Cookie Policy for HatchWay Advisors LLC

Effective Date: April 17, 2025
Website: https://www.thehatchway.com
Contact Email: matthias@thehatchway.com

‍This Cookie Policy explains how HatchWay Advisors LLC ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It also outlines your choices regarding cookies and your data privacy rights under applicable data protection laws, including:

- General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR)
- UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
- ePrivacy Directive (EU Cookie Law)
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
- Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (LGPD)
- Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
- Other global privacy laws

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect personal data.

1. What Are Cookies?Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help recognize your browser and remember your preferences or actions over time.

Cookies can be:
- First-party cookies: Set by our website
- Third-party cookies: Set by services we use
And they may be:
- Session cookies: Temporary, deleted when your browser is closed
- Persistent cookies: Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted

2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Provide essential website functionality
- Remember your cookie preferences
- Measure and improve website performance
- Understand how users interact with our website
- Facilitate appointment scheduling and client communications
- Enable secure payment processing through Stripe
We do not use cookies for advertising or behavioral profiling.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use
‍Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the basic functioning of our website and cannot be disabled through the cookie banner.

Analytics Cookies
‍These cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with our site. They are only set after you provide explicit consent through our cookie banner.

For Hotjar, we have enabled privacy controls to suppress keystrokes, email input, and numeric fields.

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
On your first visit, a cookie banner (powered by CookieYes) will appear, allowing you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Customize your preferences by category

Non-essential cookies will only be activated after your explicit consent.
You can update or withdraw your consent at any time by using the Cookie Settings link in our website footer.

Additionally, most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies.

5. Third-Party Cookies and Data Sharing
We collaborate with third-party providers who may process data via cookies:
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When data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards under Chapter V of the GDPR, including the use of SCCs. We also conduct Transfer Impact Assessments (TIAs) where required.

6. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
We rely on the following legal bases to process cookie-related data:
- Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR): for analytics and any non-essential cookies
- Legitimate Interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR): for essential cookies necessary to provide our services
- Compliance with CCPA/CPRA: for users in California
- Alignment with LGPD and PIPEDA: for users in Brazil and Canada, respectively

7. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access your personal dataRequest correction or deletion
- Object to or restrict processing
- Withdraw consent at any time
- File a complaint with a data protection authority

If you are a California resident, you may also:Request information about categories of personal information collected
- Request deletion or correction of your data
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (Note: We do not sell data)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: matthias@thehatchway.com

‍8. Consent Records and Compliance
We maintain secure and time-stamped records of your cookie consent choices in accordance with Article 7(1) of the GDPR. These logs are stored securely by CookieYes and are available for audit purposes.

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, applicable laws, or our business practices. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised "Effective Date".

10. Contact Information
‍HatchWay Advisors LLC
Website: https://www.thehatchway.com
Email: matthias@thehatchway.com