Cookie Policy

Cookies can be classified by their lifespan and the domain to which they belong:

• Session cookies - These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies - These remain on your device for the period of time specified in the cookie.
• First-party cookies - These are set by the website you're visiting.
• Third-party cookies - These are set by a third party separate from the website you're visiting.

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our site functions.

Performance and Analytics

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, which pages are visited most often, how visitors move around the site, and if they encounter error messages. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.

Stripe (Payment Processing)

Our payment processor, Stripe, uses cookies to remember who you are and to enable us to process payments you make on our website. These are essential for completing transactions.

• __stripe_mid - Used for fraud detection and prevention
• __stripe_sid - Used to process payments
• m - Used for fraud detection

Session Cookies

We use session cookies to maintain your session state during your visit. These are typically deleted when you close your browser.

• session - Maintains your session state
• remember_token - Used for "remember me" functionality

Flask Session Cookies

Our application framework (Flask) uses cookies to manage user sessions, for example, for flash messages and maintaining login state for the admin panel.

• session - Used to maintain your session
• _csrf_token - Protects against Cross-Site Request Forgery

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. Here are some helpful links for popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Browser Add-ons

You can use browser add-ons to control cookies. Some popular options include:

• Ghostery - Blocks tracking cookies and provides privacy protection
• Privacy Badger - Blocks spying ads and invisible trackers

Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Our website currently does not respond to "Do Not Track" signals.

Essential Functionality

If you disable essential cookies, you may not be able to:

• Complete purchases through our payment processor
• Access secure areas of the website
• Have your preferences remembered between pages
• Use certain interactive features of the site

Performance Impact

Disabling cookies may result in:

• Slower page load times as preferences need to be resent with each request
• Needing to re-enter information that would normally be stored
• Loss of personalized settings and preferences