Last Updated: September 9, 2024
Cookies and Identification Technologies
We and our Service Providers, affiliates, third parties, and other partners use cookies and other identification technologies on our Sites and in providing our Services for a number of purposes, including: authenticating users, remembering user preferences and settings, determining the popularity of content, delivering and measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, analyzing site traffic and trends, and generally understanding the online behaviors and interests of people who interact with our Services. All terms capitalized in this Cookie Policy are defined in our Privacy Policy. You can read more here about the types of cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can exercise your choices.
Cookies and related technologies overview
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your browser or device by websites, apps, online media, and advertisements that are used to remember your browser or device during and across website visits. We also utilize other technologies that may identify you or the devices you use. For example, ‘pixel tags’ (also called beacons) are small blocks of code installed on (or called by) a webpage, app, or advertisement which can retrieve certain information about your device and browser, including, for example: device type, operating system, browser type and version, website visited, time of visit, referring website, IP address, advertising identifiers, and other similar information, including the small text file (the cookie) that uniquely identifies the device.
Pixels provide the means by which third-parties can set and read browser cookies from a domain that they do not themselves operate and collect information about visitors to that domain, typically with the permission of the domain owner. ‘Local storage’ refers generally to other places on a browser or device where information can be stored by websites, ads, or third-parties (such as HTML5 local storage and browser cache). ‘Software Development Kits’ (also called SDKs) function like pixels and cookies but operate in the mobile app context where pixels and cookies cannot always function. The primary app developer can install pieces of code (the SDK) from partners in the app, and thereby allow the partner to collect certain information about user interaction with the app and information about the user device and network information.
Your choices
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. However, they are an important part of how our Services work, so you should be aware that if you choose to refuse or remove cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of the Services.
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. To do so, please follow the instructions provided by your browser which are usually located within the ‘Help’ or ‘Preferences’ menu. Some third parties also provide the ability to refuse their cookies directly by clicking on an opt-out link, and we have indicated where this is possible in the table below.
For further information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, you can visit Your Ad Choices.
For mobile users, you have controls in your device Operating System that enables you to choose whether to allow cookies or share your advertising ID with our organization or our advertising service providers. For information on controlling your mobile choices, you can visit Network Advertising.
Types and purposes of cookies
The following table sets out the different categories of cookies that our Services use and why we use them. The lists of cookie providers are intended merely as illustrative and should not be viewed as a comprehensive list.
| Types of Cookie | Purpose | Who Serves (for example) |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | These cookies (including local storage and similar technologies) are essential to enable your use of the Sites and Services. They may also provide authentication, Site security and help localize the language based on the geography of your visit. | Nurse Blake LLC, NurseCon at Sea LLC, NurseCon LLC, Elevate Nursing LLC |
| Site features and services | These provide functionality that help us deliver products and Services. We may also use cookies and similar technologies to help us provide you and others with social plug-ins and other customized content and experiences, such as making suggestions to you and others. | Nurse Blake LLC, NurseCon at Sea LLC, NurseCon LLC, Elevate Nursing LLC |
| Analytics, performance and research | These are used to understand, improve and research products, including when you access our Sites and apps from a computer or mobile device. For example, we may use cookies to understand how you are using Site features, and segmenting audiences for feature testing. We and our partners may use these technologies and the information we receive to improve and understand how you our Services. | Nurse Blake LLC, NurseCon at Sea LLC, NurseCon LLC, Elevate Nursing LLC |
Nurse Blake LLC, and the companies that help us run our business use cookies in several ways, such as:
- Authenticating and identifying you on our websites so we can provide you the services you requested.
- Keeping track of information you have provided to us — for example, keeping items in your shopping cart as you browse www.nurseblake.com
- Providing you the Nurse Blake LLC websites that you use.
- Remembering your preferences or where you left off in your use of Nurse Blake LLC website.
- Measuring your use of Nurse Blake LLC websites so that we can improve them, tailor our websites to your likely interests, and conduct market research.
- Understanding your likely interests so we can provide you more relevant Nurse Blake LLC ads and content on non-Nurse Blake LLC websites and in non-Nurse Blake LLC apps.
- Running the Nurse Blake LLC Experience Cloud solutions that help our business customers personalize and improve the performance of their websites, apps, and marketing messages.
Technologies similar to cookies
Technically speaking, cookies are called “HTTP cookies.” There are other technologies that can be used for similar purposes, such as HTML5 Local Storage and local shared objects (LSOs). LSOs are used by the authors of files that are read by Nurse Blake LLC and the websites hosting those files. We may use HTML5 Local Storage, LSOs, and similar technologies for authenticating you, keeping track of information you have provided to us, and remembering your preferences (see bullet points above). When you are using a Nurse Blake LLC application offline, we may store information related to how you used that website on your device and then transfer it to our servers the next time you connect online to our service.
Web beacons and embedded scripts
Web beacons and embedded scripts are other technologies that we use in our websites, as well as in some of our emails and ads.
Web beacons (or “tags”) are bits of programming code included in web pages, emails, and ads that notify Nurse Blake LLC (or the companies that help us run our business) when those web pages, emails, or ads have been viewed or clicked on.
Embedded scripts are bits of programming code included within some of our web pages that measure how you use those web pages, such as which links you click. We use this information to improve our websites, tailor our websites to your likely interests, conduct market research, and for anti-fraud monitoring purposes. You may be able to turn off scripting functionality, such as JavaScript, within your browser (please refer to your browser's help function). Note that if you disable scripting functionality, some Nurse Blake LLC websites may not function properly.