Cookies Policy
Effective Date: [Insert Current Date]
This Cookies Policy explains how PureTHCEdibles (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at www.purethcedibles.com. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them. This policy is designed to be clear, transparent, and legally appropriate for our e-commerce dispensary, which serves adults aged 21 and over, including those in the European Union and California.
1. Introduction to Cookies Policy
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. They allow the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
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 website. For example, PureTHCEdibles uses cookies to remember your shopping cart contents, understand how you interact with our site, and to personalize your experience. We also use cookies for advertising and analytics purposes, as detailed below.
2. Types of Cookies Used
The specific types of first-party and third-party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described below:
Essential Cookies
- Purpose: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as accessing secure areas, adding items to your shopping cart, and proceeding through the checkout process. Without these cookies, services like e-commerce transactions cannot be provided.
- Examples: Session cookies for login authentication, security cookies to prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and cookies for shopping cart functionality.
Performance & Analytics Cookies
- Purpose: 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 do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.
- Examples: Google Analytics cookies to measure website traffic and user behavior, helping us understand popular products and site navigation.
Functional Cookies
- Purpose: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, our website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. 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.
- Examples: Cookies remembering your preferred language settings or your acceptance of our age verification (21+).
Marketing & Advertising Cookies
- Purpose: 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 the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
- Examples: Cookies used by social media platforms for targeted advertising, or by advertising partners to show you relevant products after you leave our site.
3. Legal Basis for Cookie Use (GDPR)
For users located in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK, our legal basis for collecting and using the cookies described above depends on the cookie in question and the specific context in which we collect it:
- Consent-Based Cookies: We rely on your explicit consent to use non-essential cookies, such as performance, functional, and marketing cookies. When you visit PureTHCEdibles, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or decline certain types of cookies. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time through our cookie consent banner.
- Legitimate Interest: For strictly necessary cookies, we rely on our legitimate interest to operate our website and provide our services securely and efficiently. These cookies are essential for the basic functionality of the site, such as maintaining your shopping cart and ensuring secure transactions.
Your consent preferences are managed through our dedicated cookie consent banner, which appears upon your first visit or when you clear your cookie settings.
4. Cookies & CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
For California residents, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides specific rights regarding your personal information, which may include data collected via cookies. While PureTHCEdibles primarily serves adults aged 21 and over, we are committed to transparency regarding data practices.
- Disclosure of Cookie-Related Data Collection: We disclose that we collect certain personal information through cookies, such as identifiers (IP address), internet activity information (browsing history, interaction with our website), and inferences drawn from this data. This information is used for the purposes outlined in Section 2.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: If we were to “sell” or “share” personal information collected via cookies as defined by the CCPA, you would have the right to opt-out of such activities. PureTHCEdibles does not sell your personal information in the traditional sense. However, certain uses of third-party advertising and analytics cookies may be considered “sharing” or a “sale” under CCPA regulations.
- “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information”: To exercise your right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, please click on the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link typically found in our website footer or manage your preferences via our cookie consent banner. This will allow you to adjust your cookie settings and opt-out of cookies used for cross-context behavioral advertising.
5. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These third-party cookies are set by organizations other than PureTHCEdibles.
- Analytics Providers: We use services like Google Analytics to help us understand how our website is used and to improve your experience. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymous information about your visits.
- Payment Processors: When you make a purchase, payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) may use cookies to facilitate secure transactions and fraud prevention. These cookies are essential for the payment process.
- Embedded Services: If we embed content from third-party services (e.g., YouTube videos, social media feeds), these services may set their own cookies when you interact with their content.
We do not control these third-party cookies. You should refer to the respective third-party’s privacy and cookie policies for more information.
6. Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by:
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
- Updating Cookie Preferences (Consent Banner): You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the “Cookie Settings” or “Manage Consent” link, typically found in the footer of our website. This will re-open the cookie consent banner, allowing you to modify your choices.
For more information on how to manage cookies in your specific browser, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
7. Data Retention
The duration for which we retain data collected via cookies varies depending on the type of cookie and its purpose:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary and typically expire once you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period, which can range from a few minutes to several years, or until you delete them. For example, a cookie remembering your age verification status might last for 30 days to enhance your browsing experience.
We retain cookie data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
8. Updates to This 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. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The “Effective Date” at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised.
9. Contact Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
PureTHCEdibles
Email: Info@purethcedibles.com
Disclaimer: This Cookie Policy is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. We recommend consulting with a legal professional to ensure full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations specific to your jurisdiction and business operations.
