Cookie Policy

About This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy applies to our website. We are StartSafe Training & Consulting, Inc. ("StartSafe").

It explains how cookies and similar technologies may be used through our Squarespace website, website analytics, embedded content, forms, booking tools, third-party integrations, and other website features.

This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, share, store, and protect personal information more broadly.

Read our Privacy Policy

What Cookies Are

Cookies are small files or pieces of information that a website may store on your browser or device.

Cookies can be used to:

• Help a website function properly
• Maintain website security
• Remember preferences
• Understand website traffic
• Measure how visitors interact with pages
• Improve website performance and usability
• Measure marketing or advertising effectiveness

Similar technologies

We may also use technologies that perform functions similar to cookies, including local storage, pixels, tags, scripts, device identifiers, and other analytics or tracking technologies.

In this policy, we refer to these collectively as "cookies and similar technologies."

Cookies We Use

Cookies and similar technologies used through our website may fall into the following categories:

• Necessary Cookies
• Analytics & Performance Cookies
• Functional Cookies
• Marketing & Advertising Cookies

The specific cookies used may change as Squarespace, our website features, or third-party services are updated.

Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies are required for the website or certain website features to operate properly.

They may support functions such as:

• Website security
• Page navigation
• Website sessions
• Cookie preference management
• Forms and essential website functionality
• Redirects or other required website processes

Our website is hosted through Squarespace. Squarespace may use cookies or local storage that are necessary to operate the website and enabled website features.

Necessary cookies may be placed automatically because certain website functions cannot operate properly without them. These may not be available to disable through our cookie preference controls.

Analytics & Performance Cookies

Analytics and performance cookies help us understand how visitors use the website and how the website is performing.

They may collect information such as:

• Pages visited
• Number of visits
• Unique visitors
• Traffic sources
• Approximate location
• Device and browser type
• Time spent on pages
• Website navigation and interactions
• Referring websites
• Date and time of visits

We may use this information to understand website performance, identify popular pages, improve website structure, improve customer experience, measure marketing performance, and identify website issues.

Squarespace Analytics

Our website may use Squarespace Analytics. Squarespace Analytics may use cookies and browser technologies to measure website activity, including visits, pageviews, traffic sources, device information, and website interactions.

We do not describe this information as completely anonymous where that has not been independently verified.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies may support optional website features that improve how visitors interact with our website.

Examples may include:

• Remembering visitor preferences
• Embedded maps
• Video players
• Scheduling or booking tools
• Forms
• Interactive website features
• Other third-party integrations

Functional cookies may be placed by Squarespace or by third-party services integrated with the website.

Some optional website features may not function correctly if the cookies associated with them are disabled.

Marketing & Advertising Cookies

We may introduce marketing or advertising technologies in the future to better understand advertising performance and improve our digital marketing.

These technologies may be used to:

• Measure advertising conversions
• Understand which advertising generates website visits
• Measure campaign effectiveness
• Build advertising audiences
• Display more relevant advertising
• Support remarketing or similar advertising activities

Marketing and advertising cookies are not treated as necessary website functionality.

We do not currently identify specific advertising platforms in this policy unless they are actually being used. If new advertising, conversion-tracking, or remarketing technology is introduced, this policy and the website's consent settings will be reviewed and updated as appropriate.

Third-Party Services

Our website may contain links to or embedded content from third-party services.

Examples may include:

• Booking platforms
• Forms
• Payment tools
• Maps
• Videos
• Scheduling tools
• Reviews
• Other website integrations

We currently use external services such as BookWhen, Jotform, and Stripe for certain booking, form, and payment functions.

These third-party services may use their own cookies and similar technologies when you interact with them.

Cookies used directly through startsafetraining.com may differ from cookies placed when you visit, use, or interact with an external platform.

Third-party providers maintain their own privacy, cookie, and technology practices. We do not directly control every cookie or tracking technology used by an external provider.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

We aim to provide clear choices about optional cookies where supported by our website platform.

Our intended Squarespace cookie configuration allows visitors to:

• Accept optional cookies
• Decline non-essential cookies
• Manage available cookie categories
• Change cookie preferences after an initial choice

Necessary cookies may remain active because they support essential website functionality.

Where available, you can use the website's Manage Cookies control to review or change your optional cookie preferences.

We do not rely on a statement that simply using the website means that you agree to all optional tracking technologies.

Browser Controls

You may also be able to manage cookies through your web browser.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

• Block cookies
• Delete existing cookies
• Restrict third-party cookies
• Clear stored website information
• Adjust tracking or privacy settings

Blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect how some website features function.

Session and persistent cookies

Some cookies are session cookies, which are typically removed when the browser session ends.

Other cookies are persistent cookies, which may remain on your device for a defined period or until they are deleted.

Cookie durations may change as Squarespace and third-party services update their technologies.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as our website, analytics, advertising systems, third-party integrations, consent tools, or legal requirements change.

The Effective Date and Last Updated date shown at the top of this page will be updated where appropriate.

When we introduce materially different tracking practices, we will review both this policy and the website's actual cookie and consent configuration.