Cookies Policy

1. 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 and provide a better user experience. Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language, settings, and browsing patterns.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them, while session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

2. How We Use Cookies

At Freshmanual, we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website analyzing solar water heaters and electric heat pumps. Our cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our content, which pages are most popular, and how we can improve our energy savings analysis tools and resources. Specifically, we use cookies to:

• Remember your preferences and settings for future visits
• Analyze website traffic and user behavior to improve our content
• Provide personalized content and recommendations based on your interests
• Enable interactive features such as energy savings calculators and comparison tools
• Measure the effectiveness of our educational materials and resources
• Ensure the security and proper functioning of our website

3. Types of Cookies We Use

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use third-party cookies from trusted partners to help us analyze website usage, provide social media features, and deliver targeted advertising. These third parties may include:

• Google Analytics: To analyze website traffic and user behavior
• Social Media Platforms: To enable sharing of our energy savings content on social networks
• Advertising Networks: To display relevant advertisements about renewable energy solutions
• Content Delivery Networks: To ensure fast and reliable delivery of our website content

These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review. We do not control these third-party cookies and are not responsible for their privacy practices.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Here's how you can manage cookies:

• Browser Settings: You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being sent. However, please note that some features of our website may not function properly if you disable cookies.
• Cookie Preference Center: When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or customize your cookie preferences.
• Opt-Out Tools: You can opt out of targeted advertising cookies by visiting industry opt-out pages such as the Digital Advertising Alliance or Network Advertising Initiative.
• Mobile Devices: For mobile devices, you can manage cookies through your device settings or through the browser app you're using.

6. Cookies and Personal Data

Some cookies may collect personal data, such as your IP address, browsing history, or device information. We treat this data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws. We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. However, we may share aggregated, anonymized data with our partners for research and analysis purposes related to energy efficiency and renewable energy adoption.

7. Updates to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make significant changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on our website or by sending you an email notification. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

The "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was most recently revised. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding cookies and personal data, including:

• The right to access information about the cookies we use
• The right to withdraw your consent to cookies at any time
• The right to request deletion of data collected through cookies
• The right to object to processing of your personal data
• The right to data portability

To exercise these rights or if you have questions about our cookie practices, please contact us using the information provided below.

9. Cookies and Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through cookies or any other means. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately so we can take appropriate action to remove such information.