Cookie Policy
Last updated: July 9, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how St. Mary's Richard Tufenkian Preschool & Kindergarten (“the School,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website at www.tufenkianpreschool.com (the “Site”). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your computer or mobile device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website's operators. Cookies may be “session” cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which remain until they expire or you delete them.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to keep the Site functioning properly, to remember your session as you move between pages, and to understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it. We group the cookies we use into the categories below.
a. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Site to function. They enable core functionality such as maintaining your session as you navigate the Site. The Site cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be switched off in our systems.
b. Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to help us understand how visitors interact with the Site—for example, which pages are visited most often. Google Analytics sets cookies that collect information in an aggregated form, such as the number of visitors, where visitors have come to the Site from, and the pages they visited. You can learn more about how Google uses this information at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
c. Social Sharing Cookies
If social sharing or social media features are enabled on the Site, the third-party providers of those features may set their own cookies. These cookies are controlled by the respective third parties and are subject to their privacy and cookie policies.
3. Cookies Used on This Site
| Cookie | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Strictly necessary | Maintains your session as you navigate the Site (e.g., form submissions and login state). | Session (deleted when you close your browser) |
| _ga | Analytics (Google Analytics) | Used to distinguish individual visitors for aggregated usage statistics. | Up to 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics (Google Analytics) | Used to distinguish visitors for aggregated usage statistics. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Analytics (Google Analytics) | Used to limit the rate at which requests are made (throttling). | 1 minute |
The specific cookies present may vary over time as we and our service providers update our technologies. The table above reflects the cookies typically used on the Site.
4. Managing and Disabling Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually set your browser to block or delete cookies, or to alert you when a cookie is being placed. Please note that if you block strictly necessary cookies, some parts of the Site may not function properly.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
For more information about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
5. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
1200 E. Carlton Dr.
Glendale, CA 91205
Telephone: (818) 240-7030
Fax: (818) 240-1520
Email: info@tufenkianpreschool.com