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We only use cookies that are necessary for this site to function to provide you with the best
experience. The Controller of this site may choose to place supplementary cookies to
support additional functionality such as support analytics and has an obligation to disclose
these cookies. To learn more, please read our Cookie Statement.

govDelivery Subscriber Cookie Statement

Last updated: October 15, 2021

Table of Contents:
1. What are Cookies and Why Do We Use Them?
2. Information About Third Party Cookies
3. Cookies Served Through Our Websites
4. Cookies Served Through Our Services
5. How Do I Reject Cookies?
6. Where Do I Get More Information?
This Cookie Statement explains how we (“Granicus”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) use cookies and
other technologies in our communications services, including through our websites that link
to this statement, such as public.govdelivery.com and content.govdelivery.com. This applies
to when you (‘Subscriber’) open or interact with emails delivered through the govDelivery
services. The Cookie Statement explains what these technologies are and why we use them,
as well as your right to control the use of those technologies.
In some cases, we may use cookies and other tracking technologies described in this
statement to collect personal information. For more information about how we collect and
process your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies and Why Do We Use Them?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device the first time you visit a website.
Cookies serve a variety of functions, and we use them to make our websites and/or services
work (or to work more efficiently). We only use strictly necessary cookies that are essential
for the website to function. Cookies help us to do the following:

• Remember your username and preferences.

• Keep track of who is visiting our website.
• Respond quickly to technical problems.
• Analyze how well our website is performing.
Most cookies won’t collect information that identifies you, and will instead collect more
general information such as how you arrive at and use our websites, or your general
location.
However, certain cookies may contain personal information, such as information which may
in and of itself personally identify you. We may also link these cookies to personal
information that you provide. For example, our session cookie, which allows a user to login
and load a new page without re-authenticating.

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2. Information About Third-Party Cookies
Cookies set by the website owner or service provider (in this case, Granicus) are called “first-
party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party
cookies”. Third-party cookies enable third-party features to be provided through the service
you are using. For example, we use a tool called MTCaptcha that helps prevent bots and
automated scripts from signing up for govDelivery updates. These third-party cookies may
therefore track your online behaviours over time and across non-affiliated websites. Third-
party cookies may also deliver targeted advertisements either on our website or on other
websites. We do not have control over the cookies used by these other third parties.

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3. Cookies Served Through our Websites
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our websites and the
purposes they perform are described in further detail in the tables below:

Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for technical reasons to provide you with our communications
services and enable our website to operate. Because these cookies are necessary, you
cannot refuse them without affecting how our services work. You can block or delete them
by changing your browser settings, but keep in mind that this may limit the functionality of
our services.
Cookie Provider Purpose
Session cookie required for
_trunk_session public.govdelivery.com using our govDelivery
application.
These cookies are used to
secure the website from
unwanted bots and automated
mtv1Pulse
scripts and help verify human
mtv1ConfSum public.govdelivery.com
users. These cookies collect
mtv1Pong service.mtcaptcha.com
browser and widget
mtv1*
configuration and do not track
individuals or collect personally
identifiable information.
This cookie enables users to
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dismiss the Cookie Policy
ep.GOVDHideGDPRCookiePolic (public.govdelivery.com)
messages that we display on
yMessage (x2) (content.govdelivery.com)
our pages.
Other Tracking Technologies
We and our third-party partners may use other related technologies, such as web beacons.
These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize
when you visit our websites or, in the case of web beacons, open an email that we have sent
to you. This allows us, for example, to monitor your traffic patterns from one page within
our websites to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to improve site
performance, and to measure the success of marketing campaigns.

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4. Cookies Served Through our Services
Controllers Email Campaigns
We automatically place single pixel gifs, also known as web beacons, in every email
sent by our controllers. These are tiny graphic files that contain unique identifiers
that enable us to recognize when you have opened an email. Additionally, we
rewrite URLs in the emails you receive from our controllers so those links go to our
servers, and so they contain unique identifiers that enable us to recognize when you
have clicked on a link. These technologies record the browser user agent, email
address, IP address, date, and time associated with each open and click for a
campaign. We use this data to create reports for our controllers about how an email
campaign performed, and what actions were taken by the campaign recipients. This
data is also available for our controllers to use to segment their audience for future
communications.
Controllers Sites
If our controllers elect to use certain add-ons, these could require the use of
additional cookies or tracking technologies. The specific cookies or other
technologies on the controllers’ sites depend on the particular add-ons or features
chosen. If the controller does this, they have an obligation to let you know where this is the
case and what options you have. You should review the controllers’ privacy notices and
cookie disclosures for further information about the specific types of cookies and
other tracking technologies used on a given controller’s site.
Data Controllers
We serve as the data processor for various controllers, who are ultimately
responsible for using our communications products and services to send you
content.

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5. How Do I Reject Cookies?
If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject or alert you when
a cookie is placed on your computer. Although you are not required to accept cookies when
you visit our website, cookies help you and us to get the most out of our communications
services, and you may therefore be unable to use all the functionality of our website if your
browser rejects our cookies. The method to reject cookies varies from browser to browser;
please visit your browser’s help menu for more information.

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6. Where Can I Get More Information?
You can find general information and details about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org. If
you have any specific questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please
contact us.
We will update this statement periodically to reflect changes to the cookies or related
technologies we use.

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