Our Cookie Policy
This policy explains how AquaMossnest uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
Introduction to 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, as well as to provide information to the website owners. At AquaMossnest, we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site usage, and support our marketing efforts.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use (i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used), and how to manage cookie settings. We also explain how similar tracking technologies may be used. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy.
Detailed Cookie Information
Below is a comprehensive list of the cookies we use, along with detailed explanations of their purpose and duration:
1. 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. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided. We use these cookies to:
- Maintain your session and keep you logged in as you navigate our site
- Remember your preferences for our cookie settings
- Load balance our website traffic across multiple servers
- Prevent fraudulent use of login credentials
- Route users to specific applications or servers
Example cookies: PHPSESSID, AWSELB, JSESSIONID. These cookies are typically deleted when you close your browser (session cookies).
2. Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works. We use these cookies to:
- Track pages visited and interaction on each page
- Measure time spent on the site and on specific pages
- Monitor error messages and page load issues
- Understand navigation paths through our website
- Improve website speed and functionality based on usage patterns
Example cookies: _ga, _gid, _gat (Google Analytics). These may persist from 30 minutes to 2 years depending on the cookie.
3. Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. We use these cookies to:
- Remember your login details for future visits
- Store your language and regional preferences
- Maintain your settings across different pages
- Remember if you've already completed surveys or pop-ups
- Provide enhanced functionality on product configuration tools
Example cookies: lang, wp-settings-{time}, has_js. These typically persist from session to 1 year.
4. Targeting and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. We use these cookies to:
- Display relevant ads on other websites you visit
- Limit how often you see particular ads
- Measure effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
- Build audience profiles for targeted advertising
- Track conversions from digital ads to our website
Example cookies: _fbp, fr (Facebook Pixel), IDE (Google DoubleClick). These may persist from 30 days to 2 years.
5. Social Media Cookies
These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are 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. We use these cookies to:
- Enable sharing of content via social media platforms
- Track effectiveness of social media campaigns
- Allow integration with social media features (like buttons)
- Measure referrals from social media channels
- Provide social media companies with data about your visit
Example cookies: personalization_id (Twitter), YSC (YouTube). These vary by platform but typically persist from session to 2 years.
How We Use Cookie Data
The information collected by cookies on our website is used for various purposes including:
- Website Functionality: To enable certain functions of our website and provide the services you request.
- Performance Measurement: To analyze how our website is accessed, used, or is performing to improve your experience.
- Content Personalization: To customize our website content based on your preferences and past interactions.
- Advertising: To show you relevant ads on our site and third-party sites based on your browsing behavior.
- Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent activity and protect your data from unauthorized access.
- Social Media Integration: To enable you to share content directly to social media platforms.
- Analytics: To understand how our website is used so we can improve its design and functionality.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements on and through the website, and so on. These third-party services may place their own cookies on your device. We have no control over these cookies and they are subject to the privacy policies of the respective companies. Some key third-party cookies we use include:
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from, and the pages they visited. We use this information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information including your IP address, but this information is not personally identifiable to us.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
Facebook Pixel
The Facebook pixel is an analytics tool that allows us to measure the effectiveness of our advertising by understanding the actions people take on our website. We use pixel data to:
- Ensure our ads are shown to the right people
- Build advertising audiences
- Understand the effectiveness of our Facebook ads
- Remarket to people who have visited our website
The pixel may collect information about your device, browsing actions, and IP address. Facebook may use this information to provide measurement services and target ads, and may combine it with other information they've collected from your use of their services.
Hotjar
Hotjar is a behavior analytics tool that gives us insights into how users interact with our website. It uses cookies to:
- Track user movements through the website (heatmaps)
- Record user sessions for playback (session recordings)
- Collect feedback through surveys and polls
- Understand user behavior patterns
This helps us identify usability issues and improve the overall user experience. Hotjar cookies don't collect personal information, though they may capture information you voluntarily enter in forms (excluding password fields).
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options to control or limit how we and our partners use cookies:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to:
- Notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it
- Block all cookies (though this may severely affect your ability to use our website)
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
- Block third-party cookies while allowing our own cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Opt-Out Tools
Several organizations provide opt-out tools to help manage your online behavioral advertising preferences:
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) - optout.aboutads.info
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) - optout.networkadvertising.org
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) - www.youronlinechoices.com
These opt-outs are typically cookie-based and will only work for the specific browser and device you're using when you opt out. You'll need to repeat the process for each browser and device you use.
Mobile Device Settings
On your mobile device, you may have additional controls to limit ad tracking. These vary by device but typically include:
- iOS: Settings > Privacy > Advertising > Limit Ad Tracking
- Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization
These settings don't block all ads, but they limit the use of data for interest-based advertising. You may still see the same number of ads, but they may be less relevant to your interests.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data use practices. When we make significant changes, we will take appropriate steps to inform users, such as by posting a notice on our website or sending you a notification. The date at the bottom of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.
We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our cookie practices. Your continued use of our website after any changes signifies your acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
- By email: privacy@aquamossnest.com
- By phone: 1-800-555-6789 (ask for the Privacy Officer)
- By mail: AquaMossnest Privacy Office, 1234 Greenway Blvd, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97201
Our Data Protection Officer can be reached directly at dpo@aquamossnest.com for any concerns regarding your personal data.