Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Mortar & Bean uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. We believe in transparency about the data we collect and how we use it to improve your browsing experience. Last updated: December 15, 2025.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us recognize your browser, remember your preferences, and understand how you interact with our content. Cookies themselves don't contain any personal information, but they can be linked to other data we collect about your visit.

We use both first-party cookies (set by our website) and third-party cookies (set by external services we use for analytics and advertising). Some cookies are essential for site functionality, while others enhance your experience or help us improve our services.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Always Active

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features like security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, basic services you've requested cannot be provided.

Includes:

Functionality Storage: Maintains site features and remembers your settings across sessions.

Security Storage: Protects against fraudulent activity and ensures secure connections.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This includes data on which pages are visited most frequently, how long users spend on each page, and what content resonates with our audience. We use this information to improve our website structure and content.

Purpose:

Track visitor behavior, measure site performance, identify popular content areas, and understand user flow through the website.

Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and track advertising campaign effectiveness. They may be set by our advertising partners and used to build a profile of your interests based on your browsing behavior across multiple websites. These cookies don't directly store personal information but uniquely identify your browser and device.

Includes:

Advertising Storage: Stores data for advertising purposes and remarketing campaigns.

Advertising User Data: Enables sharing of user data with advertising platforms like Google.

Ad Personalization: Allows customization of advertisements based on your interests and behavior.

Personalization Cookies

Personalization cookies enable us to provide you with customized content and improve your overall experience. They remember your preferences, language choices, and other settings so you don't have to reconfigure them on each visit.

Purpose:

Store content preferences, remember regional settings, customize user interface elements, and provide tailored recommendations.

Manage Your Cookie Preferences

You have full control over which cookies we use. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they're necessary for the website to function, but you can manage all other cookie types. Your preferences will be saved and applied across the entire website immediately.

Functionality Storage

Essential for website functionality

Required for basic site operations, security features, and core functionality.

Security Storage

Essential for security and fraud prevention

Protects against malicious activity and ensures secure data transmission.

Analytics Storage

Helps us understand how you use our site

Collects anonymized data about visitor behavior and site performance.

Advertising Storage

Enables relevant advertising and remarketing

Stores data for advertising campaigns and measures their effectiveness.

Advertising User Data

Shares user data with advertising platforms

Allows sending user behavior data to advertising platforms like Google Ads.

Ad Personalization

Customizes advertisements based on your interests

Uses your browsing data to show more relevant advertisements.

Personalization Storage

Remembers your preferences and settings

Stores your content preferences and customizes your experience.

Your Rights and Controls

You have several rights regarding cookies and the data they collect. We're committed to respecting these rights and making it easy for you to exercise them.

Right to Withdraw Consent: You can change your cookie preferences at any time by revisiting this page or using the cookie banner on our main site.

Right to Access Data: You can request information about what data has been collected through cookies by contacting us through our contact form.

Right to Data Portability: Upon request, we can provide you with the data we've collected in a structured, commonly used format.

Browser Controls: Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can block, delete, or control cookies directly in your browser preferences.

Managing Cookies in Your Browser

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies or alert you when a website is attempting to place a cookie on your device. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Google Chrome

Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data

Mozilla Firefox

Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

Safari

Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data

Microsoft Edge

Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies

Note that disabling cookies may affect certain features of our website. Essential cookies cannot be disabled through browser settings alone, as they're necessary for the site to function properly.

Cookie Usage & Opt-Out Options

Cookies help us improve your experience, but their use is optional. If you do not wish to be tracked via cookies, you have several options:

Adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies using the instructions provided above.

Use browser extensions or tools to manage cookie permissions and control which sites can set cookies.

You are free to browse our website without accepting cookies or submitting personal information. We honor your choice and ensure compliance with your privacy preferences. However, please note that rejecting cookies may limit certain features and functionality on our site.

Questions About Our Cookie Policy?

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, want to exercise your data rights, or need assistance managing your cookie preferences, please don't hesitate to reach out.