Document Version: 1.0
Date: June 15, 2025
Owner: Clinical Psychologist Joyson
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide a better browsing experience, and to provide information to the website owners. Cookies can remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and help websites analyze how users interact with them.
There are two main types of cookies:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you leave the website. They are typically used for things like remembering items in a shopping cart or maintaining your login status during a single browsing session.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a longer period, even after you close your browser. They are used to remember your preferences for future visits, or for analytics purposes.
2. How OREYORU Vent Out Uses Cookies
At OREYORU Vent Out (ventout.org), we use cookies for several purposes to enhance your experience and ensure our website functions correctly. As a WordPress website built with the Blocksy child theme and hosted on Hostinger, certain cookies may be set by these platforms to enable core functionalities.
We use cookies for the following reasons:
2.1 Essential/Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are vital for the proper functioning of our website. Without them, certain services like navigating between pages, submitting forms, or accessing secure areas would not be possible. These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information and are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences or logging in.
- Examples: Cookies related to WordPress session management (e.g.,
wordpress_logged_in_,wp-settings-), security cookies, or basic site functionality.
2.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information anonymously. This includes data on which pages are most visited, how long users spend on the site, and if they encounter any errors. This information helps us improve the performance and usability of ventout.org.
- Examples: Cookies set by web analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics, if implemented), which provide insights into website traffic and user behavior.
2.3 Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as enabling video playback or allowing comments.
- Examples: Cookies that remember your preferences for future visits.
2.4 Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies for reporting usage statistics of the Service, delivering advertisements, and so on. These cookies are set by third-party services that may be integrated into our website, such as:
- Payment Gateways: When you make a payment, services like Razorpay or Stripe may set cookies to facilitate the transaction and ensure security. Their use of cookies is governed by their respective privacy policies.
- Embedded Content: If we embed content from other websites (e.g., YouTube videos), those sites may set their own cookies.
- Marketing/Advertising (if applicable): If we engage in any advertising, third-party advertising partners might use cookies to deliver more relevant ads to you based on your browsing habits.
3. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, please be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality and features of our website and may prevent you from taking full advantage of ventout.org.
Here’s how you can manage cookies in common browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Site Settings > Cookies and site data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Clear browsing data / Cookies and site permissions.
- Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
For other browsers, please refer to your browser’s official support documentation.
You can also opt-out of some third-party cookies through their direct opt-out programs or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Page or the Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Page.
4. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Cookie Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
5. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Email: care@oreyoru.com
Grievance Officer: Clinical Psychologist Joyson