Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how The Daily Grind Cafe ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at www.dailygrindcafe.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, The Daily Grind Cafe) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
The specific types of first-party and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in more detail below:
- Essential Website Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
- Performance and Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to its use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.
- Analytics and Customization Cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you in order to enhance your experience.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
Types of Cookies We Use:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | Google Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | Google Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | Google Analytics | 1 minute |
| PHPSESSID | Used to maintain user session. | The Daily Grind Cafe | Session |
| cookieconsent_status | Records the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | The Daily Grind Cafe | 1 year |
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner displayed when you first visit our website. If you have visited our Website before, you can access it from the Privacy Policy page.
In addition, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org .
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout .
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at privacy@dailygrindcafe.com or contact us by mail at:
The Daily Grind Cafe
Attn: Privacy Officer
123 Oak Street
Anytown, USA
This Cookies Policy is effective as of October 26, 2023.