Introduction to Our Cookie Policy
The network operated by the Georgia Association of College Republicans Legal Network (GACR Legal Network) values transparency and trust in our dealings with students, alumni, and supporters. As a chartered state organization of the College Republican National Committee, we consciously protect your privacy, and we want your experience while visiting the GACR Legal Network Website to be safe, personalized, and informative. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them and why, as well as how you can manage how online cookies are used when you visit the GACR Legal Network website. We recommend that all visitors, including current and potential members, alumni or supporters, review this policy for a full understanding of our approach to online privacy.
Defining Cookies
Cookies (not the edible kind) are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) when you visit a website. Cookies are often used to help the website work more efficiently, remember your site preferences, and report information about your browsing habits. Cookies can be placed by the website you are visiting (first party cookies) and third parties who provide services on that website (third party cookies). GACR Legal Network uses cookies to enhance your experience of the site, enhance your experience of other resources on our site, and assist us with our goal of providing legal education and engagement.
Types of Cookies We Utilize
In order to offer you the most comfortable, convenient, and customized website experience possible, GACR Legal Network uses a variety of cookies for the following purposes:
- Cookies strictly necessary for the website to work properly. These include cookies that allow you to navigate throughout the website and use its functionality such as accessing secure areas or completing a form. These cookies make the website function as it should.
- Performance/Analytics cookies. These cookies help us analyze how visitors use the website, collecting information about the pages visited on our site, how much time is spent on each page, and how visitors navigate throughout the site. We may use third party services such as Google Analytics to help aggregate this information, which assists us in various ways including content improvement, navigation optimization, enhanced user satisfaction, and evaluation of our legal advocacy initiatives.
- Cookies that remember preferences and choices such as language selection and login information or participation in a legal event or survey. Functionality cookies personalize your visit and help you easily navigate through our website and enable your participation in one of our programs.
- Targeting/Advertising cookies. We do not post third-party advertising on our website but we do utilize cookies to provide users with information about our own legal events, leadership opportunities, or membership drives if our web analytics show previous interest in certain programmatic offerings. Targeting cookies help us deliver relevant information updates and encourage active participation in legal advocacy.
Useful Functions of Cookies
Cookies are essential for achieving our vision of promoting legal and political leadership among Georgia’s college students. Cookies allow us to:
- Keep the website functional and secure
- Provide content tailored to member preferences and interests based on interaction
- Track website navigational patterns and traffic for understanding needs and enhancing tools
- Allow for a seamless registration for legal events, trainings, and our e-mail list
- Enter into effective communication with tailored updates and legal news
Proper use of cookies allows us to better serve members, support campus legal chapters, and provide a state of the art platform for education and legal activism.
Third-Party Cookies, Embedded Content, and Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies used by GACR Legal Network, on some pages you may also see and use content or features from third party operators. These may include video material (for example, from YouTube), maps, social media feeds, or event registration forms (for example, Eventbrite). When you use these, third party service providers may drop their own cookies on your device to help track use and remember preferences.
We carefully choose our trusted partners and attempt to ensure that third-party cookies are consistent with our privacy guidelines. However, we recommend that you read external providers’ privacy policies for comprehensive details about how cookies work.
Measures We Take to Protect Your Privacy
At GACR Legal Network, we are committed to protecting the personal information we collect and your online privacy. All cookies and data collected by the site are utilized in compliance with applicable data protection legislation and our overall Privacy Policy. GACR Legal Network does not sell, share or disclose your information to unauthorized third-parties. Any data that is collected through cookie-tracking is used solely for the purpose of improving your experience and supporting our legal programs and advocacy efforts. It is common that we regularly review our cookie policy in order to ensure that we comply with applicable standards and evolving privacy norms so as to give you a safe and trusted digital space.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the ability to control the way in which cookies are used on the GACR Legal Network website. Most internet browsers enable the control of cookies including the ability to refuse or delete cookies and the ability to allow browser cookie preference settings on a per website basis. You can control your cookie settings using the following methods:
- Cookie Consent Banner – when you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner will appear. You may elect to consent to all cookies, reject all non-functional or trackable cookies, or customize your preferences.
- Browser settings – you can configure browser preferences to reject some or all cookies or to notify you when cookies are being placed on your device. Please consult your browser help menu for instructions.
- Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On – by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, you can opt-out of having Google Analytics data processed by Google Analytics.
- Cookie Management Tools – other tools from browsers, internet service providers and third parties will enable you advanced cookie and tracker management across many websites. Please note that if certain cookies are disabled or deleted, the performance and functionality of the GACR website may be impacted and you may be unable to access certain areas of the website or be unable to register for events.
Details of Cookies We Utilize on Our Website
Below is a list of key cookies that may be used during a visit to the GACR Legal Network website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Retention |
| _ga, _gid, _gat (Google Analytics) | Used by Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about site usage to assist us in understanding how visitors use our sites and to help optimise site content. | 2 years maximum |
| PHPSESSID | Keeps your session active as you navigate around the site so that we can maintain a secure login and form submissions. | Session only |
| cookieconsent_status | Remembers your choice regarding accepting cookies. | 1 year |
| event_reg_token | Stores details of registration when completing application forms to sign up for legal/group events or programs. | Session only |
We make updates to this section on a periodic basis when we implement functionality changes to our website or integrate additional third party services. Please check back to this Cookie Policy periodically for the latest information on the cookies we use, or simply contact us.
Properties of Cookies and Electronic Communications
In keeping with our policy of transparency to members and supporters, the GACR Legal Network utilizes cookies to enable legal alerts, invitations to events and advocacy communications sent via our mailing list. By providing your consent for cookies you enable us to send you relevant information and opportunities. You can unsubscribe from our mailing list or change your communications settings whenever you want by using opt-out instructions in our emails or simply contacting us at [email protected].
Children’s Privacy and Cookies
GACR Legal Network is deeply concerned about issues of minor privacy. This web site and its programs are intended for use by college students and those 18 years or older. GACR Legal Network does not knowingly acquire or collect information from minors or use cookies to track minors. Parents and guardians who believe a minor has provided information to the web site should contact us immediately at [email protected] to correct the situation.
Amendments to the Present Cookie Policy
As digital privacy regulations continue to develop and the services offered by our website expand, we may revise this Cookie Policy to account for changes in technology, the law or our practices. Please review this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and how we protect data. The “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this Cookie Policy reflects when the Cookie Policy was last revised.
The date of such revision and the nature of changes made will determine whether notices of changes are provided to users. In the event that major changes are made, we will provide notice through a banner prominently displayed on the website, or by means of email notification to those subscribers of mailing lists who may be affected by changes to this Cookie Policy.
Contact Us
Questions, comments or feedback with regard to our Cookie Policy or how we protect your data? Feel free to reach out to us. Here are our contact details:
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: 500 Washington St. SE CB #204 Gainesville GA 30501
- Instagram: @gacollegerepublicans
- Twitter: @GACRs
- FaceBook: GeorgiaCRs
We’re here for you and here to deliver the privacy and security you deserve while helping you be a top-notch legal advocate.
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