COOKIE POLICY

Contact Information
Website Name: Friendly Stickers
Address: 1111 E Broad St # 5035, Richmond, VA 23219, United States
Email: info@friendlystickers.com
Phone: +18047861148
Applicable Jurisdiction: United States
Last Updated: 12/09/2025

1. Introduction and Purpose of This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Friendly Stickers uses cookies and similar technologies to support the functionality and stability of the website. The website is an informational resource focused on stocks and general market concepts. Cookies are used in a limited and structured manner to ensure essential operation, improve navigation, and support aggregated analysis. This Policy is designed to provide visitors with a clear understanding of what types of cookies may be used, how they function, and how preferences can be managed. It should be read together with the Privacy Policy, which describes broader data handling practices and individual privacy rights.

2. What Cookies Are and How They Function
Cookies are small text files stored on a visitor’s device when accessing a website. They may support session functionality, store display preferences, or help analyze aggregate usage patterns. Cookies can be categorized based on duration and purpose. Session cookies expire when the browser is closed, while persistent cookies remain stored for a predefined period. Cookies used on Friendly Stickers are designed to support essential website functions and general analytics. They do not collect sensitive information, do not enable user profiling, and do not serve targeted advertising. Similar technologies, such as local storage or small identifiers in page elements, may also be used in a limited form to support consistent website operation.

3. Categories of Cookies Used on Friendly Stickers
Friendly Stickers uses several types of cookies that fall into the following general categories:

Necessary Cookies
These cookies enable core website functions such as page loading, navigation, and security-related features. They are required for the basic operation of the website and are automatically placed when a visitor accesses the site.

Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember limited user preferences when available, such as language settings or display configurations. Their use is optional and may depend on visitor consent.

Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help generate aggregated, non-identifying insights about how visitors interact with the website, such as which pages are accessed and how navigation flows occur. The data produced is analyzed in aggregated form and is not used to create individual user profiles.

Non-Targeted Advertising or Measurement Cookies (Generic Only)
If present, these cookies may measure general interactions with non-personalized content. They do not create advertising profiles and do not track users across different contexts.

Cookies on Friendly Stickers do not support targeted advertising, behavioral tracking, or cross-site identification.

4. Purposes for Using Cookies
Friendly Stickers uses cookies only for clearly defined purposes that align with its role as an informational website:
- Ensuring that essential website components function correctly
- Maintaining session stability
- Supporting accessibility and usability
- Analyzing aggregated traffic and general navigation patterns
- Providing consistent display of informational content
Cookies are not used to draw conclusions about visitor behavior, evaluate preferences, or personalize content. Their purpose is purely operational and analytical at a general level.

5. Duration, Storage, and Retention Periods
The retention periods for cookies depend on their type:
- Session cookies remain active only during a browser session and are deleted once the browser is closed.
- Functional and analytics cookies may remain on the device for a limited predefined period unless deleted manually by the visitor.
The website aims to maintain reasonable retention periods that do not exceed what is necessary for the cookie’s intended function. Information generated through cookies is processed in accordance with data minimization principles outlined in the Privacy Policy.

6. Cookie Consent and Preference Management
Visitors may manage their cookie preferences using the cookie banner or settings tool displayed when accessing the website. For non-essential cookies, such as functional and analytics cookies, consent is required before the cookie is activated. The banner provides options to accept or decline different categories of cookies without preselected checkboxes. Consent choices may be updated at any time using the same interface. Necessary cookies do not require consent because they are essential for the basic operation of the website.
Visitors may also adjust cookie settings through their browser, including blocking or deleting cookies. If cookies are disabled, some website features may not function fully, although access to informational content will remain available.

7. Cookies and Personal Data
Some cookies may interact with limited forms of personal data, such as technical identifiers or general usage information. When such interactions occur, the information is processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Personal data derived from cookies is not sold, shared, or used for targeted advertising. Cookies do not collect sensitive personal information, and no cookie-based technology on the website performs profiling or automated decision-making.

8. Third-Party Cookies and External Services
Friendly Stickers may allow certain third-party service providers to place cookies necessary for hosting, security, analytics, or content measurement. These providers operate strictly under the instructions of Friendly Stickers and may not use collected information for unrelated purposes. Third-party cookies do not engage in targeted advertising, cross-site tracking, or development of behavioral profiles. All third-party providers are selected based on their ability to follow applicable privacy and data protection standards.

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
Friendly Stickers may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect operational changes, technical updates, or modifications to legal requirements. When changes occur, the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this document will be revised accordingly. Visitors are encouraged to review the Policy occasionally to remain informed about current cookie practices.

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