Why we use cookies
Cookies help us remember your preferences, understand how you interact with our platform, and personalize your experience. They are essential for features like authentication and secure payments.
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 by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Rated Stores) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies".
2. How We Use Cookies
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Services to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Services.
3. Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Services and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
- Authentication: To identify you when you are logged in.
- Security: To protect your data and our platform from unauthorized access.
- Preferences: To remember basic settings like language and region.
4. Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our Services, for instance which pages you go to most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies you. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
8. Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in your web browser. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at: