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Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 1, 2024

The Oversight Board (the “Oversight Board”, “us,” “we” or “our”)  uses cookies to operate this website for the Oversight Board (“Website”) and to facilitate your use of this Website and its features.

Cookies are small pieces of text used to store information on your device. Cookies are used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones and other devices. Other technologies, including data we store on your web browser or device, identifiers associated with your device, and other software, are used for similar purposes. This policy refers to all of these technologies as “cookies.”

This policy explains how we use cookies on this Website and the choices you have. Except as otherwise stated in this policy, the Oversight Board’s Operational Privacy Notice will apply to our processing of any personal data we collect via those cookies.

Why Does the Oversight Board Use Cookies?

We use several different types of cookies. In particular, we use essential cookies to help with the effective operation of our Website, for example to maintain secure areas of our Website and to remember your previous actions within the same browsing session, as well as to save and submit your request. We also use, with your consent, non-essential cookies which allow us to monitor usage of our Website. Some of these are session cookies which are stored temporarily and are destroyed after leaving our site. Others are persistent cookies which remain on your device for the period of time specified in the cookie. (See the cookie details below for further details). We uses cookies for the following purposes:

  • Site Features and Services
    This Website uses cookies to enable the functionality that helps provide the Website. In order to improve your experience of the Website, these cookies also remember choices you make, such as your chosen language, and temporarily save on your device responses you may have entered on the Website before you choose to submit them to us. 
  • Security, Site and Product Integrity
    We use cookies to help keep your account and the Website safe and secure. For example, helping to prevent multiple or duplicative submissions.
  • Analytics
    Performance cookies help us to understand the behavior of our visitors and their usage of the Website in an aggregated manner. This allows us to continuously improve the Website to provide the best user experience. These cookies tell us which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. All information these cookies collect is aggregated, to assist us to improve how a website works. Some of these cookies are managed by third parties. In particular, we use Google Analytics cookies to obtain an overall view of visitor habits and visitor volumes, and to help improve the overall experience on our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please see Google's help pages. You may disable the use of Google Analytics by using the link disable Google Analytics. This link creates an opt-out cookie which prevents the further processing of your data.

How Do I Disable Cookies?

You have the option to consent to non-essential cookies by clicking “Customize” in the cookie banner that is presented to you when you visit our Website. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie button on the bottom left of the screen which also enables you to withdraw any consent you have previously given to us.

If you disable cookies in your browser settings, you may find that certain sections or features of our Website will not work, because your browser may prevent us from setting essential required cookies. Therefore, it is recommended to use the Customize option instead of disabling all cookies via your web browser. The following links may assist you in managing your cookies settings, or you can use the “Help” option in your internet browser for more details.