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Cookies Policy
Last Updated 1/10/2026
Cookies are small text files that get placed on your computer by websites that you visit. Nearly every website uses cookies in order to make their websites work correctly or more efficiently. They are also used to provide information to the owners of the site and/or to third parties.
The strictly necessary cookies outlined below may be placed on your computer when you first visit our site. They do not record any personally identifiable information. If you are visiting this site from a region requiring that all nonessential cookies be blocked until consent is provided, all other cookies will be blocked until you give us your consent. This does mean, however, that parts of our site may not function as expected if you decline.
Your acceptance of our cookies is deemed to occur when you select “Accept All” on a cookie banner or cookie preferences window, or select the “On” toggle option for a category of cookies. You can accept or decline our cookies at any time by visiting the Cookie Settings link at the bottom of the website. The information below outlines the cookies we use and explains why we use them.
How Does Our Site Use Cookies?
Our Site may place and access certain first party cookies on your computer or device. First party cookies are those placed directly by Operation Blessing and are used only by Operation Blessing. Operation Blessing uses these Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of our Site and to provide and improve our products and services.
By using our Site, you may also receive certain third-party cookies on your computer or device. Third party cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Operation Blessing.
Types of Cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Third Party Cookies
Third party cookies are not placed by Operation Blessing. They are placed by third parties that provide services to Operation Blessing and/or to you. Third party cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you or by third parties providing analytics services to Operation Blessing.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit our Site.
Session Cookies
Session cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit until you close your browser; they are deleted when you close your browser.
Our cookies on our Site are not permanent and have a set duration.
Consent and Control
The strictly necessary cookies may be placed on your computer when you first visit our site as they are necessary for the website to function. All other cookies will be blocked until you give us your consent.
By giving your consent to the placing of cookies you are enabling us to provide the best possible experience and service for you.
You may deny consent to the placing of cookies, apart from strictly necessary cookies. However certain features on our Site may not function fully or as intended. Cookie preferences can be updated via the Cookie Settings link at the bottom of the website.
Alternatively, you can choose to enable or disable cookies in your Internet browser. Most Internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third-party Cookies.
By default, most Internet browsers accept cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your Internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
What Cookies Does Our Site Use?
Below are the cookies used on our website. These may change with time, and this list will be updated periodically. They are listed by type (Strictly Necessary, Performance, Functional or Advertising).
STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES
Internal Website Statistics
These cookies collect internal website statistics that measure user activity and are used to improve user experience. Cookies that do not specify a vendor in the lists below fall into this category.
|
Cookie Name |
Expiry |
| browserupdateorg | 6 Days |
| tk_lr | 1 Years |
| tk_or | 4 Years |
| tk_qs | 0 Days |
| tk_r3d | 2 Days |
| tk_rl | 0 Days |
| tk_ro | 0 Days |
| tk_tc | 0 Days |
| __eoi | 5 Months |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | 0 Days |
| ASPSESSIONIDXXXXXXXX | 0 Days |
| cbn_gvn_sn | 1 Years |
| has_js | 0 Days |
| hasCookies | 5 Years |
| JSESSSIONID | 0 Days |
| SSESS########### | 23 Days |
Cookies to protect against fraud and to honor visitor consent preferences
IPQualityScore is used to protect against fraudulent use of the website by visitors.
Osano and OneTrust Cookie Pro provide cookie consent options to website visitors, recording consent preferences and honoring them on the website.
