Change Cookie Consent

We understand that your privacy preferences may change over time. The Change Cookie Consent section provides you with a simple way to review and update your cookie settings for the HEEM Consulting website at any time. We want you to stay in control of how cookies interact with your browser.

If you have previously set your cookie preferences on our site (for example, by accepting only certain types of cookies or rejecting all non-essential cookies), those preferences are remembered through a cookie on your browser. However, you might decide later that you want to adjust those choices – for instance, you might initially have rejected analytics cookies but later decide you want to enable them to help us improve our site, or vice versa.

How to Change Your Cookie Settings on Our Site:

• Using Our Consent Management Tool: Click on the “Change Cookie Consent” link or button (which may be labeled as “Cookie Preferences” or similar) provided in the footer of our website. This will bring up our cookie consent management interface. In this interface, you will typically see categories of cookies (e.g., Necessary, Functional, Analytics) with toggles or checkboxes that indicate your current choice (enabled or disabled). You can modify each category according to your preference. For example, you can disable a category of cookies that you previously enabled, or enable one that you had disabled. Once you’ve made your desired adjustments, be sure to save or confirm your new settings (usually by clicking a button like “Submit” or “Save Preferences”).

• Effect of Changes: When you update your preferences, our site will automatically implement them. Cookies in categories you have disabled will either not be set going forward, or if feasible, will be removed (some cookies can be deleted immediately via script; others may simply expire without renewal). Cookies in categories you enabled will be allowed henceforth. For instance, if you turn off “Analytics Cookies,” our site will stop loading the Google Analytics script for your browser, preventing it from setting or using analytics cookies. If you turn it on, the analytics script will load and set its cookies as described in our Cookies Policy.

• Immediate Application: Your changes should apply immediately or upon the next page load. You might notice that certain functions start or stop working based on your choices. If you disable functional cookies, for example, a feature remembering your username might no longer do so. If you enable analytics, we will start tracking page visits for your sessions, and so on.

Alternative: Browser Settings and Clearing Cookies:

If for some reason the on-site tool isn’t available (or if you prefer a manual method), you can also change your cookie consent by manipulating your browser’s cookie storage: - You can delete cookies set by our site through your browser settings. Clearing cookies will remove the record of your consent choice, which means on your next visit we will treat you as a new visitor and show the cookie consent banner again. At that point, you can make a fresh choice. - You can also use the browser settings to block certain types of cookies as described in our Cookies Policy. For example, you might block all third-party cookies; this will automatically limit things like analytics or embedded content cookies, irrespective of our site’s own settings.

Keep in mind, if you clear cookies entirely, any preference (including the one that says you opted out of cookies) will be lost, because that preference itself is stored in a cookie. If you revisit our site after clearing cookies, please set your preferences again via the consent tool.

Global Privacy Control: As mentioned earlier, enabling the Global Privacy Control (GPC) in your browser is another way to communicate certain privacy preferences to us, specifically an opt-out of sale/sharing. While not a cookie setting per se, it can complement your approach to privacy. If GPC is detected, we automatically opt you out of any cookies or trackers that would fall under “selling/sharing” categories.
However, for full control of all cookie categories (like functional or analytics which are not related to selling data), using our consent tool is the recommended method.

Confirmation of Preferences: After you change your cookie consent settings, you can confirm what you’ve opted in or out of at any time by re-opening the consent tool. It will show the current status of each category (which reflects your latest saved preference). Additionally, some browsers allow you to see what cookies are currently stored; you might see that certain cookies have been removed or added according to your update.

Troubleshooting: If the cookie preference tool does not appear to work or if something isn’t right (for example, you continue seeing the cookie banner on every visit despite setting preferences, or cookies you opted out of are still appearing), consider the following:

• Ensure that your browser isn’t set to automatically delete cookies on exit or isn’t in a private/incognito mode that resets preferences. - If you have browser extensions or privacy blockers, they might interfere with the functioning of our cookie consent script. You may need to adjust those or use the browser’s native controls. - You can reach out to us at info@heemconsulting.com if you encounter persistent issues. We will try to assist and also ensure that your preferences are respected.

Respecting Your Choices: HEEM Consulting is committed to respecting your cookie choices. Once you have opted out of a category of cookies, we will not re-enable them unless you explicitly change your preference to opt in. Occasionally, we might add new features or services that use cookies; we will default those to “opt-out” (disabled) for you if they fall under categories you’ve already opted out of, or we will ask for consent if it’s a new category.

Cookie Consent for Multiple Users: If you share a device or computer with others, whoever sets the cookie preferences last will determine the cookies for that browser profile. Keep this in mind if, for example, you and a family member have different privacy preferences. Using separate user profiles on the browser or separate browsers can help in that scenario.

Legal Notice: We aim to comply with relevant laws regarding cookie consent (such as the EU’s GDPR/ePrivacy directives and similar state laws in the US). The ability to change your cookie consent easily is part of that compliance and part of our user-friendly approach. By providing this interface, we ensure you can withdraw consent as easily as it was given.

Ultimately, “Change Cookie Consent” is here to empower you.

We appreciate your engagement in managing your privacy and hope this tool makes it straightforward. If you have feedback on our cookie management process, we welcome it, as we continually strive to make privacy controls more accessible and clear.