Last Updated: March 31, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how SP3ND.shop uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, and your choices regarding them. By using or accessing our site, you agree to the use of cookies as outlined in this policy. If you do not agree, you may disable cookies via your browser settings, but note that some parts of our Service may not function properly without them.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device (computer, smartphone, etc.) when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners. Cookies can remember your preferences or recognize you on subsequent visits, among other functions.
There are different types of cookies:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire (and are usually deleted) when you close your browser. They help websites recognize you as you navigate between pages during a single browsing session (for example, keeping you logged in as you move from page to page).
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device after you close your browser, for a duration specified in the cookie (they have an expiration date). They are used to remember you when you return to the site, so things can load faster or remember your preferences.
- First-party Cookies: Cookies set by the website you’re visiting (in this case, by sp3nd.shop).
- Third-party Cookies: Cookies set by a domain other than the one you are visiting. This can happen when a website incorporates elements from other sites, such as images, social media plugins, or analytics scripts.
We may also use technologies similar to cookies, like web beacons (tiny images embedded in emails or web pages) or local storage (which stores data in your browser). For simplicity, this policy refers to all these technologies as "cookies."
How We Use Cookies
SP3ND.shop uses cookies to enhance your experience and to collect analytics data. Specifically:
- Essential Cookies: Some cookies are essential for the operation of our Service. For example, if our site has a login or account feature, a cookie might be used to maintain your session. Without these cookies, certain services you request (such as remembering that you are logged in or keeping track of an order in progress) may not be possible. These cookies do not gather information for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet.
- Preference Cookies: We might use cookies to remember your preferences and settings. For instance, if you switch the site language (in the future, if we support multiple languages) or if you dismiss a notification banner, a cookie could remember that choice so you don’t see it again. Preference cookies make your user experience more tailored and convenient.
- Analytics and Performance Cookies: We use analytics cookies to collect information about how users interact with our website. This helps us understand which pages are visited most often, how users navigate the site, and if any errors occur. We primarily use third-party analytics tools (like Google Analytics via Firebase, and possibly Vercel's analytics) for this purpose:
- Google/Firebase Analytics cookies may track things like how you came to our site, which pages you view, and how long you spend. This data is aggregated and anonymized; we look at trends among many users rather than focusing on individuals. Google Analytics might set cookies such as
_ga, _gid, and others to distinguish users and throttle request rates.
- Vercel (our hosting provider) might also collect basic analytics or performance data. For example, Vercel might record request times, error rates, or other metrics to help us diagnose issues. Some of this might happen without cookies (using server logs), but if any client-side monitoring is used, a cookie might be involved to measure how fast things load or to detect if a user experiences any interface problems.
- Security Cookies: To protect our site and users, we may use cookies that help us detect malicious activity. For example, a cookie might help prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks by confirming that your actions on the site come from your device.
Importantly, what we do not use cookies for:
- We do not use advertising cookies or trackers for targeted ads. No cookies on our site are used to target you with ads on other websites.
- We do not use cookies to store sensitive personal information (like passwords or wallet private keys – we will never have your private keys, and we don't store passwords in cookies either).
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