Effective date: July 19, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Ricketts Great Books College® (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on rickettsgreatbookscollege.org. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

Our consent-first approach

We do not load analytics or advertising technologies until you choose to allow them. When you first visit, a banner lets you Accept or Decline. If you decline, or take no action, non-essential cookies and trackers do not run. You can change your choice at any time using the “Your Privacy Choices” link in the footer.

Categories of cookies and technologies

• Strictly necessary. Required for the site to function (for example, security and load balancing). These are always active and do not track you for advertising.
• Analytics. Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use the site (pages visited, device and browser type, approximate region). These run only after you consent.
• Embedded media. Videos are streamed from Vimeo. Vimeo may set cookies when a video plays, subject to Vimeo’s Privacy Policy.

Notice at Collection (California)

When you use this website we collect the following categories of personal information: identifiers you provide through our contact form (name, email address) and internet activity information collected through analytics after you consent (pages visited, device and browser type, approximate region). We use this information to respond to inquiries, operate and improve the website, and understand site usage. We retain contact-form submissions only as long as needed to handle your inquiry, and analytics data for the retention period configured in our analytics tools. We do not sell personal information for money. Our use of third-party analytics and embedded media may constitute “sharing” under California law; you may opt out at any time via the “Your Privacy Choices” link in the footer or by enabling the Global Privacy Control signal in your browser, which we honor automatically.

Global Privacy Control (GPC)

This website recognizes and honors the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signal. If your browser transmits a GPC signal, we treat it as a valid request to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, applied automatically and without further action needed from you.

Managing your choices

Use the “Your Privacy Choices” link in the footer to accept or decline analytics at any time. You can also control cookies through your browser settings and opt out of Google Analytics using Google’s browser opt-out tool. Disabling cookies does not prevent you from using the website.

Contact

Questions about this Cookie Policy or our data practices: [email protected].