Effective Date: 11/11/2025
This Cookie Policy explains how TEDxLakeShoreDrive (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, https://tedxlakeshoredrive.com/ (the “Site”).
- What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information to the website owners.
- How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the Site and cannot be switched off. They enable basic functions like page navigation, accessing secure areas, and maintaining security.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as language preference or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our Site (e.g., which pages are visited most often, traffic sources). We use this data, often via services like Google Analytics, to measure and improve the performance of our Site and understand user engagement.
- Third-Party Cookies
When you interact with our Site, you may encounter third-party cookies placed by external services. For example:
- Event Ticketing: Cookies placed by our ticket vendor (e.g., Eventbrite) to manage your purchase sessions.
- Embedded Content: Cookies from platforms like YouTube or social media (if content is embedded) to track usage on their respective services.
- Your Cookie Choices
When you first visit the Site, you are typically presented with a banner allowing you to manage your cookie preferences.
- Browser Settings: You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your web browser. If you choose to decline cookies, some parts of the Site may not function properly.
- Analytics Opt-Out: You can often opt-out of tracking by specific analytics providers (like Google Analytics) by using their provided opt-out tools.
By continuing to use the Site without changing your settings, you are consenting to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
- Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Email: TEDxLakeShoreDrive@gmail.com