1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how GIVE ONG uses them on its website https://give-ong.net, and your choices regarding cookies.

This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which explains more generally how we use your personal data and how you can exercise your data protection rights.

Management tool: We use Complianz, a GDPR/CCPA cookie consent management plugin that supports GDPR, ePrivacy, DSGVO, TTDSG, LGPD, POPIA, APA, RGPD, CCPA/CPRA and PIPEDA with a conditional consent banner and a customized cookie policy based on the results of the built-in cookie scan.

2. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded and stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies enable the website to recognize your device and store certain information about your preferences or past actions.

Cookies can be :

• Session cookies: deleted automatically when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: remain on your device for a specified period or until you manually delete them.
• Proprietary cookies: set by the website you visit
• Third-party cookies: defined by a domain other than that of the website you are visiting

3. Automatic cookie detection

Our site uses an automatic cookie scanning system via Complianz which :

• Hybrid scan: Back-end and front-end scanning of your website for complete detection
• Cookiedatabase.org integration: Automatically updates third-party cookie descriptions
• Real-time detection: Identifies WordPress core cookies, installed plugins, third-party services and custom scripts
• Interaction simulation: Front-end scans that simulate visitor interactions
• Continuous update: Automatic detection of new cookies when changes are made to the site

4. Why do we use cookies?

GIVE ONG uses cookies for several reasons:

• Ensure the smooth running of our website
• Save your preferences and settings
• Analyze the use of our site to improve it
• Targeted promotion of our humanitarian actions
• Offering you a personalized experience
• Automatically block third-party cookies until consent is obtained

5. Types of cookies we use

🔍 Automatic detection: The cookies listed below are automatically detected and updated by our Complianz system during each site scan.

5.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential to the operation of our website. They include :

• Session cookies to maintain your connection
• Security cookies to protect against attacks
• Essential preference cookies (language, region)
• Complianz consent management cookies
• Critical functionality cookies (shopping cart, forms)

5.2 Analysis and performance cookies

We use analysis tools to understand how visitors use our site:

• Google Analytics: Traffic analysis, popular pages, visit duration
• Mixpanel: Behavioral analysis and conversion tracking
• Mouseflow: User session logging (anonymized)

🛡️ Automatic protection: Complianz automatically blocks these cookies until you give your explicit consent. Once you have withdrawn your consent, the cookies are immediately deleted in real time.

This information helps us to :

• Improve navigation and ergonomics
• Identify the most interesting content
• Optimizing our awareness campaigns
• Understanding the effectiveness of our actions

5.3 Advertising and marketing cookies

We use advertising platforms to promote our humanitarian actions:

• Google Ads: Display ads on the Google network
• Facebook Ads: Advertising on Facebook and Instagram
• Conversion pixels: Measuring the effectiveness of our campaigns
• Retargeting: Display personalized content to previous visitors

🔒 Smart blocking: Complianz uses dedicated integrations to automatically block Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram, AdSense, Recaptcha, Twitter, ActiveCampaign and many other services until consent is obtained.

These tools allow us to :

• Making more people aware of our causes
• Optimizing our communications budgets
• Offer relevant content based on your interests
• Measuring the impact of our awareness campaigns

5. Managing your consent

5.1 Your choices

At any time, you can :

• Change your preferences: Use the "Cookie management" link at the bottom of our site
• Delete cookies : Via your browser settings
• Blocking cookies: By configuring your browser
• Withdrawing your consent: As easily as you gave it

5.2 Browser configuration

You can also manage cookies directly in your browser:

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies
• Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

Important note : Blocking all cookies may affect your browsing experience and certain site functionalities.

6. Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services we use:

7. Shelf life

Cookies are stored for the following periods:

• Session cookies: deleted when browser is closed
• Preference cookies: 12 months maximum
• Analytical cookies: 13 months maximum (in compliance with RGPD).
• Advertising cookies: 13 months maximum

These durations comply with the recommendations of the CNIL and the RGPD.

8. International transfers

Some of our service providers (Google, Facebook, Mixpanel) may transfer your data outside the European Union. These transfers are governed by :

• European Commission adequacy decisions
• EU-approved standard contractual clauses
• Data protection certifications
• Appropriate safeguards for the protection of your data

9. Data security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect the data collected via cookies:

• Data-in-transit encryption (HTTPS)
• Restricted access to analytics data
• Anonymization of personal data
• Regular audits of our service providers
• Data protection training for our teams

10. Your rights

11. Contact and complaints

Right of complaint: You may lodge a complaint with the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL): www.cnil.fr

12. Changes to this policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect :

• Regulatory developments
• Changes in our practices
• Adding new services
• Recommendations from the supervisory authorities

In the event of a substantial change, we will inform you by :

• A notice visible on our website
• An email to our registered users
• An updated modification date

We encourage you to periodically review this policy to stay informed about our cookie practices.

13. Additional legal information

This policy complies with :

• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR ) - EU 2016/679
• ePrivacy Directive - 2002/58/CE modified
• French Data Protection Act
• CNIL recommendations on cookies

In the event of any conflict between this policy and the applicable regulations, the legal provisions shall prevail.