Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how their site is being used.

Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device until deleted or until they expire) or "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser).

2. How We Use Cookies

Elbowsmove uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Website Functions: To enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility
• User Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences
• Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website
• Marketing: To deliver relevant content and measure advertising effectiveness

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, secure areas access, and cookie consent preferences. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled.

• cookieConsent: Stores your cookie consent preferences (Duration: 12 months)
• session: Maintains your session state (Duration: Session)

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website and services.

• _ga: Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users (Duration: 2 years)
• _gid: Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users (Duration: 24 hours)
• _gat: Google Analytics cookie used to throttle request rate (Duration: 1 minute)

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an ad and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

• _fbp: Facebook pixel cookie for advertising (Duration: 3 months)
• ads_prefs: Advertising preference cookie (Duration: 2 years)

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. These include:

• Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring
• Google Fonts: For loading web fonts
• Font Awesome: For loading icon fonts

These third parties have their own privacy policies governing how they use the information they collect.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:

• Cookie Banner: When you first visit our website, you can choose which categories of cookies to accept using our cookie consent banner
• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or delete certain cookies
• Opt-Out Links: For third-party cookies, you can use the opt-out mechanisms provided by those services

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

6. Browser Cookie Settings

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Here are links to instructions for common browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. The "Last updated" date at the top indicates when this policy was last revised.

8. Your Rights

Under GDPR and applicable privacy laws, you have the right to:

• Know what cookies we use and why
• Opt out of non-essential cookies
• Withdraw your consent at any time
• Request information about the data collected through cookies

If you are a resident of a US state with comprehensive privacy legislation (such as California, Virginia, Colorado, or Connecticut), you also have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information collected through cookies and similar technologies for cross-context behavioral advertising, and to limit the use of sensitive personal information. We do not sell or share personal information collected through cookies for such purposes.

9. US State Privacy Laws

Residents of certain US states have additional rights regarding cookies and online tracking:

• California (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right to know what categories of personal information are collected through cookies, the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and the right to limit the use of sensitive personal information. While we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, you may manage your cookie preferences through our cookie banner.
• Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA): You have the right to opt out of targeted advertising and profiling. Our analytics and marketing cookies may constitute targeted advertising under these laws. You may opt out by using our cookie banner or your browser settings.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

10. Privacy Requests and Contact

To submit a privacy request related to cookies or tracking technologies, or to exercise any of your privacy rights under US state or federal law, please contact us using the information below. We will verify your identity before processing your request and will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.