Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that websites may place on a visitor’s browser or device. They can be used for functions such as maintaining sessions, supporting website functionality, remembering preferences, improving security, measuring website activity, or supporting advertising and analytics.

Similar technologies may include local storage, session storage, security tokens, browser-based identifiers, and other technical mechanisms used by websites and service providers.

2. Current Use of Cookies

Based on Vanguard’s current website configuration, the website does not presently use advertising cookies, behavioral tracking cookies, or non-essential analytics cookies.

Vanguard does not currently use technologies such as Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, remarketing pixels, or similar advertising and behavioral tracking systems on the public website.

3. Strictly Necessary and Technical Technologies

Vanguard may use technical technologies that are necessary to operate, secure, administer, and protect the website.

These may include technologies used for:

• Website and server operation
• Security and abuse prevention
• Form functionality
• Spam and automated submission prevention
• Administrative website functions
• Session management
• Technical troubleshooting

These technologies are used for operational purposes and are not intended for advertising or behavioral profiling.

4. Cloudflare Turnstile

Vanguard uses Cloudflare Turnstile to help protect website forms from spam, bots, automated submissions, abuse, and malicious activity.

Turnstile may process technical information related to a visitor’s browser, device, IP address, network connection, and interaction with the website in order to determine whether a request appears legitimate.

Cloudflare may use technical mechanisms necessary to provide its security service in accordance with its own privacy and security practices.

5. Third-Party Services

Vanguard may rely on third-party infrastructure and service providers for website hosting, website administration, security, email delivery, form processing, and related technical services.

These providers may use technical mechanisms necessary to provide their services. Vanguard does not control all technologies independently used by third-party providers.

6. No Advertising or Behavioral Tracking

Vanguard does not currently use the public website to build advertising profiles, track visitors across unrelated websites, deliver personalized advertising, or sell browsing information to advertisers.

7. Cookie Consent Banner

Because the website does not currently use non-essential advertising, behavioral tracking, or analytics cookies identified during the current website review, Vanguard does not presently display a cookie consent banner.

If Vanguard introduces technologies in the future that require consent or additional disclosure, appropriate consent controls may be implemented and this Cookie Policy may be updated.

8. Browser Controls

Visitors may control or delete cookies through their browser settings. Most browsers allow users to view stored cookies, delete existing cookies, block certain cookies, or configure how future cookies are handled.

Blocking strictly necessary technologies may affect the operation, security, or functionality of certain website features.

9. Future Changes

Vanguard may introduce additional website technologies in the future, including analytics, performance measurement, security tools, embedded content, or other services.

If the website’s use of cookies or similar technologies changes materially, this Cookie Policy may be updated and additional consent mechanisms may be introduced where appropriate.

10. Relationship to Our Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy should be read together with Vanguard’s Privacy Policy, which provides additional information regarding the collection, use, retention, and protection of information submitted through the website.

You can review the Privacy Policy here: Privacy Policy

11. Contact Vanguard