Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device to remember information, such as your preferences or how you interact with the site. Similar technologies include local storage and tracking pixels, which we refer to collectively as "cookies" in this policy.

2. The types of cookies our site uses

Our website runs on WordPress and uses the following general categories of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies

These are required for the site to function, such as WordPress session and login cookies used by our staff to manage website content, and a cookie that remembers your cookie-consent preference.

Preference cookies

These remember choices you've made on the site, such as your cookie-consent preference, so we don't ask again on every visit.

Analytics cookies

We use analytics tools such as Google Analytics, which may set cookies (commonly named things like _ga or _gid) to help us understand, in aggregate, how visitors find and use our site — for example, which pages are most popular. These identifiers are not used to build cross-site advertising profiles.

Embedded content cookies

Some pages include embedded content, such as a Google Map to help you find our studio, or social media posts. These third parties may set their own cookies when their content loads, governed by their own privacy policies. If you click through to WhatsApp to message us, WhatsApp/Meta may also set cookies once you're on their platform.

3. No cross-context behavioral advertising

We do not use cookies on this site to serve targeted or behavioral advertising based on your activity across other websites.

4. How to manage cookies in your browser

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data, where you can view, block, or delete cookies.
• Safari: Settings/Preferences → Privacy, where you can manage or block cross-site tracking and cookies.
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data, where you can view and remove stored cookies.
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
• Mobile browsers (iOS/Android): Look for Privacy or Site Settings within your mobile browser's settings menu for similar cookie controls.

You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking generally by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available from Google.

5. Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track

Some browsers let you send a "Do Not Track" signal or Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. Because we do not use cookies for cross-context behavioral advertising, there's generally little additional effect from these signals on our site, but we respect GPC as an opt-out signal where required by applicable law.

6. What happens if you block cookies

You're welcome to block or delete cookies at any time. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how parts of the site display, and blocking analytics cookies simply means we won't be able to include your visit in our aggregate site statistics — either way, you can still browse the site and book an appointment.

7. Related policy

For more on how we handle personal information generally, see our Privacy Policy.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our website or the tools we use change. The "Last updated" date above reflects the most recent version.

9. Contact us

Joyce African Hair Braiding & Beauty
4700 Loyola Ln, Unit 106
Austin, TX 78723
Email: joyceafricanhairbraiding@gmail.com
Phone: +1 737 292 1619