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Understanding how we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and improve our services
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners. At ThornSprigstone, we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and help us understand how visitors interact with our site. Cookies cannot carry viruses or install malware on your device. They typically contain anonymous information like a unique identifier, the site name, and some digits and numbers.
We use several types of cookies on our website: Strictly Necessary cookies which are essential for the website to function properly, Performance cookies that collect information about how visitors use our site, Functionality cookies that remember choices you make, and Targeting/Advertising cookies that are used to deliver ads more relevant to you. Each type serves a different purpose, from enabling basic functions like page navigation to analyzing site traffic and personalizing content. You can control which types of cookies are allowed through our cookie preference center.
First-party cookies are set by our website directly and are generally used to remember your preferences and enhance user experience. Third-party cookies are set by domains other than ours, typically by our partners for services like analytics or advertising. While we control the first-party cookies, third-party cookies are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties. We carefully select our third-party providers to ensure they meet high standards of data protection. Some third-party services we use include Google Analytics for website statistics and Facebook Pixel for advertising effectiveness.
Session cookies are temporary and only last for the duration of your visit to our website, being deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period specified in the cookie (from minutes to several years) unless you delete them manually. We use session cookies for activities like maintaining your logged-in status during a visit, while persistent cookies help remember your preferences across multiple visits. The lifespan of our persistent cookies varies depending on their purpose, with most expiring between 30 days and 2 years.
Functionality cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or the region you're in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, if you adjust text size or other parts of web pages that can be customized, the site will remember your preferences. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you've made to text size, fonts, and other customizable elements. They may also be used to provide services you've asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if users receive error messages. They help us improve how our website works by ensuring users find what they're looking for easily. The data is aggregated and anonymous, used only to improve website performance. We use Google Analytics cookies to understand things like how many visitors come to our site, how long they stay, and what content they view. This information helps us make informed decisions about site improvements and content strategy.
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They're also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. The cookies remember that you've visited our website and this information may be shared with other organizations such as advertisers. While these cookies can track your visits to our website, they don't usually identify you personally. If you prefer not to receive targeted advertising, you can opt out through the Digital Advertising Alliance or your browser settings.
These cookies are set by social media services we've added to our site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They're capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. Even if you don't use the share buttons, the social networks may know you visited our site if you're logged into your account. We use social media cookies from platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest to facilitate content sharing and to measure the effectiveness of our social media marketing.
When you first visit our website, you'll see our cookie consent banner that explains how we use cookies and asks for your permission to set certain types. You can choose to accept all, reject all, or customize your cookie preferences. Your choices will be remembered for future visits through a consent cookie. Even after giving consent, you can change your mind at any time by accessing our cookie preference center (link in footer). Most web browsers also allow some control of cookies through browser settings, typically found in the "options" or "preferences" menu. Popular browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge all have settings to manage cookies.
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish through your browser settings. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your particular browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. For comprehensive information about cookie management with specific web browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
Our essential cookies include session cookies for maintaining your login state, shopping cart functionality, and security tokens that protect against cross-site request forgery. These cookies don't store personal information but are necessary for basic website operations. For example, our authentication cookies help verify your identity when accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you've asked for cannot be provided. We don't require consent for these strictly necessary cookies as they're fundamental to website operation. Even if you reject other cookies, these will still be placed to ensure the website functions correctly.
The duration for which a cookie remains on your device depends on its type. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies have varying lifespans from 24 hours up to 2 years for some analytics cookies. Our preference cookies typically last for 1 year so you don't need to reset your preferences on every visit. Advertising cookies may have shorter lifespans, often 30-90 days. We regularly review our cookie durations to ensure they're appropriate for their purpose while respecting user privacy. You can see the exact expiration of each cookie in your browser's cookie settings.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@thornsprigstone.com or write to us at: ThornSprigstone, 123 Garden Way, Stone Valley, CA 90210. You can also call us at (555) 123-4567 during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm PST). For technical questions about managing cookies in specific browsers, we recommend contacting the browser developer directly. We regularly review our cookie practices and this policy, so we encourage you to check back periodically for updates. Your continued use of our website following any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.