Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how The Mediterranean Lifestyle (“we”, “our”, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit:

www.themediterraneanlifestyle.com

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Website Terms of Use.

We use cookies to ensure that our Website functions correctly, understand how visitors interact with our Website, improve our services and, where consent is provided, measure marketing activities.

This policy has been prepared in accordance with:

• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);
• Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 on Data Protection and Guarantee of Digital Rights (“LOPDGDD”);
• Spanish cookie guidance issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (“AEPD”);
• applicable European electronic communications regulations.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.

They allow websites to recognise your device, remember preferences, improve functionality and collect information about how the website is used.

Cookies may be:

Session cookies

These are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies

These remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.

Cookies may also be:

First-party cookies

Cookies placed directly by the Website.

Third-party cookies

Cookies placed by external providers whose services are used on the Website.

3. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential website operation

These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly.

They may enable:

• basic website functionality;
• security features;
• technical operation;
• remembering essential settings.

These cookies generally do not require consent where they are strictly necessary to provide a service requested by the user.

Analytics and performance

With your consent, we may use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our Website.

We use:

Google Analytics

Google Analytics helps us understand:

• Website traffic;
• visitor behaviour;
• popular pages;
• performance improvements.

Information collected is used to improve the Website and user experience.

Advertising and marketing measurement

With your consent, we may use:

Meta Pixel

Meta Pixel helps us:

• measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns;
• understand interactions with our Website;
• improve marketing communications.

Meta may process information according to its own privacy policies.

4. Types of Cookies We May Use

The exact cookies placed on your device may vary depending on the tools and settings active on the Website.

The categories may include:

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be placed by third-party providers.

These providers may include:

Google Analytics

Provider:
Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC

Purpose:

• Website analytics;
• visitor statistics;
• performance measurement.

Google may process information according to its own privacy policy.

Meta Pixel

Provider:
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited / Meta Platforms Inc.

Purpose:

• advertising measurement;
• campaign optimisation;
• understanding Website interactions.

Meta may process information according to its own privacy policy.

Other service providers

Certain embedded services, payment processes or external tools may place cookies depending on how they are configured.

These may include services used for:

• payments;
• newsletters;
• Website security;
• embedded content.

6. Consent Management

When you first visit our Website, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to:

• accept all cookies;
• reject non-essential cookies;
• manage your preferences.

Non-essential cookies, including analytics and advertising cookies, will only be activated after you provide consent where required by law.

You may change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings available on the Website.

7. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

You can also control cookies through your browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to:

• view stored cookies;
• delete cookies;
• block cookies;
• receive warnings before cookies are installed.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or user experience of the Website.

8. Cookies and Personal Data

Some cookies may involve the processing of personal data, such as:

• IP address;
• device identifiers;
• online activity information.

Where cookies involve personal data, such processing is carried out in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

9. International Data Transfers

Some third-party cookie providers may process information outside the European Economic Area.

Where applicable, transfers are carried out using appropriate GDPR safeguards, including:

• adequacy decisions;
• Standard Contractual Clauses;
• other legally recognised transfer mechanisms.

10. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

• changes to the cookies we use;
• changes to technology;
• changes in legal requirements.

The updated version will always be published on this Website together with the effective date.

11. Contact

If you have questions regarding this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies, please contact:

The Mediterranean Lifestyle

Email:

info@themediterraneanlifestyle.co

Last updated: August, 3rd 2026