1. What Are Cookies & How We Use Them

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit our website. They help our site function properly, remember your preferences, and give us insight into how visitors use our booking and browsing tools.

A. Types of Cookies We Use:

Essential Cookies

• Necessary for the website and online booking tools to function, including maintaining your session and enabling secure checkout with our booking partner, Squire.

Analytics Cookies

• Help us understand how visitors use our website (e.g., pages viewed, time spent) so we can improve navigation and content, typically via Google Analytics.

Functionality Cookies

• Remember your preferences, such as your preferred location or previously viewed services, for a more convenient visit.

B. Cookies From Third-Party Services:

Booking & Scheduling

• Cookies set by our online booking provider, Squire, when you schedule an appointment through our website.

Social Media & Reviews

• Cookies set by embedded content from Instagram and our Google Reviews widget (Featurable), which may track your interaction with that content.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

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• Keep our website and online booking secure and functioning correctly;
• Understand and improve how visitors use our website;
• Remember your preferences, such as your preferred barbershop location;
• Enable you to book, confirm, or manage appointments through Squire;
• Measure the performance of our website and marketing efforts;
• Display embedded content, such as our Instagram feed and Google reviews.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services we use to operate and improve our site. These third parties may have their own privacy and cookie practices, which we encourage you to review:

Google Analytics

• Helps us understand website traffic and usage patterns.

Squire (Booking Platform)

• Powers our online appointment booking for all three locations.

Featurable

• Displays our Google Reviews in the Reviews section of our website.

4. Cookie Duration

Cookies may be either "session" cookies, which are deleted once you close your browser, or "persistent" cookies, which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.

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• Most of the cookies we use are persistent, allowing us to recognize returning visitors and remember your preferences between visits.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies, delete existing cookies, and set preferences for specific websites. Note that disabling essential cookies may affect your ability to browse our site or book an appointment online.

6. Your Consent

By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. Where required by law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies.

7. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" feature. Our website does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals, as there is no common industry standard for how to interpret them.

8. Children's Privacy

Our online booking and website are not intended for unsupervised use by children under the age of 13. While we provide children's haircuts ("Kids Cut"), we do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal information from children without parental consent.

9. Your Cookie-Related Rights (New York & US Residents)

Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to:

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• Request information about the cookies and tracking technologies we use.
• Withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time.
• Request the deletion of data collected through cookies, subject to legal and operational requirements.

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To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

10. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy, please reach out to us:

Business Name:

• Elegant Barbershop

Address:

• Manhattan 61st: 201 East 61st St, New York, NY 10065 · Manhattan 72nd: 118 W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023 · Brooklyn 4th: 310 4th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Phone:

• (212) 321-0946 · (646) 454-0554 · (718) 758-6000

Email:

• info@elegantbarbershop.com

Website:

• https://elegantbarbershop.com/