Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide information to site owners, and enable certain features.

We also use similar technologies such as pixels, local storage, and session storage (collectively referred to as "cookies" in this policy) for similar purposes.

2. How We Use Cookies

DoubleXL uses cookies for several purposes:

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They include:

• Authentication: Keeping you logged in as you navigate between pages
• Security: Protecting against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks
• Session Management: Maintaining your preferences during a session
• Load Balancing: Distributing traffic across our servers

2.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization:

• Preferences: Remembering your language, region, and display settings
• Recent Activity: Showing your recently viewed items or features
• Customization: Personalizing your experience based on past interactions

2.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website:

• Usage Patterns: Which pages are visited and how users navigate the site
• Performance: How quickly pages load and any errors encountered
• Demographics: General information about our audience (anonymized)
• Traffic Sources: How visitors arrive at our website

We use privacy-focused analytics tools that anonymize IP addresses and respect Do Not Track signals.

2.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure their effectiveness:

• Ad Targeting: Showing you relevant ads based on your interests
• Conversion Tracking: Understanding whether our ads led to sign-ups or purchases
• Retargeting: Displaying ads to people who have visited our site
• Social Media: Enabling sharing features and tracking engagement

3. Cookies We Use

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. Third parties we work with include:

• Clerk: Authentication and user management
• Stripe: Payment processing
• PostHog: Privacy-focused analytics
• Vercel: Hosting and performance analytics

5. Managing Cookies

5.1 Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer. From there, you can choose which categories of cookies to accept or reject.

5.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View what cookies are stored on your device
• Delete some or all cookies
• Block all cookies or only third-party cookies
• Configure notifications when cookies are set

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our website and other sites you visit.

5.3 Do Not Track

We respect the Do Not Track (DNT) browser setting. When DNT is enabled, we disable non-essential analytics and marketing cookies.

5.4 Opt-Out Links

You can opt out of targeted advertising from participating companies through:

• Network Advertising Initiative: optout.networkadvertising.org
• Digital Advertising Alliance: optout.aboutads.info
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: youronlinechoices.eu

6. Local Storage and Session Storage

In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage and session storage to store certain data on your device:

• Local Storage: Persists until explicitly deleted; used for long-term preferences
• Session Storage: Cleared when you close the browser; used for temporary data

You can clear this data through your browser's developer tools or settings.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: