Effective Date: [12-01-2024]
Introduction
The Spirits Business Directory ("Company", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring transparency regarding our data collection practices. This Cookie Policy ("Policy") outlines how we collect, use, and disclose information through cookies and similar technologies when you access or use our website ("Website"). By using our Website, you consent to the practices described in this Policy. Please review this Policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files comprising data that are stored on your computer or other internet-connected device when you visit a website via a browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox). They are widely utilized to enhance website functionality, improve user experience, and offer personalized content and advertisements. Cookies may encompass various forms of tracking technologies, including flash cookies, web beacons, pixels, web server logs, and JavaScript.
2. How We Use Cookies
We employ cookies for multiple purposes, categorized as follows:We employ cookies for multiple purposes, categorized as follows:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the operation of our Website, enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas. These cookies are typically session-based and expire upon closing your browser.
- Performance Cookies: Collect information on how visitors interact with our Website, including metrics like page views, bounce rates, and traffic sources. This data assists us in enhancing the performance and user experience of our Website. These may be session or persistent cookies.
- Functionality Cookies: Remember your preferences and choices (e.g., language, text size) to provide a more personalized experience. These cookies may persist across sessions.
- Targeting Cookies: Used to deliver personalized advertisements based on your browsing behavior and interests. These cookies track user interactions with ads and may be set by us or third-party advertising partners. They are generally persistent cookies.
- Third-Party Cookies: Cookies set by external service providers, including analytics and advertising partners, to collect information about your online activities across different websites. These cookies aid in improving our services, personalizing content, and delivering targeted advertisements.
3. Information Collected Through Cookies
The information obtained via cookies may include, but is not limited to:
- Device information (e.g., IP address, browser type, operating system)
- Usage data (e.g., pages visited, time spent on the Website, navigation paths)
- Referral information (e.g., referring URLs)
- Interaction data (e.g., clicks on advertisements, email opens)
- Mobile identifiers (e.g., unique device identifiers, mobile carrier information)
4. Placement of Cookies
Cookies may be placed in the following locations:
- On Our Website: Directly via our Website.
- In Emails: Through links and elements within marketing and informational emails sent by us.
5. Google Analytics
We utilize Google Analytics, a service provided by Google LLC, to analyze Website traffic and performance metrics. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as the number of visitors, traffic sources, and user behavior. You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on, available at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Controlling and Managing Cookies
You retain control over the use of cookies on our Website. Most web browsers provide settings to manage or delete cookies. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality and user experience of our Website.
On mobile devices, you may also have the option to limit ad tracking through your device settings.
7. Consent for Advertising Cookies
For visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), we do not deploy advertising cookies without prior consent. Upon your consent, we and our advertising partners may set advertising cookies on our Website and affiliated platforms. Should you clear your browser’s cache, the consent banner will reappear to confirm your preferences.
8. Opt-Out of Email Marketing
You may opt out of receiving future marketing or advertising communications from us by clicking the 'unsubscribe' link included in our emails. Should you choose to opt back in at a later date, we may resume sending marketing communications.
9. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our use of cookies or other aspects of our privacy practices, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact us at:
The Spirits Business Directory
10. Policy Updates
We reserve the right to update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. Any updates will be posted on this page with the revised Effective Date. We encourage you to review this Policy regularly to stay informed about our cookie practices.