Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 2024

This Cookie Policy explains how Cuticle Canvas ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies, localStorage, and similar tracking technologies when you visit cuticlecanvas.com (the "Site"). It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control our use of them.

What Are Cookies and Local Storage?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to site owners. Local storage (specifically, browser localStorage) is a similar technology that allows websites to store small amounts of data directly in your browser, but it does not expire automatically the way many cookies do and is not sent to our servers with every request.

Cuticle Canvas primarily relies on localStorage rather than traditional tracking cookies for storing your preferences, and uses cookies only in connection with optional third-party analytics tools once you have given consent.

How We Use These Technologies

1. Consent Preference Storage (localStorage)

When you first visit Cuticle Canvas, you will see a cookie consent banner asking whether you accept or decline non-essential cookies, such as those used for analytics. Once you make a choice, we store that decision (either "accepted" or "declined") in your browser's localStorage. This allows the Site to remember your preference so you are not asked again on every visit.

• This localStorage entry does not contain any personal information beyond your consent status.
• It is not transmitted to our servers and is not shared with any third party.
• It remains in your browser until you clear your browsing data or manually remove it, as described below.

2. Analytics Cookies (Only With Consent)

If you click "Accept" on our cookie banner, we enable analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use Cuticle Canvas — for example, which nail art tutorials are most popular, how long readers spend on manicure product reviews, and which pages could use improvement. These analytics cookies are set by our third-party analytics provider and are not activated unless you have given consent.

If you click "Decline," no analytics cookies will be set, and no analytics tracking scripts will load on your browser during that session or in future visits, until you change your preference.

3. Strictly Necessary Cookies

Some cookies may be strictly necessary for the basic functioning of the Site, such as maintaining security or enabling core navigation features. These do not require consent under most applicable laws because they are essential to delivering the service you have requested. Cuticle Canvas keeps its use of strictly necessary cookies to a minimum.

Third-Party Cookies

When you consent to analytics cookies, our analytics provider(s) may place cookies on your device to collect aggregated, anonymized, or pseudonymized data about your visit, such as pages viewed, time spent on the Site, referring websites, device type, and general geographic location (typically at a country or city level). This data helps us improve our nail art guides, product reviews, and overall user experience.

These third-party analytics providers operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, which govern how they process any data collected through their cookies. We encourage you to review the policies of any analytics providers we use if you would like more detail on their specific data practices.

Withdrawing or Changing Your Consent

You are always in control of whether analytics cookies are used when you browse Cuticle Canvas. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time using either of the following methods:

• Use the cookie banner again: If our Site displays an option to reopen cookie preferences (for example, via a footer link), you can select a new choice at any time.
• Clear your browser's storage and cookies: You can remove the stored consent value and any analytics cookies by clearing your browser's cookies and site data for cuticlecanvas.com. This will reset your preference, and the consent banner will appear again on your next visit, allowing you to make a new choice.

Instructions for clearing cookies and site data vary by browser. Generally, you can find this option under your browser's "Settings," "Privacy," or "Site Data" menu. Clearing localStorage and cookies only for cuticlecanvas.com (rather than all sites) will help preserve your other browsing preferences elsewhere.

Browser Controls

In addition to our on-site consent banner, most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically choose to block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or delete cookies after each browsing session. Please note that blocking all cookies through your browser may affect the functionality of the consent banner itself, and you may be prompted to make a cookie choice on each visit.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, Cuticle Canvas does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. Instead, we rely on the explicit accept/decline choice you make through our cookie consent banner.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use, legal requirements, or our own practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how Cuticle Canvas uses cookies and localStorage, please reach out to us through the contact details provided elsewhere on this Site.