Cookie Policy
Effective Date: March 1, 2026 — Last Updated: March 24, 2026
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to site operators. Cookies may be "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (remaining until they expire or you delete them).
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We categorize the cookies used on the Cartly platform as follows:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the operation of the platform. These include session cookies for authentication, CSRF protection tokens, cart session identifiers, and checkout state management. Without these cookies, the Service cannot function properly. These cookies do not require consent.
- Functional Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferred language, currency, theme settings, and admin dashboard layout preferences. These cookies improve your experience but are not strictly required.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the platform by collecting anonymized data about page views, feature usage, and navigation patterns. This data is aggregated and cannot identify individual users.
3. Cookies We Set
The following cookies are set directly by the Cartly platform:
cartly_session— Session authentication cookie (strictly necessary, session duration)cartly_csrf— Cross-site request forgery protection token (strictly necessary, session duration)cartly_cart— Shopping cart session identifier (strictly necessary, 30 days)cartly_prefs— User preferences such as language and currency (functional, 1 year)cartly_theme— Theme preview mode identifier (functional, session duration)cartly_consent— Records your cookie consent preferences (strictly necessary, 1 year)
4. Managing Cookies
You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:
- Browser settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these in the "Privacy" or "Security" section of your browser's preferences. Note that blocking essential cookies will prevent the platform from functioning correctly.
- Cookie consent banner: When you first visit the platform, you will see a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or decline non-essential cookies.
- Account settings: Logged-in users can manage functional and analytics cookie preferences from their account settings page.
For detailed instructions on managing cookies in specific browsers, visit:
5. Third-Party Cookies
We minimize the use of third-party cookies. The following third-party services may set cookies when you use the platform:
- Stripe: Sets cookies necessary for secure payment processing and fraud prevention. These are strictly necessary for checkout functionality. See Stripe's Cookie Policy.
We do not use any third-party advertising cookies or cross-site tracking technologies. We do not participate in ad networks or share browsing data with advertisers.
6. Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at privacy@cartly.pro.
For more information about how we handle your personal data, see our Privacy Policy.