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Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 2024

This Cookie Policy explains how Basking Bay ("we", "us", "our"), operating baskingbay.com, uses cookies, localStorage, and similar tracking technologies when you visit our reptile and exotic pet supplies review site. By continuing to browse after making your selection in our consent banner, you agree to the use of technologies described below, in line with the choice you made.

What Are Cookies and Local Storage?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. LocalStorage is a similar browser-based technology that allows a site to store small amounts of data directly in your browser, without an expiration date, until it is manually cleared. Both are used by websites to remember information about your visit or preferences.

How Basking Bay Uses These Technologies

We aim to keep our use of tracking technology minimal and transparent. Here is exactly what we use:

  • Consent Preference (localStorage): When you first visit baskingbay.com, a consent banner asks whether you accept or decline optional analytics cookies. Your choice (either "accepted" or "declined") is saved in your browser's localStorage. This allows us to remember your preference so you are not asked again on every page load. This storage item does not track your browsing activity itself — it only records your consent decision.
  • Analytics Cookies (only if accepted): If you click "Accept" on the consent banner, our site loads a third-party analytics script that sets cookies to help us understand how visitors use baskingbay.com — for example, which reptile enclosure reviews or exotic pet supply comparisons are most popular, how long visitors stay on a page, and which device types are used. These cookies are not loaded at all if you decline or ignore the banner.
  • Essential Site Functionality: Some minimal technical storage may be used to keep the site functioning correctly, such as remembering that a banner has already been dismissed. This does not involve tracking you across other websites.

Third-Party Analytics Cookies

When analytics cookies are enabled (because you accepted them), a third-party analytics provider may set cookies in your browser to collect aggregated, anonymized statistics about site usage. These providers may process data such as your approximate location (derived from IP address), browser type, referring page, and pages viewed. We use this information solely to improve our reptile and exotic pet product reviews and buying guides — never to build individual profiles for advertising purposes, and we do not sell any data collected through these cookies.

Because this analytics data is controlled by a third-party provider, that provider's own cookies and privacy practices apply to the information collected. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any analytics provider if you would like more detail on how cookie data is processed on their end.

Cookies We Do Not Use

  • We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies.
  • We do not use social media tracking pixels.
  • We do not sell or share cookie data with data brokers.

You are always in control of whether analytics cookies are used when you browse baskingbay.com. If you previously accepted cookies and want to withdraw that consent, or if you simply want to reset your preference so the consent banner appears again, you can do so by clearing your browser's local storage and cookies for this site. Here's how:

  • Clear site data via browser settings: Most browsers allow you to clear cookies and site data for a specific website. Look for "Site Settings" or "Privacy and Security" in your browser's settings menu, find baskingbay.com, and choose to clear cookies and stored data.
  • Clear all browsing data: Alternatively, you can clear your browser's entire cache, cookies, and localStorage through your browser's history or privacy settings. This will remove your stored consent choice along with data from other sites.
  • Private/incognito browsing: Using a private or incognito window will prevent your consent choice from being stored beyond that browsing session.

Once your stored consent preference is cleared, the consent banner will appear again the next time you visit baskingbay.com, allowing you to make a fresh choice about analytics cookies.

In addition to our consent banner, most browsers let you block or delete cookies directly through their settings. Please note that blocking all cookies at the browser level may affect how certain features of baskingbay.com function, although our core review content and articles will remain fully accessible either way.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use or for legal and regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how Basking Bay handles cookies and localStorage, please reach out to us through the contact information provided on our website.