Curb Beats Cookie Policy
Effective Date: November 22, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Curb Beats (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, including [Website URL Placeholder] (the “Site“). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Curb Beats) are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
2. How and Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use both first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons to make our Site operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Site.
The specific types of cookies served through our Site and the purposes they perform are described below:
Type of Cookie | Purpose | Examples of Use |
|---|---|---|
Strictly Necessary (Essential) | These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our website and to enable you to use some of its features, such as accessing secure areas and holding items in your shopping cart. | Remembering your shopping cart contents; remembering if you are logged in; protecting against fraud. |
Performance and Functionality | These cookies enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to its use. Without these, certain functionality (like remembering preferences) may become unavailable. | Remembering your language preferences, currency settings, or playback volume for embedded media. |
Analytics and Customization | These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are. This includes Google Analytics. | Counting visitors, tracking unique users, tracking pages viewed, measuring site speed, and viewing aggregate traffic patterns. |
Advertising (Targeting) | These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and, in some cases, selecting ads based on your interests. | Used by services like Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements. |
3. Third-Party Cookies and Tracking
In addition to the first-party cookies we set, we rely on third-party service providers to help us run our Site. These third parties may set their own cookies on your device when you interact with their features or use their services on our Site.
Third parties that set cookies on our site include:
Google Analytics: Used to measure and analyze traffic and site usage.
Payment Processors (Stripe/PayPal): Used during the checkout process to securely manage the transaction and remember billing details or payment preferences.
Email Marketing (Mailchimp): May use cookies to track user interactions with pop-ups or subscription forms.
Embedded Media (SoundCloud/YouTube): When you play an embedded beat or video, the third-party service provider will set cookies for functionality and tracking usage related to their content.
Google AdSense: Used to deliver personalized advertising content to you across the web.
We do not have direct access to or control over these third-party cookies. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties for more information about their practices.
4. Specific E-commerce and Account Cookies
When you browse or purchase on the Site, we use essential cookies for the following specific purposes (with typical retention noted):
Cookie Purpose | Typical Retention Period |
|---|---|
Shopping Cart Content | Retained while browsing, typically 1–2 days. |
User Login Session | 2 days, or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected. |
Commenter Details (if you leave a comment) | 1 year (to automatically populate the form next time). |
Screen Display Preferences | 1 year (for dashboard display settings). |
5. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies.
A. Cookie Preference Center (Recommended)
When you first visit our Site, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner, allowing you to accept or reject different categories of non-essential cookies (Performance, Analytics, and Advertising). We use a Compliance Management Platform (CMP) to manage these preferences. You can usually revisit these settings via a link in the footer of the Site.
B. Browser Controls
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 website, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted (for example, you may not be able to complete a purchase).
To learn more about your choices regarding cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.
To opt-out of Google Analytics, you can install the official browser add-on: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
7. 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].