Cookies Policy

Information about how we use cookies and similar technologies on this website.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They enable websites to remember your preferences, analyze usage patterns, and improve functionality.

Cookies do not contain personal information unless you have provided it to the website. They cannot access other information on your device or spread viruses.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve content organization, identify technical issues, and optimize service information.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as form submission and security features. Essential cookies do not require consent as they are strictly necessary for service delivery.

Examples include cookies that remember your cookie preference settings and maintain session state during form completion.

Functional Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may remember your preferred language settings or navigation preferences.

We use functional cookies to improve your experience by remembering your preferences across visits. These cookies require consent.

Analytical Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting aggregated information about page visits, navigation paths, and time spent on different sections.

We use this data to identify which information proves most valuable, discover usability issues, and optimize content organization. Analytical cookies require consent.

Cookies We Use

cookieConsent

Purpose: Stores your cookie consent preference
Type: Essential
Duration: 365 days
Provider: valley-starling.com

sessionID

Purpose: Maintains session state during form completion
Type: Essential
Duration: Session (deleted when browser closes)
Provider: valley-starling.com

Managing Cookies

You can control cookie settings through your browser. Most browsers allow you to:

Browser-Specific Instructions

Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data

Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data

Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, a banner appears requesting cookie consent. You can choose to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

Rejecting cookies will not affect access to essential website functions, though some features may be unavailable. Your preference is stored for one year, after which you will be asked again.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies, which will trigger the consent banner on your next visit.

Third-Party Cookies

We do not use third-party advertising or tracking cookies. Images loaded from external sources may set cookies controlled by those providers. These include:

Unsplash: We display images from Unsplash, which may set cookies according to their privacy policy. Visit unsplash.com for information about their cookie practices.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling cookies affects website functionality as follows:

Essential cookies disabled: Form submission may not work correctly, and you will see the cookie consent banner on every visit.

Functional cookies disabled: The website will not remember your preferences between visits.

Analytical cookies disabled: We will not collect data about how you use the website, but all features remain functional.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookies policy to reflect changes in cookie usage or legal requirements. Updated versions will be posted on this page with the revision date.

Contact

Questions about our cookie practices should be directed to [email protected].

Last updated: September 2026