At Homfry, the real estate blog created by Elsa McLaurin, we prioritize your privacy and transparency. To achieve this, we are dedicated to informing our visitors about how cookies are used across our website (homfry.com). This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners. Cookies can be categorized based on their lifespan, origin, and functionality.Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience by:1. Enabling essential functionalities on our website.
2. Helping us analyze how you use our site, which allows us to improve the user experience.
3. Providing additional features to personalize your experience on Homfry, making content more relevant to your interests.
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are critical for the basic functioning of our website. Without these cookies, certain features would not operate correctly. They enable core functionalities such as security, network management, and accessibility.Examples of essential cookies:
- Authentication cookies for maintaining your session.
- Security cookies that help identify malicious activity.
2. Performance Cookies
Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use our site. These cookies do not collect identifiable information about visitors and are used strictly for enhancing how our site performs.We may use performance cookies for:
- Analyzing visitor behavior to determine which pages are most frequently visited and identifying how users navigate our website.
- Monitoring the performance of our features and conducting diagnostics for improving our amenities.
3. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services are integrated into our pages.Functional cookies serve purposes such as:
- Remembering your preferences regarding language or location.
- Keeping track of the articles or topics you have read in order to offer you related content.
4. Targeting/Advertising Cookies (if applicable)
We may also use targeting or advertising cookies to deliver content and advertisements relevant to you, based on your interests. These cookies track your browsing habits and help us and our partners understand what you like.Typical uses include seeing whether ads have been displayed and counting interactions:
- Evaluating the effectiveness of advertising campaigns by tracking conversions.
- Recording which content you have viewed to tailor additional advertising based on your interests.
5. Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies are employed to understand how our visitors wish to interact with our website. The data collected helps us improve site navigation and overall functionality.We may use third-party analytics services to enable us to track and analyze user traffic to improve site performance.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:1. Browser Settings: Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your settings to decline cookies, or notify you when a cookie is being sent. For details on how to manage our cookies through your browser, please refer to the help pages of your web browser.
2. Cookie Consent Banner: Upon your first visit to our website, you will see a cookie consent banner containing information about our use of cookies. You can customize your cookie preferences by adjusting the choices presented in the banner.
3. Third-party Tools: Some third-party organizations provide comprehensive insights into online tracking enabled by cookies. These tools allow you to opt-out of witnessing targeted advertising across a lens of websites.
4. Disabling Cookies: If you choose to restrict, block, or delete cookies from our sites, note that some of the functionalities may not work as intended.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this policy, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].---
To summarize, we earnestly believe that having a robust understanding of our cookie usage will contribute to a better experience on Homfry. We value your privacy and appreciate your trust in us as a reliable source of information related to real estate.