Cookie Notice
The Baratelli Institute · Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
Effective: May 17, 2026 · Last updated: May 17, 2026
DRAFT PENDING ATTORNEY REVIEW. This notice is drafted by the Institute for review by counsel prior to commerce launch (GDPR / UK GDPR / ePrivacy Directive / California CCPA-CPRA compliance check). The Institute's stated posture is to use minimal cookies and to default to the most privacy-respecting option available; the final notice may add jurisdiction-specific language after review.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device. They are used to make websites work, to remember preferences, and to understand how a site is used. Similar technologies (local storage, pixels, beacons) work in comparable ways.
2. The Baratelli Institute's posture
The Institute aims to use the minimum cookies necessary to operate the site. We do not use cookies to build cross-site advertising profiles, and we do not sell or share cookie-derived data for advertising purposes.
3. Cookies we use
Strictly necessary (always on)
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|
| Netlify session cookies |
Form submission protection (anti-spam, honeypot validation). |
Session |
| Site preference cookies |
Remember if you have dismissed an in-page notice or completed a tool's intake. |
30 days |
Analytics (privacy-respecting; off by default in jurisdictions requiring consent)
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|
| Aggregate-usage analytics |
Understand page views, popular tools, referrer (no individual tracking, no advertising profile). |
26 months |
What we do not use
- Third-party advertising cookies.
- Cross-site retargeting pixels (no Facebook / Google / TikTok ad pixels).
- Behavioral profiling cookies.
- Cookies that share data with data brokers.
4. Cookies set by third-party vendors
When you make a purchase on Gumroad (the merchant of record for our Guides), Gumroad sets its own cookies as part of its checkout process. Gumroad's cookie practices are governed by Gumroad's own privacy policy.
When you submit a form, Netlify (the form processor) handles the submission according to Netlify's privacy and cookie practices.
5. How to control cookies
- Browser settings. Modern browsers let you block or delete cookies. Blocking strictly-necessary cookies may break form submissions or other interactive features.
- Consent banner. Users in jurisdictions where non-essential cookies require consent (EU, UK, certain US states) will see a banner allowing acceptance or rejection of non-essential cookies. The banner appears on first visit and is remembered for 12 months.
- "Do Not Track" signals. The Institute honors browser-level "Do Not Track" and "Global Privacy Control" signals where technically supported.
6. Changes to this notice
We may update this notice. The "Last updated" date at the top will reflect the most recent change.
7. Contact
Questions about cookies or this notice:
- Email: privacy@baratelliinstitute.com (to be provisioned at commerce launch)
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