Effective Date: April 12, 2025
Last Updated: May 7, 2025
At Tick Borne Inc., we believe in being transparent about how we collect and use data; even with the tiny stuff. This page explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (like your computer or phone) when you visit a website. They help websites remember things like your preferences, which pages you’ve visited, or if you’re logged in.
Cookies are harmless. They can’t look into your files or do anything sneaky. But they do track some info.
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Make sure our site works properly (forms, security, etc.)
- Understand how people are using our site (through web analytics’ tools)
- Improve your experience (like remembering your preferences)
- Help embedded tools (like YouTube videos) work
We use Matomo Analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website in a privacy-conscious way. This helps us improve our content and outreach.
We do not use cookies for advertising, targeting, or selling personal data. That’s not our thing.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
| Type | Purpose | Can You Disable It? |
| Essential cookies | Help the site load, remember form entries, keep things secure | ❌ Not if you want the site to work right |
| Analytics cookies | Let us see how many people visit, which pages are popular, etc. | ✅ Yes, through cookie settings or browser tools |
| Embedded content cookies | Set by third-party services like YouTube when we embed videos | ✅ Usually yes, through those services’ settings |
| Matomo Analytics cookies | Help us analyze traffic while respecting user privacy | ✅ Yes, via opt-out or browser settings |
4. Your Cookie Choices
When you visit our site for the first time, you’ll see a banner asking for your cookie preferences. You can:
- Accept all cookies
- Adjust your preferences
- Say “no thanks” to optional cookies
We’ll remember your choice using — yep, a cookie.
You can also change or withdraw your cookie settings at any time by:
- Going to your browser’s cookie or privacy settings
- Using private/incognito mode
- Using browser extensions that block trackers or scripts
Please note: If you disable certain cookies, some parts of the site might not work as intended (like forms, videos, or event signups).
5. Analytics Tools
We use tools like Matomo Analytics to gather anonymous, aggregated traffic data. Matomo is hosted on our own servers, and no data is shared with third parties. You can opt out at any time via the privacy page.
6. Questions?
Please visit our Contact Us page, if you’re not sure or want to ask anything about how we use cookies or handle data then.
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