Cookies and Tracking
Effective Date: 2023
Last Updated: 2026
This Cookies and Tracking Policy explains how Tom Wiscombe Architecture, Inc. (“TWA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on tomwiscombe.com and any related online services that link to this policy.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your browser, computer, or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies allow a website to recognize your device, remember information about your visit, improve functionality, analyze website traffic, and, where enabled, support marketing or advertising.
We may also use similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, web beacons, scripts, local storage, software development kits, and other tracking technologies. In this policy, we refer to these technologies collectively as “cookies.”
2. How We Use Cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- To operate and secure our website
- To recognize your browser or device
- To remember your preferences
- To understand how visitors use and interact with our website
- To measure website performance and improve content
- To carry out research and statistical analysis
- To make the website more efficient and easier to use
- To support marketing, advertising, retargeting, or interest-based advertising where enabled
- To understand the effectiveness of our communications, campaigns, or online content
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function properly. They may be used for security, page navigation, load balancing, fraud prevention, and basic website operation.Because these cookies are necessary, they cannot usually be disabled through our cookie-preference tools. You may be able to block them through your browser settings, but parts of the website may not function properly.
B. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as preferences or settings, and provide enhanced functionality.C. Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. For example, they may help us understand which pages are visited most often, how users arrive at the site, how long users spend on pages, and whether visitors encounter technical issues.We use this information to improve our website, content, and user experience.
D. Advertising and Targeting Cookies
Where enabled, advertising and targeting cookies may be used to deliver, measure, or improve marketing or advertising. These cookies may collect information about your browsing activity over time and across different websites or online services.Depending on the technologies used and applicable law, this type of activity may be considered “selling” or “sharing” personal information, including for cross-context behavioral advertising, under California law.
4. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
Cookies may be set by us directly, which are called “first-party cookies.”
Cookies may also be set by third parties, such as analytics providers, advertising partners, social media platforms, embedded-content providers, or website service providers. These are called “third-party cookies.”
Third parties may use cookies to collect information about your online activity over time and across different websites or services, subject to their own privacy policies.
5. Cookies and Personal Information
Some cookies may collect or be associated with information that identifies, relates to, describes, or could reasonably be linked with you or your device. This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Cookie IDs
- Online identifiers
- Approximate location derived from IP address
- Referring and exit pages
- Pages viewed
- Date and time of visits
- Website usage and interaction data
For more information about how we collect, use, disclose, and retain personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.
6. Your Cookie Choices
You can control cookies in several ways.
A. Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to block, delete, or manage cookies through your browser settings. If you disable or block cookies, some features of our website may not work properly.Browser controls vary by browser and device. Please review your browser’s help settings for more information.
B. Cookie-Preference Tool
Where available, you may use our cookie-preference tool to accept or reject certain categories of non-essential cookies.Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for the website to operate.
C. Advertising Choices
Some third-party advertising providers may offer their own opt-out mechanisms. You may be able to learn more about interest-based advertising and opt-out choices through industry tools such as:- Digital Advertising Alliance
- Network Advertising Initiative
- Your browser or device privacy settings
These opt-outs may be browser-specific or device-specific. If you use a different browser or device, or if you clear cookies, you may need to renew your choices.
7. California Privacy Choices
If you are a California resident, you may have the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act.
We do not sell personal information in exchange for money. However, if we use third-party advertising, retargeting, analytics, social media pixels, or similar tracking technologies, those activities may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information under California law.
If applicable, you may opt out by using our “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link, “Your Privacy Choices” link, or cookie-preference tool.
We will also honor legally required opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, where required by applicable law. An opt-out preference signal applies to the browser or device that sends the signal.
8. Global Privacy Control
Global Privacy Control, sometimes called GPC, is a browser or extension setting that can communicate your privacy preference to websites.
Where required by law, if our website receives a recognized GPC signal, we will treat it as a request to opt out of sale or sharing for the browser or device sending the signal.
9. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” signals. Because there is not yet a uniform industry standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, our website may not respond to all Do Not Track signals.
However, where legally required, we will honor recognized opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control.
10. Consent
Where required by law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
Where consent is not required, we may use cookies based on our legitimate business purposes, subject to your available privacy choices and opt-out rights.
You can change your cookie choices at any time by using our cookie-preference tool, adjusting your browser settings, or contacting us.
11. Cookie Retention
Cookies may remain on your browser or device for different periods.
Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain after you close your browser and may be used during later visits.
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on the cookie type, its purpose, and the settings applied by us or the relevant third-party provider.
12. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies and Tracking Policy from time to time. When we update it, we will revise the “Last Updated” date above.
If we make material changes, we will provide notice as required by applicable law.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookies and Tracking Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact us at:
Tom Wiscombe Architecture, Inc.
American Cement Building
2404 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 6C
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Email: contact@tomwiscombe.com