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Cookie Policy

Last Updated: October 18, 2025

1. 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 to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies help us understand how you use our platform, remember your preferences, and improve your overall experience. They can store information such as your login status, language preferences, and browsing history.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on Sweatstock, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use different types of cookies on our platform, each serving specific purposes:

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They enable core functionality such as:

  • User authentication and account access
  • Security and fraud prevention
  • Session management and navigation
  • Load balancing and performance optimization
  • Remembering your cookie consent preferences

Duration: Session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or up to 1 year

2.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our platform by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to:

  • Count visits and traffic sources
  • Measure and improve platform performance
  • Understand which pages are most and least popular
  • See how visitors navigate through the site
  • Identify technical issues and errors

Examples: Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Amplitude

Duration: Up to 2 years

2.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may be set by us or by third-party advertising partners. They help us:

  • Show you personalized content and advertisements
  • Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
  • Limit the number of times you see an advertisement
  • Track conversions and user engagement
  • Build a profile of your interests for targeted marketing

Examples: Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag

Duration: Up to 2 years

2.4 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use. They allow us to:

  • Remember your preferences and settings
  • Provide personalized content recommendations
  • Enable social media features and sharing
  • Support live chat and customer service tools
  • Remember your location for localized content

Duration: Session cookies or up to 1 year

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Authentication: To verify your identity and keep you logged in as you navigate through different pages
  • Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent activity and protect your account from unauthorized access
  • Preferences: To remember your settings, language choices, and display preferences
  • Performance: To monitor and analyze platform performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize loading times
  • Analytics: To understand user behavior, measure engagement, and improve our services based on data-driven insights
  • Marketing: To deliver relevant advertisements, measure campaign effectiveness, and personalize your experience
  • Social Media: To enable social sharing features and integrate with social media platforms

The information collected through cookies may be combined with other information we collect about you to provide a more personalized and seamless experience.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use third-party cookies from trusted partners to help us analyze platform usage, deliver targeted advertising, and provide enhanced functionality.

Third-party services we use may include:

  • Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring
  • Google Ads: For advertising and remarketing campaigns
  • Facebook Pixel: For social media advertising and conversion tracking
  • Stripe: For payment processing and fraud prevention
  • Intercom or Zendesk: For customer support and live chat functionality
  • Hotjar or FullStory: For user experience analysis and session recording

These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they collect and use your information:

We do not control third-party cookies and are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please contact these third parties directly if you have questions about their use of cookies.

5. Managing Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through several methods:

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit Sweatstock, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or customize your cookie preferences. You can choose to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Customize your preferences by cookie category

You can change your preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings in your account or clicking the “Cookie Preferences” link in our footer.

5.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

  • View and delete cookies stored on your device
  • Block all cookies or only third-party cookies
  • Clear cookies when you close your browser
  • Set exceptions for specific websites

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our platform and may result in a less personalized experience.

5.3 Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of targeted advertising by using industry opt-out tools:

You can also opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

6. Browser-Specific Cookie Settings

Here's how to manage cookies in popular web browsers:

Google Chrome

  • Click the three-dot menu icon → Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
  • Choose your preferred cookie settings
  • Learn more: Chrome Cookie Settings

Mozilla Firefox

  • Click the menu icon → Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Adjust your cookie preferences
  • Learn more: Firefox Cookie Settings

Safari

Microsoft Edge

  • Click the three-dot menu → Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
  • Configure your cookie settings
  • Learn more: Edge Cookie Settings

For mobile browsers, cookie settings are typically found in the browser's settings menu under Privacy or Security options.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable cookies, doing so may affect your experience on Sweatstock:

  • Essential cookies: Disabling these will prevent you from logging in, accessing your account, and using core platform features
  • Functional cookies: You may lose personalized settings and preferences, requiring you to reconfigure them each visit
  • Analytics cookies: We won't be able to improve our platform based on your usage patterns, potentially resulting in a less optimized experience
  • Marketing cookies: You may see less relevant advertisements and promotional content

Some features of our platform may not function properly or at all if you disable certain types of cookies.

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make changes, we will:

  • Update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy
  • Post the revised policy on our platform
  • Notify you of material changes through email or a prominent notice on our website

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. Your continued use of our platform after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: privacy@sweatstock.com

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.