COOKIE POLICY
Last updated January 21, 2025
COOKIE POLICY EXPLAINED
This Cookie Policy explains how Rare Bird Lab LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://rarebirdlab.com (“Website”). It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.
Sometimes we use cookies to collect personal information or combine them with other information if needed.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small data files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Website owners commonly use cookies to make their sites function properly, work more efficiently, and gather reporting details.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Rare Bird Lab LLC) are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies let third-party features or functions be provided on or through the website (advertising, interactive content, analytics). Those setting these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits this website and when it visits other websites.
WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?
We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons so our Website can operate, often referred to as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies help us track and target the interests of our users to improve their experience. Third parties also serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.
HOW CAN I CONTROL COOKIES?
You decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager, which allows you to choose which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide certain services.
The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our Website. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Website, but some functionality or areas may be restricted. You can also adjust your web browser settings to accept or refuse cookies.
Below are examples of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website (note that actual cookies may change based on your specific visits):
ANALYTICS AND CUSTOMIZATION COOKIES
These cookies gather information (often in aggregate form) to help us understand how our Website is being used, measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns, or customize our Website for you.
Name: ss_cvr
Purpose: Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site
Provider: www.rarebirdlab.com
Service: Squarespace (View Service Privacy Policy)
Type: http_cookie
Expires in: 1 year 1 month 4 days
Name: s7
Purpose: Gathers data regarding site usage and user behavior
Provider: www.rarebirdlab.com
Service: Adobe Analytics
Type: html_local_storage
Expires in: persistent
Name: crumb
Purpose: Recognizes a computer when a user visits our site; prevents cross-site request forgery
Provider: www.rarebirdlab.com
Service: Showtime Analytics (View Service Privacy Policy)
Type: server_cookie
Expires in: session
Name: crumb
Purpose: Recognizes a computer when a user visits our site; prevents cross-site request forgery
Provider: rarebirdlab.com
Service: Showtime Analytics (View Service Privacy Policy)
Type: server_cookie
Expires in: session
Name: ss_cvt
Purpose: Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site
Provider: www.rarebirdlab.com
Service: Squarespace (View Service Privacy Policy)
Type: http_cookie
Expires in: 29 minutes
HOW CAN I CONTROL COOKIES ON MY BROWSER?
Instructions vary from browser to browser. For details, check your browser’s help menu. Here are direct links for some common browsers:
• Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647#zippy=%2Callow-or-block-cookies
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop?redirectslug=enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences&redirectlocale=en-US
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-ie/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-bb8174ba-9d73-dcf2-9b4a-c582b4e640dd
• Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/
Most advertising networks also offer a way to opt out of targeted advertising. For more information:
• Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
• Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada: https://youradchoices.ca/
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/
WHAT ABOUT OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, LIKE WEB BEACONS?
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track website visitors. We may also use web beacons (often called “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”). These are tiny graphics with a unique identifier that help us recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an email containing them. This allows us to monitor traffic patterns, communicate with cookies, see if you came to our site from an online ad on another website, improve site performance, and measure email marketing effectiveness. Often, these depend on cookies to function, so declining cookies can impair them.
DO YOU USE FLASH COOKIES OR LOCAL SHARED OBJECTS?
We may use “Flash Cookies” (Local Shared Objects or “LSOs”) to collect and store information about your use of our services, prevent fraud, or for other site operations. If you do not want Flash Cookies on your computer, adjust your Flash player settings to block Flash Cookie storage via the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies from the Global Storage Settings Panel and follow instructions on how to delete existing Flash Cookies, prevent them, or block cookies not served by the operator of the current page. Restricting Flash Cookies may reduce or impede some Flash-based site features.
DO YOU SERVE TARGETED ADVERTISING?
Third parties may place cookies on your computer or mobile device to show ads through our Website. They may use information about your visits to this and other sites to provide relevant ads, measure ad effectiveness, and collect data through cookies or web beacons about your visits. The collected data typically does not identify you by name or similar personal details unless you voluntarily provide that information.
HOW OFTEN WILL YOU UPDATE THIS COOKIE POLICY?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Check back periodically to stay informed. The “Last updated” date at the top shows when we made the latest changes.
WHERE CAN I GET FURTHER INFORMATION?
If you have questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, contact us at:
Rare Bird Lab LLC
7339 Madison St.
Forest Park, IL 60130
United States