Cookie Policy
Effective Date: August 10, 2025
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and provide information to website owners.
How We Use Cookies
Dorothy Rich Travel Blog uses cookies to:
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Understand how you use our website
- Improve your experience on our website
- Analyze website traffic and performance
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience, such as your preferred language or region, and provide enhanced, more personal features.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's functionality and content.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website and deliver advertisements on and through the website. These may include:
- Analytics providers: To help us understand how visitors use our website
- Social media platforms: To enable social media features and sharing
Cookie Duration
Cookies can be either "session" cookies or "persistent" cookies:
- Session cookies: These are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through:
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or customize your cookie preferences.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. You can set your browser to:
- Notify you when you receive a cookie
- Reject all cookies
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Impact of Disabling Cookies
Please note that if you disable or reject cookies, some features of our website may not function properly or may become inaccessible.
Browser-Specific Cookie Management
Here are links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Email: dorothy@dorothyrich.net