Binding Thread Press
Effective Date: October 15, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Binding Thread Press ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on the website located at BindingThreadPress.com ("Website" or "Site"). This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, which provide additional information about our data processing practices and the terms governing use of the Website.
We are committed to transparency regarding our use of cookies and respecting your choices about how your information is collected and used. This policy complies with applicable legal requirements, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679, "GDPR"), the ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC, commonly known as the "EU Cookie Law"), Spain's implementing legislation, and relevant provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") and other applicable privacy laws.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device) when you visit a website. These files contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive and stored by your web browser. Cookies allow websites to recognize your device on subsequent visits and remember certain information about your preferences and actions.
Cookies serve various functions. Some are essential for website operation, enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas. Others help website operators understand how visitors interact with their sites, which pages are most popular, and whether error messages are displayed. Still others are used for marketing purposes, including tracking users across websites to build profiles and display targeted advertising.
Cookies can be categorized in several ways:
By Duration:
Session Cookies: These temporary cookies are deleted automatically when you close your web browser. They enable websites to link your actions during a single browsing session.
Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period specified in the cookie (which can range from minutes to years) or until you manually delete them. They enable websites to recognize your device on return visits.
By Origin:
First-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by the website you are visiting (in this case, BindingThreadPress.com or our service providers operating on our behalf).
Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by domains other than the website you are visiting. They are typically used for tracking and advertising purposes when third-party content is embedded on a website.
By Purpose:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for website operation and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are typically set in response to actions you take, such as setting privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms. Because they
are essential for the website to function, these cookies can be placed without your consent under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.
Functional Cookies: These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering choices you make (language preferences, region, display settings) and providing enhanced, more personalized features.
Analytics/Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, such as which pages are visited most often, how much time is spent on pages, and whether error messages are displayed. All information collected is aggregated and used to improve website performance.
Advertising/Targeting Cookies: These cookies track browsing habits and are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They may also limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
2. Cookies Currently Used on This Website
At present, our Website employs minimal cookie usage. We do not currently utilize analytics services (such as Google Analytics) or advertising/targeting cookies. The limited cookies employed on our Website are described below.
A. MailerLite Form and Subscription Cookies
Our newsletter subscription forms are provided through MailerLite, a third-party email marketing service. MailerLite may set the following cookies in connection with subscription forms and pop-up functionality embedded on our Website:
|
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Type |
Duration |
Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
mailerlite:webform:shown |
Determines whether a pop-up form has been shown to the visitor and controls display frequency according to behavior settings |
First-party |
Session or persistent (varies based on pop-up settings) |
Functional |
|
mailerlite:session_id |
Identifies user session for form functionality |
First-party |
Session |
Functional |
|
mailerlite:forms:submitted:[ID] |
Tracks whether a specific form has been submitted to prevent duplicate submissions |
First-party |
Persistent |
Functional |
|
ml_guid |
Identifies users who submit MailerLite surveys and displays accurate survey results (used in forms containing surveys, promotions, landing pages) |
First-party |
Persistent |
Functional |
These cookies enable proper functionality of subscription forms and prevent duplicate form submissions. They do not track browsing behavior across other websites.
For MailerLite landing pages, MailerLite places only essential cookies necessary for operation. MailerLite's default notification bars on landing pages do not include a "Reject all" option because only essential cookies are used, though custom cookie banners can be added if additional cookies are implemented.
Further information regarding MailerLite's cookie practices is available in MailerLite's Cookie Policy at https://www.mailerlite.com/legal/cookie-policy.
B. Essential Technical Cookies
Standard web server operations may generate certain technical data, including temporary session identifiers, to enable basic website functionality such as maintaining secure connections and preventing security threats. Such strictly necessary technical functions do not require consent under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive because they are essential for providing the service you have requested (accessing the Website).
3. Cookies Not Currently Used (Future Implementation)
While we do not currently employ the following types of cookies, we may implement them in the future to improve Website functionality and understand user engagement. Should we do so, this Cookie Policy will be updated to reflect such implementation, and where required by law, appropriate consent mechanisms will be implemented before such cookies are placed on your device.
A. Analytics Cookies
We are considering implementing website analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to collect aggregated statistical information regarding Website traffic, user behavior, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and navigation patterns. Analytics cookies would help us understand how visitors interact with our Website and identify areas for improvement.
Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, analytics cookies are not considered strictly necessary and therefore require prior user consent before being placed on devices. If we implement analytics services, we will update this Cookie Policy, deploy a cookie consent banner offering users the ability to accept or reject analytics cookies, and ensure that analytics cookies are blocked until consent is obtained.
B. Marketing and Advertising Cookies
We do not currently use cookies for marketing or advertising purposes, nor do we participate in behavioral advertising networks that track users across multiple websites.
Our affiliate marketing activities (directing users to Amazon through affiliate links) do not currently involve placement of advertising cookies on our Website, though Amazon may place cookies on users' devices once they reach Amazon's platform.
Should we implement marketing or advertising cookies in the future, we will update this Cookie Policy, obtain explicit prior consent through a compliant cookie consent banner, and provide granular controls allowing users to accept or reject such cookies.
4. Legal Basis for Cookie Use and Consent Requirements
Different legal frameworks govern cookie usage depending on the user's location and the types of cookies employed.
A. GDPR and ePrivacy Directive Requirements (EU/EEA Visitors)
Under the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR, websites must obtain prior consent before placing non-essential cookies on users' devices. Consent must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous, typically obtained through an affirmative action such as clicking an "Accept" button.
