1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a site. They are widely used to make sites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies help a site remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings, which can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.
Cookies can be categorized as follows:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary and expire once you close your browser. They are used to link your actions during a single session.
- Persistent Cookies: These are stored on your device for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. They remember your preferences for future visits.
- First-party Cookies: These are set by the site you are visiting directly.
- Third-party Cookies: These are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting, typically from services like analytics providers, payment gateways, or advertising networks that are integrated into the site.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several important reasons, all aimed at providing you with a secure, effective, and user-friendly experience. Our uses include:
- Making Our Site Work: Some cookies are essential for the operation of our Site. They enable core functionality such as security, payment processing for our workshops, and page navigation.
- Analyzing and Improving Our Services: We use analytics cookies to collect information about how visitors use our Site. This helps us understand which pages are most popular and identify areas for improvement. This data is aggregated and anonymous.
- Enhancing Functionality: These cookies allow us to remember choices you make (like language preferences) and provide enhanced features, such as embedded content from third-party services like YouTube.
- Social Media Integration: We include links to our social media profiles. If you interact with these or with embedded social media content, those platforms may set cookies to track your activity.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Below is a detailed list of the main cookies we use on our Site, categorized by their purpose.
3.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as processing payments for our workshops. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided. You cannot opt out of these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ts_c | PayPal | Used to enable secure transactions and payment functions on the Site. | 3 Years |
| l7_az | PayPal | Necessary for the PayPal login function to work correctly during a session. | Session |
| __stripe_mid | Stripe | Used for fraud detection and prevention to ensure secure payment processing. | 1 Year |
| __stripe_sid | Stripe | Used for fraud detection and prevention during a browsing session. | 30 Minutes |
| PHPSESSID or similar | deathdoulaprofessionals.com | Maintains your user session across page requests. | Session |
3.2. Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, like which pages you visited and which links you clicked on. This information is aggregated and anonymized and is used only to help us improve how our Site works.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated client identifier. | 2 Years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users for session tracking. | 24 Hours |
| gat* | Google Analytics | Used to throttle the request rate to Google’s servers. | 1 Minute |
3.3. Functionality and Third-Party Cookies
These cookies are used to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages, such as for embedding videos or social media content.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube (Google) | Allows YouTube to estimate user bandwidth on pages with integrated videos. | 6 Months |
| PREF | YouTube (Google) | Stores user preferences like language, page configuration, and playback options for embedded YouTube videos. | 8 Months |
| _fr | Set by Facebook to deliver, measure, and improve the relevancy of ads. This may be set if you interact with our Facebook page link. | 90 Days | |
| _bizo or li_sugr | Set by LinkedIn for advertising and tracking purposes when you interact with our LinkedIn page link. | 6 Months |
4. Your Choices and How to Manage Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. When you first visit our Site, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner where you can make your choices. You can change your preferences at any time.
You can also control and manage cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete, and block cookies for a site. Please be aware that if you delete or block all cookies, some features of our Site may not work as intended.
Here are links to manage cookie settings in popular browsers:
5. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
6. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Legal Name: Death Doula Professionals LLC
Mailing Address: 1724 Moon St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112
Email for Privacy Inquiries: privacy@deathdoulaprofessionals.com