Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience and allow certain features to work properly.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly (e.g., session management)
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website through Google Analytics
• Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences and settings
• Advertising Cookies: Used for ads personalization and remarketing when you have consented

3. Third-Party Cookies

We use third-party services that set cookies on our website, including:

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about website usage, including pages visited, time on site, traffic sources, and user behavior patterns.
• Google Signals: When enabled, Google Analytics collects additional information from users signed into Google accounts who have consented to ads personalization, including cross-device tracking data.
• Google Ads: Cookies may be set for remarketing and advertising purposes when ads personalization is enabled.

Cookies Set by Google Analytics Include:

• _ga - Distinguishes unique users (expires after 2 years)
• _gid - Distinguishes unique users (expires after 24 hours)
• _gat - Throttles request rate (expires after 1 minute)
• _gcl_* - Stores campaign information (expires after 90 days)

For more information about Google Analytics cookies, visit Google Analytics Cookie Usage.

3.1 Third-Party Platform Cookies

When you use our program platforms, additional cookies may be set by:

• Google Services: Google Drive and Google Meet may set cookies for authentication, preferences, and functionality.
• Microsoft Services: Microsoft Office, Outlook, and OneDrive may set cookies for account management and service delivery.
• Zoom: May set cookies when you join meetings or access the Zoom platform.
• Discord: May set cookies for authentication, preferences, and platform functionality.
• Telegram: Web version may set cookies for session management.

These platforms have their own cookie policies. Please review their respective privacy and cookie policies for detailed information.

4. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in various ways:

• Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through their settings menu
• Google Analytics Opt-Out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data
• Google Ads Settings: Manage your ads personalization preferences at Google Ads Settings
• Google My Activity: View and delete activity data associated with your Google account at My Activity
• Browser Extensions: Use privacy-focused extensions to block third-party cookies

Note: Disabling cookies may affect website functionality and prevent us from providing personalized experiences.

5. Consent and Updates

By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable regulations.

For detailed information about how we collect and process data through cookies, please refer to our Privacy Policy and Data Processing Information.

6. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us:

Email: lot@lotep.org
Location: Baghdad, Iraq