Cookie Policy — Dreamless

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used across the internet to make websites work efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to site owners.

Cookies can be "first-party" cookies, which are set directly by the website you are visiting, or "third-party" cookies, which are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting. Cookies may persist for varying lengths of time — "session cookies" are deleted automatically when you close your browser, while "persistent cookies" remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them.

Cookies do not typically contain personal information that directly identifies you, but any personal data we store about you may be linked to information stored in and obtained from cookies.

2. How We Use Cookies

Dreamless ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on dreamlessweb.com (the "Website") for the following purposes:

Ensure the Website functions properly — delivering core features such as page navigation, form submissions, and secure browsing.
Understand how visitors use our Website — analyzing traffic patterns, popular pages, and user behavior to improve our content and services.
Remember your preferences — storing settings such as your preferred language, region, or previously entered form data to streamline your experience.
Support our marketing efforts — measuring the effectiveness of our campaigns and delivering relevant content to you across platforms.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our Website. They enable fundamental functions such as page navigation, secure access to authenticated areas, session management, and security features like CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection. Without these cookies, services you have requested — such as submitting a contact form or loading secure pages — cannot be provided. These cookies do not collect information that could be used for marketing purposes and cannot be disabled through our cookie preference tools.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting and reporting information about page views, traffic sources, bounce rates, session duration, and the pages you visit most frequently. We may use Google Analytics or similar analytics platforms to process this data. All information collected by analytics cookies is aggregated and anonymized, meaning it does not directly identify you as an individual. This data helps us improve the structure, design, and content of our Website to better serve our visitors.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow our Website to remember choices you have previously made — such as your name, preferred language, geographic region, or customized settings — and provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies may also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, or other parts of the Website that you can customize. The information collected by functional cookies may be anonymized and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Marketing / Advertising Cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to track visitors across websites in order to display relevant and engaging advertisements. They record your visit to our Website, the pages you have viewed, and the links you have followed. We may use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it — and on other sites — more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third-party advertising partners for the same purpose.

Note: As of the date of this policy, Dreamless does not actively deploy marketing or advertising cookies. This section is included to ensure transparency should we choose to implement such cookies in the future. If we do, this policy will be updated accordingly and, where required by law, we will seek your consent before placing such cookies.

4. Cookie Details

The following table provides details about the specific cookies our Website may use. Please note that the exact cookies deployed may vary depending on the features you use, updates to our Website, and the third-party services we integrate.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Type	Expiry
`__session`	Maintains your session state across page requests, enabling core website functionality such as form submissions and navigation continuity.	Essential	Session
`__csrf_token`	Provides Cross-Site Request Forgery protection for form submissions, preventing unauthorized actions from third-party sites.	Essential	Session
`cookie_consent`	Remembers your cookie consent preferences so that the consent notice is not shown again on subsequent visits.	Essential	1 year
`_ga`	Set by Google Analytics. Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. Included in each page request to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data.	Analytics	2 years
`_ga_*`	Set by Google Analytics 4. Used to persist session state across page loads and track user interaction events.	Analytics	2 years
`_gid`	Set by Google Analytics. Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. Used to distinguish between individual users and their sessions.	Analytics	24 hours
`_gat`	Set by Google Analytics. Used to throttle the request rate to Google Analytics servers, limiting the collection of data on high-traffic sites.	Analytics	1 minute
`user_prefs`	Stores your display preferences such as theme selection (light/dark mode) and interface settings to maintain a consistent experience across visits.	Functional	1 year
`form_data`	Temporarily stores partially completed form data so that your input is not lost if you navigate away from a page before submitting.	Functional	30 days

Note: The specific cookies listed above are representative and may change as we update our Website, add new features, or integrate new services. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically for the most current information.

5. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use cookies set by third-party services that we have integrated into our Website. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review. Third parties that may place cookies through our Website include:

Google Analytics — We may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use our Website. Google Analytics sets cookies (such as _ga, _gid, and _gat) to collect information about your browsing behavior in an aggregated and anonymized form. Google's use of this data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google Fonts — Our Website loads typefaces from Google Fonts, a web font hosting service provided by Google LLC. When you visit a page on our Website, your browser may connect to Google's servers to download the required font files. This connection may transmit your IP address and the URL of the page you are visiting to Google. Google Fonts is governed by the Google Privacy Policy. While Google Fonts does not set cookies directly, the connection to Google's servers may result in data collection as described in Google's policies.
Embedded Content — If our Website includes embedded content from other services (such as YouTube videos, social media widgets, or map integrations), those services may set their own cookies when you interact with the embedded content. We do not control these third-party cookies.

We work to ensure that third-party cookies used on our Website are limited to those that are necessary or genuinely beneficial to your experience. However, we cannot control how third parties manage their cookies. We recommend reviewing the relevant third-party privacy policies for full details.

6. How to Manage Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Below are instructions for managing cookies in the most popular browsers:

Google Chrome

Open Chrome, click the three-dot menu in the top right corner, then go to Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data. From here you can block third-party cookies, clear existing cookies, or manage per-site cookie permissions. For detailed instructions, visit Chrome Cookie Settings.

Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox, click the hamburger menu, then go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. You can choose from Standard, Strict, or Custom protection levels and manage individual site cookies. For detailed instructions, visit Firefox Cookie Settings.

Apple Safari

Open Safari, click Safari → Settings (or Preferences) → Privacy. Here you can block all cookies, prevent cross-site tracking, or manage stored website data. For detailed instructions, visit Safari Cookie Settings.

Microsoft Edge

Open Edge, click the three-dot menu, then go to Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data. You can block or allow cookies globally and manage per-site exceptions. For detailed instructions, visit Edge Cookie Settings.

Important: Disabling or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our Website. Some features — such as form submissions, session persistence, or saved preferences — may not work correctly if cookies are blocked. Essential cookies cannot be disabled through our Website, as they are necessary for the site to function properly.

7. Your Consent

When you first visit our Website, you may be presented with a cookie consent notice informing you of the types of cookies we use and giving you the opportunity to accept or decline non-essential cookies. By clicking "Accept" or continuing to browse our Website after being presented with the notice, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser's cookie settings as described in the "How to Manage Cookies" section above, or by contacting us directly. Please note that withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent given before its withdrawal.

For essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of our Website, your consent is not required under applicable law. These cookies will be placed regardless of your cookie preferences, as they are fundamental to delivering the services you have requested.

8. Do Not Track

Some web browsers offer a "Do Not Track" ("DNT") setting that sends a signal to websites you visit, requesting that they do not track your online activity. There is currently no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, and the technology and policy landscape continues to evolve.

At this time, our Website does not respond to DNT browser signals or headers. We do, however, respect your right to privacy and provide the cookie management options described in this policy. If a uniform standard for responding to DNT signals is adopted in the future, we will review and update our practices accordingly.

Regardless of your DNT settings, you can manage your cookie preferences through the methods described in the "How to Manage Cookies" section above.

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

If we make material changes to the types of cookies we use or significantly change how we process cookie data, we will provide a prominent notice on our Website or notify you through other communication channels before the changes take effect. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

Your continued use of our Website after any updates to this Cookie Policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy. If you do not agree with the updated terms, you should discontinue your use of our Website and manage your cookies through your browser settings.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy, the cookies we use, or how we handle your data, please do not hesitate to contact us using any of the methods below:

Dreamless

Phone: (405) 461-5900

Website: dreamlessweb.com

We aim to respond to all cookie-related inquiries within a reasonable timeframe. If your concern relates to the handling of personal data collected through cookies, please also refer to our Privacy Policy for more detailed information about your data rights and how we protect your personal information.