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Cookie Policy

Effective January 2026

Cookies are small text files that your browser stores when you visit a website. We use cookies to keep you logged in, remember your preferences, and understand how the platform gets used. Nothing exotic — this policy explains exactly what we run and how you can control it.

Categories of cookies we use

Strictly necessary

These are required for the platform to function. Without them, you can't stay logged in, submit a review, or use the cart. You can't turn these off (if you did, the site would break), but they carry no marketing purpose and share no data outside our platform.

  • Session cookies keeping you logged in.
  • CSRF tokens protecting form submissions.
  • Load-balancing cookies routing your traffic.

Preference

These remember choices you made — theme (light/dark, though we're always dark), country, language, saved filters on search. They don't identify you personally and carry no marketing data.

Analytics

These help us understand which pages are being used, which searches are popular, and where the platform is slow. We use aggregate analytics only. We don't build individual user profiles for advertising, and we don't sell this data to third parties. You can opt out by clicking “Reject non-essential” in the cookie banner or by using your browser's Do Not Track signal, which we honor.

Third-party (optional)

If you sign in with a social provider, that provider (e.g. Google) may set its own cookie. If you embed our reviews on your own site (a feature we're building), the embed may load a cookie for the widget to function. We minimize these, but they're outside our direct control.

What we don't run

  • We don't run Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, or any third-party ad-network tracking pixels.
  • We don't sell your browsing behavior to data brokers.
  • We don't use cross-site tracking cookies to follow you around the web.

How to manage cookies

You have three ways to control cookies on Tattoo Review:

  • The cookie banner. The first time you visit, you'll see a banner letting you accept essential cookies only or all cookies. You can revisit this any time by clearing your cookies and returning to the site, or by clicking the small “Cookie settings” link in the footer.
  • Your browser. Every modern browser lets you block cookies, delete them, or set a “Do Not Track” preference. Blocking all cookies will break parts of the platform (you won't stay logged in), but it's your choice.
  • Global Privacy Control (GPC). If your browser sends the GPC signal, we treat it as a formal opt-out request for all non-essential cookies. This is the same signal that satisfies the “Do Not Sell or Share” requirement under California privacy law.

Retention

Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Preference and analytics cookies typically expire in 12 months, or sooner if you clear them. We periodically review our cookie set and remove anything we're not actively using.

Changes

If we materially change what cookies we run, we'll update this page and, if the change affects tracking, re-prompt you with the cookie banner.

Contact

Cookie questions go to privacy@tattooreview.com — same address as our privacy team.

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