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Cookie Policy
Last updated: June 2025
1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files stored in your browser when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and measure how the site is used. Local storage and session storage work similarly and are covered by this policy.
2. How SODATERU Uses Cookies
SODATERU uses cookies to run the site, remember your preferences, and — with your permission — to understand how the site performs in aggregate. We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles or to track you across other sites without your consent.
Our analytics goal is product and catalog learning, not visitor surveillance. We prefer aggregate counts like product views, cart additions, purchases, newsletter signups, top presentation assets, and channel performance. We do not use cookies for raw session recordings, mouse movement, individual video-watch timelines, or per-user behavioral histories.
3. Cookie Categories
Strictly Necessary
Always active. Required for the site to function.
Cart Session (Sodateru)
Keeps items in cart and supports checkout flow.
No consent required · Loads on: all
Admin Auth Session (Sodateru)
Authenticates admin users.
No consent required · Loads on: admin
Cookie Consent Preference (Sodateru)
Stores the visitor's cookie consent choice.
No consent required · Loads on: all
Preferences
Stores optional settings. Active for functional preferences without consent requirement.
Language Preference (Sodateru)
Remembers selected language (EN/JA).
No consent required · Loads on: all
Newsletter Popup Dismiss State (Sodateru)
Prevents newsletter popup from appearing again after dismissal.
No consent required · Loads on: storefront
Analytics
Only active with your consent. Aggregate product/channel performance only — not visitor profiling.
Privacy-Friendly Analytics (Sodateru / Plausible / Umami)
Aggregate page views and funnel performance. No cross-site tracking.
Requires consent · Loads on: all
Marketing
Disabled by default. Only activated with consent and when campaigns are live.
Meta Pixel (Meta)
Measures Meta / Instagram ad campaign performance.
Requires consent · Loads on: campaign pages
TikTok Pixel (TikTok)
Measures TikTok campaign performance.
Requires consent · Loads on: campaign pages
Pinterest Tag (Pinterest)
Measures Pinterest catalog campaign performance.
Requires consent · Loads on: campaign pages
4. Third-Party Services
Printful handles order fulfilment and may set cookies or use identifiers in their own systems for order tracking. These are covered by Printful's own privacy policy. Our newsletter service provider may use cookies to track email engagement (opens, clicks) — this is covered by their policy and your email subscription consent.
5. How to Manage Your Choices
When you first visit SODATERU, a cookie banner will appear. You can:
- Accept optional cookies (analytics and preference enhancement)
- Reject optional cookies (only strictly necessary cookies are used)
- Manage individual choices by category
You can change your choice at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the site footer.
You may also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that deleting cookies will reset your consent preference and the banner will reappear on your next visit.
6. Do Not Sell or Share / Targeted Advertising Opt-Out
At launch, SODATERU does not use targeted advertising or sell/share personal information with advertisers. If we enable advertising pixels in the future, we will add a Do Not Sell or Share opt-out and honour applicable signals including Global Privacy Control (GPC) before activating them.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy. The consent version is stored alongside your preference so we can show the banner again if the policy changes significantly.
8. Contact
Cookie questions: hello@sodateru.shop.