Cookie Policy

1. What's a cookie, in plain English?

A cookie is a small text file a website stores on your device so it can remember things between page loads: that you're logged in, what's in your cart, what your preferences are. We also use local storage (a similar technology built into modern browsers). This policy covers both.

Cookies don't contain viruses, can't access files on your device, and can't read other sites' data. They're just small notes a site leaves itself.

2. What we actually set today

Most of what is listed below is essential, required to make ZOOGABOOG! work: sign-in, security, and your cart. A few are simply conveniences (Doc remembering you through the doc_visitor cookie for a year, and referral credit). None of it is advertising or tracking. If you clear them you lose the convenience, not the site.

3. What we don't set (yet)

At the time of writing, ZOOGABOOG! does not run any of the following:

• Google Analytics or other web analytics. To be straight with you: the Google Analytics code is built into our pages, but it is switched off (no measurement ID is set), so nothing from Google Analytics loads today.
• Meta Pixel, Google Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag, or other advertising retargeting
• Heatmaps, session-replay tools, or third-party A/B testing
• Cross-site tracking of any kind

Before analytics is ever switched on, or any of the rest is added, we'll update this page and the consent banner will ask you again before any non-essential cookies are loaded.

4. How our consent banner works

On your first visit, you'll see a small banner at the bottom of the page letting you know. There is nothing to choose today: everything we set is either essential or a small convenience, and none of it is advertising or tracking.

• Got it: acknowledges the notice. Only the cookies required to make the site work get set. Closing the banner with the × button does the same thing.
• If we ever add a non-essential cookie, the banner will come back with a real choice on it, and this page will say so.

Your choice is stored in your browser (in the zb_cookie_consent local storage entry). If you are signed in, your choice also follows your account, so you are not asked again on another device or in the installed app. It persists across visits until you clear browser data or change your mind.

You can revisit and change your choice at any time by clicking Manage cookies in our footer.

5. Third-party services that may set their own cookies

When you use parts of the site that interact with outside services, like making a payment, those services may set their own cookies, governed by their own privacy policies. We don't control these:

• Stripe (payment processing): Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare Turnstile (the human check on our forms, so spam robots cannot flood us): Privacy Policy
• Google (web fonts on some pages, and sign-in if you choose to sign in with Google): Privacy Policy

Review their policies if you're curious about what they store.

6. How to manage cookies in your browser

Beyond our consent banner, every major browser lets you block, clear, or limit cookies:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and data stored

7. California residents (CCPA / CPRA)

• We do not sell your personal information.
• We do not currently engage in "cross-context behavioral advertising": we don't run advertising or analytics cookies today. Google Analytics is built into our pages but switched off, so nothing from it loads.
• Non-discrimination: we won't penalize you for exercising your California privacy rights, though some site features require essential cookies to function.

If we ever add advertising tools, the consent banner will give you a clear opt-out before such cookies fire, and this section will be updated. For broader privacy rights, see our Privacy Policy.

8. Future changes

This policy reflects exactly what ZOOGABOOG! sets today. As we grow, we may add analytics or marketing tools. When we do:

• We'll update this page with a new Effective date at the top.
• The consent banner will reappear so you can re-confirm your choice.
• New non-essential cookies will be set only after you say yes.

9. Updates to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. If a change is material, we'll re-prompt you via the consent banner and update the Effective date above. Continued use after a material change means you accept the updated policy.

10. Questions?

Got questions about cookies or privacy? We're here:

We use cookies responsibly.

Just the essentials. No tracking. No selling. You're in control of the rest.