Cookie Policy
Learn how Next Harbor Base utilizes cookies and browser storage technologies.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer or mobile device when you visit them. They allow web applications to recognize your browser, remember your preferences, and provide a secure, seamless user experience. We also use browser `localStorage` to save your consent preferences across visits.
2. Categories of Cookies We Use
We categorize cookies and storage mechanisms into two distinct types:
- Strictly Essential Cookies & Storage: Necessary for core site navigation, form security tokens, and remembering whether you have accepted or declined non-essential storage. These do not track personal identifying behavior across other sites.
- Aggregated Analytical Cookies: Used to understand general visitor counts, popular curriculum pages, and technical loading performance to help us improve our course descriptions and materials.
3. Active Cookies & Storage Table
| Storage Key / Name | Category | Purpose & Function | Lifespan | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
nhb_cookie_consent |
Essential (LocalStorage) | Stores your cookie consent choice (accepted/rejected) so the notification banner does not repeat. | 12 Months | nextharborbase.click |
__cf_bm |
Essential (Security) | Cloudflare bot management token used to distinguish human visitors from malicious automated scrapers. | 30 Minutes | Cloudflare CDN |
_ga_nhb_session |
Analytics (Optional) | Anonymized session identifier used to measure general page load latency and navigation flow across guides. | Session / 24 Hours | nextharborbase.click |
4. Third-Party Cookies
We do not deploy third-party advertising networks, cross-site trackers, or behavioral marketing cookies on this website. Any embedded external assets (such as public typography files or public images) operate under strict privacy-preserving headers.
5. How to Manage or Disable Cookies
You have complete control over how cookies are handled on your device:
- On-Site Consent Banner: You can choose "Essential Only" on our initial cookie banner to decline all non-essential storage.
- Browser Settings: You can configure your browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge) to reject all cookies or notify you when a cookie is set.
6. Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable all cookies via browser settings, our website remains fully functional and accessible. Only minor conveniences—such as remembering your dismissed banner state between sessions—will reset on subsequent visits.
7. Relationship with Our Privacy Policy
For detailed information on how personal information is protected, stored, and managed at Next Harbor Base, please review our full Privacy Policy.