BOSTON LYRIC OPERA
COOKIE POLICY
Introduction
Boston Lyric Opera (“BLO”, “we”, “us”, “our”), uses cookies on https://websiteblo.org (the “Website”). Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how cookies are used on the Website and how you turn off cookies on the Website. We also tell you about the role of third party providers with respect to cookies on the Website.
To see a full list of cookies used on the Website, please scroll to the end of this Cookies Policy where you will find a Cookies Chart.
Use of Cookies By BLO
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you access most websites on the internet or open certain emails. Among other things, cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember if you’ve been to the website before. We use the term “cookie” to refer to cookies and technologies that perform a similar function to cookies (e.g., tags, pixels, web beacons, etc.). Cookies can be read by the originating website on each subsequent visit and by any other website that recognizes the cookie. Cookies may be set by us (“first-party cookies”) or by a third-party domain (“third-party cookies”).
We use cookies to help the Website work properly and to provide the relevant products and services to visitors of the website. The Website uses cookies to make the Website easier to use, to support the provision of information and functionality to you, as well as to provide us with information about how the Website is used so that we can make sure it is as up to date, relevant and error free as we can. We also use cookies to remember settings, track activities and analyze trends.
Some cookies are “persistent” cookies. They remain on a device for the period of time specified in the cookie. Persistent cookies are activated each time the user visits the Website that created the particular cookie. Another type of cookie is a “session” or “transient” cookies. These cookies contain information that is stored on a temporary memory location and then deleted after the session is completed or the browser is closed.
How To Turn Off Cookies
You can choose to restrict or block cookies through your browser settings at any time. For more information about how to do this, and about cookies in general, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu. Please note that certain cookies may be set as soon as you visit the Website, but you can remove them using your browser settings.
For more information about online behavioral advertising and to opt out of targeted advertising, visit: Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): https://www.optout.networkadvertising.org
Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): https://www.aboutads.info/choices
European Interactive Digital Adverting Alliance (EDAA): https://www.youronlinechoices.eu and https://www.edaa.eu
However, please be aware that restricting or blocking cookies set on the Website may impact the functionality or performance of the Website, or prevent you from using certain services provided through the Website. It will also affect our ability to update the Website to cater for user preferences and improve performance.
Note On Other Websites
Please note that when using our Website you may be directed to other websites. These websites may use their own cookies, and we do not have control over the placement and use of cookies on third party websites, even if we directed you to that website (e.g., social media platforms may have separate cookie practices).
Other Technologies
We may store certain information in server logs, including IP address and device information, and collect and store information on your device using local storage objects; other tracking technologies we use include scripts, tags, MAC address, IMEI device number and pixels. Certain pages on the Website and our emails contain pixel tags (also referred to as web beacons, web bugs, tracking pixels, java tags and clear gifs). These other technologies allow us and our service providers to: customize communications that we send to you and content provided to you on our Website; collect usage statistics on the use of the Website and our emails; and collect statistics regarding the way you use our Website and interact with e-mails that we sent to you.
Third-Party Providers
We use the following third party providers:
- Tessitura. Tessitura is an enterprise application used by performing arts and cultural organizations to manage their activities in ticketing, fundraising, customer relationship management, and marketing. It refers to itself as “arts enterprise software”.
- Vimeo/operabox.tv. Vimeo is a video hosting, sharing, and services platform that operates on an ad-free basis, and offers software as a service (SaaS) with video creation, editing, and broadcasting tools, enterprise software solutions. Vimeo focuses on the delivery of high-definition video across a range of devices. Operabox.tv includes operALIVE and [insert:opera]. operALIVE streams Boston Lyric Opera’s live, outdoor performances. [insert:opera] is BLO’s home for free content and events.
- Eventbrite. Eventbrite is an event management and ticketing website. The service allows users to browse, create, and promote local events. The service charges a fee to event organizers in exchange for online ticketing services, unless the event is free.
Third Party Analytics providers:
- Google Analytics. Google Analytics measures how you interact with the Website to improve your experience. Click here to learn more about Google Analytics’ privacy practices and opt-out mechanisms.
- Facebook Analytics. Facebook Analytics measures how you interact with our website to improve your experience. To learn more about Facebook Analytics’ privacy practices and opt-out mechanisms, click here.
Questions
Should you have any questions, concerns or a complaint about this Cookies Policy, please contact Boston Lyric Opera at (617) 542-4912, or via email at info@BLO.com, or via mail at 133 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110.
If you do not want to make a long-distance phone call, please email us with your contact information and best times to reach you, and we will contact you as soon as it is practical.
