Effective Date: April 28, 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners. Cookies do not contain personal information such as your name or payment details.

2. How We Use Cookies

badgeglow.com uses cookies to ensure our website functions correctly, to process orders, and to understand how our visitors use our site. We do not use cookies for advertising or to track you across other websites.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies:

3a. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are typically set in response to actions you take such as logging in, adding items to your cart, or filling in forms.

  • Session cookies — keep you logged in during your visit
  • Cart cookies — remember items you have added to your shopping cart
  • Security cookies — help protect against cross-site request forgery
  • WooCommerce cookies — manage your cart, session, and checkout process

3b. Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site. This helps us improve our website and understand which pages are most popular.

  • _ga — used to distinguish users (expires after 2 years)
  • _gid — used to distinguish users (expires after 24 hours)
  • _gat — used to throttle request rate (expires after 1 minute)

These cookies collect information in an anonymous form. No personally identifiable information is collected. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

3c. Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred currency or whether you have dismissed a notice) and provide enhanced features.

  • Cookie consent cookie — remembers whether you have accepted our cookie policy
  • Login cookies — remember your login state if you choose “Remember me”

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services. We use the following third parties that may set cookies:

  • Google Analytics (analytics.google.com) — website analytics
  • Google reCAPTCHA — spam and bot protection on forms
  • WooCommerce Payments — secure payment processing

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies which we encourage you to review.

5. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

  • Browser settings — most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Check your browser’s help documentation for instructions
  • Google Analytics opt-out — install the browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
  • Do Not Track — we honor Do Not Track signals where technically feasible

Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies will affect the functionality of our website. You may not be able to add items to your cart or complete purchases if these cookies are disabled.

6. Browser-Specific Instructions

To manage cookies in your browser:

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology or legal requirements. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

8. Contact

Questions about our use of cookies? Contact us at:

  • Badge Glow
  • 1681 Benchmark Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905
  • Email: info@badgeglow.com
  • Phone: 239 – 878 – 2429