Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

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 and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

2. How We Use Cookies

Velvet Promenade uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website performance, and provide personalized content. We use cookies for the following purposes:

• To remember your preferences and settings
• To analyze how you use our website
• To improve website functionality and performance
• To provide relevant content and advertisements
• To ensure website security

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

• Session cookies: Remember your actions during a browser session
• Security cookies: Authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use
• Load balancing cookies: Ensure proper website functionality

3.2 Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if users receive error messages. This information helps us improve how our website works.

• Analytics cookies: Track visitor behavior and website performance
• Error reporting cookies: Help identify and fix technical issues

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use.

• Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences
• Language cookies: Remember your preferred language
• Region cookies: Remember your location preferences

3.4 Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They also help limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

4. Cookie Consent and Management

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to choose which types of cookies you want to accept. You can:

• Accept All: Allow all cookies for the best user experience
• Necessary Only: Accept only essential cookies required for basic functionality
• Customize Settings: Choose specific categories of cookies to accept or reject

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

• Clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer
• Using your browser's cookie management tools
• Deleting existing cookies from your device

5.1 Browser Cookie Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Google Chrome:

1. Click the three dots menu → Settings
2. Go to Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
3. Choose your preferred cookie settings

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Click the menu button → Options/Preferences
2. Select Privacy & Security
3. Under Cookies and Site Data, choose your settings

Safari:

1. Go to Safari → Preferences
2. Click the Privacy tab
3. Choose your cookie and tracking preferences

Microsoft Edge:

1. Click the three dots menu → Settings
2. Go to Privacy, search, and services
3. Under Cookies, choose your preferences

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services that may set cookies:

• Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring
• Social Media Plugins: For social media integration and sharing
• Content Delivery Networks: For faster content delivery

These third parties have their own cookie policies, and we recommend reviewing them to understand how they use cookies.

7. Cookie Retention

Different cookies have different lifespans:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted
• Analytics cookies: Typically retained for 2 years
• Preference cookies: Retained for 1 year or until changed

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can browse our website with cookies disabled, some functionality may be limited:

• Your preferences may not be remembered
• Some interactive features may not work properly
• Website performance may be reduced
• Content may not be personalized to your interests

9. Mobile Devices and Apps

If you access our website through a mobile device or app, similar tracking technologies may be used. You can control these through your device settings:

• iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking
• Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads

10. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a new effective date.

11. Contact Us About Cookies

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

12. Useful Links

For more information about cookies and online privacy, visit:

• AboutCookies.org
• ICO Cookie Guidance
• AllAboutCookies.org