Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies on Milkywire.com and its sub-domains to enhance your experience. By continuing to use this website, you consent to our use of cookies as outlined below.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files sent by a website to your web browser when you visit. They help websites recognize you on future visits, making the browsing experience more efficient and personalized. Cookies can be classified as either “persistent,” which remain on your device, or “session” cookies, which expire when you close your browser.

How Does Milkywire Use Cookies?

We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. Here’s how:

Essential Cookies

• Login State: To remember that you're logged in and to maintain session continuity.

• Payments: To ensure secure transactions, our payment processors (Stripe and Klarna) set cookies during the payment process.

Performance & Usage Tracking

• Site Functionality: To distinguish users and manage site traffic effectively.

• Usage Analytics: We use cookies to analyze site usage, helping us improve services and performance.

What Types of Cookies Do We Use?

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our site:

Authentication

• Used to remember your login status.

• Example: @Auth:[identifier]

Payments

• Cookies set by Stripe and Klarna to securely process payments.

• Examples: __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid, klarna_payment_selector:[identifier], sdid:[identifier]

Analytics & Product Improvement Cookies

We use third-party tools to monitor site performance and gather data to improve our services:

• Google Analytics: Examples: _ga, _gid, _gat, _gcl_au

• Amplitude: Examples: amp_[identifier], amplitude_unsent_[identifier], amplitude_unsent_identify_[identifier]

• Hotjar: Examples: _hjSessionUser_{site_id}, _hjHasCachedUserAttributes, _hjUserAttributesHash

Milkywire’s Own Cookies

We also set our own cookies for product improvement purposes:

• Initial Tracking: Example: initial-utm-tags

Changes to the Cookie Policy

This policy may be updated from time to time. The latest update was on 22 October 2024.