Last updated: [2025-08-29]
This Cookie Policy explains how Living in Sandpoint uses cookies and similar technologies on website. It works together with our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device to remember things about you, like keeping you signed in or understanding which pages are popular. We also use similar technologies such as pixels, local storage, and SDKs in our mobile apps.
The cookies we use
- Essential (required): Enable core features like authentication, page navigation, and security. Without these, the site/app won’t work properly.
Examples: session ID, CSRF token. - Preferences/Functional: Remember choices such as language, region, or saved settings to improve your experience.
- Analytics/Performance: Help us understand how the product is used so we can improve it (e.g., pages visited, features used).
Examples: first-party analytics, privacy-friendly metrics, or third-party tools configured to limit data. - Marketing/Advertising (optional): Personalize content or measure ad performance. These may be set by us or our partners to build a profile of your interests.
- Social media (optional): Enable content sharing and social features; these providers may set their own cookies.
We do not sell personal information. If your region treats targeted advertising as “sale” or “sharing,” your opt-out choices below apply.
How long cookies last
- Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser or app.
- Persistent cookies: Stay until they expire or you delete them. Typical lifetimes range from a few minutes to [13 months], depending on purpose and provider.
Who sets cookies
- First-party cookies: Set by livinginsandpoint.com.
- Third-party cookies: Set by other domains (for analytics, ads, or embedded content).
Your choices
- Cookie settings: Manage consent anytime with the [Cookie Settings] button (also in the site footer). You can enable/disable non-essential categories and withdraw consent.
- Browser controls: Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Doing so may affect site functionality.
- Do Not Track (DNT): We currently do not respond to DNT signals due to industry standards variability.
- Global Privacy Control (GPC): If your browser sends a GPC signal, we treat it as a request to opt out of targeted advertising/“sharing” where applicable.
- Mobile identifiers: On iOS/Android, you can reset or limit ad identifiers in device settings.
What we track with analytics
We focus on product improvement: page views, feature use, device/browser type, approximate location (city/country), and performance metrics (load times, crashes). We do not collect sensitive categories through analytics, and we attempt to aggregate or pseudonymize data where feasible.
Changes to this policy
We’ll update this page if our use of cookies changes. Material changes will be highlighted and, where required, we’ll request consent again.
Contact
Questions? Email livinginsandpoint@gmail.com.