Cookie Policy

Updated: September 2026

This Cookie and Tracking Technologies Policy explains how The Rico Group (“The Rico Group,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on www.thericogroup.com (the “Site”).

These technologies help us operate the Site, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the Site, measure marketing activities, communicate with customers, and deliver or measure advertising.

1.) What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites may store on your browser or device. We also use technologies that perform functions similar to cookies, including:

• Tracking pixels
• Web beacons
• Tags
• Scripts
• Local storage
• Advertising identifiers
• Conversion-tracking technologies
• Link and campaign tracking
• Similar technologies that recognize a browser or device or collect information about interactions with the Site

For purposes of this Policy, we refer to these collectively as “Cookies and Tracking Technologies.”

2.) Why We Use Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use these technologies to:

• Keep the Site secure
• Enable essential website functions
• Remember preferences
• Understand website traffic and usage
• Measure the effectiveness of advertising
• Measure conversions
• Understand how visitors arrive at the Site
• Improve website content and functionality
• Support marketing and customer communications
• Deliver or measure relevant advertising
• Build or use advertising audiences where permitted
• Detect fraud, abuse, or security threats

3.) Categories of Technologies We Use

Strictly Necessary

These technologies are required for core Site functionality, security, privacy preferences, and services requested by the visitor. They generally do not require consent where applicable law recognizes them as strictly necessary.

Functional

These technologies remember preferences and enable enhanced Site functionality.

Analytics

Analytics technologies help us understand how visitors use the Site. The Rico Group uses Google Analytics and may use additional analytics technologies. Analytics technologies may collect information such as:

• Pages viewed
• Time spent on pages
• Navigation paths
• Device and browser information
• Approximate location
• Referring websites
• Campaign information
• Interactions with Site features

Advertising and Marketing

Advertising technologies may be used to:

• Measure advertising campaigns
• Track conversions
• Understand interactions with advertisements
• Create or use advertising audiences
• Deliver advertising based on browsing activity or audience characteristics
• Limit repetitive advertising
• Measure the effectiveness of advertising

These technologies may be provided by third-party advertising networks, social media platforms, and other marketing providers.

Communications

We may use tracking technologies in connection with email, forms, CRM systems, newsletters, and other communications to determine interactions such as delivery, opens, clicks, responses, or conversions where permitted by law.

4.) Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use the Site. Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to distinguish visitors, measure interactions, and generate reports. We may configure Google Analytics and related Google services using available privacy and consent controls, including controls governing analytics storage, advertising storage, advertising personalization, and related data-use permissions. Where required, Google Analytics and related advertising technologies will be enabled only after the visitor provides the applicable consent. Google provides additional privacy controls for website operators, including controls relating to advertising personalization, Google Signals, data retention, and other data collection settings.

5.) Advertising and Remarketing Technologies

We may use third-party advertising and remarketing technologies to measure advertising campaigns, understand interactions with advertisements, support conversion tracking, and provide relevant advertising. Depending on the services currently used by The Rico Group, these technologies may include advertising, social media, search advertising, analytics, customer relationship management, email marketing, and conversion-tracking platforms. Since our technology providers may change over time, the current cookie preference center and cookie inventory should be treated as the authoritative list of technologies currently active on the Site.

6.) First-Party and Third-Party Technologies

First-party technologies are placed by or on behalf of The Rico Group. Third-party technologies are placed or accessed by service providers or other third parties. Third-party providers may process information under their own privacy policies and terms. Where required by applicable law, we obtain consent before enabling non-essential third-party technologies.

7.) Cookie Duration

Cookies may be:

• Session cookies, which generally expire when your browser session ends; or
• Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

The duration of individual technologies varies by provider and purpose. The Rico Group periodically reviews its cookie inventory to identify the technology, provider, purpose, category, and expected duration of each technology.

8.) Your Cookie Choices

Where applicable law requires consent, we will ask for your consent before placing or accessing non-essential Cookies and Tracking Technologies. You may also use browser settings to delete or block cookies. Please note that disabling strictly necessary technologies may affect Site functionality.

9.) Global Privacy Control and Other Opt-Out Signals

Where required by applicable law, we recognize legally recognized opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (“GPC”). Where an applicable opt-out signal indicates that you do not wish your personal information to be sold or shared, we will process the signal in accordance with applicable law. Cookie preferences and California privacy opt-out rights may address different forms of data processing. Exercising a cookie preference does not necessarily constitute every privacy request available under applicable law.

10.) Cookies and International Visitors

Visitors from the European Area, United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions with consent requirements may be presented with a consent mechanism before non-essential Cookies and Tracking Technologies are activated. Where required, visitors may:

• Accept all optional technologies
• Reject optional technologies
• Select individual categories
• Change their choices later

Consent will be recorded and managed in accordance with applicable requirements.

11.) Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie and Tracking Technologies Policy when we change the technologies used on the Site or when legal, regulatory, or operational requirements change. The “Updated” date will be revised when material changes are made.

12.) Contact

Questions regarding Cookies and Tracking Technologies may be directed to:

The Rico Group

Phone: (805) 497-7401

Email: info@thericogroup.com