Cookie Information Notice

At Aktolu Web House, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies during your visit to our website to enhance your experience, optimize our services, and ensure security. This Notice explains what cookies we use, their purposes, and how you can manage your preferences, particularly concerning your rights under **U.S. state privacy laws** such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA).

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, mobile device, etc.) via your browser when you visit a website. Cookies enable the website to remember you and provide a better user experience on subsequent visits.

Categories of Cookies and Their Purposes

Aktolu Web House uses different categories of cookies based on their purpose:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential)

• **Purpose:** These are critical for the fundamental functions of our website, ensuring security, and fulfilling a service you explicitly request. Examples include session management, logging in, and remembering form inputs.
• **Legal Basis (CCPA/CPRA):** These are necessary for performing the service requested by the consumer (implied permission for core functionality). **Opt-out is generally not provided.**

2. Functionality Cookies

• **Purpose:** These remember your choices (e.g., language preference, region settings) to offer you a more personalized and enhanced experience.
• **Legal Basis (CCPA/CPRA):** Providing a service explicitly requested by the consumer or consumer notice with the right to opt-out of data processing for "sharing" (as defined by CPRA).

3. Performance and Analytics Cookies

• **Purpose:** Used to analyze how our website is utilized, measure visitor counts and traffic, determine popular pages, and continuously improve site performance. This data is usually processed in an aggregated and anonymous manner.
• **Legal Basis (CCPA/CPRA):** Consumer notice with the right to **opt-out of the "sharing"** of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

4. Targeting and Advertising Cookies

• **Purpose:** Used to deliver relevant advertisements to you, measure the effectiveness of our campaigns, and display content tailored to your interests. These cookies are often placed by third-party advertising networks.
• **Legal Basis (CCPA/CPRA/VCDPA):** Consumer notice with the right to **opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing"** of personal information for targeted advertising.

Cookie Duration

• **Session Cookies:** Deleted once you close your browser.
• **Persistent Cookies:** Remain on your browser for a specific period (which varies based on the cookie's purpose) and can be read when you revisit our website.

Your Rights and Managing Cookie Preferences (U.S. States)

While U.S. laws generally adopt an **"Opt-Out"** model, meaning we can deploy non-essential cookies but must provide you with a way to stop the sharing or sale of your data, you have specific rights:

• **Right to Notice:** You have the right to be informed about the categories of personal information collected and the purposes for which the information is used (as provided in this Notice).
• **Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing:** Under laws like the CCPA/CPRA, you have the right to direct us not to **Sell or Share** your personal information (including data collected via certain cookies) for cross-context behavioral advertising.

To exercise your right to opt-out, please use the dedicated link:

**DO NOT SELL OR SHARE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION**

You can also restrict, block, or remove cookies from your device by changing your browser settings. Disabling cookies may prevent some features and functions of our website from working correctly.

Cookie management settings in different browsers are usually located in the following menus:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy

This Notice may be updated by Aktolu Web House as needed. Updates will take effect on the date of their publication on our website.