Cookie and Similar Technologies Policy
Last modified: June 4, 2025.
This is the Cookie Policy (the “Cookie Policy”) for Vaughn College of Aeronautic Engineering, Aviation, and Technology (“Vaughn,” “our,” “we,” or “us,”). Our website, https://www.vaughn.edu/ (the “Website”), uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information that helps us improve your online experience. This Policy explains the types of cookies we use and our purposes for using them.
Our Website and Services may use cookies and similar technologies. A cookie is a file stored on your computer or device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information or settings on your computer or device. When you visit the Website again, the cookie allows the Website to recognize your browser. Cookies allow us to improve the Website’s usability and to personalize the content for you.
This Cookie Policy may be changed or modified from time to time without prior notice. Any modifications will be effective immediately. You can determine when the Cookie Policy was last revised by referring to the “Last Updated” legend at the top of this page. Please regularly check the Policy for updates. Personal Data collected through the use of cookies is obtained through transparent notice to you and may be collected through your consent if your consent is necessary. Please see our Privacy Policy to understand the other ways in which we use the Personal Data we collect.
We use the following cookies on our Website. You can find more information about the individual cookies and similar technologies used on our Website and the purposes for which they are used in the table below:
| Cookie Key | Domain | Type | Expiration | Description |
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | ||||
| _GRECAPTCHA | www.google.com | Third-party | 6 months | Google reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. |
| __cf_bm | .vimeo.com | Third-party | 30 minutes | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | .youtube.com | Third-party | 6 months | This cookie is used to store the user’s consent and privacy choices for their interaction with the site. It records data on the visitor’s consent regarding various privacy policies and settings, ensuring that their preferences are honored in future sessions. |
| CAKEPHP | vaughn.tfaforms.net | Third-party | Session | This cookie is used by the CakePHP framework to handle user sessions and maintain user state across page requests. |
| Performance Cookies | ||||
| _gid | .vaughn.edu
| First-party | 1 day | This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews. |
| _gat_UA-25176106-1 | .vaughn.edu | First-party | 50 seconds | This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It is a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. |
| _ga_31T7NDK3LH | .vaughn.edu | First-party | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
| _ga | .vaughn.edu
| First-party | 1 year 1 month | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
| _ce.clock_data | .vaughn.edu | First-party | 1 day | This cookie is used to track page views and user behaviour on the website for analytics and reporting purposes. |
| _ce.s | .vaughn.edu | First-party | 1 year | This cookie is used to store and track audience reach and site usage for analytics purposes. |
| Targeting Cookies | ||||
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com | Third-party | 6 months | This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites; it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
| _fbp | .vaughn.edu | First-party | 3 months | Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers |
| YSC | .youtube.com | Third-party | Session | This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
| _gcl_au | .vaughn.edu | First-party | 3 months | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services |
| Functionality Cookies | ||||
| _cfuvid | _cfuvid | Third-party | Session | This cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. |
| FORMASSEMBLY | vaughn.tfaforms.net | Third-party | Session | This cookie is used to remember the user’s form session, ensuring that the data entered can be retained for the completion of multiple related form pages. It is essential for the correct functionality of forms powered by FormAssembly, providing a seamless experience by preventing data loss during the form submission process. |
| vuid | .vimeo.com | Third-party | 1 year 1 month | These cookies are used by the Vimeo video player on websites. |
| cebs | .vaughn.edu | First-party | Session | This cookie is used to store user preferences and settings, ensuring a more personalized browsing experience on the website. |
| newsletter | www.vaughn.edu | First-party | 1 day | This cookie is used to remember the user’s decision to subscribe to the newsletter, tracking the subscription status to ensure relevant updates and communications can be sent to the user. |
| Unclassified Cookies | ||||
| cebsp_ | .vaughn.edu | First-party | Session | This cookie is used to store temporary information to enable site functionality and enhance the user experience. It may support navigation, interaction, or personalization during your visit. |
You may block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. You may make this election at any time. Your browser can help you manage cookies. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings on each browser and device that you use. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. More information about how to disable cookies can be obtained from your Internet browser provider. Please be aware that if you disable some or all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Website. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy .
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, feel free to email us with any questions at: