Cookie Policy

Effective Date: January 15, 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

2. How We Use Cookies

Hoof And Gallop uses cookies for various purposes to enhance your browsing experience and improve our services. We use cookies to:

  • Remember your preferences and settings
  • Understand how you use our website
  • Improve website performance and functionality
  • Provide relevant content and advertisements
  • Analyze website traffic and user behavior
  • Ensure website security

3. 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.

Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the way our website works and identify areas for improvement.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We may allow third-party service providers to place cookies on your device through our website. These cookies help us:

  • Analyze website traffic using Google Analytics
  • Provide social media integration
  • Serve relevant advertisements
  • Enable affiliate tracking for partner platforms

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject all cookies
  • Notify you when a cookie is set
  • Delete cookies after each browsing session

Opting Out of Third-Party Cookies

You can opt out of interest-based advertising by visiting:

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can disable cookies, please note that doing so may affect your ability to use certain features of our website. Some functionality may not work properly, and your user experience may be diminished.

7. Specific Cookie Information

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and user behavior. These cookies collect information about how you use our website, including pages visited, time spent on the site, and traffic sources. This information is anonymous and helps us improve our website.

Social Media Cookies

If we include social media features on our website, cookies may be set by social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. These cookies enable social sharing functionality and may track your interactions with social content.

Advertising Cookies

We may use advertising networks that place cookies to show you relevant advertisements based on your browsing behavior. These cookies help us provide more targeted and useful advertising content.

8. Cookie Retention

Cookies have different lifespans:

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
  • Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them

9. Mobile Device Cookies

When you access our website through a mobile device, we may use similar technologies to cookies, such as mobile advertising IDs or app-based tracking technologies. You can manage these through your mobile device settings.

10. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. When we make changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy.

11. Your Consent

By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, you should adjust your browser settings or discontinue use of our website.

12. Age Restrictions

Our website is intended for users who are at least 21 years old. We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under 21 through cookies or any other means.

13. Contact Information

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at info@hoofandgallop.com.

14. Legal Basis for Processing

Our legal basis for processing personal information through cookies includes:

  • Your consent for non-essential cookies
  • Our legitimate interests in operating and improving our website
  • Compliance with legal obligations

Last updated: January 15, 2025