Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners useful information about how their site is being used.

Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device until deleted or expired) or "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser). They can also be "first-party" (set by our website) or "third-party" (set by other organizations whose services we use).

How We Use Cookies

Drone Nomad (dronenomad.info) uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remembering your cookie consent preferences. Without these cookies, certain services you have requested cannot be provided.

• Cookie Consent: Stores your cookie preferences so we respect your choices on subsequent visits.
• Session Management: Maintains your session while browsing and ensures proper website functionality.
• Security: Helps protect against cross-site request forgery and other security threats.

2. Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data allows us to improve our content and user experience.

• Google Analytics: Collects anonymous data about page views, traffic sources, time spent on pages, and user behavior patterns.
• Google Tag Manager: Manages and deploys tracking tags without modifying website code directly.

3. Marketing & Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

• Google Ads: May be used to show personalized advertisements based on your browsing history.
• Amazon Associates: We participate in the Amazon Associates Program. Cookies may be set when you click on Amazon affiliate links to track referrals and attribute any subsequent purchases.
• Retargeting Pixels: May be used to show you relevant ads on other platforms based on your visit to our site.

4. Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and settings.

• Theme Preferences: Remembers whether you prefer light or dark mode.
• Newsletter Preferences: Remembers if you've already subscribed or dismissed the newsletter popup.
• Language Settings: Stores your preferred language if multiple options are available.

5. Social Media Cookies

If we embed content from social media platforms or include social sharing buttons, these third parties may set their own cookies.

• Facebook: May set cookies when Facebook content is embedded or when you use share buttons.
• Twitter/X: May set cookies for embedded tweets or share functionality.
• YouTube: Sets cookies when embedded videos are played to track viewing statistics and preferences.
• Vimeo: Sets cookies when embedded videos are played.

Cookies We Use

Below is a detailed list of cookies that may be set when you visit our website:

Your Cookie Choices

You have several options for managing cookies:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies or only essential cookies. Your preference will be stored and respected on future visits.

Browser Settings

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

• See what cookies are stored and delete them individually
• Block third-party cookies
• Block all cookies from specific sites
• Block all cookies from all sites
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

For more information on managing cookies in specific browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of specific tracking services:

• Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Google Ads Settings
• Network Advertising Initiative Opt-out
• Your Online Choices (EU)

Do Not Track

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Because there is no universally accepted standard for how to respond to DNT signals, our website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. However, you can still use the cookie management options described above to control tracking.

Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies:

• Local Storage: Stores data locally in your browser with no expiration date, used for preferences and functionality.
• Session Storage: Similar to local storage but cleared when you close your browser tab.
• Pixel Tags/Web Beacons: Small transparent images that may be used to track email opens or website visits.
• Anonymous Fingerprinting: We use a lightweight fingerprinting technique to track anonymous engagement metrics like article views and likes. This fingerprint is generated from your browser's canvas, user agent, language, screen size, and timezone. It is stored locally and used only to prevent duplicate counting — we do not use it to personally identify you or build user profiles.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third parties whose services we use. We have no control over how these third parties use cookies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Amazon Privacy Notice
• Facebook Privacy Policy
• Twitter/X Privacy Policy
• YouTube (Google) Privacy Policy

GDPR and Your Rights (EU Visitors)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to Access: You can request information about what personal data we process.
• Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: You can object to certain types of processing, including direct marketing.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time by updating your cookie preferences.

CCPA Rights (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with specific rights:

• The right to know what personal information we collect and how it is used.
• The right to delete personal information we have collected.
• The right to opt out of the "sale" of personal information.
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights.

Please note that we do not sell personal information in the traditional sense. However, some tracking activities may constitute a "sale" under the broad CCPA definition. You can opt out using the tools and settings described in this policy.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us:

• Website: dronenomad.info
• Email: privacy@dronenomad.info