What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit websites. They enable websites to remember your preferences, recognize repeat visits, and provide certain functionality. Cookies do not contain executable code and cannot access or modify information on your device beyond what you explicitly provide.

How We Use Cookies

This website uses minimal cookies necessary for basic functionality. We do not employ extensive tracking, advertising, or analytics cookies from third-party services.

Essential Cookies

We use one essential cookie to remember your cookie consent preference. This prevents the cookie banner from appearing on every page after you've made your choice. This cookie is necessary for the website to respect your privacy preferences and cannot be disabled without preventing the consent mechanism from functioning.

Cookie name: cookieConsent
Purpose: Stores your cookie acceptance or rejection choice
Duration: 365 days
Type: First-party

Cookies We Don't Use

For transparency, here are types of cookies this website does not implement:

Analytics Cookies: We do not use Google Analytics, Matomo, or similar services that track user behavior across multiple sessions.

Advertising Cookies: We do not use cookies for targeted advertising or remarketing purposes.

Social Media Cookies: We do not embed social media tracking pixels or cookies from platforms like Facebook or Twitter.

Third-Party Cookies: Beyond our essential consent cookie, we do not allow third-party services to set cookies through our website.

Managing Cookie Preferences

When you first visit this website, a banner appears asking whether you accept or reject cookies. Your choice is stored and respected throughout your visit.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

Note that blocking our essential cookie will cause the consent banner to reappear on every page, since the website cannot remember your preference without storing it.

Browser-Specific Instructions

Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data

Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data

Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data

Server Logs

Beyond cookies, our web server automatically collects standard log information including IP addresses, browser types, referring pages, and access times. This technical data helps us maintain site security and diagnose technical issues. It is not linked to personally identifiable information and is analyzed only in aggregate.

Changes to This Policy

If we change our cookie usage, we will update this policy and modify the last updated date. Material changes will be communicated through the website before implementation.

Questions

For questions about our cookie practices, contact us at: contact at dapper-lark.com