Cookie Policy

Our website uses first party cookies according to our policy below, for technical, and analytical purposes, and to facilitate easy sharing of content on social network platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

First party cookies refer to cookies that are set by our site, and we are the only ones with access to this information. On the other hand, third party cookies or requests allow third parties to have access to the information collected.

What are cookies and why do we use them

Cookies are files that are downloaded on your computer or mobile device when you visit certain websites. Cookies allow a website to complete certain functions such as identify a user session, recall your preferences (e.g. language), gather information about your browsing habits or show you advertising adapted to your preferences.

We use essential cookies for our legitimate interest in implementing features that allow you to securely navigate the site, and we ask your consent for using analytics cookies (non-essential cookies) so we can measure how you interact with the website content. However, you can withdraw your consent at any time. For additional information see Your Choices

 

What personal data is collected and what types of cookies do we use?

Cookies and information captured through this site are stored for the retention period indicated below, however you can eliminate these cookies any time before the expiration date.

The types of cookies we use are:

Name
Definition
Retention period
_utmb
Analytics – Google analytics. Tracks user-agent, IP address, etc. Google analytics terms.
session - 2 years

 

_utmc
Analytics – Google analytics. Tracks user-agent, IP address, etc. Google analytics terms.
session - 2 years

 

_utma
Analytics – Google analytics. Tracks user-agent, IP address, etc. Google analytics terms.

session - 2 years

 

_utmt
Analytics – Google analytics. Tracks user-agent, IP address, etc. Google analytics terms.

session - 2 years

 

_utmz
Analytics – Google analytics. Tracks user-agent, IP address, etc. Google analytics terms.

session - 2 years

 

 CT
Functionality. User’s encrypted customer token. Only present if you are logged in. Used for authentication in Personify. 

3 Months

 

SSO
Functionality. User’s encrypted user ID. Only present if you are logged in. Used to track who the user is and connect them to an SCARD account.

3 Months

 

SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL_Cookie
Sitecore Analytics cookie used for tracking anonymous contacts. All users are anonymous for this cookie.

10 years

 

SERVERID
Technical. Load balancing cookie. Used to track which webserver the user is using.

Session

 

ASP.NET_SessionId
Functionality and tracking. Used by asp.net to track user session across site. All users are anonymous for this cookie.

Session

 

.ASPXAUTH

Technical. Sitecore server login session cookie that is used to determine if user is authenticated.

Session

 

 SCARD#lang
Sitecore language cookie stores context language of the current site. Sitecore sets the language as context language and creates a cookie to store that language so that links to other pages on the site do not need to indicate language.

Session

 

 

In addition, we also provide links to our social network accounts and have included sharing buttons on our Site(s) to facilitate easy sharing content on social network platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. If you access these pages or use the sharing buttons, cookies from these platforms will be downloaded to your computer for different purposes such as tracking, analytics or advertising. Where applicable the behavior of these cookies conforms to your user settings and choices.

 

With whom do we share this information?

Information collected through Google Analytics is shared with Google and its partners who may combine it with other information you’ve provided to them or they’ve collected from your use of their services. This information will be stored in Google’s servers in the United States of America according to their privacy practices.

Information collected when you share content or access to social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and  YouTube will be associated with your account when you are logged into these social networks. By clicking on the symbol of the social network, new cookies and information about you will be collected through these platforms according to the respective privacy policies for those platforms.

 

Your choices

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings.

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Safari

Opera

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Safari for iOS (iPhone and iPad)

Chrome for Android

Windows Phone

 

Or you can also use the following cookie management and disposal tools:

You can opt-out Google Analytics by downloading and installing the browser plug-in from the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Information on controlling the use of Facebook cookies is available here: https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies/

 

Contact

If you have questions or concerns regarding our use of cookies you can email us at [email protected]. You can also contact us at:

You can contact us at:

Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments
PO Box 1488
Warrenville, IL 60555

[email protected]