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Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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 help websites remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language and other settings, which can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.

2. How We Use Cookies

Kare Devices uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and understand where our visitors are coming from. Cookies help us provide you with a better website experience by enabling us to:

  • Keep you signed in and maintain your shopping cart
  • Process payments securely during checkout
  • Remember your cookie consent choice
  • Analyze how our website is used (only if you accept analytics cookies)
  • Improve website functionality and performance

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We group cookies by purpose. We also use browser local storage for your shopping cart, discount codes, and cookie consent choice; that data stays on your device and is not sent to our servers except as part of normal checkout and account flows.

Essential Cookies

These are required for the site to work. They support sign-in, checkout, and security. You cannot turn them off while using the store.

  • Authentication and session cookies (NextAuth sign-in)
  • Stripe cookies during payment (fraud prevention and checkout)
  • Security and abuse-prevention cookies set by our hosting provider

Analytics Cookies (optional)

These cookies help us understand how visitors use the site. They are set only if you choose Accept analytics on our cookie banner. If you decline, we do not load Google Analytics.

  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4) cookies such as _ga and _ga_*

What we do not use

We do not currently use advertising, retargeting, or social-media tracking cookies on this website. Links in our footer to Facebook or Instagram are ordinary links; those sites may set their own cookies only if you visit them.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that we use to enhance your experience. These third parties may also use cookies to collect information about your online activities across different websites.

Third-Party Services We Use

When you accept analytics, GA4 may set cookies such as _ga and _ga_*. Events we send include page_view, view_item, add_to_cart, view_cart, begin_checkout, and purchase. Stripe may set cookies on checkout pages even if you decline analytics, because payment is essential to complete an order.

5. Cookie Duration

Session Cookies

These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session while you browse our website.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They are used to remember your preferences and settings for future visits.

Cookie Lifespan

  • Essential cookies (session and Stripe): Typically for the duration of your visit or checkout
  • Analytics cookies (GA4, if accepted): Up to 2 years, per Google's settings
  • Cookie consent preference (local storage): Until you clear site data or change your choice

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Browser Settings

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

  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Set preferences for specific websites

Cookie Consent

We show a banner so you can accept or decline analytics cookies. Essential cookies and Stripe checkout cookies still apply when you use the store. You can change analytics preference anytime via your browser (clear site data for this domain) or decline on a future visit before accepting.

Opt-Out Links

For third-party services, you can also use provider tools:

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can disable cookies, please note that doing so may affect the functionality of our website:

  • Some features may not work properly
  • Your preferences may not be remembered
  • Shopping cart functionality may be limited
  • Website performance may be affected
  • Analytics insights we use to improve the site will not be collected if you decline analytics

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website.

9. Data Retention for Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookie retention is managed by our analytics provider settings and may change over time based on legal and operational requirements. We periodically review retention settings to align with applicable privacy laws and data minimization practices.

10. Contact Us

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

Kare Devices

11. Additional Resources

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, you can visit: