COOKIE POLICY
Cookie Policy for Epitome Vineyard
Last Updated: August 1, 2025]
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Epitome Vineyard (epitomevineyard.com) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website. It also explains your choices regarding these technologies.
By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy, unless you have adjusted your browser settings or used our consent mechanism to disable them.
For more detailed information on how we process your personal data, please refer to our [Link to your Privacy Policy]Privacy Policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners. Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies:
Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain on your device only until you close your web browser. They are often used to enable basic website functions.
Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a longer period or until you manually delete them. They are used to remember your preferences or to track your activity across different websites for various purposes.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its core features, such as accessing secure areas, submitting forms (like query forms), or remembering items in a shopping cart (if applicable). Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly.
Analytics Cookies (Performance/Statistical Cookies): These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to measure the performance of our site, see which pages are most popular, identify user paths, and detect technical issues. This data helps us improve the user experience and the effectiveness of our website.
4. Types of Cookies We Use and Why
Below is a list of the types of cookies we use on epitomevineyard.com:
a) Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential Cookies)
These cookies are fundamental for the basic functioning of our website and do not require your explicit consent as they are necessary to provide the service you have requested.
Purpose: To enable core website functionality, such as:
Remembering information you’ve entered into forms (e.g., query forms) across pages.
Maintaining your session during a visit.
Ensuring the security of your connection to our website.
Typical Cookies (Examples – these are generic and you should replace with actual cookies if you know them):
session_id (generic session management)
__Host-__Secure-SID (for basic security, if applicable)
Data Collected: Non-personal session data, form input, basic security identifiers.
Retention: Typically session-based (deleted when you close your browser) or short-term persistent.
b) Analytics Cookies (Performance/Statistical Cookies)
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how our website is used. These cookies collect anonymous information about your visit to help us analyze website traffic and user behavior patterns.
Provider: Google LLC
Purpose: To collect information about how visitors use our website, including:
The number of visitors.
The pages they visit.
The duration of their visits.
How they arrived at our website.
Technical information like browser type and device.
General geographic location (country, region, derived from anonymized IP address).
Specific GA4 Cookies (Examples – please verify these with a cookie scanner on your live site):
_ga: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. (Default expiration: 2 years)
_ga_<container-id>: Used to persist session state. (Default expiration: 2 years)
_gid: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. (Default expiration: 24 hours)
Data Collected: Anonymized IP addresses, unique identifiers, session information, page views, engagement metrics.
Retention: As per Google Analytics default settings (e.g., 2 years for _ga).
c) Google Search Console
Google Search Console is a tool that helps us monitor our website’s presence in Google Search results. It primarily works by reading information directly from our website’s server logs and Google’s own indexing data, rather than by setting specific cookies on your browser. Therefore, its core functionality does not typically rely on cookies that require user consent.
5. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies.
Cookie Consent Banner: Upon your first visit to our website (or periodically thereafter, as required by law), you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. This banner allows you to:
Accept all cookies: Allow all types of cookies to be placed on your device.
Decline non-essential cookies: Only allow strictly necessary cookies.
Manage your preferences: Choose which categories of non-essential cookies (e.g., analytics) you wish to allow.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings on our website (usually accessible through a link in the footer or by clicking the cookie icon).
Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to accept or reject all cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is being set. Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some parts of our website may not function correctly, and your user experience may be affected.
Here are links to instructions for common browsers:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Edge
Apple Safari
(Please check these links regularly as browser support pages may change).
Opt-out of Google Analytics: You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, which prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity. Link to Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on
6. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over how these third-party websites use cookies. We encourage you to review the cookie policies of any third-party websites you visit.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
