Welcome to HomeNest. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with the best possible experience while managing your rental properties and browsing our services.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a reporting functionality, and help us understand how you use our site.
When you use and access our website, we will store and access certain information in your browser/device in the form of cookies.
2. How We Use Cookies
HomeNest uses cookies to ensure that you get the most out of our website, particularly for our property management portal. We use them for:
- Authentication: To recognize you when you log in to your property manager dashboard.
- Personalization: To remember your preferences, language settings, and viewed properties.
- Security: To ensure the security of your account and prevent fraudulent activity.
- Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website so we can improve user experience.
- Marketing: To show you relevant ads for rental services on other websites.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We categorize our cookies based on their function. Below is a table detailing the specific cookies HomeNest employs.
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| home_session_id | Essential | Maintains your logged-in state for the property portal. | Session |
| home_csrf_token | Essential | Security token to prevent cross-site request forgery. | Session |
| home_lang_pref | Functional | Remembers your preferred language setting. | 1 Year |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics cookie to distinguish users. | 2 Years |
| _ga_* | Analytics | Stores the current session state. | 2 Minutes |
| _fbp | Marketing | Used by Facebook to deliver ads between websites. | 3 Months |
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These include:
- Google Analytics: To track website traffic and user behavior to improve our property management tools.
- Social Media: If you choose to share content from our site, partners like Facebook or LinkedIn may place cookies.
We do not control these third-party cookies. We recommend reading the respective privacy policies of these third-party advertising companies for more detailed information.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the cookie consent manager at the bottom of our homepage.
How to Manage Cookies in Your Browser
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.
For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please contact us.
6. Updates to This Policy
HomeNest may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@homenest.com
- Address: 123 Property Lane, Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
- Phone: (555) 123-4567
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