Cookie Notice

Cookies are small data files that are stored on your phone, tablet, or computer when you visit a website. These files help us understand how you interact with bibleproject.com, remember your preferences, and enhance your browsing experience. Below, we explain the different types of cookies we use and their purpose.

First Party Cookies for BibleProject.com

Strictly Necessary

  • october_session - Stores user session information (store cart items, redirect info, flash messages, etc.).
  • user_auth - Stores user authentication status information. Needed for logins.
  • ipinfo - Stores user IP information for localization.
  • bp-auth-* - Stores user authentication status information. Needed for logins.
  • bp-session - Stores session data including your unique user identifier (when logged-in) and device type to provide a consistent browsing experience. This temporary cookie is automatically deleted when you close your browser or leave our site.
  • bp-classroom-session - Stores session data, specifically for Classroom.
  • TBP_USER_ID and bp-auth-publicuserid - Facilitates a common user ID for user progress and analytics matching across browsers/devices.

Advertising and Marketing

  • bp-tracking - Tracks which marketing campaign referred you to our site. It helps us measure the effectiveness of our advertising efforts and improve our marketing strategies.

Enhanced Functionality

  • homepage-visited - Used to determine if user has seen the homepage. Used to show or hide UI elements.
  • bp-classroom-preferences - Stores information about personal preferences within Classroom (preferred note color, audio-only mode, playback rate, etc.).

Third Party Cookies

Analytics and Performance

  • Cookies from Google Analytics track site statistics and user behavior.
  • Cookies from Heap distinguish and monitor individual user activity, anonymously (no personally identifiable information is collected).
  • Cookies from NewRelic measure site performance and capture error reports.

Advertising and Marketing

  • Cookies from Google Ads, Facebook and Bing enable conversion tracking on targeted advertising that BibleProject purchases on these platforms.
  • Cookies from Braze and Pardot facilitate email collection for marketing communications by BibleProject.

Essential Functionality

  • Cookies from Stripe process secure credit card and banking transactions used when giving.
  • Cookies from YouTube enable video playback and save viewing preferences.
  • Cookies from Google safeguard user data and store site preferences.