Cookies Policy

Effective Date: January 15, 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 and to provide information to website owners about user behavior and preferences.

First Place Horse uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and provide personalized content. This Cookies Policy explains how we use these technologies on our website firstplacehorse.com.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.

Essential cookies include:

  • Session cookies that keep you logged in during your visit
  • Security cookies that help protect against fraud
  • Cookies that remember your cookie preferences

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us understand which pages are most popular, how visitors move around the site, and identify any technical issues.

Performance cookies help us:

  • Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
  • Understand which content is most engaging
  • Identify and fix technical problems
  • Improve our website design and functionality

Functional 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.

Functional cookies may:

  • Remember your preferences and settings
  • Provide personalized content recommendations
  • Enable social media sharing features
  • Support live chat and customer service tools

Targeting and 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 advertisements on other sites.

Advertising cookies may:

  • Track your visits to our website
  • Monitor which pages you view and links you follow
  • Enable us to show you targeted advertisements
  • Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns

Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services that set cookies on our website. These services help us provide better functionality and analyze our website performance. Third-party cookies may be set by:

  • Google Analytics: For website traffic analysis and user behavior tracking
  • Social Media Platforms: For social sharing buttons and embedded content
  • Advertising Networks: For displaying relevant advertisements
  • Customer Support Tools: For providing chat support and help features

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • Block all cookies
  • Allow only first-party cookies
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Set cookies to be deleted when you close your browser

Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of targeted advertising cookies by visiting:

  • Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page
  • Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out page
  • Google Ad Settings for Google advertising cookies

Mobile Devices

On mobile devices, you can control advertising cookies through your device settings:

  • iOS: Settings > Privacy > Advertising > Limit Ad Tracking
  • Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization

Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can browse our website with cookies disabled, some features may not work correctly. Disabling cookies may affect:

  • Website functionality and user experience
  • Personalized content and recommendations
  • Our ability to analyze website performance
  • Social media sharing features
  • Customer support chat functionality

Cookie Retention

Different types of cookies are stored for different lengths of time:

  • Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent Cookies: Stored for a specific period, ranging from days to years
  • Analytics Cookies: Typically stored for 13-26 months
  • Advertising Cookies: Usually stored for 30 days to 2 years

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this page.

Contact Information

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

Email: info@firstplacehorse.com

Website: firstplacehorse.com

More Information

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