Cookie Policy

Effective Date: [Insert Date]

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember preferences, and provide useful analytics to improve user experience.

2. How We Use Cookies

The Montecito Association uses cookies on https://montecitoassociation.org for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

These are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They help with:

  • Logging into your membership account

  • Submitting forms

  • Maintaining secure sessions

Performance & Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site and improve its performance. These cookies:

  • Collect anonymized data such as page visits and time on site

  • Help us see which pages are popular

  • Do not collect personal information like names or emails

Security Cookies

We may use cookies to help protect our site against spam, bots, or abuse, especially in connection with our contact and membership forms.

3. Third-Party Cookies

We may allow trusted third-party services to set cookies on your device for the reasons listed above. These include:

  • Google Analytics (for site usage tracking)

  • Stripe (to support secure checkout and fraud protection)

  • Mailchimp (to track newsletter engagement such as opens and clicks)

Each of these services has its own privacy and cookie policies.

4. Managing Cookies

You can control or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. You can also:

  • Block all cookies

  • Delete existing cookies

  • Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being placed

Please note: Disabling essential cookies may affect how the website functions, especially for members trying to log in.

5. Do Not Track (DNT) Signals

Our website does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals from browsers, as there is no universal standard for DNT behavior.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date."

7. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us:

Montecito Association
Email: info@montecitoassociation.org
Phone: (805) 969-2026
Mail: P.O. Box 5278, Santa Barbara, CA 93150