Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 29, 2024

This is the Cookie Policy for brewandchai.com, accessible from brewandchai.com

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

The only cookie we actively set is to remember your consent to our cookie policy. This allows us to hide the cookie consent banner on subsequent visits.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use different types of cookies to provide and improve our services:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt-out of these cookies without affecting how our website functions.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

Targeting and Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

Third-Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site:

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to help us understand how you use our site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit.
  • Social Media Cookies: We use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network. These may set cookies that can be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes.
  • Payment Processing: When you make a purchase, our payment processors may set cookies to facilitate secure transactions and prevent fraud.

How to Control Cookies

You have several options to control or limit how we and our partners use cookies:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, limiting cookies may impact your experience of our site. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

Opt-Out Tools

You can opt-out of specific services:

Cookie Consent Management

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can:

  • Accept all cookies by clicking "Accept"
  • Manage your preferences by clicking "Cookie Settings" (if available)
  • Continue using the site with only essential cookies by adjusting your browser settings

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

More Information

For more general information on cookies, you can visit:

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

  • Email: privacy@brewandchai.com
  • Address: Unit 100, 11088, 126A Street, Surrey, BC, Canada, V3V0G2
  • Phone: (604) 555-0123

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

  • Site Preferences Cookies: In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences. Specifically, we set a cookie when you accept our cookie policy to hide the consent banner on future visits.

  • Account Related Cookies: If you create an account with us, we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out; however, in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.

  • Login Related Cookies: We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.

  • Orders Processing Related Cookies: This site offers e-commerce or payment facilities and some cookies are essential to ensure that your order is remembered between pages so that we can process it properly.

  • Forms Related Cookies: When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.