Strictly Necessary Cookies Exemption. Cookies that are strictly necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by the user are exempt from the consent requirement. The European Data Protection Board and national supervisory authorities interpret this exemption narrowly, applying it only to cookies essential for core website functionality (such as maintaining secure sessions, remembering items in shopping carts, or enabling basic navigation). Analytics cookies, marketing cookies, and most functional cookies (such as those remembering language preferences) do not qualify for this exemption and require consent.
Current Practice. Because our Website currently employs only functional cookies associated with MailerLite subscription forms (which enable the newsletter subscription functionality you request when you choose to subscribe) and essential technical cookies, and because we do not currently use analytics or advertising cookies, extensive cookie consent mechanisms are not presently required under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.
Future Practice. Should we implement analytics cookies, advertising cookies, or other non-essential cookies, we will deploy a GDPR-compliant cookie consent banner before such cookies are placed. This banner will:
Enforcement of GDPR cookie consent requirements has intensified in 2025, with European supervisory authorities scrutinizing technical implementation to ensure cookies are actually blocked until consent is obtained and penalizing "dark pattern" consent banners that manipulate users into accepting cookies. We are committed to implementing compliant consent mechanisms if we expand our cookie usage.
B. CCPA Requirements (California Visitors)
The CCPA does not require prior consent for cookie placement. However, CCPA requires businesses to disclose what personal information is collected (including through cookies), the purposes for which it is used, and the categories of third parties with whom it is shared. Users must be provided with the ability to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information, including data collected through cookies.
We do not sell personal information collected through cookies or any other means. Should we implement cookies that share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes (which would constitute "sharing" under CCPA), we will implement appropriate opt-out mechanisms and disclosures.
C. Other Jurisdictions
For visitors from jurisdictions without specific cookie consent requirements, this Cookie Policy provides transparency regarding our practices. We respect users' choices and provide information below on how to manage or block cookies through browser settings regardless of jurisdiction.
5. Third-Party Cookies and External Services
When you click affiliate links (Amazon Associates links or universal book links generated through Booklinker or GeniusLink) on our Website, you are redirected to third-party platforms that operate under their own privacy policies and cookie policies. Amazon Cookies. Once you reach Amazon.com or its international marketplace variants, Amazon may place cookies on your device in accordance with Amazon's cookie policy. We have no control over Amazon's cookie practices, and Amazon's policies govern cookies placed during your visit to their platform.
Booklinker and GeniusLink. These services generate universal book links that may employ cookies or similar technologies to determine your geographic location and redirect you to the appropriate Amazon marketplace. We recommend reviewing these services' privacy and cookie policies for details regarding their practices.
We do not control third-party cookies placed by external websites you visit after leaving our Website.
6. How to Manage, Block, or Delete Cookies
You possess the right to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers are initially configured to accept cookies automatically, but you can modify your browser settings to block all cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being sent.
A. Browser Settings
You can manage cookies through your web browser settings. The following links provide instructions for popular browsers:
Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data. You can block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or delete cookies. Instructions: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data. Options include blocking cookies, deleting cookies, and managing exceptions. Instructions: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
Safari: Preferences > Privacy. Options include blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies. Instructions: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471/mac
Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data. Instructions: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Opera: Settings > Privacy > security > Cookies and other site data. Similar options to Chrome for managing cookies.
Each browser has different procedures for managing cookies. Please refer to your browser's help function or the manufacturer's website for specific instructions.
B. Consequences of Blocking Cookies
Blocking all cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of this Website. For example, blocking MailerLite form cookies may prevent newsletter subscription forms from functioning properly or may cause pop-up forms to display repeatedly. Strictly necessary cookies essential for basic website functionality cannot be disabled through our systems, though you can block them through browser settings (which may prevent the Website from functioning correctly).
C. Mobile Device Settings
Mobile devices typically provide settings that allow you to control or block cookies in the mobile browser or applications. Refer to your device manufacturer's instructions for details on cookie management on mobile devices.
D. Third-Party Opt-Out Tools
Various third-party tools and browser extensions are available to help manage cookie preferences across multiple websites. However, we cannot guarantee the functionality or reliability of third-party tools.
7. Cookie Consent Management and Withdrawal
If we implement a cookie consent banner in the future due to deployment of analytics or advertising cookies, you will be able to manage your cookie preferences through that banner when you first visit the Website.
Initial Consent. Upon your first visit, a cookie banner will appear (if and when implemented) providing information about the cookies we use and requesting your consent for non-essential cookies. You will have the option to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences by selecting specific cookie categories.
Withdrawing Consent. You may withdraw consent and modify your cookie preferences at any time. If we implement a cookie consent banner, it will include a mechanism (typically a settings icon or link in the website footer) allowing you to access cookie
settings and change your preferences. Alternatively, you can manage cookies through your browser settings as described in Section 6 above.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.
8. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our cookie practices, website functionality, legal requirements, or industry standards. The "Effective Date" at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised.
Material changes to this Cookie Policy will be announced by updating the effective date and posting a notice on our Website. For significant changes affecting your rights or involving new types of cookies, we may also send notification via email to newsletter subscribers or seek renewed consent where required by law.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
9. Contact Information
Questions regarding this Cookie Policy, our cookie practices, or how to exercise your rights regarding cookies should be directed to the contact information provided on our Website's contact page.
For inquiries related to personal data processing more broadly, including exercise of rights under GDPR or CCPA, please refer to our Privacy Policy, which provides detailed information about data protection rights and procedures for submitting requests.