Bayshield Insurance Services Inc. (“Bayshield,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit bayshieldins.com. This Cookie Policy explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and the choices available to you.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your browser or device when you visit a website. They can help a website operate securely, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the site, and improve performance.
Some cookies are placed directly through our website and are commonly called first-party cookies. Other cookies may be placed by service providers, such as Cloudflare, CookieYes, or Google, and are commonly called third-party cookies.
Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
2. How We Use Cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Provide essential website functionality
- Protect the website against fraud, malicious traffic, and automated abuse
- Store and apply your cookie-consent preferences
- Determine whether your browser supports certain WordPress features
- Measure website traffic and usage
- Understand how visitors find and interact with the website
- Evaluate and improve website performance, content, and navigation
- Maintain website security and troubleshoot technical issues
We currently use Necessary and Analytics cookies, as described below.
3. Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies support essential website functions, security, and consent management. Because they are required for the website to operate properly, they cannot be disabled through our cookie-consent tool. You may be able to block them through your browser, but doing so could affect website functionality.
| Cookie | Provider/Domain | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
__cf_bm |
Cloudflare / .www.bayshieldins.com | Helps Cloudflare identify and manage automated traffic and protect the website through its Bot Management services. | 1 hour |
wpEmojiSettingsSupports |
WordPress / bayshieldins.com | Determines whether the visitor’s browser can properly display emojis and related WordPress features. | Session |
cookieyes-* |
CookieYes / bayshieldins.com | Stores and manages the visitor’s cookie-consent choices and preferences. | 1 year |
4. Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website. They may collect information about visits, page views, sessions, referral sources, browser or device characteristics, and general website activity.
These cookies are used when Analytics consent is granted through our cookie banner, subject to the consent configuration applicable to the visitor.
| Cookie | Provider/Domain | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics / .bayshieldins.com | Assigns a randomly generated identifier used to distinguish visitors and calculate visitor, session, and campaign information. | 1 year, 1 month, 4 days |
_ga_* |
Google Analytics / .bayshieldins.com | Stores and counts page views and maintains session information for a specific Google Analytics property. | 1 year, 1 month, 4 days |
Cookie expiration periods may change when a cookie is refreshed during a later visit or when a service provider modifies its technology.
5. Google Analytics and Google Consent Mode
We use Google Analytics to help measure and understand website activity. Google Analytics may process information such as:
- Pages viewed and approximate visit times
- Referral sources
- Browser and device information
- General geographic information derived from an IP address
- Interactions with website content
We use Google Consent Mode to communicate visitors’ cookie choices to Google services. When Analytics storage is denied, Google Analytics cookies such as _ga and _ga_* should not be stored on the visitor’s device.
Depending on our Google Consent Mode configuration, Google services may receive limited consent-status or cookieless measurement signals while cookie storage is denied. These signals are designed to operate without placing Analytics cookies on the visitor’s device.
For more information, review the Google Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, our cookie banner allows you to accept optional cookies or customize your preferences.
You can review or change your choices at any time by selecting the cookie-settings control displayed on the website or the link below:Manage Cookie Preferences
Withdrawing consent will prevent applicable optional cookies from being used in the future. It may not automatically delete cookies already stored on your device. You can delete existing cookies through your browser settings.
Necessary cookies cannot be disabled through the preference center because they support security, consent management, or essential website functionality.
7. Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies. Browser settings vary, so consult your browser’s support documentation for specific instructions. Blocking all cookies may prevent portions of this website or other websites from operating correctly.
8. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting. Because there is not currently a uniform industry standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, our website may not respond to them.
Where required by applicable law, we will process a recognized opt-out preference signal, such as Global Privacy Control, as a request to opt out of sale or sharing for the browser or device from which the signal is sent.
As explained in our Privacy Policy, Bayshield does not sell personal information for money and does not knowingly share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are defined by California law.
9. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to external websites, quote platforms, insurance carriers, social-media services, maps, or other third-party services.
Cookies used by those external websites are controlled by their respective operators and are governed by their own cookie and privacy policies. This Cookie Policy applies only to cookies and similar technologies used on bayshieldins.com.
We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of a third-party service before providing information or using that service.
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use, our website, service-provider practices, or applicable requirements.
When we update this policy, we will post the revised version on this page and change the “Last updated” date. The cookie list displayed through our cookie-consent tool may also be updated following a website scan.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies, or your privacy choices, contact:
Bayshield Insurance Services Inc.19200 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (949) 379-8922
Email: alex@bayshieldins.com
Questions About Cookies or Privacy?
Contact Bayshield Insurance Services Inc. if you have a question about this Cookie Policy, your consent choices, or our privacy practices.