Cookie Policy
Last Updated: July 29th, 2025
1. What are Cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them on our website, worldcoloringbook.com (the "Site")
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies help us to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferences, settings, and how you use our site.
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 Site to operate, and we refer to these as "Strictly Necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Services. Third parties serve cookies through our Site for analytics, performance, and functionality.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We classify the cookies used on our Site into the following categories:
a. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the Site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services like user account login and payment processing cannot be provided. You cannot opt-out of these cookies.
- Who serves them: WorldColor
- Purpose: To manage your session, keep you logged in, and ensure the security of your account.
- Example Cookies: session_id, csrftoken
b. Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, such as which pages you visit most often and if you receive error messages from web pages. This information is used to improve how the Site works. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
- Who serves them: Google Analytics
- Purpose: To understand user behavior, count visits, and analyze traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
- Example Cookies: _ga, _gid, _gat
c. Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as your user name or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, these cookies can be used to remember your preferences for dark mode or light mode if you have such a feature.
- Who serves them: WorldColor
- Purpose: To remember your settings and preferences to provide a more personalized experience.
- Example Cookies: user_preferences, language_setting
d. Third-Party Service Cookies (if applicable)
When you use our Services, some cookies may be set by third-party services we use. For example, our payment processor may set cookies to facilitate secure transactions.
- Who serves them: PayPal
- Purpose: To enable the functionality of third-party services integrated into our Site, such as secure payment processing.
- Example Cookies: __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid
4. Your Choices and How to Manage Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (except for Strictly Necessary ones). You can exercise your cookie preferences through our Cookie Consent Banner, which appears when you first visit our Site.
Additionally, you can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Site, though your access to some functionality and areas of our Site may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
Here are links to manage cookies in popular browsers:
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
5. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.
6. Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [email protected].