Cookie Policy
This site runs without advertising trackers. The short list below is everything that touches your browser.
This site is built to work without third-party advertising or social tracking cookies. There is no login, no shopping cart and no personalisation, so there is very little for a cookie to do.
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store. It lets a site recognise a returning browser. Related technologies — local storage, session storage and pixels — do similar things, and this policy covers them all.
2. Which cookies this site uses
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting security cookies | Strictly necessary | Set by our hosting provider or CDN to block attacks and abusive traffic. No tracking function. | Session to 30 days |
| Analytics (if enabled) | Analytics | Counts page views in aggregate so we know which guides are useful. Configured to avoid cross-site tracking. | Up to 13 months |
We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, social media tracking pixels, cross-site identity graphs or fingerprinting.
3. Consent
Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent under US or EU rules, because the site cannot be delivered securely without them. Where non-essential cookies are in use and consent is required for your location, we ask for it before setting them, and you can withdraw consent at any time by clearing cookies in your browser.
4. How to control cookies
Every major browser lets you view, delete and block cookies. Because the site does not depend on cookies for any feature, blocking them entirely will not break anything here.
Most browsers also offer a private or incognito mode that discards cookies when the window closes.
5. Global Privacy Control
Where your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a valid opt-out of any sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell or share personal information in any case.
6. Changes
If we add or remove a cookie, this page is updated and the date at the top changes. Reviewing it occasionally is the best way to stay current.
7. Contact
Questions about cookies: privacy@thegiftcardmall.com. See also our privacy policy.