Cookie Policy

Effective Date: Sept 13, 2024

This Cookie Policy explains how Blickstein Group (www.blicksteingroup.com) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. We are committed to transparency about the technologies we use and ensuring compliance with both U.S. privacy laws and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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1. 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 efficiently, provide a better user experience, and enable features like analytics and targeted advertising.
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2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionalities such as security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, certain services you request cannot be provided.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website. For example, they help us understand which pages are most visited and how users navigate through the site. We use this information to improve our website and provide a better user experience. Google Analytics is one tool we use to analyze website traffic and usage.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features.
• Marketing Cookies: These cookies track your online activity to help deliver relevant advertising or content that may interest you. We may also use these cookies to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

3. Cookies Used on This Website

Our website uses cookies from third-party services, including:

• Google Analytics: Tracks how visitors interact with the site, including which pages are visited and for how long. For more information on how Google uses your data, please see Google's Privacy Policy.
• Mailchimp: We use cookies through Mailchimp to manage our email sign-up forms and track newsletter performance. For more details, see Mailchimp’s Cookie Statement.
• Webflow: As our site is hosted on Webflow, Webflow may set cookies to manage session states and site performance. You can review Webflow’s cookie policy here.

4. How You Can Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set or modify your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, but your access to some functionality and areas of our site may be restricted.

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies. Please visit your browser’s help section for instructions on how to do this.
• Opt-Out Tools:
  • For Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.
  • For Mailchimp, you can adjust cookie preferences using Mailchimp’s own cookie settings.

5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Compliance)

For visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data via cookies based on your consent. Upon your first visit to our site, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner requesting your permission to use cookies.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie settings or deleting cookies from your browser.

6. Data Retention

We retain the data collected by cookies for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

7. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements, and help us improve the user experience. Please note that third-party services have their own cookie and privacy policies.

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies. Any updates will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.” We encourage you to periodically review this policy for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

‍Blickstein Group
brad@blicksteingroup.com
(847) 256-5298
109 Source. Suite 300
Irvine, CA 92618