Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, improve functionality, enhance security, and analyze website performance.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. Examples include:

• Logging into your account
• Processing donations
• Security authentication
• Fraud prevention
• Remembering session information

These cookies cannot be disabled because they are necessary for the operation of SPARKED.

Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve the user experience. They may collect information such as:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Navigation paths
• Browser type
• Device type
• General geographic location
• Website performance

Examples include Google Analytics or similar analytics tools.

Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences, including:

• Login preferences
• Language settings
• Previously entered information
• User interface preferences

Marketing Cookies

With your consent where required by law, SPARKED may use marketing or advertising cookies to:

• Measure advertising effectiveness
• Improve fundraising campaigns
• Deliver relevant advertising
• Track marketing performance

These cookies may be provided by third-party advertising partners.

3. Third-Party Cookies

SPARKED may allow trusted third-party providers to place cookies on our website, including:

• Stripe
• Google Analytics
• Meta (Facebook)
• Google Ads
• Microsoft Clarity
• Email marketing providers
• Other website service providers

These third parties maintain their own privacy policies.

4. Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to:

• Delete cookies
• Block cookies
• Limit tracking
• Receive notifications before cookies are stored

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain portions of the SPARKED website.

5. Do Not Track

Some browsers provide a "Do Not Track" setting. Because there is currently no universal standard for responding to these signals, SPARKED may not respond to Do Not Track requests.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically. Changes become effective when posted on this page.