Third-Party Disclosure

Analytic Services

The PCG uses Google Analytics 4, a service of Google LLC (“Google”), for analytic purposes. It runs through Google Tag Manager, which loads it on the PCG’s pages. This service uses cookies that transfer and store data with Google. Google uses this information on our behalf to evaluate our service and compile reports for the PCG. This data does not include your name or contact details; Google Analytics identifies browsers by a pseudonymous identifier stored in a cookie. It includes general geographic location and information about how the site is used, such as the pages visited, the type of device and browser, and the length of the visit. Google states that Google Analytics 4 does not log or store the IP addresses of users in the EU.

Google Signals (which can add information such as interests, age and gender from Google accounts) and ads personalization are used only with your consent where the law requires it. In the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and Switzerland, Google Analytics runs only after you agree to analytics cookies, and you may change your choice at any time through the site’s cookie settings.

Pseudonymous user profiles can be created from processed data of Google Analytics. You can prevent the collection of data generated by Google’s cookies by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available here: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Promotional Services

The PCG uses, or may use, cookies, pixel tags and similar technology for promotional and marketing purposes. Where the law requires consent — in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and Switzerland — these marketing tags run only after you agree to them, and you may withdraw your consent at any time through the site’s cookie settings.

Meta (Facebook)

The PCG may use Facebook’s “pixel tag” to deliver Facebook ads to website visitors or to similar Facebook users. When it is used, the data we collect in this way does not tell us who you are; we do not see personal data of individual users. However, this data is stored and processed by Facebook and Facebook may use it for its own promotional purposes outlined here: facebook.com/about/privacy. You can object to the collection of your data by the Facebook pixel, or object to the use of your data for the purpose of displaying Facebook ads, by visiting: facebook.com/ads/preferences.

Google Marketing Services

The PCG uses the marketing and remarketing services of Google LLC (“Google”). These services allow us to advertise in a more targeted manner to website visitors and those whose information is similar to website visitors on other websites within the Google network. For these purposes, a code is used by Google when our website is accessed and what are referred to as (re)marketing tags are incorporated into the website. This service uses a cookie or comparable technology. Cookies can be set by various domains, including google.com, doubleclick.net, googlesyndication.com or googleadservices.com. This file records which content users are interested in and which offers have been used. In addition, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites or applications, and the length of the visit is stored.

All user data will only be processed as pseudonymous data. Google does not store any names or e-mail addresses. All displayed ads are therefore not displayed specifically for a person, but for the owner of the cookie.

One of the Google marketing services we use is the online advertising program Google Ads. Each Google Ads customer receives a different conversion cookie, so cookies cannot be tracked through the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected by the cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for advertisers who have opted for conversion tracking; advertisers see the total number of users who clicked on an ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion-tracking tag, but do not receive information that personally identifies users.

We may include third-party advertisements based on the Google Marketing Platform (DoubleClick), which uses cookies to enable Google and its partner websites to place ads based on users’ visits to this website or other websites on the Internet. Google services also make use of Google Tag Manager. For more information about Google’s use of data for marketing purposes, see: google.com/policies/technologies/ads. Google’s privacy policy is available at google.com/policies/privacy.

If you wish to object to interest-based advertising by Google marketing services, you can do so using the settings and opt-out options provided by Google at google.com/ads/preferences.

X (Twitter)

The PCG may embed posts (formerly “Tweets”) from X and may also use the X Pixel (X’s advertising and conversion-tracking technology). When you view or interact with embedded posts, or when the X Pixel is active on our site, X may collect certain information about your device and activity. This can include the page you visited, your IP address, browser type, operating system, cookie identifiers, and information about how you interact with the embedded content or our site. X may use this information to improve its products and services, measure advertising performance, attribute conversions, and (where permitted) help deliver interest-based or tailored ads. To learn more about the information X collects and how it uses cookies and similar technologies, visit help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/x-cookies. X’s privacy policy is available at privacy.x.com.

You can control or restrict the information X collects, including opting out of interest-based advertising, here: help.x.com/en/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads. Other privacy controls are described on X’s own sites.

X participates in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF and the Swiss-U.S. DPF) and certifies that it complies with the applicable DPF Principles. You can verify its certification status on the official Data Privacy Framework list: dataprivacyframework.gov/list.

Content or Messaging Services

YouTube / Google

The PCG uses Google LLC (“Google”) to display embedded videos. A video’s thumbnail may load from Google’s servers when you view a page; the player itself loads from youtube-nocookie.com, YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode, only when you press play. Google collects information such as IP address, time, frequency and duration of the use of its platform, browser type and operating system, and whether you take specific actions on the embedded video platform.

Google reCAPTCHA

The PCG uses the reCAPTCHA service from Google LLC (“Google”) on its forms to protect them from spam and abuse. reCAPTCHA collects hardware and software information, such as device and application data, and sends it to Google for analysis. This information is used to provide, maintain and improve reCAPTCHA and for general security purposes, and is not used by Google for personalized advertising. Use of reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s privacy policy, available at google.com/policies/privacy, and terms of service, available at google.com/policies/terms.

Intuit Mailchimp

The PCG uses Intuit Mailchimp (“Mailchimp”) as its e-mail service provider to collect e-mail addresses and deliver e-mail communications. Mailchimp processes your e-mail address and related engagement data on our behalf in order to send and manage these e-mails. Mailchimp acts as our service provider and does not use your information for its own marketing purposes, and we do not sell, share or give away the addresses collected through Mailchimp. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any e-mail or by contacting us. Further information on data protection and the cookies used by Mailchimp can be found at mailchimp.com/legal.

Adobe Typekit

The PCG uses fonts from Typekit by Adobe (“Adobe”). Adobe may collect information to diagnose delivery or download problems with its fonts. To learn more about what information is collected, visit adobe.com/privacy/policies/typekit.

Font Awesome

The PCG uses icons from Font Awesome by Fonticons, Inc., loaded from its servers, which receive your IP address and browser information in order to deliver them. See fontawesome.com/privacy.

SlickText

The PCG uses SlickText to collect mobile phone numbers and deliver text (SMS) messages. SlickText acts as our service provider and does not use your mobile number or message data for its own marketing purposes, and your mobile opt-in information is not shared with or sold to third parties, as described in our Privacy Policy. Message frequency varies and message and data rates may apply; you can reply STOP at any time to opt out, or HELP for help. Further information on SlickText’s data practices is available at slicktext.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Questions

If you have questions about the third-party services described here, please e-mail info@pcog.org. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle information generally.