
Expiration
session
Function
Store language settings
Name
wp-settings-time-*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wp-settings-*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wordpress_logged_in_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users

Atlassian Jira Servicedesk

Statistics

Usage

We use Atlassian Jira Servicedesk for customer support management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
ajs_user_id
Expiration
Function

Statistics

Name
ajs_anonymous_id
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store last visit

Kadence Blocks

Functional

Usage

We use Kadence Blocks for website design. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

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kadenceBlocksPrebuilt
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide a responsive website

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

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_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
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utm_source
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Provide parameters to URLs to identify the campaigns that refer traffic
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utm_campaign
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Provide parameters to URLs to identify the campaigns that refer traffic
Name
lsid
Expiration
2 years
Function
Name
_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

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cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
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cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
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cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed

Facebook

Marketing, Functional

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing

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_fbp
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
_fbc
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store last visit
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fbm*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details
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xs
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
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fr
Expiration
3 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
act
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store logged in users
Name
datr
Expiration
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
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c_user
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
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sb
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store browser details
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*_fbm_
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

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wd
Expiration
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
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csm
Expiration
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
actppresence
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track if the browser tab is active

Google various services

Marketing

Usage

We use Google various services for website development. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google various services Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
__gpi
Expiration
Function

Pinterest

Marketing

Usage

We use Pinterest for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Pinterest Privacy Statement.

Marketing

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_pin_unauth
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store the user’s usage history

Intercom Messenger

Marketing, Functional

Usage

We use Intercom Messenger for chat support. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Intercom Messenger Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
intercom-device-id-*
Expiration
9 months
Function
Store a unique user ID

Functional

Name
intercom-session-*
Expiration
1 week
Function

Wordfence

Functional

Usage

We use Wordfence for security and fraud prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wordfence Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
wfwaf-authcookie*
Expiration
1 day
Function
Read to determine if the user is logged in

Google reCAPTCHA

Marketing

Usage

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
rc::c
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::b
Expiration
session
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
rc::a
Expiration
persistent
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

Wistia

Marketing

Usage

We use Wistia for video display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wistia Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
wistia
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store performed actions on the website

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

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panoramaId
Expiration
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lasso_bg_process_time
Expiration
Function
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lasso_bg_check_crons_time
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amxId
Expiration
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Expiration
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Expiration
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growMeSnowplowUserInfo
Expiration
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id5id_extensions
Expiration
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Expiration
Function
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id5id_last_exp
Expiration
Function
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panoramaId_expiry_exp
Expiration
Function
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_lc2_fpi
Expiration
Function
Name
_pin_unauth_ls
Expiration
Function
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auHadronId
Expiration
Function
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sab_upsell_shown
Expiration
Function
Name
criteo
Expiration
Function
Name
id5id_last
Expiration
Function
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id5id
Expiration
Function
Name
grow-faves:recentlyViewedPageIds
Expiration
Function
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google_adsense_settings
Expiration
Function
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grow-faves:expirationTime
Expiration
Function
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amxId_cst
Expiration
Function
Name
id5id_v2_6478281110811061
Expiration
Function
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Expiration
Function
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Expiration
Function
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Expiration
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Expiration
Function
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grow-faves:amazonApsEnvelope
Expiration
Function
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Expiration
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grow-faves:refreshToken
Expiration
Function
Name
wpc*
Expiration
Function
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id5id_cached_consent_data
Expiration
Function
Name
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Expiration
Function
Name
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Expiration
Function
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_lr_env_exp
Expiration
Function
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lasso_pagination
Expiration
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Expiration
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Expiration
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id5id_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
grow-faves:publinkData
Expiration
Function
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rapidr:changelog-seen
Expiration
Function
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id5id_457_nb
Expiration
Function
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totalCalls
Expiration
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prebid:topics
Expiration
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Expiration
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Expiration
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Expiration
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Expiration
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growAccessTokenData
Expiration
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opecloud_ctx
Expiration
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Expiration
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panoramaId_exp
Expiration
Function
Name
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Expiration
Function
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lasso_bg_process_data
Expiration
Function
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Expiration
Function
Name
_GESPSK-uidapi.com
Expiration
Function
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id5id_457_nb_exp
Expiration
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id5id_privacy_exp
Expiration
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Expiration
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ope_fpid
Expiration
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goog:cached:topics
Expiration
Function
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lastTab
Expiration
Function
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Expiration
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criteo_cst
Expiration
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grow-faves:id5Data
Expiration
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intercom.intercom-state-*
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_ope_topics
Expiration
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Expiration
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Expiration
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Expiration
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amxId_exp
Expiration
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criteo_exp
Expiration
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grow-faves:liverampEnvelope
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cto_bidid
Expiration
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grow-faves:accessToken
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id5id_privacy
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TAPAD
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id5id_cached_consent_data_exp
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is_eu
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cmplz_task_filter
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365 days
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pbjs-unifiedid
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You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

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To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

For more information about your rights with respect to personal data, please refer to our Privacy Statement

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For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

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