Cookie & Data Usage Policy
Understanding how sallvattore.top uses tracking technologies to enhance your learning experience
When you visit our site, we use small text files stored on your device. These help us remember your preferences and understand how people interact with our content about food plating and presentation techniques.
We believe in being straightforward about what information we collect and why. This page explains everything you need to know about the tracking technologies we use at Salvatore and how you can control them.
What Are These Small Files?
Think of them as tiny notes that your browser keeps. When you visit sallvattore.top, our server sends these notes to your device. Your browser stores them and sends them back when you return. This helps us recognize you and remember things like your language preference or which courses you've viewed.
Some stick around for just one session. Others might stay for months or even years, depending on their purpose. We also use similar technologies like pixel tags and local storage that work in slightly different ways but serve similar purposes.
Every time you load a page, your browser decides whether to accept or reject these files based on your settings. You're always in control, though blocking them might affect how certain features work on our site.
Different Types We Use
Necessary Operations Required
These keep the site functional. Without them, you wouldn't be able to navigate between pages or access secure areas. They remember things like items in your cart or forms you've partially filled out. We can't really turn these off without breaking basic functionality.
Feature Enhancement Optional
These remember your choices and personalize your experience. For instance, they'll recall whether you prefer metric or imperial measurements when viewing plating dimensions, or remember that you've already watched the intro video for a particular course module.
Usage Analytics Optional
We use these to understand which content resonates with visitors. They tell us things like which plating technique tutorials get the most attention, how long people spend on different pages, and where folks tend to drop off. This helps us improve our educational content and site structure.
Marketing Tools Optional
These track your interests across sallvattore.top and sometimes other sites too. They help us show you relevant information about upcoming workshops or new course modules that match your interests. They also help us measure whether our outreach efforts are actually connecting with people.
How We Actually Use Them
When you browse our course catalog, we track which techniques interest you most. If you spend time reviewing our module on Japanese plating aesthetics, we might suggest related content about minimalist presentation or traditional garnishing methods.
We also monitor technical performance. If people using certain browsers experience slow load times when viewing our photo galleries, we need to know that so we can fix it. These files help us identify patterns in site performance across different devices and connections.
For visitors who've shown interest in our programs, we use tracking to provide relevant updates. Someone who viewed our intensive plating workshop might see information about enrollment periods opening for fall 2025 programs. This beats sending everyone everything and hoping something sticks.
Outside Services We Work With
Some tracking technologies on our site come from third parties. We use analytics services to understand visitor behavior patterns and content delivery networks to serve images faster. Each of these services might place their own tracking files on your device.
When you watch video demonstrations embedded on our site, the video platform may use its own tracking. Same goes for interactive elements or embedded content from educational platforms we partner with.
We choose these partners carefully, but their tracking practices follow their own policies, not ours. If you want details about what they collect and why, you'll need to check their individual privacy policies.
How Long Information Stays Around
Session-based files disappear when you close your browser. These handle temporary things like keeping you logged in while you browse different pages.
Persistent files stick around longer, from days to years. A file remembering your language preference might last a year. Analytics files typically expire after two years. Marketing tracking might persist for 90 days to several months.
We periodically review stored information and clear out data that's no longer serving a purpose. If you haven't visited in over two years, most of your stored preferences will have expired naturally.
Taking Control of Your Settings
Managing Through Your Browser
Every major browser lets you control these tracking files. The exact steps vary, but you can usually block all of them, block only third-party ones, or get asked before accepting new ones.
- Chrome users can find settings under Privacy and Security, then choose what to block or clear
- Firefox puts controls under Privacy & Security in the settings menu
- Safari users check Preferences, then Privacy to adjust tracking preferences
- Edge settings include similar privacy controls under the main settings panel
Mobile browsers have similar options, though they're sometimes tucked into different menu locations. Both iOS Safari and Android Chrome offer privacy settings that let you manage these files.
Just remember that blocking everything might cause some features to stop working properly. You might need to log in repeatedly, lose your preferences, or find that certain interactive elements don't function as expected.
Changes to This Policy
We update this policy when our practices change or when regulations require new disclosures. Significant changes get posted prominently on the site, though we might make minor clarifications without special announcement.
The date at the bottom shows when we last revised this document. If you visit regularly, it's worth checking back occasionally to see if anything's changed in how we handle tracking.
Questions About Our Data Practices?
If something here doesn't make sense or you want more details about our tracking technologies, reach out. We're located at 705 Saint-Catherine St W in Montreal, inside the Eaton Centre at the Time Out Market street level.
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