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This page was last changed on July 8, 2025, last checked on July 8, 2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United States.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://stm-assoc.org (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. Cookies

When you visit our website it can be necessary to store and/or read certain data from your device by using technologies such as cookies.

2.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

2.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website.

2.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

2.4 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Twitter and LinkedIn to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Twitter and LinkedIn. This content is embedded with code derived from Twitter and LinkedIn and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalised advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymised as much as possible. Twitter and LinkedIn are located in the United States.

3. Placed cookies

Most of these technologies have a function, a purpose, and an expiration period.

  1. A function is a particular task a technology has. So a function can be to “store certain data.”
  2. Purpose is “the Why” behind the function. Maybe the data is stored because it is needed for statistics.
  3. The expiration period shows the length of the period the used technology can “store or read certain data.”

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details
Name
wp-settings-*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wp-settings-time-*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wordpress_logged_in_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users
Name
wordpress_test_cookie
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
wp_lang
Expiration
session
Function
Store language settings

Google Analytics

Statistics

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews

Flow-Flow Social Stream

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Flow-Flow Social Stream for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
ff_news_session
Expiration
session
Function

Wordfence

Functional

Usage

We use Wordfence for security and fraud prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wordfence Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
wfwaf-authcookie*
Expiration
1 day
Function
Read to determine if the user is logged in

(X) Twitter

Functional, Marketing

Usage

We use (X) Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the (X) Twitter Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
local_storage_support_test
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide load balancing functionality

Marketing

Name
metrics_token
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content

LinkedIn

Functional, Marketing, Statistics, Preferences

Usage

We use LinkedIn for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the LinkedIn Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
sdsc
Expiration
session
Function
Provide load balancing functionality
Name
li_gc
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
BizographicsOptOut
Expiration
10 years
Function
Store privacy preferences

Marketing

Name
lms_ads
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
_guid
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
li-oatml
Expiration
1 month
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
li_sugr
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
UserMatchHistory
Expiration
30 days
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting

Statistics

Name
lms_analytics
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Name
AnalyticsSyncHistory
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store and track visits across websites

Preferences

Name
li_alerts
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store if a message has been shown
Name
bcookie
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store browser details
Name
lidc
Expiration
1 day
Function
Provide load balancing functionality
Name
bscookie
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store logged in users

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
Name
cmplz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_user_data
Expiration
365 days
Function
Read to determine which cookie banner to show

WP Engine

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use WP Engine for website hosting. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the WP Engine Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
rtk_gdpr_c
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtkuuid
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtk_gdpr_a
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtk_p
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtk_sid
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtk_rps
Expiration
session
Function
Name
rtk_sat
Expiration
session
Function

CloudFlare

Functional

Usage

We use CloudFlare for content distribution network (CDN) services. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the CloudFlare Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
__cf_bm
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Read and filter requests from bots

Atlassian Jira Servicedesk

Statistics

Usage

We use Atlassian Jira Servicedesk for customer support management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics

Name
ajs_anonymous_id
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store last visit

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
wpmme_item_states
Expiration
Function
Name
wp-postpass_*
Expiration
Function
Name
stm_eventreg_basket
Expiration
Function
Name
FUTURE_ACTION_CALENDAR_IS_VISIBLE_classic-editor
Expiration
Function
Name
formItemsCurrentPage
Expiration
Function
Name
msc_storage_db_backup_notice
Expiration
Function
Name
msc_storage_filter_selection
Expiration
Function
Name
YSC
Expiration
Function
.youtube.com
Name
__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN
Expiration
Function
.youtube.com
Name
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Expiration
Function
.youtube.com
Name
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
Expiration
Function
.youtube.com
Name
selectedFormType
Expiration
Function
Name
ff_chart_status
Expiration
Function
Name
entriesCurrentPage
Expiration
Function
Name
entriesPerPage
Expiration
Function
Name
formItemsPerPage
Expiration
Function
Name
loglevel
Expiration
Function
Name
awc.ui.viewed.last.sent
Expiration
Function
Name
awc.session.expiry
Expiration
Function
Name
awc.session.id
Expiration
Function
Name
ff_entry_data
Expiration
Function
Name
cf_*
Expiration
Function

4. Browser and Device based Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You do have the right to opt-out and to object against the further use of non-functional cookies.

4.1 Manage your opt-out preferences

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

5. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

6. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;
  • you may object to the processing;
  • you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;
  • you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or not or no longer relevant, or to ask to restrict the processing of the data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

For more information about your rights with respect to personal data, please refer to our Privacy Statement

7. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

STM
Prins Willem Alexanderhof 5, 2595 BE, The Hague
Netherlands
Website: https://stm-assoc.org
Email: dpo@ex.comstm-assoc.org
Phone number: 00 44 1865 339323

This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on July 8, 2025.

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