Cookie Policy
Effective date: August 18, 2026
Last updated: August 18, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Cardea Services, also referred to as “Cardea,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” uses cookies and similar technologies on cardeaservices.org.
Please read this Cookie Policy together with Cardea’s Privacy Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website may place on your computer, phone, tablet, or other device.
Cookies can help a website work properly, remember your choices, protect against abuse, measure performance, and understand how visitors use its content.
Some cookies last only during your browsing session. Others remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
A cookie placed directly by Cardea’s website is called a first-party cookie. A cookie placed by another company or service is called a third-party cookie.
Cardea and its providers may also use local storage, tags, scripts, pixels, and similar technologies. In this policy, we use the word “cookies” as a simple term for all these technologies.
How Cardea Uses Cookies
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies support website security, traffic management, consent records, forms, spam prevention, sessions, and other essential functions.
These technologies may remain active because the website or a requested service may not work properly without them.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies support optional website features. This may include tools that help visitors adjust or use the website’s interface.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics and performance cookies help Cardea understand page visits, traffic sources, downloads, interactions, errors, and website performance.
Cardea uses this information to improve its website, content, and visitor experience.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to measure campaigns or support advertising features.
If Cardea uses marketing technologies, they will be identified in WPConsent and this policy.
Technologies Used on the Main Website
The services used on Cardea’s public website may include WPConsent, Cloudflare, Google reCAPTCHA, UserWay, Google Analytics, and WPMU DEV’s Matomo-based analytics.
WPConsent displays cookie choices, records visitor preferences, and manages optional website technologies.
Cloudflare supports website security, traffic management, and protection against automated or malicious activity.
Google reCAPTCHA helps protect Cardea’s Contact and Board Interest forms from spam and automated abuse.
UserWay provides the website’s optional accessibility interface.
Google Analytics provides website measurement and usage reporting.
WPMU DEV’s Matomo-based analytics provides page-view measurement and website reporting.
The services that appear may vary based on the page, browser, location, consent choice, and Cardea’s current settings.
WPConsent stores consent information within Cardea’s WordPress website. The amount of time this information remains depends on Cardea’s approved WPConsent settings.
Cloudflare’s security cookie generally expires about 30 minutes after inactivity.
Other storage periods depend on the service and Cardea’s active settings.
Analytics
Cardea’s website uses Google Analytics and WPMU DEV’s Matomo-based analytics.
These tools may receive information such as your Internet Protocol address, approximate location, browser, device, operating system, language, pages viewed, referring pages, links selected, downloads, dates, times, session information, website interactions, and cookie identifiers.
Cardea uses analytics to understand how its website performs and how its content can be improved.
Cardea uses WPConsent to manage optional analytics technologies.
Analytics technologies operate according to the choices available through Cardea’s cookie preference tool. You can change your choices at any time through the website’s Cookie Settings control.
You can also use your browser settings or analytics-provider opt-out tools.
Forms, Security, and Spam Prevention
Cardea uses Cloudflare and Google reCAPTCHA to help protect its website and forms.
These services may process device, network, and interaction information needed to identify spam, bots, abuse, or malicious activity.
Because these technologies help protect Cardea and its visitors, some security features may operate even when optional analytics cookies are declined.
Accessibility Tools
Cardea’s website includes the UserWay accessibility interface.
An accessibility tool is not a replacement for accessible website design, content, testing, or support.
Visitors can report an accessibility barrier using the contact information in Cardea’s Accessibility Statement.
Linked and Third-Party Services
Cardea links to email-signup, training, registration, video, mapping, and social-media services.
These services may receive information or place their own cookies when you follow a link or use the service.
Cookie choices made on cardeaservices.org may not automatically apply to Cardea’s Training Center, registration portal, legacy commerce site, Mailchimp signup page, or another external service.
Please review the cookie controls and privacy notice provided by the service you use.
If Cardea adds third-party content directly to a Cardea webpage, Cardea will review the provider and update its consent settings and this policy when appropriate.
Managing Your Cookie Choices
Cardea’s Preference Tool
Select “Cookie Settings” or “Manage Cookie Preferences” on the main Cardea website to review the available cookie categories.
WPConsent allows you to accept or decline available optional categories.
Essential technologies remain active because the website or requested service may not work properly without them.
Browser Settings
Most internet browsers allow you to block, delete, or receive alerts about cookies.
Blocking all cookies may affect forms, accessibility tools, account sessions, and other website features.
Google Analytics Opt-Out
Google provides a Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on that may limit Google Analytics measurement.
Google controls the add-on’s availability and compatibility.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” signal.
Because there is no uniform standard for this signal, Cardea does not use Do Not Track alone as a separate cookie choice. You can use WPConsent or your browser settings to manage cookies.
Some browsers and extensions send a Global Privacy Control signal.
Cardea configures WPConsent to recognize Global Privacy Control. When WPConsent receives a supported signal, it treats non-essential cookie categories as declined unless the visitor later chooses to override that preference.
How Long Cookies Remain
Cookie duration depends on the cookie’s purpose and the provider’s settings.
Some technologies last only during a browsing session. Others remain for a set period so they can remember a choice, support security, or measure website use.
You can use your browser settings to view or delete stored cookies.
Deleting cookies may remove saved preferences. The website may ask you to make those choices again.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
Cardea may update this policy when its website, cookies, providers, consent controls, or legal requirements change.
The “Last updated” date shows when the policy was most recently revised.
Contact Cardea
For questions about cookies or Cardea’s website privacy practices, contact:
Cardea Services
Email: connect@cardeaservices.org
Phone: (206) 447-9538
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