Cookie Policy
How VendorStax uses cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies.
1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files or identifiers stored on or accessed from your browser or device. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, software development kits, tags, and other identifiers that help websites and applications remember information or measure activity.
This Cookie Policy explains how VendorStax uses these technologies on its websites and services.
2. Categories of Cookies and Similar Technologies
| Category | Purpose | Typical status |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Security, authentication, session management, fraud prevention, load balancing, and core site functionality. | Required for the service to function. |
| Functional | Remember preferences, account choices, and optional features. | May be optional depending on the technology. |
| Analytics | Measure visits, page performance, feature usage, errors, and how users interact with VendorStax. | Non-essential in jurisdictions that require consent. |
| Advertising and campaign measurement | Measure marketing campaigns, attribute visits, build audiences, or support advertising features. | Non-essential and subject to applicable consent or opt-out rights. |
3. Technologies We May Use
Depending on the page or feature, VendorStax may use technologies from:
- VendorStax for session, preference, security, and product functionality;
- Cloud and security providers for content delivery, traffic management, bot detection, and security;
- Stripe on payment, connected-account, or checkout-related experiences;
- Google Analytics to understand website usage and performance;
- Meta technologies for campaign measurement or advertising-related functionality where enabled;
- authentication providers when users choose supported sign-in methods.
The exact cookies or identifiers used can change as providers update their services. Your browser's developer tools and any VendorStax cookie-preference control can provide current information about technologies active in a particular session.
4. Consent and Cookie Preferences
Where law requires consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies, VendorStax will request that consent before enabling the relevant categories. Strictly necessary technologies may operate without consent when permitted by law.
You can change available cookie preferences at any time through the cookie or privacy-preference control presented on the site. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal.
5. Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to block, delete, or restrict cookies. Browser settings vary, and blocking all cookies may prevent sign-in, payment, security, or other features from working correctly.
Private-browsing modes and device-level privacy controls may also limit some technologies.
6. Global Privacy Control and State Opt-Out Rights
Some U.S. privacy laws provide a right to opt out of certain targeted advertising or disclosures treated as sale or sharing. Where legally required and technically supported, VendorStax will process recognized browser-based opt-out preference signals such as Global Privacy Control.
7. Third-Party Technologies
Third-party providers may receive information such as device identifiers, IP address, browser information, page activity, or transaction-related information when their services are used. Their use of information may also be governed by their own privacy policies and agreements.
For payment-related technologies, Stripe may use cookies or similar technologies for fraud prevention, payment processing, identity verification, security, and service functionality.
8. Cookie Duration
Some technologies operate only for the current browser session and expire when the browser closes. Others persist for a defined period so that preferences, security signals, analytics, or campaign attribution can be recognized across visits. Duration depends on the purpose and provider.
We periodically review our use of cookies and similar technologies and aim to retain identifiers only as long as reasonably necessary for their stated purpose.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when technologies, providers, laws, or our practices change. We will update the Effective Date when we publish a revised version.
10. Contact
Questions about VendorStax cookies, consent, or privacy preferences may be submitted through the VendorStax Contact page.