Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, TrendyToros) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).

2. Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use first-party and potentially third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our Services to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. These do not require your consent.

Other cookies, classified as non-essential, are used only if you provide your consent via the integrated consent management tool provided when you first visit the site (or subsequently access settings). These include:

• Functionality Cookies: These allow us to remember choices you make to provide enhanced personal features (e.g., your username for the "Remember Me" login feature if you opt-in). Consent is required.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect aggregated information about how users interact with our Services (e.g., via Google Analytics). This helps us improve our Services. Consent is required.
• Advertising Cookies: We partner with third-party advertising networks like Google AdSense. If you provide consent via our banner, these cookies help deliver advertisements that may be more relevant to you based on your browsing activity (personalized advertising). If you decline consent, or have not yet consented, you will still see advertisements, but they will be non-personalized (based on contextual information like the page content, rather than your user profile). Consent is required for personalized ads and associated tracking.

3. Specific Cookies We Use (Examples)

Below are examples of the types of cookies we use:

• Essential Cookies:
  • Session Cookies: Used to manage your logged-in state and security. Expire on browser close.
• Non-Essential Cookies (Require Consent):
  • Authentication/"Remember Me" Cookie: Persistent cookie set only if you select "Remember Me" at login.
  • Analytics Cookies (e.g., Google Analytics _ga, _gid): Used to collect usage statistics.
  • Consent Management Cookie: The integrated consent tool (e.g., Google Funding Choices) sets its own cookie to remember your preferences.
  • Advertising Cookies (e.g., Google AdSense/DoubleClick cookies like `IDE`): Used by Google to serve personalized or non-personalized ads based on your consent status and settings. Google controls these cookies.

A detailed list of cookies used by our third-party partners (like Google) can usually be found in their respective privacy and cookie policies, often linked from our consent management information.

4. How Can You Control Cookies?

You have the right to manage your preferences for non-essential cookies. You can exercise your preferences via:

• Our Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our site, you can accept or decline non-essential cookies via the banner.
• Integrated Consent Management Tool: When you first visit our site (or clear your cookies), you will be presented with a tool to manage your preferences for non-essential cookies.
• Changing Your Consent: You can typically change your preferences via the settings provided by the consent management tool. Check for a link usually available in the footer or privacy center. Alternatively, clearing your browser cookies for this site will re-prompt the consent tool on your next visit.
• Browser Settings: You can also control cookies through your web browser settings. See links below:
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Apple Safari
• Third-Party Opt-Outs: You can opt-out of Google Analytics using their browser add-on. You can manage Google's ad personalization settings via your Google Ad Settings. Industry opt-out pages like the NAI or DAA also offer controls for participating networks.

Disabling essential cookies may affect site functionality. Disabling non-essential cookies means we won't use them for analytics, functionality, or personalized advertising based on your preferences.

5. Other Tracking Technologies

We currently focus on cookies. If we implement other technologies like web beacons in the future, this policy will be updated.

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically. Please check the "Last Updated" date at the top.