Florida College System Foundation
Effective date: October 15, 2026
The Florida College System Foundation (“FCSF,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on this website to provide essential functionality, protect forms and transactions, understand website usage, and improve the visitor experience. This Cookie Policy explains these technologies and the choices available to you.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your browser or device when you visit a website. Cookies can help a website operate, remember preferences, maintain secure sessions, and collect information about how visitors use the site. Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, local storage, scripts, and device identifiers.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies support core website functions and security. They are used to:
- Remember your cookie preferences
- Protect the website against bots, spam, fraud, and malicious activity
- Support secure donation and payment processes
- Maintain website reliability
Because these cookies are necessary for requested services or website security, they are not subject to optional consent controls. Blocking them through your browser may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.
Analytics cookies
FCSF uses Google Analytics, through Google Tag Manager, to understand how visitors interact with the website. Analytics technologies may collect information such as browser and device details, approximate location derived from an IP address, pages visited, referring pages, session activity, and interactions with website content.
We use this information to assess website performance and improve content, navigation, and user experience. Analytics cookies are set only after you accept them through the website’s cookie banner.
Security and spam-prevention cookies
Our online donation form uses Google reCAPTCHA to help distinguish legitimate visitors from automated activity. reCAPTCHA may process technical and interaction information for security and risk analysis and may place cookies or use similar technologies. Our website is also protected by Cloudflare, which may set a short-lived cookie to distinguish people from automated traffic.
Donation and payment cookies
Online donations are processed through Donorbox, with payments handled by Stripe. When you use the donation form, Donorbox, Stripe, and related services (such as Google Pay and Google address lookup) may use cookies or similar technologies to maintain secure sessions, complete transactions, prevent fraud, and remember selections. These cookies are set only on pages that include the donation form.
Embedded content
If we add embedded content in the future, such as video, maps, or event-registration tools, those providers may set cookies when their content loads or when you interact with it. We will update this policy when we do.
3. Third-Party Services
Cookies and similar technologies on this website are provided by:
- Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
- Google reCAPTCHA (on the donation form)
- Donorbox and Stripe (donations and payments)
- Cloudflare (website security)
- CookieYes (cookie consent)
Third parties process information under their own privacy notices and terms. Their cookies, purposes, and retention periods may change independently of FCSF.
For more information about Google’s use of cookies, review How Google uses cookies and the Google Privacy Policy.
4. Cookie Choices
When you first visit, a cookie banner lets you accept, reject, or adjust optional cookie categories. You can change your choices at any time using the Cookie Settings link at the bottom of every page. Strictly necessary cookies remain active because they support security or requested website functions.
You may also use your browser settings to view, delete, or block cookies. Browser controls vary. Blocking cookies may affect website functionality, forms, and donation services. Your choices may need to be renewed if you clear browser storage, use a different browser or device, or if the website’s cookie configuration changes.
5. Google Analytics Choices
You can decline Google Analytics through the website’s cookie banner or Cookie Settings link. You may also limit it through your browser settings, privacy extensions, or Google’s available opt-out tools.
6. Cookies We Use
The table below lists the cookies currently used on this website. Cookies may last only for a browsing session or for a longer period, depending on their purpose and provider.
| Cookie | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes | Necessary | Remembers your cookie choices | 1 year |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Necessary | Distinguishes people from automated traffic | 30 minutes |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA | Necessary | Protects the donation form from spam and bots | 6 months |
| __stripe_mid | Stripe | Necessary | Fraud prevention for donations | 1 year |
| __stripe_sid | Stripe | Necessary | Fraud prevention for donations | 30 minutes |
| Donorbox session cookies | Donorbox | Necessary | Keeps the donation form working during your visit | Session |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Analytics | Distinguishes visitors | 2 years |
| _ga_HW8L5L6HZH | Google Analytics | Analytics | Maintains session state | 2 years |
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in website technologies, service providers, legal requirements, or our practices. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
8. Contact Us
For questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, contact:
Florida College System Foundation P.O. Box 10503 Tallahassee, FL 32302 Phone: (850) 245-9029 Email: FCS_Foundation@fldoe.org