Cookie Policy (and similar technology)

Last updated: October 9th, 2023

Talk2U and its affiliates (“We”) use cookies and similar tracking technology on this website. By use of this site, you accept the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. You may disable use of cookies on this site through your browser settings.

With your consent, we can place cookies and other similar technology on your device, including mobile devices, and the following information may be collected through cookies or similar technology: your unique device identifier, mobile device IP address, information about your device’s operating system, mobile carrier and your location information (to the extent permissible under applicable law).

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a site and allow a site to recognize your device. Cookies managed by Talk2U only are called “first party cookies” whereas cookies from third parties are called “third party cookies” as explained below. Cookies may serve several functions, including remembering user preferences, visited pages, time and dates, and other relevant metrics.

Why do we use cookies and similar technologies?

Cookies do a lot of different jobs, such as letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences and generally improving the user experience. They can also help to ensure that the advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests. In addition, cookies can help us to analyze the use of our websites and online content (analytics cookies) and they can also facilitate/track the interaction on our websites and online content with social media (e.g. links to social media sites, like buttons, etc.).

Cookies placed by Talk2U do not include personally identifiable information such as name, phone number, e-mail address or mailing address, nor does Talk2U link cookies to such personally identifiable information in our servers or databases.

Does Talk2U use cookies for marketing and analytics?

Yes, we may use information collected from our cookies to identify user behavior and to serve content and offers based on your profile, and for the other purposes described below, to the extent legally permissible in certain jurisdictions.

In other cases, we can associate cookie information (including information from cookies placed via our advertisements on third party sites) with an identifiable individual. For example: If we send you a targeted email which includes web beacons, cookies or similar technologies we will know whether you open, read, or delete the message.

When you click a link in a marketing email you receive from Talk2U, we will also use a cookie to log what pages you view and what content you download from our websites, even if you are not registered at or signed into our site.

Combining and analyzing personal data – As described above, we may combine data from publicly available sources, and from our different email, website, and personal interactions with you (this includes information collected across our different websites such as our careers and corporate sites and information collected when you sign-up or log on to our sites or connect to our sites using your social media credentials (such as LinkedIn). We combine this data to better assess your experience with Talk2U)and to perform the other activities described throughout our privacy policy.

Do you use any cookies from third party companies?

Some cookies, web beacons and other tracking and storage technologies that we use are from third party companies (third party cookies), such as Meta affiliates, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, s to provide us with web analytics and intelligence about our sites which may also be used to provide measurement services and target ads. These companies use programming code to collect information about your interaction with our sites, such as the pages you visit, the links you click on and how long you are on our sites. This code is only active while you are on a Talk2U website. For more information on how these companies collect and use information on our behalf, please refer to their privacy policies: Facebook at Facebook Data Policy Google (including YouTube) at Google Privacy & Terms, Microsoft at Microsoft Privacy Statement, Linkedin at Linkedin Privacy Policy, X at X Privacy Policy, Instagram at Instagram Data Policy and Yoptima at Yoptima Privacy Policy.

Does Talk2U use any tracking and conversion pixel or similar technologies?

We may also use web beacons (including conversion pixels) or other technologies for similar purposes as above and we may include these on our sites, in marketing e-mail messages or our newsletter, affiliated websites, to determine whether messages have been opened and links clicked on. Web beacons do not place information on your device, but they may work in conjunction with cookies to monitor website activity. The information provided below about cookies also applies to web beacons and similar technologies. Conversion pixels are small codes located on a particular web page which are triggered when someone visits a page to allow measuring interaction on the site from pages visited to counting conversion.

What if I don’t want cookies or similar tracking technologies?

You can adjust your cookie settings through our cookie consent manager. If you want to remove existing cookies from your device, you can do this using your browser options. If you want to block future cookies being placed on your device you can use our cookie consent manager. Please bear in mind that deleting and blocking cookies may have an impact on your user experience.

What types of cookies does the site use?

The cookies used on Talk2U sites have been categorized as per the table below. However, it is important to note that not all cookies may be used in all jurisdictions or websites. A list of the categories of cookies used on this website is set out below.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.

Performance Cookies

Performance cookies are generally third-party cookies from vendors we work with or who work on our behalf that collect information about your visit and use of the Talk2U website, for instance which pages you visit the most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve how the website works. Third party vendors may have access to this data and may use it to improve their overall services and offerings.

Advertising and Social Media Cookies

Advertising and social media cookies (including web beacons and other tracking and storage technologies) are used to (1) deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests; (2) limit the number of times you see an advertisement; (3) help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign; (4) retargeting to Talk2U websites/information and (5) understand people’s behavior after they view an advertisement. They are usually placed on behalf of advertising networks with the site operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a site and quite often they will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit.

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please reach out to our DPO, Lucila Suarez Battan, privacy@talk2u.org