Bella Cuisine Kids Cooking Club

USA Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 16, 2026 · CCPA/CPRA aligned

This USA Cookie Policy describes how Bella Cuisine Kids Cooking Club uses cookies and similar technologies for visitors in the United States, with specific disclosures for California residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA). Read it with our Privacy Policy and Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information page.

1. Overview of U.S. cookie rules (2026)

Unlike the EU’s opt-in ePrivacy model, U.S. federal law does not impose a single nationwide cookie opt-in mandate for all websites. However, California’s CCPA/CPRA requires covered businesses that “sell” or “share” personal information—including through advertising cookies used for cross-context behavioral advertising—to provide notice and an easy opt-out. Effective 2026 CPPA regulations emphasize symmetrical choice design, visible confirmation when Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals are honored, and a clear “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link.

Bella Cuisine provides a cookie banner with Accept and Reject options of equal prominence, stores your choice in localStorage, and honors GPC signals by treating them as an advertising opt-out (Reject) with an on-screen confirmation message.

2. Categories of cookies

Essential storage key: bc_cookie_consent_v1 in localStorage (choice + timestamp).

3. Sale or sharing for advertising

We do not sell personal information for money. When advertising technologies disclose identifiers to ad partners for personalized ads, California law may treat that as a “sale” or “share.” You can opt out via:

Opt-out of personalized Google ads is also available at adssettings.google.com and industry tools at aboutads.info.

4. Notice at collection (California)

We may collect identifiers (cookie IDs, IP-derived approximate location), internet activity (pages viewed), and inferences used by ad partners if advertising is enabled. Purposes include operating the Site, responding to nonprofit inquiries, measuring traffic, and—if you allow—advertising that helps support our mission. We retain inquiry records as needed for nonprofit operations; ad cookies follow vendor retention periods.

5. Your California privacy rights

Subject to verification and exceptions, California residents may request to know, delete, or correct personal information, and to opt out of sale/sharing. You also have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising CCPA rights. Email bellacuisine1@yahoo.com with “California Privacy Request.” We will explain any verification steps. Authorized agents may submit requests as permitted by law.

6. Sensitive personal information

We do not seek to collect sensitive personal information through cookies for the purpose of inferring characteristics. Contact forms may include whatever you choose to write; please avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive data.

7. Children and teens

Our programs serve families and children in educational settings. The Site is informational for parents, caregivers, partners, and supporters. We do not knowingly sell or share personal information of consumers under 16 for personalized advertising. Parents should supervise minors online.

8. Other U.S. state laws

If you live in a state with consumer privacy laws (for example, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, or others), you may have similar rights to access, delete, or opt out of targeted advertising. Contact us and we will handle your request in good faith consistent with applicable law and our size/nonprofit status.

9. How to control cookies

Use our Cookie settings button, browser controls, and the Do Not Sell page. Rejecting advertising cookies will not remove your ability to read About, Events, Donate, or Contact pages.

10. Third parties

Google and other ad or analytics vendors act as independent controllers or as service providers depending on the product configuration. Their policies govern their processing. We disclose Google AdSense cookie use in our Privacy Policy as required for publishers.

11. Updates

We will revise this Policy when our technologies or legal obligations change. Check the Last updated date regularly.

12. Contact

Bella Cuisine Kids Cooking Club · Chicago, IL · 708-466-9477 · bellacuisine1@yahoo.com

This USA Cookie Policy is written to reflect CCPA/CPRA expectations as clarified for 2026: transparent notice, a conspicuous Do Not Sell or Share pathway, symmetrical Accept/Reject choices (no dark patterns), and visible GPC honor confirmation. It also explains how a cooking-education nonprofit may use optional AdSense cookies to support operations without making those cookies a condition of accessing program information.

If you are a California resident and want us to stop advertising-related sharing on your browser, the fastest methods are clicking Reject on the banner or enabling GPC. For requests that involve data we hold in email or donation systems (not just cookies), email us so we can complete verification and respond within the timelines required by California law.