1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make sites work efficiently, remember preferences, sign you in, reduce fraud, and understand how visitors navigate pages. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixels, and software development kits (SDKs) in mobile apps. In this Policy, "cookies" refers to cookies and these comparable technologies unless we specify otherwise.
Cookies may be first-party (set by TradeKit domains you are visiting) or third-party (set by another domain, such as an analytics or payment provider integrated into our Sites).
2. Why TradeKit Uses Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Authenticate users and maintain secure sessions across dashboard and mobile web experiences;
- Remember interface choices (language, layout, cookie banner decisions);
- Protect against cross-site request forgery and credential stuffing;
- Measure traffic, funnels, and campaign performance on marketing pages;
- Diagnose errors, improve load times, and prioritize engineering work;
- Support integrated third-party services such as Stripe Checkout or embedded maps where you enable them.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly necessary (essential)
These cookies are required for core functionality—logging in, maintaining session state, routing requests, load balancing, and security hardening. They cannot be disabled through our cookie banner if you wish to use authenticated features, because the product would cease to operate safely. Essential cookies may include short-lived session identifiers, CSRF tokens, and abuse-prevention signals.
3.2 Functional
Functional cookies remember choices you make—such as dismissing a tutorial, storing a preferred dashboard tab, or preserving form drafts—so you do not have to repeat work on every visit. If you block functional cookies, some convenience features may reset between sessions, but core workflows may still be available.
3.3 Analytics (including Google Analytics)
On certain marketing properties, we may deploy Google Analytics or similar vendors to collect aggregated statistics: pages viewed, approximate geography, device category, referral sources, and conversion events. Where required by law, we will obtain consent before loading non-essential analytics cookies. Google Analytics may use cookies such as _gaand related identifiers; Google's privacy documentation describes retention and opt-out mechanisms. We use analytics data to improve copy, prioritize features, and understand how tradespeople discover TradeKit—not to sell personal browsing histories.
3.4 Performance and diagnostics
We may use first-party or vendor-assisted performance monitoring to capture anonymized timing metrics, JavaScript errors, and availability. These technologies may rely on cookies or local storage keys scoped to our domains.
4. Third-Party Cookies
When you initiate payments, some flows may redirect to or embed interfaces operated by Stripe, which sets cookies necessary for fraud detection, compliance, and checkout completion. Similarly, embedded maps, video players, or support widgets from partners may introduce their own cookies governed by those partners' policies. We do not control third-party cookies but choose vendors with reputable security practices.
5. Example Cookies and Storage Keys
Exact names rotate with deployments, but representative examples include: session authentication tokens scoped to our application domain; a "remember me" long-lived token if you opt in; banner consent state (e.g., which optional categories you approved); analytics client identifiers when Google Analytics or similar is enabled; and feature flags for gradual rollouts. Customer-facing booking widgets on TradeKit-hosted subdomains may set first-party cookies so returning visitors see fewer repetitive prompts. We document new vendors in our internal data map and update this Policy when we introduce materially different tracking.
6. Duration
Session cookies expire when you close the browser. Persistent cookies remain for a defined period—commonly between thirty (30) days and twenty-four (24) months—depending on purpose. Analytics identifiers may refresh on each visit. You can clear cookies at any time through browser settings, which effectively resets most stored values.
7. How to Manage Cookies
You have several options:
- Browser controls:Major browsers let you block or delete cookies. Consult your browser's help documentation; blocking all cookies may break login and payment flows.
- Cookie banner: Where presented, you can accept or reject non-essential categories. Essential cookies remain active for security.
- Google Analytics opt-out: Google provides a browser add-on to disable Google Analytics across sites. Third-party ad industry opt-out tools may also limit certain tracking, though TradeKit does not operate an ad network.
- Mobile devices: Operating systems offer advertising identifiers and tracking controls; refer to Apple or Android privacy settings.
If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights regarding "sharing" or "selling" as defined under state law; see our Privacy Policy for CCPA disclosures. TradeKit does not monetize cookie data by selling it to data brokers.
8. Do Not Track
Because there is no uniform interpretation of the "Do Not Track" browser signal, we do not currently respond to DNT by disabling all cookies globally. We honor legally required opt-out signals where applicable and provide consent mechanisms in regulated jurisdictions.
9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may revise this Policy when we add vendors, change analytics tools, or comply with new regulations. Updates will be posted with a revised effective date. Material changes to tracking practices will be communicated through a banner, email, or in-app notice when appropriate. Continued use of the Sites after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy, except where your explicit consent is required.
10. Contact
TradeKit — a Sizzle Venture Studio product
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Email: hello@gettradekit.com