Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Killing Cancer Kindly (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit, interact with, or use our services on our website, Killing Cancer Kindly (the “Website”). By using the Website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your computer or mobile device when you visit them. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners. This information can be used to personalize your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and track your activity on the website. 

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons:

  • Essential Website Functions: Some cookies are essential for the basic operation of our Website. They allow you to navigate the site, use its features (like online donation forms), and access secure areas. These cookies don’t gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet.
  • Website Performance Analysis: We use cookies to understand how visitors use our Website, such as which pages are most popular, how visitors move around the site, and if they encounter any errors. This information helps us improve the Website’s performance and user experience.
  • Improving Your Experience:Cookies can help us remember your preferences, such as language settings, to provide a more personalized experience on our Website.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

  • First-party cookies: These are cookies set directly by Killing Cancer Kindly when you visit our Website.
  • Third-party cookies: These are cookies set by a domain other than our Website. We may use third-party services, such as Google Analytics, to analyze website traffic and understand user behavior. These services may set their own cookies to perform their functions.

4. Categories of Cookies

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the Website to function. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies.
  • Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the Website, such as the pages they visit most often and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.  
  • Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. 

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. You can use your web browser settings to:

  • Block all cookies: This will prevent all websites from storing cookies on your computer.
  • Block only third-party cookies: This will prevent cookies from domains other than the one you are currently visiting.
  • Clear all cookies when you close your browser: Your cookies will be deleted every time you close your web browser.
  • Set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie: This allows you to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie.

6. Cookie Banner

We may use a cookie banner on our Website to inform you about our use of cookies and to provide you with options to manage your cookie preferences.

7. Updates to this Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date.”

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at info@killingcancerkindly.org.

Important Notes:

  • This is a sample cookie policy and may need to be adapted to your specific website and its use of cookies.
  • You should ensure that your cookie policy complies with all applicable laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the ePrivacy Directive (ePR), and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
  • It is recommended that you use a cookie banner to inform users about your use of cookies and obtain their consent.
  • You should keep your cookie policy up to date and review it regularly.