Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function correctly, operate more efficiently, and provide information to website owners.

In addition to cookies, we may use similar tracking technologies including:

• Web beacons (pixel tags): transparent images used to track page visits and email opens
• Local storage: browser-based storage used to persist user preferences
• Session storage: temporary storage cleared when the browser tab is closed
• Service worker cache: used to enable offline functionality

This policy covers all of the above technologies, collectively referred to as "cookies".

2. Scope & applicability

This Cookie Policy applies to the hellopinas website at hellopinas.com and any subdomains we operate. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

This policy is designed to comply with:

• EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC
• UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR
• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the CPRA
• Philippines Data Privacy Act of 2012
• Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA)
• Australia Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles

3. Types of cookies we use

4. Cookie inventory

The following table lists the specific cookies currently in use on hellopinas.com:

We review and update this inventory at least annually. Third-party providers may change their cookie names and durations independently.

5. Consent & legal basis

Our approach to cookie consent is based on the requirements of the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, and equivalent regional laws:

• Strictly necessary cookies are placed without consent, as they are required for the website to function.
• Analytics and preference cookies require your prior, freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous consent before being placed.
• Consent is collected via our cookie consent banner, displayed on your first visit.
• Consent is granular: you can accept or reject each category independently.
• Consent is recorded with a timestamp and stored locally for 12 months.
• You can withdraw or change your consent at any time.
• Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
• We do not use pre-ticked boxes, consent bundled with terms, or dark patterns to obtain consent.

For users in jurisdictions where implied consent is permitted, we still provide clear notice and opt-out mechanisms as required by applicable law.

6. Third-party cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. We have no direct control over these cookies. The relevant third parties are:

We have entered into Data Processing Agreements with Google LLC and rely on Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers of data to the United States from the EU/EEA and UK.

7. Regional requirements

8. Managing your cookie preferences

You have several options to manage cookies on our website:

• Cookie consent banner: on your first visit, you can accept or reject non-essential cookie categories individually.
• Browser settings: configure your browser to block or delete cookies (see section 9).
• Opt-out tools: use industry opt-out mechanisms (see section 10).

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled, as they are required for the site to operate.

9. Browser-level controls

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings:

• Google Chrome: Settings › Privacy and security › Cookies and other site data
• Apple Safari: Preferences › Privacy › Manage Website Data
• Mozilla Firefox: Options › Privacy & Security › Cookies and Site Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings › Cookies and site permissions › Manage and delete cookies
• Opera: Settings › Advanced › Privacy & security › Site Settings › Cookies

Blocking all cookies may prevent some parts of our website from functioning correctly.

10. Industry opt-out tools

You can opt out of specific third-party analytics and advertising cookies using the following industry tools:

• Google Analytics: install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on
• Google Ads: manage preferences at adssettings.google.com
• Network Advertising Initiative: optout.networkadvertising.org
• Digital Advertising Alliance (US): optout.aboutads.info
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: youronlinechoices.eu

11. Do Not Track

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. We currently honour the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as an opt-out of sale and sharing of personal information for California residents under the CPRA.

There is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to DNT browser signals. We will continue to monitor developments in this area and update our practices accordingly.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in applicable law, or for other operational reasons. When we make material changes, we will:

• Update the "last updated" date at the top of this page
• Display a notice on our website
• Re-request consent where required by applicable law

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of those changes, to the extent permitted by law.

13. Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise your rights, please get in touch.

For EU/EEA residents, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national Data Protection Authority regarding our use of cookies.