Below is information on how goodmorningmatea.com uses “cookies” and similar technologies on its website.
What are “cookies”?
“Cookies” are small text files containing a small amount of information that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website and allow a website to recognize your device.
Why do we use “cookies” and similar technologies?
Our cookies help us:
- Make our website work according to your expectations.
- Remember your settings during visits.
- Allow you to share pages (names/blogs) with social networks such as Facebook or Linkedin.
We do not use cookies for:
- Collecting personally identifiable information – we will always ask for your explicit permission if we ever intend to collect such information.
- Collecting sensitive information without your explicit consent.
Do we use third-party cookies?
Some cookies we use are from third-party companies, such as Adobe Analytics, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn Analytics, Adwise, Adsense, Gemius, and others, to provide us with web analytics and intelligence data about our website. These companies use programming code to gather information about your interaction with our website, such as the pages you visit, the links you click on, and how long you stay on our website. This code is active only when you are on the goodmorningmatea.com website. For more information on how these companies collect and use information on our behalf, please refer to their privacy statements: Adobe, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, and others.
What information is stored by the cookie?
Typically, the cookie stores:
- The name of the website it came from.
- How long the cookie will remain on your computer or phone.
- Value – usually a randomly generated unique number.
How long do cookies stay on my computer?
Session cookies – these cookies last until you close your browser. They are not stored on your hard drive. They are commonly used to track the pages you visit in order to personalize the information for your visit.
Persistent cookies – these cookies are stored on your hard drive until you delete them or they expire. They can be used, for example, to remember your preferences when you visit the website.
Giving consent for the use of cookies
If the settings of the software you use to view this website (e.g., browser such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) are set to accept cookies, we consider this and your continued use of our website as consent to the use of cookies. If you wish to delete or not use cookies from our site, you can disable cookies through “Internet Options” in your browser’s menu at any time. However, please note that this may mean our website may not function as well as you expect.
Our use of cookies falls into several categories, including:
- Website functionality cookies
- Social media cookies
- Analytical cookies
What types of cookies exist, and which ones does our website use?
The “cookies” used on the goodmorningmatea.com website are categorized based on the categories found on the European Commission’s website (http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm) and other public sources.
However, it is important to note that not all cookies can be used on all websites. The list of cookies used by our website, categorized as session or persistent cookies, is provided below. Within these four categories below, cookies are classified as session or persistent cookies. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device once you close the browser window.
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to allow you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, the services you have requested cannot be provided.
Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about your visit and use of our website, such as which pages you visit most frequently and whether you receive error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies the visitor. All information collected by these cookies is anonymous and used only to improve the functioning of the websites.
The following are categorized as performance cookies:
- Referrer URL (internal page) – used to store the URL of the previously visited page. It allows us to track how visitors navigate our site.
- Referrer URL (external page, including if you click on links from social media to pages on goodmorningmatea.com) – used to store the URL that refers visitors to our site, allowing us to understand which URLs refer visitors to our site.
- URL history – used to store the pages visited by the user.
- Anonymous visitor cookie – a unique identifier given to each visitor to analyze how anonymous visitors use our site.
- Session management cookies – these cookies allow us to track the actions of a user on our website during a browser session. The browser session begins when the user opens the browser window, visits our website, and ends when they leave our website and close the browser window. Our session management cookies are created temporarily. Once you close your browser, our session management cookies are deleted.
Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow a website to remember your preferences (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced features. These cookies do not actively track your browsing activity on other websites. They do not collect any information about you that could be used for advertising purposes or remember where you have been on the internet outside our site.
How to proceed if you do not wish to accept cookies?
By using our website, you accept that we may place cookies on your device as explained above.
If you wish to remove existing cookies from your device, you can do so using your browser’s options. If you wish to block future cookies placed on your device, you can change your browser settings to do so. Please note that deleting and blocking cookies will impact your practical experience with users, as certain parts of the website may no longer function. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings to block cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site or click on a link in a targeted email we send you, even if you have deleted our cookies.