Cookie Policy
Last updated: December 4, 2025
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed 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.
Cookies allow a website to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferences and settings. This helps improve your experience and makes the website more useful to you.
2. How We Use Cookies
Product Merge uses cookies for several purposes:
- Authentication: To keep you signed in and secure your session
- Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences
- Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website and improve our services
- Performance: To ensure our website loads quickly and functions properly
- Security: To protect your account and prevent fraudulent activity
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, account access, and session management. Without these cookies, the services you have asked for cannot be provided.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __session | User authentication | Session |
| __clerk_db_jwt | Authentication token | 7 days |
| csrf_token | Security protection | Session |
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and settings. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| theme | UI theme preference | 1 year |
| language | Language preference | 1 year |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website and services.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics - User distinction | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics - User distinction | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics - Request throttling | 1 minute |
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services:
- Clerk: For authentication and user management
- Stripe: For payment processing
- Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring
These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to read their policies to understand how they use cookies.
5. Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. The following links may help:
Opt-Out Links
You can opt out of certain third-party cookies:
6. Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable cookies, please note that some features of our website may not function properly. Specifically:
- You may not be able to sign in to your account
- Your preferences may not be saved
- Some features may be unavailable or not work as expected
- You may need to re-enter information more frequently
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
- By email: myoldphoto45@gmail.com