Last Updated: [17/09/2024]
At Busy Bee, we are committed to ensuring the privacy and security of our users. To enhance your browsing experience and improve our services, we use cookies and other similar technologies across our website. By continuing to use our website, you agree to the use of cookies as outlined in this policy.
1. What Technologies Do We Use?
Our website utilizes a range of third-party tools and services that may set cookies on your device. These include:
- WordPress: As our content management system, WordPress uses cookies to manage user sessions, and preferences, and maintain the security of your visit.
- Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements, which may place cookies to deliver personalized ads relevant to your interests.
- Facebook: Facebook cookies may be used to track interactions with our website if you are logged into Facebook or use Facebook features on our site, such as sharing content.
- Contact Forms: We use contact forms to allow you to reach out to us. Cookies may be used to remember your form input or verify that the form is submitted by a human (e.g., CAPTCHA cookies).
- Newsletter System: When you subscribe to our newsletter, cookies may be used to remember your preferences and ensure you receive relevant email updates.
- Donation Tools: If you choose to donate through our website, cookies help ensure the smooth operation of the donation process, managing your session and payment details securely.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are designed to store certain information about your visit and preferences to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies can also assist in analyzing website performance and delivering personalized content or advertisements.
There are two main types of cookies:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are erased once you close your browser. They help in maintaining the functionality of our website during your visit.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them. They allow us to remember your preferences, like language settings or login information, for future visits.
3. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies for various reasons:
- Website Functionality: Cookies are essential for the core functionality of our website, ensuring that pages load quickly, forms function correctly, and your preferences (like language or region) are remembered.
- Analytics and Performance: Cookies help us understand how users interact with our site by collecting anonymous data on page visits, time spent on the site, and any issues users encounter (e.g., broken links). This data helps us improve our website.
- Advertising: Google AdSense and other third-party ad providers use cookies to display ads that are relevant to your interests. These cookies help to prevent you from seeing the same ads repeatedly and personalize the advertising experience.
- Social Media Integration: Facebook and other social media cookies may track your interactions with our website, allowing you to share content or interact with our social media pages more easily.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies or notify you when cookies are being sent. However, please note that disabling cookies may impact the functionality of certain parts of our website and reduce the quality of your browsing experience.
To manage or delete cookies, follow the instructions in your browser’s help section. You can also learn more about managing cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site are set by third parties (such as Google and Facebook) to track user behaviour and provide advertising or social media features. Busy Bee does not control these third-party cookies, and we recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of the respective services.
- Google AdSense: Learn more about how Google uses cookies at Google’s Privacy Policy.
- Facebook: More details about Facebook cookies can be found in Facebook’s Cookie Policy.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time as necessary to reflect changes in technology, regulations, or how we operate our website. Any updates will be posted here with the revised date.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at beehive@busybee.com.