Effective Date: September 24, 2026
Last Updated: September 24, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how TheFirstToRise.com (“Website,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) may use cookies and similar technologies when you visit or interact with the Website.
TheFirstToRise.com is an informational and promotional website associated with Biagio Maffettone and The First to Rise. The Website provides information about the author, the book, related content, media, announcements, and other materials.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.
Cookies are small text files that websites may place on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-connected device when you visit a website.
Cookies allow a website to recognize a browser or device and may be used to remember preferences, support functionality, understand website usage, maintain security, and improve the user experience.
Cookies may be:
Cookies may also be placed by the website you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party providers whose services are incorporated into the website (“third-party cookies”).
Depending on the technologies implemented on the Website, cookies and similar technologies may be used for purposes including:
The specific cookies and technologies used may change as the Website, its functionality, and its third-party services change.
These cookies may be necessary for the Website to operate properly.
They may support functions such as:
Because these cookies may be necessary for Website operation, they generally cannot be disabled through a Website cookie preference tool without affecting certain functionality.
Functional cookies may allow the Website to remember choices or preferences you have previously made.
For example, these technologies may be used to remember certain settings or improve the Website experience.
Where applicable, these cookies may not be essential to the basic operation of the Website.
Analytics cookies may help us understand how visitors use the Website.
Depending on the services implemented, analytics technologies may collect information such as:
This information may be used in aggregated or otherwise analyzed form to understand Website traffic, identify areas for improvement, and evaluate Website performance.
If advertising, remarketing, conversion tracking, or similar technologies are implemented on the Website, those technologies may collect information regarding Website interactions and may be used to measure or improve advertising campaigns.
Such technologies may be provided by third parties.
The specific advertising technologies used on the Website may vary over time.
Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate disclosures and choices regarding non-essential tracking technologies.
Some features or services available through the Website may be provided by third parties.
These third parties may use cookies, pixels, tags, SDKs, local storage, or similar technologies.
Examples may include providers associated with:
Third-party technologies are governed by the applicable third party's privacy policies and practices.
We do not control the cookies or tracking technologies used by third-party websites once you leave TheFirstToRise.com.
The Website may contain links to or, where applicable, embedded content from social media and other third-party platforms.
Examples may include social media platforms, video services, or other external content providers.
When you interact with such content, the applicable third party may collect information about your device, browser, interaction, or visit.
Third-party platforms may also place or access cookies or similar technologies.
Your interaction with such services is subject to the applicable third party's privacy policy and terms.
The Website may contain links directing visitors to Amazon or other third-party retailers where The First to Rise may be available for purchase.
TheFirstToRise.com does not process book purchases or payment transactions.
When you click a third-party link, you may leave our Website and enter an external website.
That third party may use its own cookies and tracking technologies in accordance with its own policies.
For example, Amazon's collection and use of information is governed by Amazon's applicable privacy notice and terms, not this Cookie Policy.
We do not control cookies placed by third-party websites.
Cookies are not the only technology that may be used to recognize devices or understand Website activity.
Depending on the Website's technical configuration, we or our service providers may use technologies such as:
These technologies may perform functions similar to cookies, including analytics, security, functionality, and performance measurement.
For purposes of this Cookie Policy, we use the term “cookies and similar technologies” to refer collectively to these technologies where appropriate.
You may have several options for controlling cookies.
Most commonly used web browsers allow you to:
Browser controls differ by browser and device.
Disabling certain cookies may affect the availability or functionality of portions of the Website.
If a cookie preference or consent management tool is available on the Website, you may use it to manage applicable non-essential cookies and tracking technologies.
Your available choices may depend on your location and the technologies operating on the Website.
Where applicable law requires consent before certain non-essential cookies or tracking technologies are used, we will seek consent through an appropriate mechanism before deploying those technologies.
You may withdraw or change your choices where the applicable consent mechanism provides that functionality.
Withdrawing consent does not necessarily affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.
Some browsers and devices provide “Do Not Track” or similar settings.
Because there is currently no universally accepted technical standard governing how websites should respond to all such signals, the Website may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track signal.
Where applicable law requires recognition of a particular privacy signal, we will handle such signals as required by applicable law.
Cookies themselves generally contain technical identifiers rather than information such as your name or email address.
However, information collected through cookies and similar technologies may, in some circumstances, be capable of being associated with other information.
How such information is treated depends on the technology involved and applicable law.
For more information about how personal information may be collected, used, disclosed, and retained, please review our Privacy Policy.
Cookies may remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose.
Some cookies expire when your browsing session ends. Others may remain for a defined period unless deleted earlier by you or your browser.
The duration of a particular cookie depends on the provider, its purpose, and the technical configuration of the Website.
The cookies and similar technologies used on the Website may change over time.
We may add, remove, replace, or modify technologies as the Website, its functionality, service providers, analytics requirements, or legal obligations change.
When appropriate, we may update this Cookie Policy to reflect those changes.
The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates when this Cookie Policy was most recently revised.
This Cookie Policy forms part of our broader privacy practices.
For additional information concerning:
please review our Privacy Policy.
If you have questions regarding this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies and similar technologies on the Website, please contact:
TheFirstToRise.com
New York, United States
Email: Biagio@TheFirstToRise.com
We may revise this Cookie Policy from time to time.
Any revised version will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
Unless otherwise required by applicable law, changes will become effective when posted.
We encourage visitors to periodically review this page for the latest information regarding our use of cookies and similar technologies.
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