Privacy Policy
Privacy & Cookie Policy
Quick Summary
We use cookies from Google and Meta to show you targeted ads based on your browsing. Under US privacy laws, you have the right to opt out. Use the button below to stop ad tracking instantly. Your choice only applies to this device/browser and won't store any personal data when opted out.
Your Privacy Choice
This setting only applies to this device and browser. You'll need to opt out separately on other devices.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies from Google and Meta to understand how visitors use our site and to serve targeted advertising. "Targeted advertising" means showing you ads based on your browsing activity across other websites.
When you opt out:
- We immediately stop all ad tracking on this device/browser
- We don't store or collect any personal data for advertising
- Google and Meta cookies are blocked from loading
- Your browsing on our site won't be used for ad personalization
Your Rights by State
Under various US state privacy laws, residents have specific rights regarding their personal data:
| State | Law | Your Rights |
|---|---|---|
| California | CCPA/CPRA | Opt out of sale/sharing of personal information, including targeted ads |
| Virginia | VCDPA | Opt out of targeted advertising and profiling |
| Colorado | CPA | Opt out of targeted advertising and sale of personal data |
| Connecticut | CTDPA | Opt out of sale, targeted advertising, and profiling |
| Utah | UCPA | Opt out of targeted advertising and sale of personal data |
| Montana | MCDPA (2025) | Opt out of targeted advertising and sale of personal data |
| Oregon | OCPA (2025) | Opt out of targeted advertising and sale of personal data |
| Texas | TDPSA (2025) | Opt out of targeted advertising and sale of personal data |
How to Exercise Your Rights
You can opt out of targeted advertising in several ways:
1. Privacy Toggle (Recommended)
Click the "Do Not Track" button above. This immediately stops all ad tracking on this device/browser.
2. Browser Signal (GPC)
If your browser supports Global Privacy Control (GPC), we automatically honor that signal as an opt-out request.
3. Manage Your Data
You can also manage your data with Meta and Google Directly:
- Google: https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-privacy?hl=en
- Meta: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy?section_id=6-HowCanYouManage
Additional Privacy Rights
Depending on your state, you may also have rights to:
- Access: Request what personal data we have about you
- Delete: Request deletion of your personal data
- Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
- Non-discrimination: We won't penalize you for exercising your rights
To exercise these rights, contact us using the information above. We'll respond within 14 business days.
Data Retention
When tracking is enabled, we retain data for 540 Days. When you opt out, we immediately stop collecting new data and existing data is not used for advertising purposes.
International Users
This policy primarily covers US state privacy laws. If you're visiting from outside the US, tracking is turned off by default.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.
Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone:
Address:
The Candlemakers Store
Response Time: 14 business days
List of functional cookies we collect
The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store. These are required for the online store to function.
| COOKIE name | COOKIE Description |
|---|---|
| CART | The association with your shopping cart. |
| CATEGORY_INFO | Stores the category info on the page, that allows to display pages more quickly. |
| COMPARE | The items that you have in the Compare Products list. |
| CURRENCY | Your preferred currency |
| CUSTOMER | An encrypted version of your customer id with the store. |
| CUSTOMER_AUTH | An indicator if you are currently logged into the store. |
| CUSTOMER_INFO | An encrypted version of the customer group you belong to. |
| CUSTOMER_SEGMENT_IDS | Stores the Customer Segment ID |
| EXTERNAL_NO_CACHE | A flag, which indicates whether caching is disabled or not. |
| FRONTEND | You sesssion ID on the server. |
| GUEST-VIEW | Allows guests to edit their orders. |
| LAST_CATEGORY | The last category you visited. |
| LAST_PRODUCT | The most recent product you have viewed. |
| NEWMESSAGE | Indicates whether a new message has been received. |
| NO_CACHE | Indicates whether it is allowed to use cache. |
| PERSISTENT_SHOPPING_CART | A link to information about your cart and viewing history if you have asked the site. |
| POLL | The ID of any polls you have recently voted in. |
| POLLN | Information on what polls you have voted on. |
| RECENTLYCOMPARED | The items that you have recently compared. |
| STF | Information on products you have emailed to friends. |
| STORE | The store view or language you have selected. |
| USER_ALLOWED_SAVE_COOKIE | Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies. |
| VIEWED_PRODUCT_IDS | The products that you have recently viewed. |
| WISHLIST | An encrypted list of products added to your Wishlist. |
| WISHLIST_CNT | The number of items in your Wishlist. |