Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies:

• Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them
• Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like remembering your cookie consent preferences. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

2.2 Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve our website and provide a better user experience. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.

3. Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how visitors use our website.

3.1 What Data Google Analytics Collects

When you consent to analytics cookies, Google Analytics may collect:

• Pages you visit on our website
• How long you spend on each page
• How you arrived at our website (e.g., from a search engine, direct link, or referral)
• Your approximate geographic location (city/region level, not precise location)
• Your device type, browser, and operating system
• Your IP address (which is anonymized)

3.2 Google Analytics Cookies

The following cookies are set by Google Analytics:

3.3 How Google Uses This Data

The information generated by cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may use this information to:

• Evaluate your use of the website
• Compile reports on website activity for us
• Provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage

Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law or where third parties process the information on Google's behalf.

3.4 Google's Privacy Policy

For more information on how Google collects and processes data, please visit:

• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps

4. Your Cookie Choices

You have several options for controlling or limiting how cookies are used:

4.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to:

• Accept: Allow analytics cookies to be placed on your device
• Decline: Prevent analytics cookies from being placed on your device

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page.

4.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• See what cookies are stored and delete them individually
• Block third-party cookies
• Block all cookies
• Clear all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites.

4.3 Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

4.4 Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Our website does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals, but you can use the cookie consent controls described above to manage your preferences.

5. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we use local storage to remember your cookie consent preference. Local storage is similar to cookies but allows for larger amounts of data to be stored. The data stored in local storage for our website includes:

• cookieConsent:Stores your cookie consent preference ("accepted" or "declined")

You can clear local storage through your browser's developer tools or by clearing your browser data.

6. Third-Party Cookies

Apart from Google Analytics, we do not use any other third-party cookies on this website. However, please note that:

• If you follow links to other websites from our site, those websites may set their own cookies
• We have no control over cookies set by third-party websites
• We recommend reviewing the cookie policies of any third-party websites you visit

7. Mobile Application

This Cookie Policy applies to the Pickled website (playpickled.app) only. The Pickled mobile application may use different tracking technologies. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information about data collection in the mobile app.

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes:

• We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
• For material changes, we may notify you through a prominent notice on our website

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us: