Cookie Policy

1. What cookies and similar technologies are

Cookies are small pieces of data a website can store on your device. “Similar technologies” include things like your browser’s local storage, which can also keep small preferences on your device. First-party storage is set by this site (mbcbusinesses.com); third-party cookies are set by another service we load, such as Google Analytics. Some items disappear when you clear your browser; others stay until they expire or you remove them. On this site, the only actual cookies are the optional Google Analytics ones; the preferences we keep ourselves use your browser’s local storage rather than cookies. We keep all of this minimal and consent-gated where it isn’t strictly necessary.

2. How we use them

This is a static marketing website, so we keep our use of cookies and local storage minimal and transparent. We group them into two categories:

• Strictly necessary (always on) — We use your browser’s local storage (not cookies) to remember your cookie-consent choice and your selected language so the site works as you expect. This data is first-party, stays on your device, is not sent to any server, and is not used to track you across other websites.
• Analytics (optional, consent-based) — If you accept, we use Google Analytics, which sets cookies to help us understand, in aggregate, how the site is used so we can improve it. These run only after you accept through the cookie banner and stop if you withdraw consent. We do not use cookies or local storage for advertising, retargeting, or social-media tracking.

3. What we store

• Consent preference — provider: MBC (first-party) — stored in: browser local storage — purpose: remembers your cookie choice — type: strictly necessary — retention: kept on your device until you clear it; we treat the choice as expired after about 6 months and ask again.
• Language preference — provider: MBC (first-party) — stored in: browser local storage — purpose: remembers your selected language — type: strictly necessary — retention: kept on your device until you clear it.
• Google Analytics (e.g. _ga, _ga_*) — provider: Google (third-party) — stored in: cookies — purpose: aggregated usage analytics — type: analytics, consent-based — duration: per Google’s defaults. See how Google uses cookies.

4. Third-party cookies

The only third-party cookies on this site are the Google Analytics cookies, which are set by Google and placed only after you give consent. The consent and language preferences are first-party and kept by us in your browser’s local storage, not as cookies. We do not allow third parties to use cookies on this site for advertising, retargeting, or selling your data. For more on how Google handles this data, see Google’s cookie information.

5. Managing your choices

You can accept or reject optional cookies when you first visit, and you can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the “Cookie settings” link in our footer. You can also control or delete cookies and clear local storage through your browser settings. If you refuse or withdraw consent for analytics, the site still works fully — only the optional Google Analytics cookies are switched off. Clearing the strictly necessary preferences through your browser may mean the site no longer remembers your language or consent choice.

6. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our use of cookies changes; the “last updated” date above reflects the latest version.

7. Language

This Cookie Policy is provided in English; while our website is also offered in Spanish, French, and German for convenience, the English version is the controlling one.

8. Contact

Questions about cookies can be sent to mbcbusinesses@gmail.com.