Cookie Policy | MetalUpdater

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the owners of the site.

2. How We Use Cookies

MetalUpdater uses cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the App to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account access.
Preference Cookies: These cookies enable the App to remember information that changes the way it behaves or looks, such as your preferred language or the region you are in.
Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the App by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Authentication Cookies: These cookies help us identify users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
session_id	Authentication and session management	Session
user_preferences	Stores user preferences for the App	1 year
_ga	Google Analytics - Used to distinguish users	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics - Used to distinguish users	24 hours
sidebar:state	Remembers if the sidebar is open or closed	7 days

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the App and deliver advertisements on and through the App.

Shopify: As a Shopify app, we use cookies provided by Shopify for authentication and app functionality.
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our App. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our App.

5. Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at help@metalupdater.com.