1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.
Cookies are not harmful to your device and cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses. They are unique to your browser and can only be read by the website that placed them — or, in the case of third-party cookies, by the third-party service that set them.
Similar technologies such as web beacons, pixel tags, local storage objects, and session storage may also be used for related purposes. References to "cookies" in this policy include these similar technologies unless otherwise specified.
2. How We Use Cookies
Kireva uses cookies on our website kirevadesign.com for the following general purposes:
- To ensure the website functions correctly and securely.
- To remember your preferences and settings when you return to our site.
- To understand how visitors interact with our website, including which pages are most visited and how users navigate through the site.
- To measure the effectiveness of our content and design choices.
- To improve our website's performance and user experience over time.
- To support analytics and business intelligence that help us serve our clients better.
We do not use cookies for intrusive advertising purposes and do not build advertising profiles based on your browsing activity across third-party sites.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, security features, and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies and they cannot be disabled. They do not store any personally identifiable information.
Performance & Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often, how long visitors spend on each page, and any error messages encountered. This data is aggregated and used solely to improve how our website works. We may use tools such as Google Analytics or similar platforms for this purpose.
Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made, such as your preferred theme (light or dark mode), language settings, or other personalization options. They enable us to provide an enhanced, more personalized experience. Information collected by functionality cookies may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Preference Cookies: These cookies store your cookie consent preferences and other choices you have indicated on our website, so we do not need to ask you each time you visit.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control the placement or use of these cookies, and they are governed by the respective third-party's privacy and cookie policies.
Third-party services we may use that could set cookies include:
- Google Analytics: Used to analyze website traffic and user behavior. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
- Google Fonts: Used to serve web fonts. May log requests to Google's servers.
- Calendly or Scheduling Tools: If you use our scheduling links, the scheduling platform may set its own cookies.
- Payment Processors: If payment pages are hosted or embedded, the payment processor may use cookies for security and fraud prevention.
- Social Media Platforms: If you access our website via social media links, those platforms may set their own tracking cookies.
We regularly review the third-party services we use and aim to minimize unnecessary third-party cookie usage.
5. Cookie Duration
Cookies vary in how long they remain on your device. We use both types:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that exist only during your current browser session. They are automatically deleted when you close your browser. Session cookies are used to maintain continuity during your visit, such as keeping track of your navigation through the site.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device after your browser session ends and are reactivated when you return to our website. They are used to remember your preferences and settings across visits. Persistent cookies have a defined expiration date, after which they are automatically deleted. Our persistent cookies typically expire between 30 days and 2 years depending on their function.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's cookies and revisiting our site, or by using your browser settings to manage cookies as described below.
Please note that withdrawing consent to certain cookies may affect the functionality and performance of our website. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the site to operate.
7. Browser-Level Controls
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically find cookie settings in the "Privacy," "Settings," or "Tools" menu of your browser. Browser controls generally allow you to:
- View cookies currently stored on your device.
- Delete individual cookies or all cookies.
- Block cookies from specific websites.
- Block all third-party cookies.
- Block all cookies entirely (though this will significantly impact website functionality).
- Set preferences to be notified before a cookie is placed.
Instructions for managing cookies in commonly used browsers can be found at the following links: Chrome — support.google.com/chrome | Firefox — support.mozilla.org | Safari — support.apple.com | Edge — support.microsoft.com
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking specifically, you may use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
8. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. There is currently no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals.
At this time, our website does not respond to DNT signals. We will revisit this position if and when a uniform standard is established. In the meantime, you can use the browser-level and opt-out controls described in Section 7 to manage your tracking preferences.
9. Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable or delete cookies, you should be aware that certain features of our website may not function as intended. Specifically:
- Your theme preference (light or dark mode) may not be saved between visits.
- Certain interactive features may not work correctly.
- We will not be able to analyze or improve our website's performance for your benefit.
- You may be asked to re-enter information more frequently.
Disabling cookies will not prevent you from accessing or reading our website content or from contacting us via email or phone.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes to applicable laws, or other operational reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies. Your continued use of our website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.
11. Contact Information
If you have questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us through any of the following channels: