Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 15th July 2025
Website: https://offlinesprouts.com/
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer, tablet, or phone when you visit them. They help websites remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience. Think of cookies like a bookmark that remembers where you left off reading a book - they help our website remember useful information about your visit.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Make our website work properly
- Understand which craft projects are most popular
- Improve our website based on how visitors use it
- Remember your newsletter subscription preferences
- Ensure our embedded YouTube videos work correctly
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Essential Cookies
What they do: Help our website function properly Examples:
- Remember your newsletter subscription status
- Keep our website secure
- Enable basic website features
Can you disable them? These are necessary for our website to work, so disabling them may cause problems.
2. Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)
What they do: Help us understand how visitors use our website
Information collected:
- Which pages you visit
- How long you spend on our site
- Which craft videos are most popular
- What devices people use (computer, tablet, phone)
- General location (country/region only)
Privacy note: This information is anonymous - we can't identify individual visitors.
3. YouTube Cookies
What they do: Enable our embedded craft videos to work properly
Set by: Google (YouTube's parent company)
Information collected:
- Video viewing preferences
- Playback quality settings
- Video watch history (if you're logged into YouTube)
Important: YouTube has its own cookie and privacy policies that we don't control.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Amazon Associates: When you click our affiliate links, Amazon may set cookies to track purchases for commission purposes.
Cookie Details
Cookie Type Name Purpose Duration
- Essential Website functionality Basic site operations Session
- Analytics Google Analytics (_ga, _gid) Site usage statistics 2 years
- YouTube Various YouTube cookies Video playback Varies
- Marketing Amazon Associates Affiliate link tracking 24 hours
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Option 1: Browser Settings
You can control cookies through your browser settings:
Chrome:
1. Click three dots menu → Settings
2. Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
3. Choose your preference
Firefox:
1. Menu → Preferences → Privacy & Security
2. Cookies and Site Data section
3. Manage settings
Safari:
1. Safari menu → Preferences → Privacy
2. Manage Website Data
3. Choose your settings
Edge:
1. Three dots menu → Settings
2. Cookies and site permissions
3. Manage cookies
Option 2: Analytics Opt-Out
To specifically opt out of Google Analytics:
- Visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
Option 3: YouTube Cookies
To manage YouTube cookies:
- Visit your Google Account settings
- Go to Privacy & Personalization
- Manage YouTube settings
What Happens When You Disable Cookies?
If you disable all cookies:
- Our website may not work properly
- You might need to re-enter information repeatedly
- Some features may be unavailable
- Videos might not play correctly
If you disable only analytics cookies:
- Our website will still work normally
- We just won't be able to improve our content based on usage data
If you disable YouTube cookies:
- Videos should still play
- But you might lose personalized YouTube features
Children and Cookies
Important for Parents:
- We don't use cookies to collect personal information from children
- Our cookies don't track individual children's behaviour
- YouTube cookies are controlled by Google's policies
- You can disable cookies without affecting the educational value of our content
Recommendation: Review cookie settings as part of your family's internet safety practices.
Third-Party Cookie Policies
We don't control cookies set by other companies. Please review their policies:
Google Analytics: https://policies.google.com/privacy
YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468496
Mobile Apps and Cookies
Currently, we only operate a website. If we develop mobile apps in the future, they may use similar tracking technologies, and we'll update this policy accordingly.
International Visitors
Our cookies work the same way regardless of where you're located. However, different countries have different privacy laws regarding cookies:
- European Union: You have specific rights under GDPR
-California: You have rights under CCPA
-New Zealand: Local privacy laws apply
Updates to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy when we:
- Add new features to our website
- Change our analytics tools
- Update our video hosting
- Respond to legal requirements
Contact Us
Questions about our use of cookies?
Website: https://offlinesprouts.com/
Quick Reference
Want to allow all cookies? No action needed - just continue using our website.
Want to disable analytics only? Install the Google Analytics opt-out tool.
Want to disable all cookies? Change your browser settings, but note that some website features may not work.
Want to know what cookies are currently on your device? Check your browser's developer tools or privacy settings.
This cookie policy was last updated on 15th of July, 2025. We believe in transparency about how our website works and what information we collect.