What's a cookie?
A "cookie" is a tiny text file that a website saves on your browser when you visit. It lets the site remember things between page loads — like that you accepted the cookie banner, or what page you came from. Some cookies live for a single session; others stick around for weeks or months.
Beyond cookies, we (and our service providers) sometimes use similar technologies — local storage, pixels, web beacons, and SDKs — for the same general purposes. When this notice says "cookies," it means all of those.
We use a minimal set of cookies to remember your consent choice, run secure checkouts, and (only if you opt in) understand how the site is being used. You can turn most of them off — see Section 6.
Why we use them
We use cookies for three reasons, and three reasons only:
- Make the site work — process secure payments and remember your cookie consent decision.
- Understand traffic— see which pages are popular, where readers come from, and what's broken, so we can make things better.
- Measure marketing — attribute purchases to the campaign that brought you here, when ad campaigns are running. Optional and only with your consent.
Cookies we set
Here's the full list of cookies our site sets directly:
We don't use any first-party tracking cookies. Your shopping flow is stateless — Stripe handles the secure checkout session, not us.
Third-party cookies
A few of the tools we rely on set their own cookies in your browser when you visit our site. We don't control these directly — they're governed by the third party's own policies.
Stripe (always on — required for checkout)
When the Stripe checkout iframe loads on our cookbook page, Stripe sets cookies to detect fraud and keep your payment session secure. These cookies are technically necessary — if you block them, checkout won't work.
Analytics & pixels (only if you consent)
These cookies only load if you accept the analytics category in our cookie banner. If you decline, none of them fire and we don't see you in our numbers.
Analytics & pixels
We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled to understand site traffic at the aggregate level. The data is never used to identify individual visitors. We also use Microsoft Clarity for anonymized session replay — Clarity automatically masks all text inputs and email fields before recording.
When we run paid advertising campaigns, we use the Meta Pixel and TikTok Pixel to attribute conversions from those campaigns. These pixels only load if you consent.
If you'd rather not be counted at all, decline the analytics category in our cookie banner, install the official Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on, or use the browser controls described below.
Your choices
You're in charge. Here are your options:
- Cookie banner — when you first visit, we ask which categories you'd like to allow. You can change your answer any time by .
- Browser controls — every modern browser lets you block or delete cookies. Look in Settings → Privacy. The exact path varies by browser; the support pages for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge all walk you through it.
- Third-party opt-outs — for ad-related tracking, you can use the industry opt-out tools at aboutads.info/choices and youronlinechoices.eu.
Blocking the Stripe checkout cookies will break your ability to purchase. Blocking analytics cookies is fine — we just won't see you in our numbers.
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. There's no consistent industry standard for how sites should respond to it, and we currently don't change our behavior based on DNT. We do honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal where it applies — receiving GPC is treated as a request to opt out of any "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under U.S. state privacy laws.
Changes to this notice
As we add or remove tools, this list will change. When it does, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top. For material changes, we'll re-ask for consent through the cookie banner.
Contact us
Questions about cookies, tracking, or data — email support@itslolaandstitch.comand we'll explain anything that's unclear.