Hobby Hive — Effective Date: [insert launch date]
This Cookie Policy explains how Hobby Hive ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on hobbyhiveshop.shop (the "Site").
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember your preferences, and provide information to site owners about how visitors use the site.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
Required for the Site to function — including maintaining your shopping cart, enabling secure checkout, and keeping you logged into your account. The Site cannot function properly without these.
Performance & Analytics Cookies
Help us understand how visitors interact with our Site (e.g., Google Analytics), so we can improve site speed, layout, and the overall shopping experience.
Advertising & Marketing Cookies
Used to deliver relevant ads and measure the performance of our advertising campaigns, including through Google Ads, Google Merchant Center, and Meta. These cookies may track your activity across other websites to build a profile of your interests.
Functional Cookies
Remember your preferences, such as currency or previously viewed products, to enhance your browsing experience.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services we use, including:
- Google (Analytics, Ads, Merchant Center)
- Meta (advertising and remarketing)
- Stripe (secure checkout and fraud prevention)
These third parties may use cookies according to their own privacy and cookie policies.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored on your device
- Delete existing cookies
- Block cookies from being set in the future
Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality of our Site, including your ability to complete a purchase.
For more information on managing cookies related to Google's advertising products specifically, see our Your Privacy Choices page.
5. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Updates will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
6. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us at:
Hobby Hive
Email: support@hobbyhiveshop.shop