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Advanced Development Methods / Scrum.org Cookie Policy

  1. Introduction

    This Cookie Policy describes the different types of cookies and similar technologies that may be used on the website Scrum.org (our “Website”) operated by or for Advance Development Methods (“ADM,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”) when you visit it.

    We may change this Cookie Policy at any time. It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Cookie Policy on this page. The date that this Cookie Policy was last revised is identified at the top of this page.

    If you have further questions, please contact us at the Contact Information listed in our Privacy Policy.

  2. What are Cookies and Similar Technologies Used on Our Website


    Cookies (or browser cookies).  A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user's computer by the user's web browser while the user is browsing. We only place cookies on your hard drive with your consent. You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by logging into your account and accessing the “Login” page. Our use of cookies is governed by our Privacy Policy. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you do not consent to our use of cookies or select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. You can find more information about cookies at http://www.allaboutcookies.org and http://youronlinechoices.eu.

    Flash Cookies. With your consent, certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website.

    Web Beacons. Pages of our Website and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the ADM, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

    Third Party Cookies. Some content or applications, including advertisements, on our Website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, application providers, and social media sites. With your consent, these third parties may use cookies (alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies) to collect information about you when you access our Website. The information they collect may be associated with your Personal Data or they may collect information, including Personal data, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising and other targeted content. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly. For information on how you can consent or withdraw your consent to receive targeted advertising from many providers, please see our Privacy Policy.

    You can learn more about your choices and how we use Personal Data in Cookies, Flash Cookies, and Web Beacons, if any, by visiting our Privacy Policy.

  3. Cookies and Other Similar Technologies Used On Our Website


    Our Website use 1st party cookies (set by ADM), 3rd party cookies (which are set by third parties), and other similar technologies. Below is a list of the different types of cookies that we use on our Website, as of the effective date of this Cookie Policy.

    Essential Cookies and Similar Technologies: Essential cookies and other similar technologies used by us enable you to navigate the Website and use its services and features. Without these essential cookies, the Website will not perform smoothly and we may not be able to provide the Website to you or provide you with certain services or features of our Website.
     

    Cookie Name

    Description of purpose. More information.

    When do cookies expire

    1st party or 3rd party cookie?

    Scrum.org Visitor

    A cookie that tracks unique session for users on the website during navigation.

    6 months

    1st party

    Scrum.org Session

    A cookie that identifies an authenticated user while on the website

    1 month

    1st party

    Preference Cookies and Similar Technologies: Preference cookies collect information about your choices and preferences and allow us to remember language and other local settings and to customize our Website accordingly.

    Cookie Name

    Description of purpose. More information.

    When do cookies expire

    1st party or 3rd party cookie?

     

     

     

     


    Social Media Cookies and Similar Technologies: Social Media cookies and other similar technologies used by us collect information about your use of social media websites.
     

    Cookie Name

    Description of purpose. More information.

    When do cookies expire

    1st party or 3rd party cookie?

    Disqus

    Tracks usage of blog comments and feed information

    24 months

    3rd party

    Google Inc. (YouTube) 

    Tracks members/non-members of social media for behavioral advertising, analytics, market research. https://google.com/policies/technologies/cookies.

    24 months

    3rd party

    Analytics Cookies and Similar Technologies: Analytics cookies and other similar technologies used by us collect information about your use of the Website and enable us to improve the way it works and operates. Specifically, analytics cookies provide us with information regarding what the most frequently visited pages on the Website are, help us record and debug any issues you may have with the Website, and show us how effective our advertising is. These analytics cookies do not allow us to see the usage of a single user but does allow us to see overall patterns of usage on the Website. We do not examine this information for individually identifying information, but we do use this information to understand the traffic on our Website.
     

    Cookie Name

    Description of purpose

    When do cookies expire

    1st party or 3rd party cookie?

    Google Analytics

    Web traffic tracking. https://www.google.com/policies/privacy and https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners.

    24 months

    3rd party

    Pardot

    Tracks member and non-member behavior on the website

    6 months

    3rd party


    Advertising Cookies and Similar Technologies: Advertising and other similar technologies used by us cookies are used to display targeting promotions or advertisements based on your use of the Website and interests and to manage our use of advertising resources. These cookies collect information about your activities on this and other sites to provide you with targeted advertising. 
     

    Cookie Name

    Description of purpose

    When do cookies expire

    1st party or 3rd party cookie?

    DoubleClick by Google (Ad Platform)

    Analyzes audience to improve Site design and content – conversion tracking and retargeting. http://www.google.com/policies/privacy.

    24 months

    3rd party

     


    You can learn more about interest-based advertisements and your opt-out rights and options from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on its website (www.networkadvertising.org) and from members of the Digital Advertising Alliance on its website (www.aboutads.info). We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can also opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the NAI on its website.