1. Introduction
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They serve various functions, from enabling basic site operation to helping website owners understand how visitors interact with their content. This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides additional details about how we handle personal data.
Safetydiverse is committed to transparency about our use of cookies and similar technologies. We comply with the ePrivacy Directive, GDPR requirements for cookie consent, and applicable United States privacy regulations including the California Consumer Privacy Act where relevant.
2. Data Controller
The entity responsible for cookies deployed on this website is:
Safetydiverse
525 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
Email: assist@safetydiverse.world
Phone: +1 415-757-0003
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as page navigation, secure access, and storing your cookie consent preferences. Without these cookies, certain services you request cannot be provided. Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent under most privacy regulations because they are needed to deliver the service you explicitly request.
Examples of strictly necessary cookies on our site include:
- Consent storage cookie that remembers whether you accepted, rejected, or customized cookie preferences
- Session management cookies that maintain your browsing session during a single visit
- Security cookies that help prevent cross-site request forgery and protect form submissions
3.2 Analytics and Marketing Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting information about page views, traffic sources, time spent on pages, and navigation patterns. Marketing cookies may be used to measure the effectiveness of our educational content outreach. These cookies are only deployed after you provide explicit consent through our cookie banner or cookie settings panel.
Analytics data is typically aggregated and anonymized, meaning it cannot be used to identify you personally. However, because IP addresses and device identifiers may be involved in the collection process, we treat analytics cookies as requiring consent under GDPR.
4. Detailed Cookie Inventory
The following table describes cookies that may be set when you visit safetydiverse.world:
| Cookie Name | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| thisdomaindontexist123_consent | Strictly Necessary | Stores your cookie consent preferences in local storage | Persistent until cleared |
| _ga | Analytics | Distinguishes unique users for traffic analysis | 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Distinguishes users within a 24-hour period | 24 hours |
| _gat | Analytics | Throttles request rate to analytics servers | 1 minute |
We review our cookie inventory regularly and update this table when cookies are added, modified, or removed from our website.
5. Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies including:
- Local Storage: Used to persist your cookie consent choice without requiring a server-side cookie. Data remains on your device until you clear browser storage.
- Session Storage: Temporary storage that is cleared when you close your browser tab, used for maintaining UI state during your visit.
- Pixel Tags: Small transparent images that may be used in email communications to understand whether messages were opened. These are not deployed on our website without consent.
6. How to Manage Cookie Preferences
6.1 Through Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner appears at the bottom of the screen. You have three options:
- Accept All: Enables all cookie categories including analytics and marketing cookies.
- Reject: Declines all non-essential cookies. Only strictly necessary cookies will be active.
- Cookie Settings: Opens a detailed panel where you can toggle individual categories. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled because they are required for basic site functionality.
6.2 Changing Preferences Later
You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for safetydiverse.world and revisiting the site, which will display the consent banner again. Alternatively, contact us at assist@safetydiverse.world and we will provide guidance on resetting your preferences.
6.3 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically configure your browser to block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or delete cookies when you close the browser. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may impair website functionality, including the contact form and consent storage.
Links to cookie management instructions for common browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
7. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site may be set by third-party services we use, such as analytics providers or content delivery networks. These third parties have their own privacy policies governing how they use the data collected through their cookies. We select third-party providers that maintain appropriate data protection standards, but we encourage you to review their policies independently.
We do not allow third-party advertising networks to set tracking cookies on our website. Our content focuses on general meal planning education, and we do not serve targeted advertisements based on your browsing behavior on other sites.
8. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
Under GDPR and similar regulations, our legal bases for using cookies are:
- Strictly necessary cookies: Legitimate interest in providing a functional website and fulfilling your explicit request to access our content and services.
- Analytics and marketing cookies: Your explicit consent, obtained through our cookie banner before any non-essential cookies are deployed.
You may withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.
9. Data Retention for Cookie-Related Information
Cookie consent preferences stored in local storage persist until you clear your browser data or withdraw consent. Analytics cookies have durations specified in the cookie inventory table above. Aggregated analytics reports derived from cookie data may be retained indefinitely in anonymized form for statistical analysis of website performance and content effectiveness.
10. International Visitors
Our website is operated from the United States. If you visit from the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with specific cookie consent requirements, our cookie banner ensures you can provide or withhold consent before non-essential cookies are activated. We apply the same consent standards to all visitors regardless of location as a matter of best practice.
11. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we change the cookies we use, adopt new technologies, or when legal requirements evolve. The last updated date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Significant changes will be communicated through a notice on our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise your data protection rights related to cookie data, please contact:
Safetydiverse
525 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
Email: assist@safetydiverse.world
Phone: +1 415-757-0003