Cookie Policy

Hashtags Studios uses cookies, local storage, and session storage to operate the platform. This page lists every cookie we set, what it does, and how long it stays. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

On your first visit a cookie banner asks for your consent. Strictly-necessary cookies are always set because the platform cannot function without them; all other categories (functional, analytics, marketing) are optional and are only set if you accept them. You can decline non-essential cookies at the banner, and you can change your choice at any time — see "Managing consent" below. Declining non-essential cookies will not block you from using the platform.

These cannot be turned off — the platform will not function without them.

Two preferences are kept in your browser's own storage rather than sent to us with each request:

Your shopping cart is not a cookie. Cart contents are saved to your account in our database, so they follow you between devices while you are signed in.

hs:recent above is the functional category. Turning Functional off stops it being written and clears the existing value on your next page view, resetting "recently viewed" to empty.

Push notifications, when you enable them, use the browser's Push API rather than a cookie. Turning them on stores a push endpoint and its keys against your account so we can deliver the notification; turning them off in your settings or your browser deletes it.

We collect anonymised, first-party page-view counts to understand which pages are used and improve the product. Events are written to our own database — nothing is sent to any third party, and no analytics runs at all unless you accept the Analytics category. Each event stores only the page path and an opaque random id (below); no account link, no IP, no fingerprint.

To opt out, turn Analytics off in the preferences panel below (or decline it at the banner). That deletes the id cookie and stops all collection immediately; the server also refuses to record anything without your consent.

Server-side rate limits are keyed by IP + account ID for sign-in, KYC submission, message send, and report submission. These rely on short-lived in-memory counters, not cookies.

• Third-party advertising trackers (Google Ads, Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel, etc.) — none are loaded by the platform.
• Cross-site behavioural tracking cookies.
• Fingerprinting libraries.
• Cookie-based remarketing.

We do not sell cookie data to third parties.

Your granular choices (necessary / functional / analytics / marketing) are stored in a single cookie-consent cookie and can be changed at any time from the Manage cookies panel on this page. The first-visit banner writes the same record — "Accept all" turns every optional category on, "Essential only" turns them all off — so the banner and this panel always agree. Strictly-necessary cookies cannot be disabled. No third-party advertising or marketing scripts are loaded today — the marketing toggle only records your preference for any such feature we may add later.

To clear all cookies set by Hashtags: open your browser settings and remove cookies for the hashtagsstudios.com domain. You will be signed out and your preferences will reset. Clearing site data also removes the local-storage items listed above.

When you make a payment, Stripe sets its own cookies on the Checkout page to fight fraud. When we send email via Resend, no cookies are involved. Google Translate runs server-side and does not touch your browser.

Material changes will be announced in-app and via email. Questions: privacy@hashtagsstudios.com (or via /contacts).

This content can be updated live by an admin from /admin/settings (key: legal.cookie).