MSF Southern Africa cookies notice
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are transferred from the website to your computer, phone or tablet. Websites store cookies on your internet browser (Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer, for example) when you visit. Every time you return to the site and navigate around it picks up these bits of information.
Why do websites use cookies?
There are several types of cookies and they each have different functions and uses. Some cookies can be really helpful and most websites rely on them in order to work properly and to understand what their users do when they visit. The various types of cookies that MSF Southern Africa uses are listed below.
What cookies do we use?
Category: Necessary (2)
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Cookie | Origin | Purpose | Persistence | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| csrftoken | Instagram.com | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks | 1 Year | HTTP |
| has_js | msf.org.za | Registers whether or not the user has activated JavaScript in the browser | Session | HTTP |
Category: Statistical (6)
Statistic cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with their websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie | Origin | Purpose | Persistence | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @@History/@@scroll|# | msf.org.za | Tracks stats on viewed tweets via the embedded widget | Persistent | HTML |
| __utma | msf.org.za | Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as the dates for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Analytics | 2 years | HTTP |
| __utmb | msf.org.za | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user accessed the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit | Session | HTTP |
| __utmc | msf.org.za | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit | Session | HTTP |
| __utmt | msf.org.za | Used to throttle the speed of requests to the server | Session | HTTP |
| __utmz | msf.org.za | Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics | 6 months | HTTP |
Category: Marketing (11)
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display advertising content that is relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Cookie | Origin | Purpose | Persistence | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _hjIncludedInSample | msf.org.za | Tracks stats on viewed tweets via the embed widget | Session | HTTP |
| ads/ga-audiences | google.com | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites | Session | Pixel |
| ads/user-lists/# | google.com | Data is used by Google in accordance with the Google Cookie Policy and Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy | Session | Pixel |
| fr | facebook.com | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third party advertisers | 3 Months | HTTP |
| IDE | doubleclick.net | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user | 1 Year | HTTP |
| mcd | instagram.com |
Data is used by Instagram in accordance with the Instagram Cookie Policy: |
Session | HTTP |
| mid | instagram.com |
Data is used by Instagram in accordance with the Instagram Cookie Policy: |
20 Years | HTTP |
| rur | instagram.com |
Data is used by Instagram in accordance with the Instagram Cookie Policy: |
Session | HTTP |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net |
Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies |
Session | HTTP |
| tr | facebook.com |
Data is used by Facebook in accordance with the Facebook Cookie Policy: |
Session | Pixel |
| urlgen | instagram.com |
Data is used by Instagram in accordance with the Instagram Cookie Policy: |
Session | HTTP |
Controlling cookies
You can control and or delete cookies at any time. You can also get rid of all the cookies already on your computer.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you should be able to change your browser to prevent that. If you want to know how to do this, please look at the help menu on your web browser.
We may update our cookies from time to time, so please check this notice regularly.
Last updated: 23 July 2018