Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY KST SWIM MENTOR AND COACHING LLC Effective Date: September 8, 2026 1. WHAT COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES ARE Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They are stored locally on your computer, tablet, or mobile phone and allow the website to recognize your device on subsequent visits. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, local storage, and session storage, which function in comparable ways to track or remember information about your interaction with the website. These technologies serve various functions: some are essential to website operation, others improve user experience, and still others enable advertising or analytics. This policy explains how KST Swim Mentor and Coaching LLC uses these technologies on https://kstswim.com (the "Website"). 2. HOW THIS SITE USES COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES The Website uses cookies and local storage to provide core functionality, remember your preferences, and enhance your experience as a visitor. Our approach to cookie use is designed to minimize data collection while maintaining website security and usability. The Website is hosted on company-managed servers in Germany. We do not currently use third-party analytics platforms, advertising networks, or marketing automation tools that would deposit cookies on your device for tracking or profiling purposes. This means your browsing activity on the Website is not tracked by external services for analytics or marketing purposes. If in the future we choose to enable analytics, marketing, or other third-party cookie-based services, we will obtain your prior explicit consent through this cookie consent mechanism. Any new cookie-using services will be disclosed to you and will not be activated until you have agreed to them. 3. COOKIE CATEGORIES The Website uses cookies and local storage in the following categories: 3.1 NECESSARY COOKIES AND LOCAL STORAGE Necessary cookies and local storage items are essential to the Website's core functionality and security. They enable basic operations such as allowing you to navigate the Website, maintaining secure connections, and protecting against unauthorized access. Necessary technologies used by this Website include: - Cookie consent preference storage: Your choice to accept, reject, or manage cookies is stored locally in your browser via localStorage to remember your preferences across visits. - Language preference storage: If you select a language preference while visiting the Website, this selection is stored locally in localStorage so that your language choice persists on return visits. - Security tokens and session identifiers: These are used to maintain secure communication between your browser and our server, verify your identity during interactions requiring authentication, and prevent unauthorized access to sensitive functions. - CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection: Security tokens are used to verify that requests to change account settings or submit forms originate from you and not from malicious third parties. These necessary technologies are always active and cannot be disabled without losing core website functionality. You do not need to provide consent for necessary cookies and local storage items, as they serve legitimate security and operational purposes. 3.2 PREFERENCE COOKIES Preference cookies remember choices you make while using the Website to enhance your experience on future visits. These may include preferences related to website display, content preferences, or other settings that personalize your experience without tracking you across other websites. Currently, preference technologies are limited to local storage of your language and cookie consent choices, which are described above under Necessary Cookies. If we implement additional preference-based technologies in the future, we will seek your consent before doing so and will provide clear disclosure of what is being stored and why. 3.3 ANALYTICS COOKIES Analytics cookies collect information about how visitors use the Website, such as which pages are visited most frequently, how long visitors spend on pages, whether errors occur, and how visitors navigate between pages. This information helps us understand Website performance, identify technical issues, and improve user experience. Currently, no analytics cookies or tools are loaded on this Website. We do not use Google Analytics, Matomo, or any other third-party analytics service. Your browsing activity is not tracked by external analytics platforms. If we choose to enable analytics tools in the future, we will obtain your explicit prior consent. No analytics cookies will be installed on your device until you have reviewed and accepted the analytics category in your cookie preferences. Any analytics tools we enable will be clearly identified in this policy, along with information about what data they collect, how long it is retained, and how it is used. 3.4 MARKETING AND ADVERTISING COOKIES Marketing and advertising cookies are used to track visitors across websites and create profiles of visitor interests for the purpose of displaying targeted advertising or measuring advertising campaign effectiveness. These cookies enable behavioral tracking for commercial purposes. Currently, no marketing or advertising cookies are loaded on this Website. We do not use Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, LinkedIn, or any other third-party marketing or advertising service. Your activity is not tracked for advertising purposes, and your data is not shared with advertising networks. If we choose to enable marketing tools in the future, we will obtain your explicit prior consent. No marketing cookies will be installed on your device until you have actively consented to the marketing category. Any marketing services we enable will be clearly identified in this policy, along with information about which networks will collect data, what data they collect, how long it is retained, and how it is used. 4. HOW TO MANAGE YOUR COOKIE CONSENT You have multiple ways to manage cookies and similar technologies used on this Website: 4.1 COOKIE CONSENT BANNER When you first visit the Website, a cookie consent banner will appear. This banner allows you to: - Accept all currently active cookie categories by clicking "Accept All" or a similar button. - Reject non-necessary cookies by clicking "Reject All" or a similar button. - Access detailed cookie settings by clicking a button labeled "Cookie Preferences," "Manage Preferences," "Settings," or similar language, which opens a preference center where you can review each cookie category and choose which to enable or disable. Your consent choice is recorded in localStorage and will be remembered on future visits. 4.2 COOKIE PREFERENCES LINK A "Cookie Preferences" or "Manage Cookies" link is maintained in the footer of every page on the Website. You can click this link at any time to reopen the cookie preference center and modify your choices. You are not locked into an initial choice; you may change your preferences as often as you wish. 4.3 BROWSER SETTINGS Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. You can use your browser to: - Block all cookies. - Delete existing cookies. - Receive warnings before new cookies are accepted. - Block cookies from specific domains. For instructions on managing cookies in your particular browser, consult your browser's help menu or documentation. Note that disabling all cookies may affect Website functionality, as some necessary cookies are required for the Website to operate properly. 4.4 DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature that sends a signal to websites indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. Currently, we do not respond to Do Not Track signals because we do not engage in behavioral tracking. This may change in the future if we implement tracking-based services. 5. DURATION OF CONSENT Your cookie consent preferences are stored for a duration of 12 months from the date you set them. After 12 months have passed, you will be asked to confirm your consent preferences again when you next visit the Website. This refresh ensures that your preferences remain current and that you have a periodic opportunity to review and modify your choices. If you clear your browser's local storage manually, your consent preferences will be deleted and you will be presented with the cookie consent banner again on your next visit. 6. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY KST Swim Mentor and Coaching LLC may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our cookie practices, new technologies we implement, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, we will notify you of changes through the Website or by other means. Material changes include: - Enabling new cookie-using services or technologies. - Changing the purpose or scope of existing cookies. - Modifying data retention periods. - Changing our data sharing practices. If you continue to use the Website after changes become effective, you are deemed to accept the updated policy. If you do not agree with changes, you should discontinue use of the Website. 7. CONTACT If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies, or how to manage your preferences, please visit the contact page on the Website at https://kstswim.com or use the contact form provided there. For legal or formal inquiries, you may also contact us at our office address: KST Swim Mentor and Coaching LLC 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE, Ste R Albuquerque, NM 87110 USA This Cookie Policy is governed by the laws of the State of New Mexico, USA, without prejudice to mandatory consumer protection rights that may apply in your country of residence, including rights under the laws of the European Union and Spain where applicable.