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Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Simple Spanish Now ("we", "our", or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website www.simplespanishnow.com (the "Website"). By using our Website, you agree to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your browser or device when you visit a website. They are typically used to keep track of the settings users have selected and actions they have taken on a site, so you don't have to re-enter them each time you return to the site or navigate from one page to another.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

On our Website, we use different types of cookies for various purposes:

 

2.1. Essential/Strictly Necessary Cookies

 

These cookies are strictly necessary for the basic functioning of our Website and for you to browse it and use its features, such as accessing secure areas or managing your shopping cart. Without these cookies, the Website could not function properly. These cookies are automatically placed on your device.

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The essential cookies that Wix.com (our hosting platform) may place on your site include :

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  • XSRF-TOKEN: Cookie for fraud detection of calls

  • hs: Security Cookie for Hive (legacy)

  • svSession: Session cookie for identification

  • SSR-caching: Performance cookie for rendering

  • TS*: Cookies for attack detection

  • bSession: Used for system effectiveness measurement

  • fedops.logger.sessionId: Tracking session errors and issues (resilience)

  • _wixAB3|*: Cookie for site experiments

  • server-session-bind: Cookie for API protection

  • client-session-bind: Cookie for API protection

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2.2. Non-Essential Cookies

 

These cookies are not strictly necessary for the basic functionality of the site, but they help us improve your experience and understand how you interact with our Website. They require your explicit consent before being installed. They include:

  • Cookies of Performance and Analytics: Collect information about how visitors use our Website, such as the most visited pages, time spent on the site, and whether they find errors. This information helps us improve the Website's operation and user experience. We may use tools like Google Analytics for this purpose.

  • Functionality Cookies: Allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.

  • Advertising and Marketing Cookies: Used to display ads relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an ad and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies may be placed by third parties (such as Google Ads).

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3. Third-Party Cookies

Our Website may use third-party services that also set cookies. This includes Wix business solutions (such as Wix Stores, Wix Bookings), third-party applications, or integrations (for example, Google Analytics, Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel). These third-party cookies are governed by the privacy policies of those service providers. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they use your data.

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4. Your Consent and Cookie Management

To comply with privacy regulations (such as GDPR and CCPA), we request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

  • Consent Banner: When you first visit our Website, you will see a cookie consent banner. This banner will inform you about the use of cookies and give you the option to accept all cookies, decline non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences.

  • Affirmative Action: Your consent must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous, expressed through a clear affirmative action (for example, clicking an "Accept" button or "Accept All Cookies"). Pre-ticked boxes or inferred consent from browsing are not valid.

  • Clear Options: Options to accept and decline cookies will be presented equally accessible and visible on the banner.

  • Withdrawal of Consent: You can change or withdraw your consent at any time. To do this, you can access cookie settings via a link in the footer of our Website or through the cookie preferences widget (if available).

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5. How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser

In addition to the options provided in our consent banner, you can manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • See what cookies you have and delete them individually.

  • Block third-party cookies.

  • Block cookies from specific sites.

  • Block all cookies.

  • Delete all cookies when closing the browser.

Please note that if you disable all cookies (including essential ones), some parts of our Website may not function correctly.

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6. Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing of Personal Information (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information, which includes data collected by cookies for targeted advertising. To exercise this right, you can click on the "Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information" link found in the footer of our Website.

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7. Changes to the Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our cookie practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We recommend reviewing this policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies.

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8. Contact

If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Email: jamc@simplespanishnow.com​​​​

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