What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used by websites to make them work, work more efficiently, and to provide information to website operators. Cookies are not programs — they cannot carry viruses or access other files on your device.
There are different types of cookies:
- Session cookies — Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. They enable certain website functions to work correctly during your visit.
- Persistent cookies — Cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They allow a website to remember your preferences or actions across visits.
- First-party cookies — Set directly by the website you're visiting.
- Third-party cookies — Set by a different domain than the website you're visiting (for example, by an analytics or advertising provider).
How VPMG Uses Cookies
The VPMG Property Management website (propertymanagementvancouverwa.com) uses a limited number of cookies for specific, legitimate purposes. We do not use cookies to deliver targeted or behavioral advertising. We do not share cookie data with advertising networks.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enable basic website functionality and improve your experience as a visitor. These may include:
- Remembering your browser or device preferences (such as preferred language or display settings)
- Maintaining the state of any forms or inputs across a session so that you do not lose progress
- Enabling the website to function correctly on your device and browser
Functional cookies do not collect personally identifiable information and do not track your behavior across other websites.
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website in aggregate. Analytics data helps us identify which pages are most useful, how people navigate the site, and where we can improve the content and user experience. The information collected is statistical in nature — it tells us, for example, that a page received a certain number of visits from certain geographic regions — but does not identify individual users.
We may use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to collect data and reports it to us in anonymized, aggregated form. Google may also use this data in accordance with its own privacy policy. You can learn more about Google Analytics cookies at developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage.
Cookies We Do Not Use
VPMG does not use advertising or tracking cookies. Specifically, we do not:
- Use cookies to deliver personalized or targeted advertisements on this website or other websites
- Share cookie data with advertising networks, ad exchanges, or data brokers
- Use tracking pixels or web beacons that follow you across websites after you leave our site
- Use social media cookies that track your behavior for social media advertising purposes
While our website may contain links to social media platforms or third-party services (such as the Rentvine tenant portal), we do not control any cookies those external sites may place on your device. Please review the cookie and privacy policies of any third-party site you visit through links from our website.
Third-Party Services and Their Cookies
Our website uses Google Fonts to load web fonts. Google's servers may receive your browser's request for font files, which may involve Google setting a cookie or accessing information about your browser. VPMG does not control Google's data practices. For more information, see Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
If you use our tenant or owner portals, those are hosted by Rentvine and operate under Rentvine's own cookie and privacy policies. VPMG has no control over the cookies Rentvine uses within their portal environment.
How to Control and Delete Cookies
You have the ability to control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most modern browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually or all at once
- Block all cookies from being set
- Block third-party cookies while allowing first-party cookies
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being placed, allowing you to accept or reject it
Instructions for managing cookies vary by browser. You can find guidance for the most common browsers here:
- Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies
- Apple Safari: support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471
- Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com/en-us/search?query=cookies+edge
Please note that blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Functional cookies are necessary for some features to work correctly. Disabling them may cause certain parts of the site to not function as expected.
Opting Out of Google Analytics
If you wish to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits to our website, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on, which is available for most major browsers at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript from sending information to Google about your visit.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised when we make changes. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
VPMG Property Management
4305 NE Thurston Way, Suite D
Vancouver, WA 98662
Email: info@vancouverpmg.com
Phone: (360) 803-2002