Cookie Policy

Effective Date: May 10, 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Little Panda Translations (“we,” “us,” or “our”), accessible at littlepandatranslations.com (the “Site”), uses cookies and similar tracking technologies, particularly in relation to the advertising services provided by Mediavine Programmatic Advertising and its partners. It explains what these technologies are, why they are used, and your rights to control their use.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://littlepandatranslations.com/privacy-policy/.

By using our Site and consenting through our Consent Management Platform (CMP), you agree to the use of cookies and the processing of your personal data as described in this policy and our Privacy Policy.

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information and help personalize content and advertising.

• First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting (in this case, Little Panda Translations).
• Third-party cookies are set by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Our advertising partners, like Mediavine and its associated ad tech vendors, use third-party cookies to serve personalized ads and measure their performance.

2. How We and Our Partners Use Cookies

We and our third-party partners (including Mediavine Programmatic Advertising and its network of advertisers) use cookies and similar technologies for various purposes:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies:
  • Purpose: Essential for the Site to function correctly (e.g., basic navigation, security, managing your consent preferences via our CMP). You cannot opt out of these cookies.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies:
  • Purpose: To collect information about how visitors use our Site, such as which pages are visited most often, and if they get error messages. This helps us improve how our Site works.
  • Examples: Google Analytics cookies (if used).
• Functionality Cookies:
  • Purpose: To remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
• Advertising and Targeting Cookies (Primary Use by Mediavine & Partners):
  • Purpose: These cookies are used to:
    • Deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests (Personalized Advertising).
    • Limit the number of times you see an advertisement.
    • Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
    • Understand user behavior after viewing an ad.
    • Build a profile of your interests to show you relevant ads on this site and other sites.
  • Data Collected: These cookies may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, information about ads you have seen or clicked on, and inferences about your interests.
  • Mediavine Programmatic Advertising: Our Site uses Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Site, which may use first and third-party cookies. For more information about Mediavine’s data collection and practices, please review the Mediavine Programmatic Advertising Policy: [Insert Link to Mediavine’s Ad Policy – Usually found in their publisher dashboard or their main site, e.g., https://www.journeymv.com/cookie-notice/]
  • IAB TCF v2.2 Vendors: Our Consent Management Platform (CMP) will provide you with a list of Mediavine’s advertising partners (vendors) who may set cookies and process your data. You can manage your consent for each vendor through the CMP.

3. Your Consent and Control Over Cookies (Consent Management Platform – CMP)

We use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) that complies with the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF v2.2), as required by our advertising partners like Mediavine. When you first visit our Site (or after clearing your cookies), you will see a consent banner.

Through the CMP, you can:

• Give or withhold consent for the use of non-essential cookies, particularly those used for personalized advertising.
• Manage your preferences for different data processing purposes and for specific advertising vendors.
• Withdraw your consent at any time.

You can typically re-access the CMP settings via a link or button in the footer of our Site (e.g., “Manage Consent” or “Cookie Preferences”).

4. Other Ways to Control Cookies

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
  Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
  • Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
  • Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
  • Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
  • Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
    (Please note: Opting out via browser settings may impact your ability to use our CMP effectively for managing advertising vendor consent).
• Opting Out of Interest-Based Advertising:
  Many advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of interest-based advertising. For more information and to opt out, you may visit:
  • Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
  • Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
  • European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA): http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ (if you have European visitors)
  • Google Ad Settings: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

5. Other Tracking Technologies

We and our partners may also use other similar technologies like web beacons (or “pixels”) to understand how users interact with our Site and advertisements.

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

7. Where Can You Get Further Information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at littlepanda.0015@gmail.com.

For specific inquiries related to Mediavine’s advertising practices, please refer to their policies available on their website or contact them directly.