Aquapio Cookie Policy
A product of The Hitchens Enterprises, LLC
Effective Date: June 8, 2026 | Last Updated: June 8, 2026
1. About This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Hitchens Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Aquapio (“Aquapio,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), uses cookies and similar technologies on [aquapio.com] and the Aquapio platform (collectively, the “Service”). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site function, remember your preferences, and understand how the site is used. We also use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, local storage, and software development kits, which we refer to collectively as “cookies” in this Policy.
First-party vs. third-party. “First-party” cookies are set by Aquapio. “Third-party” cookies are set by service providers (such as analytics vendors and the platforms our Service relies on).
3. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Operate and secure the Service and authenticate users;
- Remember your settings and preferences;
- Understand how the Service is used so we can improve it; and
- Where applicable, measure the performance of our marketing.
4. Types of Cookies We Use
The categories of cookies we use are described below. The specific cookies in use may change as we update the Service; your web team should keep this list current after a cookie scan.
| Category | Purpose | Typical Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Enable core functions such as login, security, load balancing, and account access. The Service cannot work properly without these. Cannot be switched off. | Session and persistent |
| Functional / preferences | Remember choices such as language, region, and display settings to personalize your experience. | Session and up to [12] months |
| Performance / analytics | Help us understand how visitors use the Service (e.g., pages viewed, errors) so we can improve it. Often set by analytics providers. | Up to [24] months |
| Advertising / targeting | Measure and, if used, support marketing. [Confirm whether advertising cookies are used; if not, state “Not used.”] | Up to [13] months |
5. Third-Party and Platform Cookies
Because the Service is built on and delivered through our underlying software platform and may use providers such as analytics vendors, those parties may set cookies when you use the Service. We do not control third-party cookies, and their use is governed by the providers' own privacy and cookie policies.
6. Your Choices and How to Manage Cookies
Browser controls. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of the Service to stop working.
Consent tools. Where required, we provide a cookie banner or preference center that lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies.
Analytics opt-outs. Some analytics providers offer opt-out tools or browser add-ons.
Global Privacy Control (GPC). Where required by California law, we honor recognized opt-out preference signals such as the GPC for the limited categories of cookies to which they apply.
7. Do Not Sell or Share (California)
We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising within the meaning of the California Consumer Privacy Act. If our use of advertising cookies changes such that it constitutes a “sale” or “share,” we will provide a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link and honor opt-out preference signals. See our Privacy Policy for more on your California rights.
8. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal. Because there is no common industry standard for DNT, the Service does not currently respond to DNT signals, but we do honor recognized opt-out preference signals such as the GPC where required by law.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date above reflects the current version. Material changes will be communicated as required by law.
10. Contact Us
Hitchens Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Aquapio
4401 Atlantic Ave, Ste 200, Long Beach, CA 90807
Questions about cookies: privacy@aquapio.com
Website: aquapio.com