Cookies Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how American Waste Enterprise ("AWE", "we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website (the "Site"). It applies to all users interacting with our e-commerce platform. For information on how we collect and use your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text Iiles stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies help enhance your browsing experience, remember preferences, track analytics, and enable shopping cart functionality. We also use related technologies like web beacons, pixels, and local storage.

2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar tools to:
- Ensure basic site functionality (e.g., checkout, login)
- Understand user behavior and improve website performance - Personalize your experience
- Serve relevant ads and limit ad frequency
- Track shopping cart data and facilitate product suggestions

3. Types of Cookies We Use
Category
Essential Cookies Performance Cookies Functional Cookies Targeting/Ad Cookies
Purpose
Required for basic site operations like browsing, account access, shopping cart usage, and secure checkout.
Collect data on how visitors use the site (e.g., pages visited, time spent), helping us optimize layout and performance.
Remember user preferences and improve customization (e.g., saved addresses, past purchases, login retention).
Track your visit to provide personalized ads based on browsing habits. May be set by us or third-party services like Facebook/ Google Ads.

4. First-Party vs Third-Party Cookies
- First-Party Cookies: Set directly by AWE’s website.
- Third-Party Cookies: Set by external services like Shopify, Google Analytics, Meta (Facebook), and advertising partners.
These third parties may use cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies.

5. Examples of Common Cookies We Use
- _session_id – Stores session info for checkout & navigation - _shopify_visit – Tracks store visits
- _shopify_uniq – Counts unique store visits
- cart – Stores cart contents
- _secure_session_id – Secure browsing session token
- storefront_digest – Authenticates password-protected storefronts

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically. You can choose to disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may limit certain site features (like checkout and personalization).
Helpful Links to Manage Cookies in Your Browser:
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 - Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website- preferences
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in- microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
- iOS Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
- Android Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647

7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy as necessary. Changes will be posted here with a revised effective date.

8. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or want to opt out of certain cookies, contact us at:
support@americanwaste.studio