What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. They serve a variety of functions, such as enabling us to track user movement on a website, retain anonymous information regarding the location of visiting users, and remembering certain information you provide to us as you navigate between pages on the website. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

For further information visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

Lighthouse uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

• Understanding how you use our website and which type of device you use in accessing it (i.e - computer, tablet, cellphone).

• Improving the functionality and flow of the website.

• To observe where interested users of our website are generally located (i.e - country, region).

• Improving where and how we promote Lighthouse or events surrounding it.

If you are a user of our website, Squarespace also gets information about your interactions with our website. This data is in anonymous, aggregated or pseudonymized form which does not focus on you individually. They use this data to evaluate, provide, protect or improve their services (including by developing new products and services). Some of this information is collected through cookies and similar technologies used via our website. Some of the information is similarity collected through your web browser or from your device.

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

• Functionality - Lighthouse uses these cookies so that we can recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

• Advertising - Lighthouse uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address.

• Performance And Analytics. Cookies help us analyze how our services are being accessed and used, and enable us to track performance of the services. For example, we use cookies to determine if you viewed certain pages on our website. This helps us better provide you with information that you find interesting.

• You can read more about the cookies we use, through Squarespace, our operating platform, below.

Functional and Required Cookies

Via our operating platform, Squarespace, we use some necessary cookies because they allow our visitors to navigate and use key features on our website. Listed here are the functional and required cookies that help these features work: