We use cookies and similar files or technologies to automatically collect and store information about your computer, device, and Site usage in order to improve their performance and enhance your user experience. We use the general term "cookies" in this policy to refer to these technologies and all such similar technologies that collect information automatically when you are using our Site where this policy is posted. You can learn more about cookies and how to control them in the information below.
If you do not accept the use of these cookies, please disable them by changing your browser settings so that cookies from this Site cannot be placed on your computer or mobile device. Important: disabling cookies on this site may seriously cripple the user experience and other features on the Site and Services to the point of rendering them useless.
In this Cookies Policy, we use the term GWC (and "we", "us" and "our") to refer to Girls Who Code Inc. Our Privacy Policy is available at https://hq.girlswhocode.com/privacy and our Terms and Conditions are available at https://hq.girlswhocode.com/terms. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Cookies Policy have the same meaning given in our Terms of Service.
3. Your choices regarding cookies
4. Third-party websites’ cookies
Cookies are computer files containing small amounts of information that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies can then be sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. Cookies may tell us, for example, whether you have visited our Site before or whether you are a new visitor.
There are two broad categories of cookies:
First party cookies, served directly by us to your computer or mobile device.
Third-party cookies, served by a third party on our behalf. We use third-party cookies for performance/analytics.
Cookies can remain on your computer or mobile device for different periods of time. Some cookies are 'session cookies,' meaning that they exist only while your browser is open. These are deleted automatically once you close your browser. Other cookies are 'permanent cookies', meaning that they survive after your browser is closed. They can be used by websites to recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the Internet again.
The types of cookies used by our partners and us in connection with the Site can be classified into one of three categories, namely 'essential website cookies', 'functionality cookies', and 'analytics and performance cookies'. We've set out some further information about each category and the purposes of the cookies we and third parties set in the following table.
Essential website cookies
These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through this Site and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like transactional pages and secure login accounts, would not be possible.
Cookie | Use |
CraftSessionId | This cookie is used to maintain sessions across web requests via the PHP anonymous session identifier cookie. |
Functionality cookies
Functionality cookies record information about your choices and allow us to tailor the website to you. These cookies mean that when you continue to use or come back to the Site, we can provide you with our services as you have asked for them to be provided. For example, these cookies allow us to remember the inputs you previously provided.
Cookie | Use |
cookie-modal-closed | This cookie helps us remember that you viewed the notification about cookies and closed it. |
club-map-mapprops | For the proper clubs map (Locations page) rendering, with clusters, zoom and bounds |
Performance and analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to analyze the performance of girlswhocode.com. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our website. You can find Google's privacy policy here: Google Privacy & Terms.
The Google Analytics cookies used on our site include:
Cookie | Use |
_ga | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
__ga_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
_gat | Google Universal Analytics sets this cookie to restrain request rate and thus limit data collection on high-traffic sites. |
_gid | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
We also use Hotjar, a third-party analytics service, to help us understand how users interact with our website. Hotjar uses cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and analyze information about user behavior on our site. This enables us to gain insights into areas for improvement, enhance user experience, and optimize our website's performance.
The Hotjar cookies on our site include:
Cookie | Use |
_hjFirstSeen | Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores the true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user. |
_hjSession_* | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. |
_hjSessionUser_* | Hotjar sets this cookie to ensure data from subsequent visits to the same site is attributed to the same user ID, which persists in the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to that site. |
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Hotjar sets this cookie to detect a user's first-page view session, which is a True/False flag set by the cookie. |
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_971425 | Hotjar tracking cookie. |
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies and we have explained how you can exercise this right below. However, please note that if you choose to refuse cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our Site.
Most browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. These settings will typically be found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. In order to understand these settings and learn how to use them, please consult the “Help” function of your browser or the documentation published online for your particular browser type and version.
When using our website, you may be directed to other websites. These websites may use their own cookies. We do not have control over the placement of cookies by other websites you visit, even if you are directed to them from our website.
If you have any questions or comments about this cookies policy or privacy matters generally, please contact us via email at [email protected]