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Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how ColorSkein LLC (“ColorSkein,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on colorskein.com (the “Site”). It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains more broadly how we handle your information.

1. What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device to store information — for example, whether you've visited before. Similar technologies include pixels, tags, and browser storage such as localStorage, which stores data in your browser rather than sending it back to a server with each request.

Cookies can be first-party (set by the site you're visiting) or third-party (set by another company, such as an analytics or advertising provider). They can be session cookies, which disappear when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain for a set period.

2. How we use cookies and similar technologies

Strictly necessary

ColorSkein is a static website, and we do not set any cookies of our own that are required for the Site to function. The one thing we do store is your cookie choice: when you accept or reject non-essential cookies, we save that preference in your browser's localStorage so we don't ask you again on every visit. This is not a cookie, it never leaves your browser, and you can clear it at any time.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the Site — for example, which pages are viewed, whether visitors return, whether they arrive from Instagram or Facebook, and whether they're on desktop or mobile. This helps us decide what to improve. Google Analytics sets cookies on your device.

We implement Google Consent Mode, which means analytics cookies default to denied and no analytics data is stored until you give consent through our cookie banner. If you decline, Google Analytics does not set cookies.

Affiliate tracking

ColorSkein earns commissions through affiliate links. When you click one, you are redirected through an affiliate network — CJ Affiliate, Awin, or Impact — on its way to the merchant. That network, and sometimes the merchant, sets a cookie on its own domain so that if you buy something, the sale is credited to us. We do not set these cookies, we cannot read them, and they are governed by the privacy policies of those third parties, not by this one. See our Affiliate Disclosure for more.

3. Cookies used on this Site

The table below lists the cookies and storage used on ColorSkein. Cookie names and durations are set by the providers and may change.

NameProviderPurposeDuration
colorskein_consentColorSkein (localStorage, not a cookie)Remembers whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies, so we don't ask again.Until you clear your browser storage
_gaGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes unique visitors so we can measure traffic and returning visits.2 years
_ga_4H5JSE533FGoogle AnalyticsPersists session state for Google Analytics 4 measurement.2 years
_gidGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes visitors; may be set in some configurations.24 hours
Affiliate network cookiesCJ Affiliate, Awin, Impact, and their merchantsSet on the network's or merchant's own domain when you click an affiliate link, so a resulting purchase can be attributed to ColorSkein.Varies by network and merchant, commonly 1–30 days

4. Your choices

Our cookie banner

The first time you visit, our cookie banner asks whether you accept non-essential cookies. Nothing beyond your consent preference is stored unless you accept. Rejecting is as easy as accepting, and the Site works either way — you simply won't be counted in our analytics.

Changing or withdrawing consent

You can change your mind at any time. Click the Cookie settings link in the footer of any page to reopen the banner and update your choice. Withdrawing consent stops future analytics collection; it does not retroactively delete data already collected, though you may request deletion under our Privacy Policy.

Global Privacy Control

If your browser or an extension sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, we treat it as an opt-out and do not enable non-essential cookies. Where required by law, we honor this signal automatically.

Browser controls

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking cookies from third parties will also prevent affiliate networks from crediting purchases to us — that costs us commission but does not change your price, and the Site will still work. Instructions are available in the help pages for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge.

Do Not Track

Because there is no consistent industry standard for “Do Not Track” browser signals, the Site does not respond to them. We do honor Global Privacy Control, as described above.

5. Third-party sites

When you leave ColorSkein by clicking an affiliate link or any other outbound link, you are subject to the cookie and privacy practices of that website. We do not control them. We encourage you to review the cookie policy of any site you visit.

6. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as our practices or the technologies we use change. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. If we begin using cookies for a materially different purpose — for example, advertising — we will update this page and, where required, ask for your consent again.

7. Contact us

Questions about our use of cookies? Contact us at:

ColorSkein LLC
PO Box 3374, Alpharetta, GA 30005-9998
Email: hello@colorskein.com

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