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Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy of www.worldecr.com

Effective Date: July 3, 2025

1.         INTRODUCTION

This Cookie Policy describes the information Dow Jones & Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Dow Jones”, “we”, “us” and “our”) obtain from Cookies on this Site, how we use Cookies, and how you can manage them. We and our service providers collect information by automated means when you visit, access or use this Site through cookies (including Flash cookies), web beacons, pixels, server calls, web server logs, JavaScript, and other tracking technologies (collectively “Cookies”) to deliver and improve the Site, and to achieve the purposes described below.  By using this Site, you acknowledge you have read and accept this Cookie Policy. We may periodically update this Cookie Policy without prior notice to reflect changes in our practices. Please look at the Effective Date at the top of this page to see when this Cookie Policy was last revised.

2.         WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small text file that is sent to and stored on your computer or other internet connected device to identify your browser or store information. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work in a better, more efficient way. A web beacon links web pages to servers and may be used to transmit information collected through cookies back to a web server. Other tracking technologies such as pixels, JavaScript, server calls or web server logs allow us to use invisible images or code on the Site, or data from our server calls or web server logs, to gain analytics insights.

3.         INFORMATION WE OBTAIN THROUGH COOKIES

The information we obtain through the use of Cookies may include information about your computer, device, and browser, such as your IP address, browser, operating system and device characteristics, language preferences, mobile device or advertising ID, referring URLs, and actions taken by you on the Site such as what content you visited, whether you have used the Site before, dates and times you access the Site, email and advertising views and click-throughs, frequent article searches on the Site, and other software or hardware information. If you access the Site from a mobile or other device, we may collect information for that device such as a unique device identifier (“UDID”), mobile phone number, and details about your mobile carrier.

4.         WHAT CATEGORIES OF COOKIES DOES THIS SITE USE AND WHY

Strictly Necessary Cookies

This Site uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar technology to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Site.

Cookies managed by third parties

  • Google reCAPTCHA (Google LLC)

Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service that protects the Site from spam and abuse by distinguishing between humans and bots.  This service is provided by Google LLC in the United States – Privacy Policy.

  • Google Tag Manager (Google LLC)

Google Tag Manager (GTM) is a tool that allows us to manage the tags or scripts needed on this Site in a centralized fashion.  This results in users’ data flowing through these services, potentially resulting in the retention of this data.   This tag management service is provided by Google LLC in the United States. 

Experience Enhancement Cookies

This Site uses Cookies to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms. 

Cookies managed by third parties

  • Mailchimp widget (Intuit Inc.)

The Mailchimp widget is a service for interacting with the Mailchimp email address management and message sending service provided by Intuit Inc.  This widget allows users to interact with data collection platforms or other services directly from the pages of the Site for the purpose of saving and reusing data.  It may collect browsing and usage data in the pages where it is installed.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

  • Vimeo video (Vimeo, LLC)

Vimeo is a video content visualization service provided by Vimeo, LLC that allows this Site to incorporate content of this kind on its pages. It may collect traffic and usage data for the pages where the service is installed.

Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.

Analytics Cookies and Similar Technologies

We and our service providers may use Analytics Cookies (or performance cookies) to collect information about your use of the Site to help create reports and statistics on the performance of the Site which enables us to improve the way it works. Analytics Cookies collect information such as your IP address, type of device, operating system, referring URLs, country information, date and time of page visits, and pages visited. The information allows us to count our audience size, see the overall patterns of usage on the Site, help us record any difficulties you have with the Site and show us whether our advertising is effective or not.

Analytics Cookies on the Site may include: 

  • Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC)

Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Site, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at collection time and then discarded before Data is logged in any data center or server. You can learn more, including how to opt out by clicking here https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout    

5.         How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent on this Site

Users can manage preferences related to Cookies directly within their own device settings, for example, by preventing the use or storage of Cookies.

Additionally, whenever the use of Cookies is based on consent, users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting or updating their preferences via the relevant privacy choices panel available on this Site.

With regard to any third-party Cookies, users can manage their preferences via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party’s privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

How to control or delete Cookies and similar technologies via your device settings

Users may use their own browser settings to:

  • See what Cookies or other similar technologies have been set on the device;
  • Block Cookies or similar technologies;
  • Clear Cookies or similar technologies from the browser.

The browser settings, however, do not allow granular control of consent by category.

Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:

Users may also manage certain categories of Cookies used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).

Consequences of denying the use of Cookies

Users are free to decide whether or not to allow the use of Cookies. However, Cookies help this Site to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Please note that by disabling or blocking any or all Cookies, you may not have access to certain features, content or personalization available on our Site.