Key Takeaways
- We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalized services
- You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings
- We use both first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes
- This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can control them
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how HopTo.Shop ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://hopto.shop ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
This Cookie Policy is part of our Privacy Policy. By using our Website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy.
2. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, HopTo.Shop) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content and analytics).
3. Types of Cookies
Cookies can be classified based on their duration and the domain to which they belong:
Based on Duration:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They enable websites to recognize you as you navigate between pages during a single browser session.
- Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a specified period and are activated each time you visit the website that created the cookie.
Based on Purpose:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site.
- Preferences Cookies: These cookies allow a website to remember choices you have made in the past, like language preferences or login information.
- Statistics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use a website, like which pages you visited and which links you clicked on.
- Marketing Cookies: These cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad.
4. Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
List of cookies used on HopTo.Shop| Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|
| session_id | Maintains your session across page requests | Session | Essential |
| auth_token | Keeps you logged in to your account | 30 days | Essential |
| theme_preference | Remembers your preferred theme (light/dark) | 1 year | Preferences |
| language | Stores your language preference | 1 year | Preferences |
| _ga | Google Analytics - Used to distinguish users | 2 years | Statistics |
| _gid | Google Analytics - Used to distinguish users | 24 hours | Statistics |
5. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Website, deliver advertisements on and through the Website, and so on.
Third-Party Services We Use
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Website. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here.
- Social Media Platforms: We use social media buttons and/or plugins on this Website that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. These social media sites may set cookies through our Website.
- Affiliate Networks: As an affiliate marketing platform, we integrate with various affiliate networks that may use cookies to track referrals and commissions.
6. Managing Cookies
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including our Website. Some features of the Website may cease to be available to you.
7. 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. At this time, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals.
We adhere to the standards outlined in this Cookie Policy, which describes the measures we take to ensure the privacy of our users. If you choose not to allow certain cookies, please refer to the section above on Managing Cookies.
8. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
