Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 10, 2026
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners useful information about how their site is being used.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser, while session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
In addition to cookies, we may also use similar technologies such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage to collect and store information.
How We Use Cookies
Digital Shell uses cookies and similar technologies for several purposes:
- Authentication — To keep you signed in and maintain your session securely across pages
- Security — To protect your account and detect suspicious activity
- Preferences — To remember your settings and preferences
- Analytics — To understand how visitors use our website and improve our Service
- Performance — To ensure our website loads quickly and functions properly
We do not use cookies for advertising purposes or to track you across other websites.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our Service. They enable core functionality such as authentication, security, and session management. Without these cookies, the Service cannot function properly.
- Authentication cookies — Maintain your logged-in state and secure session
- Security cookies — Help detect and prevent security threats
- Session cookies — Track your session state across page requests
These cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the Service to work.
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve our Service and user experience. We use:
- Vercel Analytics — Provides privacy-focused website analytics including page views, visitor counts, and performance metrics (always active, no cookies)
- Google Analytics — Helps us understand user behavior and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns (requires consent)
- Microsoft Clarity — Provides session recordings and heatmaps to help us improve user experience (requires consent)
Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized. We do not use this data to identify individual users. Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity only load after you accept cookies in our consent banner.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as:
- Preference cookies — Remember your display preferences and settings
- Device recognition — Recognize your device for multi-device sync features
- Local storage — Store encrypted data locally for offline access and performance
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that we use to provide our Service. These services include:
- Payment processing — Our payment provider may set cookies to enable secure transactions and fraud prevention
- Authentication services — Our authentication infrastructure may set cookies for secure session management
- Hosting and analytics — Our hosting provider may set cookies for performance monitoring and analytics
We carefully select our third-party providers and ensure they comply with applicable privacy regulations including GDPR and CCPA. These providers process data only as necessary to provide their services and are contractually bound to protect your information.
Managing Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- View what cookies are stored on your device
- Delete all or specific cookies
- Block all cookies or only third-party cookies
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is set
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our Service. Essential cookies are required for authentication and core features.
Browser-Specific Instructions
For instructions on managing cookies in your browser, please visit:
Opt-Out of Analytics
If you wish to opt out of analytics tracking, you can use browser extensions such as privacy-focused ad blockers or enable "Do Not Track" in your browser settings.
Reset Your Preferences
You can reset your cookie preferences at any time using the button below. This will clear your stored preferences and show the consent banner again on your next page load.
Changes 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.
When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
For significant changes that materially affect your privacy, we will provide additional notice, such as an email notification or a prominent notice on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:
- Contact Form: the-shell.com/contact
For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.