|
Cookie Name |
Expiry |
Vendor |
| ipqsd | 1 Years | IP Quality Score |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | 1 Years | OneTrust |
| OptanonConsent | 1 Years | OneTrust |
| osano_consentmanager | 12 months | Osano |
| osano_consentmanager_uuid | 12 months | Osano |
PERFORMANCE COOKIES
|
Cookie Name |
Expiry |
| device_id_xxxxxxxxxx | 1 Years |
| GivingMotivationCookie | 7 Days |
| gtmMotivation | 1 Years |
| LevelDBTried | 6 Days |
| LtvDBTried | 6 Days |
| rpt | 1 Years |
| RT | 6 Days |
| s_campaign | 0 Days |
| s_ecid | 1 Years |
| s_vnum_d | 0 Days |
| s_vnum_m | 10 Days |
| s_vnum_w | 1 Days |
| sinvisit_d | 0 Days |
| sinvisit_m | 0 Days |
| tst6-grp | 1 Years |
We use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to anonymously track users on our websites, collecting information like which pages were visited, how long was spent there, and whether or not a donation was made. This information helps us to improve our website to give you a better experience.
|
Cookie Name |
Expiry |
| __utmb | 0 Days |
| __utmc | 0 Days |
| __utmt | 0 Days |
| __utmz | 6 Months |
| _ga | 1 Years |
| _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | 1 Years |
| _gali | 0 Days |
| _gat | 0 Days |
| _gat_UA– | 0 Days |
| _gcl_au | 2 Months |
| _gid | 0 Days |
| gaLS | 1 Years |
| s_nr | 1 Months |
| sinvisit_w | 0 Days |
Chartbeat
Chartbeat is used to determine numbers of visitors to different webpages to understand what content is most useful to website visitors.
|
Cookie Name |
Expiry |
| _cb | 1 Years |
| _cb_svref | 0 Days |
| _cbt | 0 Days |
| _chartbeat2 | 1 Years |
Cookies used for optimizing the website visitor’s experience
Visual Website Optimizer is used to track how visitors respond to different experiences on the website to provide the most useful experience on each section of the site.
|
Cookie Name |
Expiry |
| _vis_opt_exp_n_goal_n | 3 Months |
| _vis_opt_exp_n_combi | 3 Months |
| _vis_opt_s | 3 Months |
| _vis_opt_test_cookie | 0 Days |
| _vwo_ds | 1 Months |
| _vwo_sn | 0 Days |
| _vwo_uuid | 1 Years |
| _vwo_uuid_v2 | 1 Years |
ADVERTISING COOKIES
Social Media Cookies
Some advertising cookies are used for embedded videos from social media sites and for links to Operation Blessing’s social media sites. Some of these cookies are used to provide advertising on social media that is most useful to our visitors.
|
Cookie Name |
Expiry |
Vendor |
| ar_debug | 1 Years | |
| fbsr_119038841522128 | 0 Days | |
| sp_landing | 0 Days | Spotify |
| sp_t | 1 Years | Spotify |
| __cf_bm | 0 Days | Twitter/X |
| csrftoken | 1 Years | |
| guest_id | 1 Years | Twitter/X |
| guest_id_ads | 1 Years | Twitter/X |
| guest_id_marketing | 1 Years | Twitter/X |
| muc_ads | 1 Years | Twitter/X |
| personalization_id | 1 Years | Twitter/X |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 5 Months | YouTube |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 1 Years | YouTube |
| YSC | 0 Days | YouTube |
| __Secure-xxxxxxx | 0 Days | YouTube |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | 0 Days | YouTube |
Changes to this Cookie Policy
Operation Blessing reserves the right to change this Cookie Policy as Operation Blessing deems it necessary or appropriate. Any material changes to the Cookie Policy will be posted. The updated Cookie Policy will take effect as soon as it has been updated.
Further Information
If you would like to know more about how we use cookies, please contact:
Data Protection
Operation Blessing
977 Centerville Turnpike
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23463
United States
For more information, please review the Operation Blessing Privacy Policy and Operation Blessing’s Terms and Conditions.
By using this Operation Blessing website, you are agreeing that your use and your relationship with Operation Blessing through the Operation Blessing website are governed by Operation Blessing’s Terms of Use. In case of conflict, the Terms of Use will control over the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy, and the Privacy Policy will control over the Cookie Policy.