Cookie Policy
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They play a crucial role in enhancing your browsing experience by remembering your preferences, login details, and providing tailored content. Cookies can be categorized as either first-party or third-party, depending on who sets them. First-party cookies are set by the website you’re visiting, while third-party cookies come from external services or advertising networks.
Types of Cookies Used
On Pinetop-Lakeside (https://pinetop-lakeside.pobb.net), we utilize various types of cookies to improve your online experience:
- Necessary Cookies: These essential cookies enable core website functionality, such as allowing you to log in and access secure areas. Without them, certain features won’t work as expected.
- Performance Cookies: We use these to understand how our website performs and optimize its performance. They collect anonymous data about your visits, including pages viewed and loading times.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies enhance the functionality of our site by remembering user preferences, language settings, and personalized content. This ensures a seamless experience tailored to your choices.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: We employ these to deliver targeted content and ads based on your browsing behavior. They may track your online activity across multiple websites for marketing purposes.
User Control and Management
You have the right to manage and control how cookies are used on our website:
- Most web browsers allow you to adjust cookie settings, including blocking or deleting specific types of cookies. You can find these settings in your browser’s preferences or options menu.
- You can clear cookies at any time from within your browser settings, which will log you out of certain services and erase your saved preferences.
- If you choose not to accept certain cookies, some features of our website might not function properly, and we cannot guarantee an optimal user experience.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may include links to external services or display content from third-party providers. These entities may set their own cookies, which are subject to their respective privacy policies:
- Advertising networks: We may use third-party advertising services to deliver targeted ads and track conversions.
- Social media platforms: If you interact with social media widgets on our site (e.g., sharing buttons), these services may set cookies to remember your preferences and activities.
- Analytics providers: Google Analytics, for instance, uses cookies to collect and analyze anonymous usage data.
Consent and Cookie Settings
Your consent is essential before we store or access any cookie on your device. You can provide this consent by using our website, but you have the right to refuse or withdraw it at any time. To manage your cookie preferences:
- Review and adjust your settings in your browser’s privacy or security settings.
- Visit our website’s cookie consent banner, which provides an overview of our cookie usage and allows you to make choices regarding essential and non-essential cookies.
Updates and Contact
We regularly review and update our Cookie Policy to ensure it remains compliant with applicable laws, including GDPR, ePrivacy, CCPA, and UK GDPR. This policy was last updated on January 1, 2024.
For any questions or concerns regarding cookies or this policy, please contact us at: [email protected].