COOKIE STATEMENT

At American Councils for International Education ACTR ACCELS, INC Romania ("We", "us", "our"), we strive to honor the privacy and security of any data we collect from visitors using our website. Our website uses cookies, in combination with pixels, local storage objects, and similar devices (collectively, “cookies” unless otherwise noted) to distinguish you from other users of the website. This helps us provide you with a good experience, improve our service, and to personalize ads and content to you while you use the website.
This Cookie Statement (“Cookie Statement”) describes the types of the cookies we use on our website (www.romania.americancouncils.org)  and our purposes for using them.

Please read this Cookie Statement carefully for details about why we use cookies and the information they collect from and about you.

  1. What Cookies Do We Use and Why?

Generally, the website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the website and allows us to improve it. The cookies we use on the website may be categorized as ‘Functional and Necessary.
‘Functional’ cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website. ‘Necessary’ cookies let you move around the website and use essential features like secure areas. Without these cookies, we cannot provide the requested services. We use these ‘Functional and Necessary’ cookies to:

  • Identify you as being logged in to the website and to authenticate you

  • Make sure you connect to the right service on the website when we make any changes to the way it works

  • Provide users with a better browsing experience

2. When do we require your consent?

  • We require your consent for all non-necessary cookies.

  • We request your consent before placing any non-necessary cookies on your device.

3. Functional and Necessary Cookie List

Technical Name
Provider
Purpose
Expiry
Type
_acloggedin Squarespace Supports login by Scheduling client if the client has an account 01/01/2025 Cookie
_cc_id American Councils One month Cookie
_client_acloggedin Squarespace Supports login by Scheduling client if the client has an account 01/01/2025 Cookie
_dd_cookie_test Squarespace Tests if cookies are supported Expires instantly Cookie
_dd_s Squarespace Tracks browser errors Four hours Cookie
_dd_site_test Squarespace Tests if cookies are supported Expires instantly Cookie
_fbp Squarespace This is a cookie set by Facebook and is used to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. 90 days Cookie
_ga Squarespace Google Analytics to store and count pageviews. One year Cookie
_ga American Councils Google Analytics to store and count pageviews. One Month Cookie
_ga_1L8CXRNJCG Squarespace Month Cookie
_ga_QMB2R7BPR8 American Councils Month Cookie
_gcl_au Squarespace This cookie is used by Google Analytics to understand user interaction with the website. Persistent Cookie
_pin_unauth Squarespace This cookie is placed by Pinterest Tag when the user cannot be matched. It contains a unique UUID to group actions across pages. One day Cookie
_rdt_uuid Squarespace This cookie is set by Reddit to help build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads. The main purpose of this cookie is: Targeting/Advertising. Session Cookie
_tt_enable_cookie Squarespace This TikTok cookie is used as a means of tracking your website activity to help us optimize our advertising. 6 months Cookie
_ttp Squarespace This TikTok cookie is used as a means of tracking your website activity to help us optimize our advertising. Persistent Cookie
_uetvid Squarespace Used by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our website. [?] This cookie collects information about your actions on websites that have embedded a Vimeo video One year Cookie
__zlcmid Squarespace Used by Zopim Chat to identify users across visits. The cookie allows you to continue a chat with us as you view different pages on our site, or if you come back to the site later. Persistent Cookie
algoliasearch-client-js Squarespace Adds auto-populated suggestions to address fields in Scheduling to help clients complete forms faster Persistent localstorage
CART Squarespace Shows when a visitor adds a product to their cart Two weeks Cookie
CHECKOUT_WEBSITE Squarespace Identifies the correct site for checkout when checkout on your domain is disabled Session Cookie
client_username Squarespace Remembers a logged in Scheduling client's username between visits One year Cookie
Commerce-checkout-state Squarespace Stores state of checkout while the visitor is completing their order in PayPal Session sessionstorage
Crumb Squarespace Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) Session Cookie
Fpestid American Councils The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. One year Cookie
hasCart Squarespace Tells Squarespace that the visitor has a cart. Two weeks Cookie
IR_9084 Squarespace This is a functional cookie by Squarespace to track what cookies are used by websites. Session Cookie
IR_PI Squarespace Record customer information to set certain cookies. One year Cookie
IR_gbd Squarespace This is a functional cookie by Squarespace is used for storing the unique ID which is used for identifying the user's device, on their revisit to the websites which uses same ad network. Session Cookie
Locked Squarespace Prevents the password-protected screen from displaying if a visitor enters the correct side-wide password. Session Cookie
notice_behavior Squarespace Determines whether the user has accepted the cookie consent box. Session Cookie
orderStatusSessionToken Squarespace Authenticates a visitor who logs into an order status page. One year Cookie
PHPSESSID Squarespace Securely authenticates a visitor during their checkout in Scheduling. One month Cookie
RecentRedirect Squarespace Prevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirects. Redirect loops are bad for SEO. 30 minutes Cookie
remember_client Squarespace Remembers Scheduling client’s login details if they have an account. 365 days Cookie
siteUserCrumb Squarespace Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) for logged in site users. Three years Cookie
SiteUserInfo Squarespace Identifies a visitor who logs into a customer account. Three years Cookie
SiteUserSecureAuthToken Squarespace Authenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account. Three years Cookie
squarespace-announcement-bar Squarespace Prevents the announcement bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it. Persistent localstorage
squarespace-likes Squarespace Shows when you've already "liked" a blog post. Persistent localstorage
squarespace-popup-overlay Squarespace Prevents the promotional pop-up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it. Persistent localstorage
squarespace-video-player-options Squarespace Remembers video player selected preferences (volume, playback speed, and quality) for videos uploaded directly to Squarespace. Persistent localstorage
SS_ANALYTICS_ID Squarespace This is a functional cookie used to identify unique visitors to our site. One year Cookie
ss_cookieAllowed Squarespace Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing analytics cookies on their browser if a site is restricting the placement of cookies. 30 days Cookie
ss_i18n Squarespace The purpose of this cookie is to improve the user experience by providing content that is adapted to language preferences and the user's location. 30 days Cookie
SS_MATTR Squarespace Identifies unique visitors and tracks their sessions on the site. One year Cookie
SS_MID Squarespace This cookie identifies a unique visitor. No visitor information is stored except a unique ID dropped on visitors to the site. One year Cookie
ss_sd Squarespace Ensures that visitors on the Squarespace 5 platform remain authenticated during their sessions. Session Cookie
SS_SESSION_ID Squarespace This is a functional cookie used to identify users for the duration of their visit to our site. Session Cookie
Test Squarespace Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors. Session Cookie
TZ Squarespace Enables a Scheduling client’s appointments to display correctly based on their time. Persistent localstorage
  1. Amendments to this Cookie Statement 

American Councils Romania reserves the right to modify this Cookie Statement at any time by posting changes on our website.  We encourage you to review it periodically. 

2. Contact us

For more information about our privacy practices, please review our Privacy Statement. If you have any questions about our Cookie Statement or the way in which we use cookies please contact us:

American Councils Romania

Bucharest, 1st District

Street Frumoasa No.8, First Floor, Office No. 2.

privacy@americancouncil.org

Last updated: September 2023