Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

This policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on Guanxi.legal to enhance your browsing experience and improve our services.

Last Updated: January 14, 2025

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, which can both make it easier to visit the site again and make the site more useful to you.

Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

How We Use Cookies

Hearbit, Inc. uses cookies and similar technologies on Guanxi.legal to:

  • Essential Site Functions: Enable core functionality like security, navigation, and form submission
  • Performance Optimization: Understand how visitors use our site to improve performance and user experience
  • Personalization: Remember your preferences and customize content based on your interests
  • Analytics: Measure and analyze site traffic, user behavior, and content effectiveness
  • Marketing: Deliver relevant content and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns

Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly

Purpose:

  • • Authentication and account access
  • • Shopping cart functionality
  • • Security and fraud prevention
  • • Site navigation and form submission

Duration:

Session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (up to 1 year)

Control:

These cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the website to function

Analytics and Performance Cookies

Help us understand how visitors interact with our website

Purpose:

  • • Measure website traffic and user behavior
  • • Identify popular content and pages
  • • Optimize site performance and loading times
  • • Generate anonymized usage statistics

Third-Party Services:

  • • Google Analytics (anonymized IP)
  • • Vercel Analytics (first-party)
  • • Performance monitoring tools

Duration:

Up to 24 months

Functional Cookies

Remember your preferences and personalize your experience

Purpose:

  • • Remember language and region preferences
  • • Store newsletter subscription preferences
  • • Remember content category preferences
  • • Dark/light mode settings

Duration:

Up to 12 months

Marketing and Advertising Cookies

Used to deliver relevant content and measure campaign effectiveness

Purpose:

  • • Track newsletter signup sources
  • • Measure content engagement and sharing
  • • Deliver personalized content recommendations
  • • Prevent duplicate newsletter signups

Third-Party Services:

  • • LinkedIn Insight Tag (B2B targeting)
  • • Twitter/X Analytics (content sharing)
  • • Email marketing platform pixels

Duration:

Up to 24 months

Third-Party Cookies and Services

We use several trusted third-party services that may set their own cookies when you visit our site:

Analytics Services

Content & Communication

  • Newsletter Platform: Email delivery and subscription management
  • Social Media Widgets: LinkedIn, Twitter/X sharing buttons
  • Content Delivery: Optimized image and asset delivery

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Browser Settings

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View cookies stored on your device
  • Delete all cookies or specific cookies
  • Block cookies from specific sites
  • Block all third-party cookies
  • Set cookies to be deleted when you close your browser

Browser-Specific Instructions

Opt-Out Options

Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on:

Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on ↗

Do Not Track

We respect Do Not Track (DNT) signals and will not track users who have DNT enabled in their browsers for non-essential cookies.

Cookie Consent Management

We provide granular cookie consent options for users in jurisdictions that require explicit consent (EU/UK under GDPR, California under CCPA, etc.).

On First Visit:

You'll see a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept all cookies or customize your preferences.

Updating Preferences:

You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer.

Consent Withdrawal:

You can withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies at any time through your cookie preferences or browser settings.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly:

Limited Functionality

  • • Unable to stay logged in to your account
  • • Preferences and settings not remembered
  • • Newsletter subscription preferences not saved
  • • Content personalization unavailable

Still Available

  • • Basic website browsing and reading
  • • Blog content access
  • • One-time newsletter signup
  • • Contact form submission

Legal Basis for Cookie Processing

GDPR (EU/UK Users)

  • • Strictly Necessary: Legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f))
  • • Analytics/Performance: Explicit consent (Article 6(1)(a))
  • • Functional: Explicit consent or legitimate interest
  • • Marketing: Explicit consent (Article 6(1)(a))

CCPA (California Users)

  • • Cookies may constitute "personal information" under CCPA
  • • Right to opt-out of sale (we don't sell cookie data)
  • • Right to know what information is collected
  • • Right to delete cookie-based information

Other Jurisdictions

We comply with applicable local laws regarding cookie consent and data protection, including Singapore PDPA, Australian Privacy Act, and other relevant regulations.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of any material changes by:

  • Posting the updated policy on our website with a revised "Last Updated" date
  • Sending email notification to newsletter subscribers for significant changes
  • Displaying a notification banner when you next visit our site

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and similar technologies.

Questions About Cookies

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Privacy Team

Email: privacy@guanxi.legal

Subject Line: Cookie Policy Inquiry

Mailing Address

Hearbit, Inc.
Attn: Privacy Team
131 Continental Dr Suite 305
Newark, DE 19713 United States

Related Policies

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our other privacy-related policies:

This Cookie Policy is effective as of January 14, 2025 and applies to all cookies and similar technologies used on the Guanxi.legal website and related services operated by Hearbit, Inc.