This Cookie Policy explains how centurysmilemaker.com uses cookies and similar technologies, and how you can control them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage and tracking pixels. They help a site work, remember your choices, and measure how the site is used.
How we ask for consent
On your first visit, a banner lets you Accept all, Reject non-essential, or Customize your choices by category. Until you choose, only strictly necessary cookies are active, and analytics and advertising cookies stay off. We use Google Consent Mode so Google tools follow your choices. We record your choice, the date, and the policy version so we can honor it, and we ask again if our categories change or after 12 months.
Cookie categories
| Category | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Keeps the Site secure and working, prevents spam on our forms, and remembers your cookie choices. | Always on |
| Analytics | Google Analytics measures visits, popular pages, and Site performance using aggregated data. | Off until you allow it |
| Marketing and advertising | Google Ads and Google Tag Manager measure whether our ads lead to calls or appointment requests, and may be used for ad personalization. | Off until you allow it |
Cookies and storage we use
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| csm_consent_v2 | Century Smile Maker | Stores your cookie choices (local storage) | Strictly necessary | 12 months |
| Form security fields | Century Smile Maker | Blocks spam submissions on our appointment form (no cookie, form data only) | Strictly necessary | Session |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors and sessions | Analytics | Up to 2 years |
| _gcl_au, _gcl_aw | Google Ads | Measures ad clicks and conversions | Marketing | 90 days |
| IDE, NID, and similar | Ad measurement and personalization on Google services | Marketing | Up to 13 months |
Cookie names and durations are set by each provider and may change.
Embedded content
Some pages include content from other services, such as an embedded Google Map. When you view or interact with that content, the provider may collect information under its own privacy policy. Our hosting provider may also use basic performance and security tools to keep the Site running.
Global Privacy Control
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, we treat it as a request to opt out of marketing and advertising cookies, and we keep them off. See California Privacy Rights.
Browser controls
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how the Site works, and deleting cookies will clear your saved choices.
Learn more about Google
See how Google uses information from sites that use its services, and manage Google ad settings at adssettings.google.com.
Changes
We may update this Cookie Policy as our tools change. The “Last updated” date shows the current version.
Contact us
Century Smile Maker
2080 Century Park East, Suite 1103, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: (310) 553-2233 · Email: info@centurysmilemaker.com