Cookies Policy
Last Updated: August 1, 2025
This Cookies Policy explains how chipstide ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. By using chipstide, you agree to the use of cookies as outlined in this policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including:
- To enable certain functions of the website
- To provide analytics about how visitors use our site
- To store your preferences and personalize content
- To improve the user experience
- To deliver targeted advertisements (where applicable)
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our website:
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions made by you such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
3.2 Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
3.3 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
3.4 Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.
4. Specific Cookies We Use
Below is more information about the cookies we use and why:
session_id
Purpose: Maintains user session state
Duration: Session
Type: Strictly Necessary
consent_preferences
Purpose: Stores your cookie consent preferences
Duration: 1 year
Type: Strictly Necessary
_ga
Purpose: Google Analytics - distinguishes users
Duration: 2 years
Type: Performance
_gid
Purpose: Google Analytics - distinguishes users
Duration: 24 hours
Type: Performance
_gat
Purpose: Google Analytics - throttles request rate
Duration: 1 minute
Type: Performance
personalization_id
Purpose: Twitter integration - personalization
Duration: 2 years
Type: Targeting
5. Third-Party Cookies
We may use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These third parties may set and access their own cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies on your device to collect information about you.
5.1 Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help analyze how users use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form.
5.2 Social Media Cookies
We may use social media cookies to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. These cookies may track your browser across other sites and build a profile of your interests.
6. Managing Cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.
6.1 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
6.2 Opting Out
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
7. Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update our Cookies Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookies Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Cookies Policy periodically for any changes.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact us:
chipstide
2824 Main Street West
Shubenacadie, NS B0N 2H0, Canada
Email: info@chipstide.net
Phone: +1 902 758 2295