1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you browse websites. They are widely used to facilitate smooth navigation, remember your viewing preferences, and provide aggregated analytics to site operators.
2. How We Use Cookies & Local Storage
At kitchenandhouse.shop, we utilize minimal, non-invasive cookies and browser localStorage technologies for the following specific purposes:
- Essential Functional Cookies: Necessary to maintain site stability, mobile navigation responsiveness, and search bar dropdown suggestions.
- Browser Local Storage (Wishlist): When you click the heart icon on any appliance card, the unique appliance ID is saved into your browser's local storage (`localStorage`). This allows your saved items to persist across page refreshes without requiring you to create an account or provide personal information.
- Affiliate Tracking Cookies: When you click an outbound "Buy Now" or "View Deal" button, our retail partners (such as Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Home Depot, or Lowe's) may set a temporary tracking cookie on your device to recognize that you were referred by kitchenandhouse.shop.
3. Managing and Disabling Cookies
Most modern web browsers allow you to control cookie preferences through their configuration settings. You can set your browser to reject all cookies, alert you when a cookie is being sent, or delete existing cookies at any time.
Please note that if you disable local storage or essential cookies, certain features of the website (such as the Saved Wishlist drawer) may not function as intended.
4. Updates to This Policy
We may periodically update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our technological practices or legal requirements. Any modifications will be posted here with an updated effective date.