Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 15, 2025
At junarovelo, we believe transparency matters. This policy explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies on junarovelo.com. We're not trying to hide anything here—just giving you the full picture of what happens when you visit our site and why certain technologies make your experience smoother.
What Are Cookies, Actually?
Cookies are small text files that get stored on your device when you browse websites. Think of them as digital sticky notes that help websites remember who you are and what you were doing. They're not programs and can't carry viruses—they're just bits of data.
When you visit junarovelo.com, our server sends these files to your browser. Your browser stores them and sends them back on subsequent visits. This helps us recognize you're the same person who was here yesterday, logged into your account, or added something to a saved list.
Some cookies stick around for years. Others vanish the moment you close your browser. We use both types, depending on what we need them to do.
Types of Tracking We Use
Essential Cookies
These are the cookies that keep our site working properly. Without them, you wouldn't be able to log in, navigate between pages, or use basic features. We don't ask permission for these because the site simply wouldn't function without them. They handle security, load balancing, and core functionality.
Functional Cookies
These remember your preferences and choices. Things like your preferred language, region settings, or interface customizations. They make your experience more personalized without tracking what you do elsewhere on the web. When you return to junarovelo.com, these cookies help us show you what matters to you.
Analytical Cookies
We use these to understand how people interact with our site. Which pages get the most visits? Where do people get stuck? What features get ignored? This information helps us improve the site for everyone. The data is aggregated and anonymized—we're looking at patterns, not individuals.
Marketing Cookies
These track your browsing habits to show you relevant content and advertisements. They remember which pages you visited on junarovelo.com and can share that information with advertising partners. You can disable these if you prefer—it won't affect how the site works, though you might see less relevant ads elsewhere.
How Cookies Improve Your Experience
Here's what actually happens behind the scenes. When you log into your junarovelo account, a cookie remembers your session. Without it, you'd have to log in again every time you clicked to a new page. That would get old fast.
If you're researching financial options for your business and save certain resources for later, cookies remember what you saved. Come back next week? Those items are still there waiting for you.
- Keeping you logged in as you move through different sections of our site
- Remembering items you've saved or bookmarked for future reference
- Storing your communication preferences and notification settings
- Loading pages faster by caching certain elements
- Providing personalized content recommendations based on your interests
- Enabling features like comparison tools and customized dashboards
- Measuring site performance and identifying technical issues
- Understanding which content resonates with different audiences
We also use cookies to troubleshoot problems. If something breaks, tracking data helps us figure out what went wrong and fix it quickly. Analytics cookies show us if a new feature is actually useful or if it's just cluttering up the interface.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You control how cookies work on your device. Every modern browser gives you options—you can block all cookies, accept only certain types, or get notified whenever a site wants to set one. Just know that blocking essential cookies will probably break some features.
Cookie Retention Periods
Different cookies stay on your device for different lengths of time. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser—they're temporary by design. Persistent cookies stick around longer, sometimes for months or years.
We set retention periods based on what each cookie needs to accomplish. Security cookies might last a few hours. Preference cookies could hang around for a year so you don't have to reset your choices every month. Marketing cookies typically expire after 90 days.
You can manually clear cookies anytime through your browser settings. This logs you out of sites and resets all your preferences, but it's always an option if you want a clean slate.
Pro tip: If you're using a shared computer at a library or coworking space, make sure to log out when you're done. Better yet, use your browser's private or incognito mode for those sessions.
Third-Party Cookies
Not all cookies on junarovelo.com come from us. Some are set by third-party services we use—analytics platforms, advertising networks, embedded content providers. These companies have their own privacy policies that govern how they use data.
We're careful about which third parties we work with. But once their cookies are on your device, they operate according to their rules, not ours. Most browsers let you block third-party cookies specifically while still allowing first-party ones from the sites you visit directly.
Detailed Cookie Information
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains your login session and authentication status | Session | Essential |
| user_preferences | Stores your interface settings and customization choices | 1 year | Functional |
| analytics_tracking | Collects anonymized usage data for site improvement | 2 years | Analytical |
| marketing_consent | Records your consent preferences for marketing communications | 6 months | Marketing |
| region_detect | Identifies your geographic location for relevant content | 30 days | Functional |
| ad_targeting | Enables personalized advertising based on browsing behavior | 90 days | Marketing |
Updates to This Policy
Technology changes. Laws change. Our business practices evolve. When we make significant updates to how we use cookies, we'll revise this policy and update the date at the top.
If you're a registered user, we'll send you a notification about major changes. For everyone else, we recommend checking back occasionally—especially if privacy and data usage matter to you.
We won't retroactively change how we handle data we've already collected. New policies apply going forward.
Questions About Our Cookie Use?
We get that privacy policies can feel overwhelming. If something in this document doesn't make sense or you want to know more about specific tracking technologies we use, just reach out. We're happy to explain in plain language.