WelcomeToMaine.com – Cookie Policy

Last Updated: October 24, 2025

1. Introduction

WelcomeToMaine.com uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, support site functionality, analyse how you use our site, and serve you relevant content and advertising. By using our site, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy, provided you have given any required consent under applicable law.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your browser/device when you visit a website. They enable the website to recognise your browser or device, remember your preferences, and help deliver a better, more personalised user experience.
Third-party cookies are those set by domains other than WelcomeToMaine.com (e.g., advertising networks, analytics providers).
We also use first-party cookies (set by us) and session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (which stay for a designated period).

3. How we use cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential / Strictly Necessary – cookies required for site functionality, such as maintaining your session, enabling access to secure areas, remembering language or region settings. Without these your use of certain features may be restricted.
  • Performance & Analytics – cookies to analyse how visitors use the site (pages visited, time spent, error pages), so we can improve the site’s performance and user experience (this aligns with Google’s analytics usage of cookies). (Google Policies)
  • Functional / Preference – cookies that enable us to remember choices you’ve made (e.g., your username, region, preferences) and deliver enhanced features.
  • Advertising & Targeting – cookies (including third-party cookies) used to deliver relevant adverts to you, limit how many times you see an ad, measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and build our advertising profiles. Google describes similar uses in its documentation. (Google Policies)

4. Third-party cookies

We may allow third-party service providers (such as advertising networks, analytics companies, social media features) to set cookies on your browser or device when you visit our site. These providers may collect or receive information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our site.
For example, Google Analytics or Google advertising cookies may be used to help us understand traffic patterns and advertise effectively.
Because these are not under our direct control, we recommend you review the cookie policies of those third-parties.

5. Your choices & how to control cookies

You have the right to accept or refuse cookies. You can also delete cookies you have already accepted by clearing your browser’s cache or changing browser settings. Note that if you disable or refuse certain cookies, some functionality of the site may be limited or unavailable.
Here are general steps:

  • Using your browser settings you can block or delete cookies (see instructions for major browsers).
  • You may opt-out of certain third-party tracking cookies via advertising preference tools (for example Google provides tools to manage cookie/ads settings) (Google Policies)
  • If you are presented with a cookie consent banner on our site, you may withdraw or change your consent at any time by clicking the link “Cookie Settings” (or similar) available on our site footer/consent banner.

6. Duration for which cookies remain on your device

We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your browser/device for a defined period or until you manually delete them). The duration is set by the cookie provider.
For example, some cookies used for analytics or advertising persist for months as described by Google. (Google Policies)

7. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When changes are significant, we will make notice of the update on our website or by other means. The “Last Updated” at the top reflects the date of the latest revision.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us at:
Gotcha Media Holdings LLC
Email: privacy@welcometomaine.com

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