Cookies Chart
Necessary or essential cookies: These cookies help make the Website usable by enabling basic functions like remembering your preferences as to whether you wish to allow us to store cookies and remembering other selections you have entered when you navigate the Website. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Expiry |
| __cfduid | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic | blo.org | 29 days |
| __EC_TEST__ | Used to remember if the user is accessing the website on a computer of mobile devise. | blo.org | Session |
| _mcnc | Necessary for the cache function. A cache is used by the website to optimize the response time between the visitor and the website. The cache is usually stored on the visitor’s browser. | blo.org | 1 day |
| rc::a | Used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of the website. | google.com | Persistent |
| rc::b | Used to distinguish between humans and bots. | google.com | Session |
| rc::c | Used to distinguish between humans and bots. | google.com | Session |
Preference Cookies: These cookies enable the Website to remember information that changes the way the Website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Expiry |
| lang | Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website | ads.linkedin.com | Session |
| lang | Set by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded “Follow us” panel | linkedin.com | Session |
Statistic or Analytics Cookies: These cookies help BLO understand how visitors interact with the Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use these cookies to collect and store information about website visitor behavior (e.g., store information about what pages are visited, how long visitors are on the Website, what users click on), and to monitor and provide statistics on how the Website is used (e.g., recognize and count the number of visitors; see how visitors move around the Website).
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Expiry |
| _dc_gtm_UA-# | Used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of a Google Analytics script tag. | blo.org | 1 day |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor used the website | blo.org | 2 years |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | blo.org | 1 day |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website | blo.org | 1 day |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Used to count how many times a website has been visited by different users. Done by assigning the visitor an ID so the visitor does not get registered twice | blo.org | 1 day |
| _hjid | Sets a unique ID for the session and allows website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes | blo.org | 1 year |
| _hjid | Sets a unique ID for the session and allows website to obtain data on visitor behavior for statistical purposes | blo.org | Persistent |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Determines if the user’s navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder | blo.org | 1 day |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Determines if the user’s navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder | blo.org | Persistent |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Registers data on visitors’ website-behavior. Used for internal analysis and website optimization. | blo.org | Persistent |
| collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s | google-analytics.com | Session |
| p.gif | Keeps track of special fonts used on the website for internal analysis. Does not register any visitor data. | typekit.net |
Marketing and Social Sharing Cookies: These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Expiry |
| _hssc | Collects statistical data related to the user’s website in order to segment the users according to factors such as demographics and geographical location in order to enable media and marketing agencies to understand their target groups for customized online advertising | blo.org | 1 day |
| _hssrc | Collects statistical data related to the user’s website visits, such as number of visits, average time spent on the website, and what pages have been loaded in order to segment users according to factors such as demographics and geographical location in order to enable media and marketing agencies to understand their target groups for customized online advertising | blo.org | Session |
| _hstc | Collects statistical data related to the user’s website visits, such as number of visits, average time spent on the website, and what pages have been loaded in order to segment users according to factors such as demographics and geographical location in order to enable media and marketing agencies to understand their target groups for customized online advertising | blo.org | 1 year |
| _ptq.gif | Sends data to the marketing platform Hubspot about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks visitor across devices and marketing channels | hubspot.com | Session |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series ofd advertisement products, such as real time bidding from third party advertisers | blo.org | 3 months |
| ads/ga-audiences | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behavior across websites | google.com | Session |
| embed/v3/counter.gif | Collects information on user preferences and/or interaction with web-campaign content. Used on CRM-campaign-platform used by website owners for promoting events or products | forms.hsforms.com | Session |
| fr | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers | facebook.com | 3 months |
| hubspotutk | Keeps track of a visitor’s identity and is passed to the marketing platform HubSpot on form submission and used when de-duplicating contacts. | blo.org | 1 year |
| IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user | doubleclick.net | 1 year |
| NID | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeting ads | google.com | 6 months |
| pagead/1p-user-list# | Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. Used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilit5ates payment of referral-fees between websites, | google.com | Session |
| sp_landing | Used to implement audio-content from Spotify on the website. Can also be used to register user interaction and preference3s in context with audio-content. This can serve statistic and marketing purposes. | open-spotify.com | 1day |
| sp_t | Used to implement audio-content from Spotify on the website. Can also be used to register user interaction and preference3s in context with audio-content. This can serve statistic and marketing purposes. | spotify.com | 2 months |
| test_cookie | Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies | doubleclick.net | 1 day |
| tr | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers | facebook.com | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Tries to estimate the user’s bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | youtube.com | 179 days |
| YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen | youtube.com | Session |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | youtube.com | Persistent |
| yt-remote-device-id | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | youtube.com | Persistent |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | youtube.com | Session |
| yt-remote-session-app | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | youtube.com | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | youutube.com | Session |
Unclassified:
| pagead/1p-conversion/# | Unclassified | google.com | Session |
| “1602631963.83.b35fc33ab275f3bb897b765bb4c53d2ae512d8ee5ad42ea158d7937a1c71e0360a3364c9fe04e446ae45d8fd6a8df5” | Unclassified | blo.org | Session |