This Cookie Policy explains how Leanna Immel, LMFT ("I," "me," "my," or "Leanna Immel") uses cookies and similar technologies on leannaimmel.com (the "Website").
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites may place on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website.
Cookies can be used for many purposes, including maintaining website functionality, remembering settings, protecting websites from malicious activity, preventing spam, and understanding how visitors interact with a website.
For purposes of this Policy, "cookies" also includes similar technologies that perform comparable functions.
2. Cookies Currently Used on This Website
My Website currently uses cookies primarily for security, bot prevention, and spam prevention. Based on my current Website configuration, the Website does not use cookies for:
Google Analytics;
Google Tag Manager;
Behavioral advertising;
Retargeting;
Cross-site advertising; or
Creating advertising profiles based on your Website activity.
I previously used Google Analytics on the Website, but it has been removed and is not currently active.
3. Security Cookies The Website uses security technologies provided by third-party service providers to help protect the Website and its visitors.
Cloudflare
Cloudflare provides security and traffic-management services for the Website. Cloudflare may use cookies including __cf_bm and cf_clearance.
These cookies may be used to:
Detect and mitigate automated or malicious traffic;
Protect the Website against bots;
Verify that a visitor is a legitimate user;
Maintain security protections; and
Prevent repeated security challenges when a visitor has already passed a verification process.
Cloudflare describes these cookies as necessary to provide certain security and bot-protection services.
Anti-Spam Protection
The Website also uses anti-spam technology to help protect Website forms and other Website functionality from spam and automated or abusive submissions.
This technology may use cookies with names beginning with apbct_ and other related identifiers.
These cookies and associated technologies are used for security and spam prevention rather than for advertising or behavioral profiling.
The anti-spam provider may process limited technical information and information associated with form submissions for the purpose of detecting and preventing spam and abuse.
4. Why These Cookies Are Used
The cookies currently used on the Website may help me and my service providers:
Protect the Website from malicious traffic;
Detect and prevent automated activity;
Prevent spam;
Protect Website contact forms;
Verify legitimate visitors;
Maintain Website security; and
Provide basic Website functionality.
These cookies are not used by me to sell personal information or to create advertising profiles.
5. Analytics and Advertising Cookies I do not currently use:
Google Analytics;
Google Tag Manager;
Google Ads conversion or remarketing cookies;
Meta/Facebook Pixel;
TikTok Pixel;
LinkedIn advertising pixels; or
Similar advertising or behavioral-tracking technologies.
I also do not currently use cookies for cross-context behavioral advertising or retargeting.
If I introduce analytics, advertising, retargeting, or other non-essential tracking technologies in the future, I will update this Cookie Policy and review whether additional notice, consent, or opt-out mechanisms are required by applicable law.
6. Third-Party Services
Some cookies and similar technologies are provided by third-party service providers that help operate and protect the Website.
These providers may process technical information associated with Website requests in order to provide security, spam-prevention, and related services.
Third-party providers maintain their own privacy policies and terms governing their services.
7. Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control, block, or delete cookies through your browser settings. Because the cookies currently used on this Website are primarily associated with security and spam prevention, disabling cookies may interfere with certain Website functions or security protections. If I introduce non-essential cookies or tracking technologies in the future, I will provide additional choices for managing those technologies as required by applicable law.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
I may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in my Website, technology, service providers, or applicable legal requirements.
When I make changes, I will update the Effective Date at the top of this Policy.
9. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on the Website, please contact:
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of my Website, please contact me at 408-617-8299 or through my email below.