1. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website or use an app. We also use similar technologies such as local storage, session storage, pixels, and scripts that store or read information on your device.
These technologies help us:
- Keep you signed in and secure your account
- Remember your preferences
- Understand how the Service is used
- Enable optional features such as embedded media, social sharing, and advertising-related tools
2. How We Ask for Your Consent
When you first visit CollectionStation (and when your stored consent expires), we show a cookie consent notice. The notice explains that we use essential cookies to run the site and may use optional cookies with your permission.
You can:
- Accept all — enable optional cookie categories described below
- Decline non-essential — leave optional categories off; essential cookies remain active
- Open Cookie settings — choose which optional categories to allow, then save your preferences
After you close the notice, you can reopen Cookie settings from the on-page cookie control (when enabled) or from the consent banner's manage option. You may change or withdraw consent at any time.
Your choices are stored in a consent cookie on your device (key: cs_cookie_consent_v1) so we can remember them on future visits. The retention period is configurable by CollectionStation and is typically up to one year unless you clear cookies sooner or we update our settings.
3. Cookie Categories
Our consent tool groups cookies into the categories below. Essential cookies are always active because the Service cannot function without them. Optional categories are off until you opt in.
3.1 Essential (Strictly Necessary)
These cookies and technologies are required for core operation, security, and compliance. They cannot be switched off through Cookie settings.
They are used for purposes such as:
- Authentication, account sessions, and sign-in security
- Load balancing, fraud prevention, and abuse protection (for example bot challenges)
- Storing your cookie consent choices
- Delivering pages and features you request
Examples may include session cookies from our authentication provider, security tokens, and the consent storage cookie described above.
3.2 Analytics
If you enable this category, we and our service providers may use cookies and similar tools to understand how visitors use the Service — for example which pages are viewed, how features perform, and whether errors occur.
This helps us improve reliability, usability, and product decisions. Analytics cookies are optional.
3.3 Social
If you enable this category, cookies and embeds from social platforms may be used to show social content, enable sharing, or connect social features. These technologies may collect information about your interaction with embedded content.
Social cookies are optional. Some embedded content may remain blocked until you consent to this category.
3.4 Advertising
If you enable this category, cookies and similar technologies may be used for advertising, marketing measurement, and affiliate or referral tracking — including understanding whether a visit led to a qualifying purchase through an affiliate link.
CollectionStation may include affiliate links on the Service. Advertising-related cookies are optional. We do not sell your personal information; see our Privacy Policy for how we handle personal data and regional opt-out rights.
4. Automatic Blocking Until You Consent
Unless CollectionStation disables this feature in admin settings, our consent tool automatically blocks common third-party analytics, advertising, and social trackers — as well as certain embedded content — until you allow the relevant optional category.
When content is blocked, you may see a placeholder explaining that cookies are required and how to update your preferences. After you consent, you may need to refresh the page for some embeds to load.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties that provide services on or through CollectionStation (for example authentication, security, analytics, social networks, advertising partners, or embedded media hosts). Those parties may process information according to their own privacy policies.
We aim to gate non-essential third-party technologies behind the consent categories above. Essential third-party services needed to operate the Service (such as hosting, authentication, or security) may still run without separate toggles.
6. Managing Cookies Outside Our Consent Tool
In addition to Cookie settings on CollectionStation, you can control cookies through your browser or device:
- Block or delete cookies in browser settings
- Use private or incognito browsing modes
- Adjust device-level advertising or tracking controls where available
If you block or delete essential cookies, parts of the Service — including sign-in — may not work correctly. Clearing cookies may also reset your consent choices and cause the banner to appear again.
7. Your Privacy Rights and Regional Notice
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding personal information collected through cookies and similar technologies, including rights to access, delete, or object to certain processing, and to withdraw consent.
You can exercise many cookie-related choices directly through Cookie settings. For other privacy requests, contact us using the information in Section 10 or see the rights sections of our Privacy Policy.
Where applicable law treats certain advertising or analytics sharing as "selling" or "sharing" personal information, you may opt out of non-essential Advertising and Analytics cookies through Cookie settings.
8. Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time — for example when we add features, change providers, or update our consent categories. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
If changes materially affect how we use cookies, we may provide additional notice (such as an updated consent prompt). Continued use of the Service after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy, except where applicable law requires a new consent.
9. Related Policies
Your use of the Service is also governed by:
10. Contact Us
Questions about this Cookies Policy or your cookie choices? Contact us at 3\\] · https://collectionstation.com or using the details below.