🍪 Cookie Policy – Ripple Nest

Effective Date: 18th June 2025

Ripple Nest (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency regarding how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website [https://ripple-nest.com] (the “Website”). This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, your rights regarding cookies, and how you can manage your preferences.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your browser, computer, or mobile device when you visit a website. They serve various purposes, such as making websites work more efficiently, remembering user preferences, and helping website owners analyze web traffic and usage.

Cookies can be either:

• First-party cookies – placed directly by us on your device.
• Third-party cookies – set by third parties such as analytics and advertising partners.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use different categories of cookies to improve your experience and meet our legal obligations.

a) Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They allow you to:

• Navigate between pages
• Access secure areas
• Use shopping cart features and login areas

Disabling these cookies may affect the proper functioning of the site.

b) Performance and Analytics Cookies

We use these cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, which helps us improve performance and usability.

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous data such as:

• Pages visited and time spent
• Click behavior and scroll depth
• Referring sites and bounce rates
• Device, browser, and location data (anonymized)

Google Analytics cookies include:

• _ga – Used to distinguish users.
• _gid – Used to distinguish users over a 24-hour period.
• _gat – Used to throttle request rates.

Learn more about how Google uses your data.

You may opt out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

c) Functional Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make (such as language, currency, or display preferences) to provide a more personalized experience.

d) Targeting/Advertising Cookies

While we currently do not use cookies for targeted advertising, we may introduce this in the future. These cookies would:

• Build a profile of your interests
• Display relevant ads on other sites
• Measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns

We will always notify users if/when such cookies are introduced and seek consent.

3. Legal Basis for Processing Cookies

Under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR, we process:

• Strictly necessary cookies under legitimate interest.
• Analytics, functionality, and targeting cookies under user consent.

By continuing to use our site after seeing the cookie banner, or by clicking “Accept” where applicable, you consent to our use of non-essential cookies.

4. Managing Cookie Preferences

You have control over the cookies we use:

✅ Cookie Consent Banner

Upon visiting our site, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner where you can:

• Accept all cookies
• Customize preferences
• Reject non-essential cookies

🔧 Browser Settings

You can also delete or block cookies using your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data

Note: Disabling cookies may impact the usability of some features.

5. Third-Party Services

In addition to Google Analytics, we may integrate with other services in the future (e.g., Facebook Pixel, Hotjar). These third parties may also set cookies and collect data independently.

We ensure third-party providers comply with privacy regulations and data protection standards. Links to third-party cookie policies will be provided here as integrations are added.

6. Retention Period

Cookies have different lifespans depending on their type:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies: Remain until a set expiry date or manually deleted.

Google Analytics cookies typically expire:

• _ga: 2 years
• _gid: 24 hours
• _gat: 1 minute

7. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy at any time to reflect changes in technology, regulations, or our business practices. Updates will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, we will notify you by email or banner alert.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

📧 Email: info@ripple-nest.com

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