Cookie Policy

Last updated April 8, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how NATA ("Company," "we," "us," and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://www.nata.org ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

In some cases we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, NATA) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

Why do we use cookies?

We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies help us understand how our Website is used, measure performance, and improve functionality. Third parties may also provide services through our Website that use cookies for these purposes.

How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Preference Center. The Cookie Preference Center allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.

The Cookie Preference Center can be found in the notification banner and on our Website. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Website though your access to some functionality and areas of our Website may be restricted. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.

The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit):

Strictly Necessary cookies:

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.

__lc_cid: Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function.
__lc_cst: Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function.
CookieConsentPolicy: Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.
LSKey-c$CookieConsentPolicy: This cookie is used to store the user's consent status for cookies on the website.
__cf_bm: 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.
ASP.NET_SessionId: General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written with Microsoft .NET based technologies. Usually used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server.
AWSALB: These cookies enable us to allocate server traffic to make the user experience as smooth as possible. A so-called load balancer is used to determine which server currently has the best availability. The information generated cannot identify you as an individual.
XSRF-TOKEN: This cookie is written to help with site security in preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

_ga: 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.
_gid: 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.
_ga_KKWD11760C: This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
_ga_D9ER6Q0G6N: This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
_ga_97C3S3XFHS: This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
_ga_TFKHLWC4NB: This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
_ga_MHC0HCKSEB: This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state.
_pk_id.1.b469: This cookie name is associated with the Piwik open source web analytics platform. It is used to help website owners track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is a pattern type cookie, where the prefix _pk_id is followed by a short series of numbers and letters, which is believed to be a reference code for the domain setting the cookie.
_pk_ses.1.b469: This cookie name is associated with the Piwik open source web analytics platform. It is used to help website owners track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is a pattern type cookie, where the prefix _pk_ses is followed by a short series of numbers and letters, which is believed to be a reference code for the domain setting the cookie.
_gat_gtag_UA_147266264_1: This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate).
_gat_gtag_UA_29763029_8: This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate).

Functionality Cookies

__oauth_redirect_detector: This cookie is used to support login functionality by detecting the final redirect URL after an OAuth authentication flow is completed.

How can I control cookies on my browser?

As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:

In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit:

What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track interactions related to our Website. We may use similar technologies from time to time, such as web beacons (sometimes called “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”), which are commonly used in email and social media campaigns.

These technologies help us understand the effectiveness of our communications, such as whether an email was opened, a link was clicked, or a visitor arrived from a campaign link. When users visit our Website, these technologies are not used to identify individual users or track them across other websites.

In some cases, these technologies rely on cookies to function properly. Declining cookies on our Website may limit certain on‑site functionality or measurement.

How often will you update this Cookie Policy?

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other tracking technologies, please contact us at it@nata.org or by post to:

NATA
1620 Valwood Pkwy
Carrollton, TX 75006
United States
Phone: (972)532-8839