Cookie Policy
Effective: To be set upon final approval and publication.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored in your browser when you visit a website. They allow a website to recognize your browser across requests. Some cookies are essential to how a site functions; others serve optional purposes such as analytics or advertising.
2. How We Use Cookies
Florida Principles PAC uses cookies in a limited and purposeful way. We use cookies only as necessary for specific site functions, described below. If our cookie or tracking practices materially change, we will update this Cookie Policy accordingly.
3. Cookies We Use
3.1 Poll Participation Cookie
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | fp_poll_voter |
| Purpose | Prevents duplicate votes in Site polls |
| Content | An opaque, randomly generated identifier. Not linked to your name, email, or any other identifying information. |
| Duration | Up to 1 year from your last poll interaction |
| Scope | Site-wide |
| Set by | Our servers when you participate in a poll |
| Third-party | No |
When you vote in a poll, we store a one-way cryptographic hash combining the poll identifier and your cookie value to record that a vote was cast. The raw cookie value itself is never written to our database.
3.2 Staff Session Cookie
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | pac_staff_session |
| Purpose | Maintains an authenticated session for authorized PAC staff in the administrative area |
| Content | A randomly generated, opaque session token |
| Duration | Up to 8 hours from login; expires after 30 minutes of inactivity |
| Scope | Administrative area only |
| Set by | Our servers upon successful staff authentication |
| Third-party | No |
This cookie is issued only to authorized PAC staff. It is not set for ordinary visitors to the public Site.
3.3 Locale Preference Cookie
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | NEXT_LOCALE |
| Purpose | Stores your language preference when you select a language from the language selector |
| Content | Your selected locale code (e.g., "es" for Spanish, "ht" for Haitian Creole) |
| Duration | 1 year |
| Scope | Site-wide |
| Set by | Our application when you change the language setting |
| Third-party | No |
This cookie is set only when you actively select a language from the Site's language selector. It is not set for visitors who use the Site's default language without changing it.
4. Technologies We Do Not Currently Use
As of the effective date of this policy, the Site does not intentionally deploy advertising networks, behavioral analytics platforms, social media tracking pixels, third-party retargeting technologies, or cross-site tracking cookies. No third-party services that would introduce such cookies — including Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, advertising exchanges, or social media embeds — are currently integrated into the Site. We also do not use third-party hosted fonts, embedded maps, or video embeds that would introduce third-party cookies.
If our cookie or tracking practices materially change, we will update this Cookie Policy to reflect those changes before they take effect.
5. Managing Cookies
You can control cookies through your browser's settings. Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies. Instructions are available through your browser's help resources.
Effect of disabling cookies:
- If the poll participation cookie is blocked or deleted, you may be able to vote in polls again; poll accuracy may be affected.
- If the staff session cookie is blocked, PAC staff will be unable to access the administrative area. Ordinary visitors are not affected.
- If the locale preference cookie is blocked or deleted, the Site will revert to its default language on your next visit.
- No other Site functionality requires cookies for ordinary public visitors.
6. Do Not Track and Privacy Signals
The Site does not currently implement behavior in response to Do Not Track (DNT) browser signals or similar privacy signals. If your browser sends a Do Not Track or other privacy signal, it does not change how the Site currently operates for you.
We will update this policy if our practices in this area change.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
8. Contact
For questions about this Cookie Policy, please use the Contact page at floridaprinciplespac.org/contact.