Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 09 September 2025
Owner: Sandra Halbe – 25, rue d’Auvers, 77123 Noisy-sur-Ecole, France
Email: info@sandrahalbe.com

This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on this website in accordance with the GDPR and the ePrivacy rules.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website.
They can be used to enable basic site functions, remember your preferences, analyse usage or support marketing activities.

Some cookies are essential for the technical operation of the website.
Other cookies are optional and require your prior consent.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies:

a) Essential (Necessary) Cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function properly.
They cannot be deactivated via the cookie banner, because the site would not work without them.

Examples:

Borlabs Cookie (storage of your consent preferences)
WordPress / session cookies (technical operation, security)
Login/session or cart functions in external checkout (e.g. ThriveCart)

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) and/or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure and functional operation of the website).

b) Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use the website (e.g. which pages are visited, how long sessions last).
They are only activated if you agree to them in the cookie banner.

Example:

Google Analytics (with IP anonymisation)

Data processed may include:

IP address (shortened)
device and browser information
pages visited and time of access
click and navigation behaviour

Legal basis: your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
If you do not consent, analytics cookies are not set.

c) Marketing & Tracking Cookies

These cookies are used to track users across websites and to display relevant content or ads.
They are only set if you have given your explicit consent.

Possible examples (if used in campaigns):

Meta / Facebook Pixel
TikTok Pixel
Email tracking via Wildmail (ActiveCampaign) for newsletter statistics

Legal basis: your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

d) Embedded Media & Third-Party Content

When we embed content from third-party providers, these providers may set their own cookies and similar technologies.

Examples:

YouTube or Vimeo (embedded videos)
SoundCloud or Spotify (embedded audio / podcasts)
Communi (if community areas or course content are embedded or opened in a new tab)

These cookies can be used to:

provide the media content
remember your settings (e.g. volume, language)
collect usage statistics

These cookies are only loaded after your consent via the cookie banner or when you actively interact with the embedded content (depending on implementation).

Legal basis: your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

3. Cookie Consent Management (Borlabs)

We use Borlabs Cookie to manage your consent in a GDPR-compliant way.

When you visit the website for the first time, a cookie banner appears.
You can accept all non-essential cookies or select categories (e.g. “Statistics”, “Marketing”).
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer.

Borlabs ensures that:

no non-essential cookies are set before you have given consent
your choices are stored locally on your device

4. Your Options

You have several options to control cookies:

Cookie Banner
Use the Borlabs Cookie settings on this website to enable or disable categories.
Browser Settings
You can configure your browser to:
- block cookies
- delete cookies
- notify you before a cookie is stored
Analytics Opt-out
- You can refuse analytics cookies directly in the cookie banner.
- You can also install the browser add-on provided by Google to deactivate Google Analytics.

Please note: If you block or delete cookies, some functions of the website may no longer work correctly.

5. Retention Periods for Cookies

Cookies have different lifespans:

Session cookies: deleted when you close your browser
Persistent cookies: remain on your device until they expire or you delete them manually

Exact lifespans of each cookie and category are listed in the Borlabs Cookie overview, which you can access via the cookie banner or the Cookie Settings link.

6. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, third-party providers may set cookies when you:

use the checkout
play embedded media
use booking tools
follow external links

These providers may include in particular:

ThriveCart (checkout system)
Stripe, PayPal, Klarna (payment gateways)
Calendly (appointment booking)
Google Analytics (statistics)
Meta / Facebook, TikTok (if tracking pixels are used)
YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Spotify (media hosting and streaming)
Communi (community and course platform)

These providers are responsible for their own cookie practices.
Further details can be found in their respective privacy policies.

7. Legal Basis Summary

Essential cookies: Art. 6(1)(b) and/or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR
Analytics, marketing and media cookies: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent)

You can withdraw your consent at any time with future effect via the Cookie Settings.

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in technology, services used or legal requirements.

Last updated: 09 September 2025.

9. Contact

For questions about cookies or this policy, contact:

Sandra Halbe
Email: info@sandrahalbe.com