PLRB Cookie Policy

Our websites uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our websites. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse PLRB websites and also allows us to improve our site.

Due to recent changes in law, all websites which may be available to citizens of the European Union are required to obtain consent using or storing cookies (or similar technologies) on your computers or mobile device. This cookie policy provides you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use and the purposes for using them. To review the privacy policies that apply to users of PLRB Websites, please read our Privacy Policy.

For further information about this policy, please contact bbradley@plrb.org.

This policy is dated April 3, 2018.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site.

Key concepts

First and third-party cookies: whether a cookie is 'first' or 'third' party refers to the domain placing the cookie. First-party cookies are those set by a website that is being visited by the user at the time (e.g. cookies placed by www.plrb.org).

Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the website being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity sets a cookie through that website, this would be a third-party cookie.

Persistent cookies: these cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie.

Session cookies: these cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.

How to delete and block our cookies

You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site.

Changing your cookie settings

Please note that internet browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the 'options' or 'preferences' menu of your internet browser. In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful. Otherwise you should use the 'Help' option in your internet browser for more details.



Can I withdraw my consent?

If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, you will need to delete your cookies using your internet browser settings.

For further information about deleting or blocking cookies, please visit: http://www.aboutcookies.org/Default.aspx?page=2.

Your consent

By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our placing cookies on your computer in order to analyze the way you use our website. Please read this cookie policy carefully for more details about the information we collect when you use this site.

If you do not wish to accept cookies in connection with your use of this website, you must stop using the PLRB websites.



PLRB Cookie List

What specific cookies do we use on www.plrb.org and other PLRB websites such as claimsconference.org and __________________________________?

First party cookies

Cookie name 

 

Purpose 

 

Duration 

Strictly necessary 
(Y/N) 
 

 

Domain source 

 

Category 

Preferred-view 

 

Used to track user’s view selection 

 

1 year 

 

Dlapiper.com 

 

Performance 

Recommendeditems 

 

Used to track user’s searches to present recommended items 

 

Session 

 

Dlapiper.com 

 

Performance 

Hide-notice-cookie 

 

Used to track user’s acceptance of cookie policy 

 

Persistent 

 

Dlapiper.com 

 

Performance 


Third party cookies

Cookie name 

 

Purpose 

 

Duration 

 

Strictly necessary (Y/N) 

 

Domain source 

 

Category 

_utma 

 

Determines first visit to the site from a particular browser 

 

2 years

 

N

 

dlapiper.com 
Google Analytics* 
JavaScript

 

Performance 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_utmb 

 

Used to establish and continue a user session with the site 

 

30 mins 

 

 

dlapiper.com 
Google Analytics* 
JavaScript  

 

Performance 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_utmc 

 

Holds time stamp of the exact moment when a visitor leaves the site 

 

Session

 

N

 

dlapiper.com 
Google Analytics* 
JavaScript

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_utmz 

 

Records type of referral used by visitor to reach the site (such as direct, referring link, website search, ad campaign, e-mail link) 

 

6 months

 

N

 

dlapiper.com 
Google Analytics* 
JavaScript

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uid 

 

Uniquely assigned machine-generated user ID

 

2 years

 

N

 

AddThis

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

di/dt 

 

Maintenance cookies that help manage expiration for other cookies

 

Session

 

N

 

AddThis

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bt 

 

User interest modeling

 

2 years

 

N

 

AddThis

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uvc 

 

Measures how often we see an AddThis user. It expires after 2 years.

 

2 years

 

N

 

AddThis

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ssc/psc/uvc 

 

Used in recording user sharing and social activity. These expire after 2 years.

 

2 years

 

N

 

AddThis

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

loc 

 

Geo-location, used to help publishers know approximately where people sharing information are located.

 

2 years

 

N

 

AddThis

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ssh/sshs 

 

Used for optimizing sharing settings for the user

 

2 years 

 

N

 

AddThis

 

Performance



Google Analytics

For more information about Google analytic cookies, please see Google's help pages and privacy policy:

Google have developed the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js).

If you want to opt out of Google Analytics, you can download and install the add-on for your web browser here.