1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Power Outage Tracker) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. Third parties serve cookies through our website for analytics and other purposes.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described below:
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our website functions.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _pot_session | Used to maintain an active session with our website | Session |
| XSRF-TOKEN | Used for security purposes to prevent cross-site request forgery | Session |
3.2 Performance and Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to its use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _pot_preferences | Stores user preferences such as city selections | 1 year |
| reported_city_* | Tracks which cities a user has already reported outages in | 1 day |
3.3 Analytics and Customization Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 2 years |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
4. How Can You Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie banner on our website.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
5. How Often Will We Update This Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
6. Where Can You Get Further Information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us:
- By email: contact@poweroutagetracker.com