Cookies are small text files that are stored in a computer’s web browser memory. They help website providers with things like understanding how people use a website, remembering a User’s login details, and storing website preferences. This page explains how we use cookies and other similar technologies to help us ensure that our Services function properly, prevent fraud and other harm, and analyze and improve the Services in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined below has the meaning assigned to it in the Privacy Policy.
Cookies play an important role in helping us provide personal, effective, and safe Services. We use cookies on our website. We change the cookies periodically as we improve or add to our Services, but we generally use cookies for the following purposes:
a. To Operate Our Services.Some cookies are essential to the operation of our website and Services. We use those cookies in a number of different ways, including:
b. To Analyze and Improve Our Services.Cookies help us understand how to make our website and Services work better for You. Cookies tell us how people reach our website and our Users’ websites and they give us insights into improvements or enhancements we need to make to our website and Services.
c. For Better Advertising.Cookies can help us provide more effective advertising on our website. For example, we might use a cookie to help prevent You from seeing the same advertisement multiple times or to measure how many times an advertisement is viewed or clicked on.
a. Pixel tags. Pixel tags (also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) may be used in connection with some Services to, among other things, track the actions of Users (such as email recipients), measure the success of our marketing campaigns and compile statistics about usage of the Services and response rates.
b. Third Party Analytics. We use Google Analytics, which uses cookies and similar technologies, to collect and analyze information about use of the Services and report on activities and trends. This service may also collect information regarding the use of other websites, apps and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices on the Google website. Please refer to the table below for more on how we use third party analytics.
c. Flash Cookies. We may use Adobe Flash and other technologies to, among other things, collect and store information about Your use of the Services. If You want to block or control flash cookies, You can adjust Your settings.
Your web browser may allow You to change Your cookie preferences, including to delete and disable Sul Payments cookies. Please consult the help section of Your web browser or follow the links below to understand Your options, but please note that if You choose to disable the cookies, some features of our website or Services may not operate as intended.
Cookies that we commonly use are listed below. This list is not exhaustive, but describes the main reasons we typically set cookies.
| COOKIE NAME | PURPOSE | PERSISTENT OR SESSION |
|---|---|---|
| accounts | Lists User accounts | Persistent |
| livemode | Determines dashboard User mode | Session |
| Sul Payments.csrf | Prevents cross site request forgery | Session |
| session | Provides a unique session identifier for dashboard Users | Persistent |
| machine_identifier | Provides a unique session identifier for authentication | Persistent |
| country | Sets a country code as determined by IP address | Persistent |
| lang | Sets a language code | Persistent |
| last-used-checkout-name | Customizes content for Checkout Users | Session |
| cid | Sets a value to track User metrics | Persistent |
| checkout-test-session, checkout-dashboard-session | Associates a device with a “Remember Me” Checkout account | Persistent |
| COOKIE NAME | PURPOSE | OPT OUT LINK |
|---|---|---|
| Used for analytics and service improvement | tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout |