What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser.
They allow websites to remember information such as your login status, preferences, and how you interact with the site.
Cookies cannot access files on your computer or retrieve personal information that you have not chosen to provide.
Why We Use Cookies
Maker Forge uses cookies to:
- Keep your account securely signed in
- Protect your account and prevent unauthorized access
- Remember your preferences
- Improve website performance
- Understand how visitors use the site
- Measure and improve our advertising, after your consent
- Help us improve the Maker Forge experience
We do not use cookies to sell your personal information.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are required for Maker Forge to function properly.
Examples include:
- Microsoft authentication
- Session management
- Security verification
- CSRF protection
- Load balancing
- Remembering your selected store
These cookies cannot be disabled because the application would not function correctly without them.
Analytics Cookies
With your permission, we use analytics cookies to better understand how Maker Forge is being used.
Analytics help us answer questions such as:
- Which pages are most useful?
- Which features are used most often?
- Where do users encounter problems?
- How can we improve the product?
Analytics information is used only to improve Maker Forge.
Google Analytics helps us understand site usage. Reddit advertising measurement is described separately below; the banner's acceptance covers both purposes.
Examples of analytics providers include:
- Google Analytics
If enabled, these services may collect information such as:
- Browser type
- Device information
- Approximate geographic location
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- User interactions
Advertising Cookies
After you select Accept analytics & ads, the Reddit Pixel measures visits to eligible public pages to help us understand and improve the performance of our Reddit advertising.
Reddit may receive page and referrer information, campaign and click identifiers, cookie identifiers, and browser or device information, including your IP address. Reddit may associate these signals with its users for advertising measurement and personalization under its own privacy policy.
We do not send account email addresses, Etsy customer information, order contents, or private product and cost details through this integration.
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience.
Examples include:
- Display preferences
- User interface settings
- Recently selected options
These cookies are optional but help make Maker Forge easier to use.
Third-Party Cookies
Maker Forge integrates with trusted third-party services that may set their own cookies.
Examples include:
- Microsoft (authentication)
- Stripe (subscription billing)
- Google Analytics (website analytics)
- Reddit Pixel (advertising measurement, after consent)
Each provider maintains its own privacy and cookie policies.
Cookie Consent Banner
Maker Forge displays a cookie consent banner on public pages when no current choice is saved. Visitors who previously accepted analytics alone are asked to choose again before analytics and advertising are enabled.
The banner allows you to choose whether non-essential cookies may be used.
The banner includes these options:
Accept analytics & ads
Allows essential cookies plus optional Google Analytics and Reddit advertising cookies.
Essential Only
Only cookies required for security, authentication, and operation of Maker Forge are enabled.
Optional analytics and advertising tracking remain disabled.
Changing Your Cookie Preferences
Select Cookie settings at the bottom of the page to change your choice at any time. Select Essential only to withdraw consent for both analytics and advertising. The page reloads to stop the optional scripts.
Withdrawal stops future tracking; it does not retract information already sent. You can also delete existing provider cookies through your browser settings.
You may also control or delete cookies through your web browser settings.
Please note that disabling essential cookies may prevent Maker Forge from functioning correctly, including signing in to your account.
Do We Use Advertising Cookies?
Yes, only after you select Accept analytics & ads. We use the Reddit Pixel to measure public-page visits associated with our advertising.
Choose Essential only to use Maker Forge without optional analytics or advertising tracking.
Do We Sell Cookie Data?
No.
We do not sell information collected through cookies.
Information collected through cookies is used to:
- Operate Maker Forge
- Improve the product
- Understand how the application is used
- Measure and improve advertising after consent
Consented advertising data is shared with Reddit as described above.
Changes to This Policy
As Maker Forge evolves, we may update this Cookie Policy to reflect new technologies, legal requirements, or product improvements.
When significant changes are made, the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will be updated.
Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how Maker Forge uses cookies, please contact us.
Email: support@getmakerforge.com
Summary
Maker Forge uses cookies responsibly.
Essential cookies keep your account secure and the application functioning.
With your permission, analytics cookies help us improve Maker Forge and advertising cookies help us measure our campaigns.
You can decline both optional purposes or change your choice in Cookie settings.