Cookie Statement

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device when you visit. They help the site work, remember your choices, and understand how the site is used. We also use similar technologies, such as local storage and pixels; in this statement we refer to all of them as “cookies.”

2. Why we use cookies

We use cookies to:

• Keep the site working and secure.
• Remember your preferences and keep you signed in.
• Understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it.

3. The types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary

These are required for the site to function — for example, to keep you signed in, secure your session, and process payments. The site cannot work properly without them, so they cannot be switched off in our systems.

Preference

These remember choices you make — such as your settings — so the site can behave the way you expect on your next visit.

Analytics

These help us understand how the site is used, which pages are visited, and where we can improve. The information is collected in aggregate and helps us make the experience better over time.

4. Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by third parties whose tools we use to run the site. These include our payment processor (Stripe), which uses cookies to process payments and help prevent fraud, and our analytics provider, which helps us measure how the site is used. These third parties handle the information they collect under their own privacy policies.

5. How long cookies last

Some cookies are session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser. Others are persistent cookies, which stay on your device until they expire or you delete them. The length varies by cookie and its purpose.

6. Managing your cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings — most browsers let you block or remove cookies and notify you when a new one is set. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may keep parts of the site from working. Many browsers also offer a “Do Not Track” setting; because there is no common industry standard for how to respond to it, our site does not currently respond to those signals.

7. Changes to this statement

We may update this Cookie Statement from time to time. When we make material changes, we’ll update the effective date above. Please review it periodically.

8. Contact us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, email us at help@therewhen.co.