Cookie Policy
We want to be clear about how we use cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website, https://www.mystical-messages.com/ (our “Site”). This policy explains what these cookies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your choices. Given that a significant part of our Site’s content includes affiliate links, it’s particularly important for you to understand how cookies are used in this process. Affiliate links are special URLs that, when clicked, may send you to a third-party website where you can purchase products or services. If you make a purchase or take other qualifying actions on that third-party site after clicking our link, we may earn a commission. This is how we help support our Site and continue to provide you with valuable content.
What are Cookies?
Think of cookies as tiny text files that our Site saves on your computer or phone. They help our Site remember things about your visit, like your login details or preferences. This makes your next visit smoother and helps us understand how you use our Site so we can make it better.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several key reasons:
* To make our Site work properly and securely. These essential cookies allow you to navigate our Site and use its core features.
* To remember your choices and improve your experience. Preference cookies help us recall your settings, such as language preferences, for a more personalized visit.
* To understand how you interact with our Site. Analytics cookies help us track website traffic, popular pages, and user behavior, allowing us to improve our content and design.
* To potentially show you relevant content and advertisements. Advertising cookies may be used to understand your interests and display more tailored information or ads, both on our Site and elsewhere.
* Specifically for Affiliate Links: Cookies are vital for our affiliate marketing activities. When you click on an affiliate link on our Site, a cookie is often set to track that you were referred from our website. This tracking is essential for us to receive a commission if you subsequently make a purchase or complete a specific action on the affiliate partner’s site. This process helps us earn revenue to support our work without adding any extra cost to you.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary for the basic operation of our website. They enable core functionalities such as page navigation and access to secure areas. Without these cookies, our Site cannot function properly. For example, they help remember items you put in a shopping cart (if applicable) or ensure you are logged into your account.
Preference Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember information that changes the way the site behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region you are in. By remembering your choices, we can provide a more personalized and convenient browsing experience. For instance, a preference cookie might store your preferred font size or color scheme.
Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this data to analyze and improve the performance and design of our Site. For example, analytics cookies can tell us which pages are visited most often, how long users stay on each page, and how they navigate through the Site. We use tools like Google Analytics, which utilizes these types of cookies.
Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display advertisements that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable to publishers and third-party advertisers. They may also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. These cookies often work by uniquely identifying your browser and device.
Affiliate Cookies: These cookies are specifically used to track referrals from our affiliate links to third-party websites. When you click on one of our affiliate links, a cookie is often placed on your device to record that you were directed to the partner’s site from ours. If you then complete a purchase or another qualifying action within a certain timeframe, the affiliate cookie allows the partner to attribute that conversion to us, enabling us to earn a commission. These cookies typically contain a unique identifier that links your click from our Site to the affiliate partner’s tracking system.
Affiliate Link Cookies in Detail
Given the nature of our Site, affiliate links are a significant component. Here’s a more detailed explanation of how affiliate cookies work:
* Tracking Your Journey: When you click an affiliate link on our Site, a cookie is often placed on your device. This cookie acts as a record that you were directed to the affiliate partner’s website from our Site.
* Attribution of Sales/Actions: If you then make a purchase or complete another specified action on the affiliate partner’s website within a certain timeframe (the “cookie duration”), the affiliate cookie allows the partner to attribute that sale or action back to our referral. This is how we earn our commission.
* No Personal Information Shared (Initially): The affiliate cookie placed when you click on our Site generally doesn’t contain your personal identification information from our Site. Its primary purpose is to track the referral. However, the affiliate partner’s website will have its own cookies and may collect personal information from you according to their own privacy policies.
* Supporting Our Site: The commissions we earn through affiliate links help us to cover the costs of running and maintaining our Site, allowing us to continue providing you with free and valuable content.
* Transparency is Key: We aim to be transparent about our use of affiliate links. The presence of these links and the associated cookies does not influence our recommendations or the information we provide. Our opinions are our own.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, third-party services (like social media buttons or advertising networks) might also set cookies on your device through our Site. We do not directly control these cookies, and their use is governed by the respective third parties’ cookie policies.
Managing Your Cookie Choices
You have control over most cookies! Here’s how you can manage them:
* Our Cookie Consent Banner
* Your Browser Settings: Your web browser (like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge) lets you control how cookies are handled. You can usually:
* See the cookies that are currently stored.
* Delete individual cookies or all cookies.
* Block all cookies in the future.
* Allow only certain websites to set cookies.
How to find these settings depends on your browser. Look for options like “Privacy,” “Cookies,” or “Website Data” in your browser’s settings or help menu. Here are some direct links to help pages for popular browsers:
* Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
* Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
* Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d)
* Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-om/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Important Note: If you block all cookies, our Site might not function correctly, and you might have to re-enter information more often. Essential cookies are needed for the basic workings of our Site, so you might not be able to turn those off.
Google Analytics Opt-Out
If you don’t want Google Analytics to track your activity on our Site (and other websites), you can install a browser add-on from Google: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Deleting Your Cookie Data
You can ask us to delete any information we’ve collected about you using cookies by emailing us at toni@mystical-messages.com.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this policy periodically. Please check this page for the latest version.
This Cookie Policy was last updated on April 16, 2025.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact us at toni@mystical-messages.com.