Cookie Policy
Like many other companies, Cat Years ("Cat Years," "Company" or "we," "our" or "us") uses cookies and other tracking technologies (such as pixels and web beacons) (collectively, "Cookies") when you visit or interact with our website and other online properties (collectively, the "Website"), and use the services provided through our Website ("Services"). This Cookie Policy explains how we use Cookies and how you can manage them. Please review our Privacy Policy to learn more about our privacy practices.
Cookies and Online Tracking Technologies We Use
"Cookies" are small files of information that are stored by your web browser software on your computer hard drive, mobile or other devices (e.g., smartphones or tablets). These files help the Website remember important things to make your experience better and more efficient. We use Cookies and IP addresses to obtain personal data from online visitors and to give them the best possible personalized online experience. With these Cookies, we may collect certain information about you, such as user interactions, device information, and browsing behavior.
Cookie technology helps us show advertising and content tailored to a visitor's interests. Where you have provided your consent to Cookies, we and third parties such as social media partners may use the data collected across our Website for insights, data matching, and where you have provided your consent to receive direct advertising, to provide you with personalized recommendations and ads. It also makes it easier for our visitors to order products, join sweepstakes and contests, and use other features on our Website.
We may use the following types of Cookies. Please note that use of specific cookies may change over time. In such instances, we will update this policy within a reasonable timeframe.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These Cookies are necessary for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these Cookies, but some parts of the Website will not then work. These Cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
We use the following Strictly Necessary Cookies:
- Shopify platform cookies for session management and basic site functionality (see the Shopify Cookies list below).
- First-party localStorage for functionality of our forms.
- Mapbox session tokens for the address autocomplete to function.
Performance Cookies
These Cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Website. If you do not allow these Cookies, we will not know when you have visited our Website and will not be able to monitor its performance.
We use the following Performance Cookies:
- Google Analytics to help us analyze how users interact with the Website and Services, compile reports on their activity, and provide other services related to their activity and usage. The technologies used by Google may collect information such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a returning visitor, and any referring website. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google's privacy policies. To learn more about Google's partner services and to learn how to opt-out of tracking of analytics by Google, click here.
- Microsoft Clarity for session recording and heatmaps.
- Klaviyo onsite tracking for page views and form interactions for email attribution.
We may use Cookies and similar technologies that third-party vendors provide to collect information on user behavior (e.g., screens and pages visited, buttons and links clicked, limited information entered, and user taps, keystrokes, and mouse movements). This information enables us to monitor and improve the user experience.
Functional Cookies
These Cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these Cookies, some or all of the Services may not function properly.
We use the following Functional Cookies:
- Klaviyo profile cookies to recognize returning users, resume form progress, and power email targeting.
Targeting Cookies
These Cookies may be set through our Website by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites. If you do not allow these Cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Social Media Cookies
These Cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the Website to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other websites and building a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these Cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
Data Processors
We use third-party providers for website hosting, analytics, email communications, customer engagement, content delivery, and website functionality. Examples of such providers may include Shopify, PostHog, Klaviyo, Microsoft Clarity, Mapbox, Google, Adobe, and other similar vendors.
Web Beacons
Some of our webpages and e-mail updates may contain electronic images called web beacons, sometimes known as one-pixel GIFs, clear GIFs, or pixel tags. Web beacons allow us to gather statistical information about the activities and features that most interest our users. This helps us provide more personalized content. These web beacons will appear on your browser regardless of your Cookie Settings but will not process your personal data if you decline Cookies or change your browser settings.
Shopify
Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide us with the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.
Shopify Cookies
Here is a list of cookies that we use to allow Website operations via Shopify. We've listed them here so that you can choose if you want to opt-out of cookies or not.
- _session_id — unique token, sessional. Allows Shopify to store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc).
- _shopify_visit — no data held, persistent for 30 minutes from the last visit. Used by our website provider's internal stats tracker to record the number of visits.
- _shopify_uniq — no data held, expires midnight (relative to the visitor) of the next day. Counts the number of visits to a store by a single customer.
- cart — unique token, persistent for 2 weeks. Stores information about the contents of your cart.
- _secure_session_id — unique token, sessional.
- storefront_digest — unique token, indefinite. If the shop has a password, this is used to determine if the current visitor has access.
How You Can Manage Cookies
Your Preferences
You can manage your consent for all but Strictly Necessary Cookies by clicking HERE. If you do not consent to some types of Cookies, it might impact your use of the Website and the Services we can offer.
Browser Settings
Cookies can be blocked by changing your Internet browser settings to refuse all or some Cookies. If you choose to block all Cookies (including essential Cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of the Website.
You can find out more about Cookies and how to manage them by visiting www.AllAboutCookies.org. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer as well as more general information about cookies. Please see your mobile phone's manual for information on how to do this on your phone's browser. Please be aware that restricting Cookies may impact the functionality of the Website.
Platform Controls
You can opt out of Cookies set by specific entities by following the instructions found at these links:
- Microsoft
- Yahoo
- TikTok
Contact Us
To contact us for questions or concerns about our cookies or other tracking technologies, please email us at info@catyears.com.