Cookie Policy

Last updated: November 2025

At Private Funnels, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate our website, improve user experience, and measure the effectiveness of our marketing efforts. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and your choices regarding them.

We are committed to compliance with all applicable privacy laws in the jurisdictions where we operate: USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.


1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit our website. They serve different purposes:

Session Cookies

  • Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser

  • Used for maintaining your shopping cart, checkout process, and login sessions

  • Deleted automatically

Persistent Cookies

  • Remain on your device for a set period (days, weeks, or months)

  • Used to remember your preferences and settings

  • You can delete these manually or set expiration in your browser

First-Party Cookies

  • Set directly by Private Funnels

  • Used for website functionality and your user experience

Third-Party Cookies

  • Set by external service providers (analytics, advertising, payment processors)

  • Used to measure performance and optimize campaigns

  • Each third party is responsible for their own privacy practices

Similar Tracking Technologies

  • Pixel tags, web beacons, and local storage

  • Used similarly to cookies for tracking and optimization

  • Subject to the same consent requirements


2. How We Use Cookies

Category 1: Essential/Functional Cookies (No Consent Required)

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They do not require your consent and cannot be disabled.

What They Do:

  • Maintain your shopping cart contents

  • Process checkout and payment securely

  • Authenticate your login and account access

  • Maintain your session (so you don’t lose work)

  • Provide security features to prevent fraud

  • Remember if you’ve accepted our cookie policy

Examples:

  • Payment gateway cookies (Stripe, PayPal)

  • Session authentication tokens

  • CSRF protection tokens

  • Language and region preferences (if necessary for functionality)

Data Collected:

  • Session ID

  • Payment status

  • Login credentials (encrypted)

  • Not personally identifiable beyond your user account

Duration: Until session ends or you log out (typically minutes to hours)


Category 2: Analytics Cookies (Requires Consent)

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, what works, and what doesn’t. This data helps us improve content, usability, and user experience.

What They Do:

  • Track which pages are visited most frequently

  • Measure time spent on each page

  • Identify traffic sources (search engines, referral links, direct visits)

  • Track conversion rates for our sales funnels

  • Measure the performance of our website features

Tools We Use:

  • Google Analytics 4 (with anonymization enabled)

  • Event tracking for funnel performance

Data Collected:

  • IP address (anonymized)

  • Device type and browser

  • Pages visited

  • Time spent on each page

  • Traffic source

  • Conversion events (e.g., product purchase)

  • Approximate location (country/region level only)

What We Do NOT Collect:

  • Full names or email addresses in analytics (these are kept separate)

  • Financial information

  • Health or sensitive personal data

  • Passwords or payment information

Duration: 12 months

Your Rights:

  • You can refuse analytics cookies and our website will function normally

  • You can opt-out of analytics tracking in your browser or privacy settings

  • You can use a Do Not Track (DNT) signal in your browser


Category 3: Marketing & Advertising Cookies (Requires Explicit Consent)

These cookies are used to track your browsing behavior across websites to deliver more relevant advertisements and measure the success of our marketing campaigns.

What They Do:

  • Track your activity on our website

  • Show you relevant ads when you visit other websites

  • Measure whether ads lead to conversions

  • Limit how many times you see the same ad

  • Optimize ad performance and targeting

Third-Party Services:

  • Meta (Facebook) Pixel – Facebook tracking for ad optimization and retargeting

  • Google Ads – Google ad network tracking and conversion measurement

  • TikTok Pixel – TikTok tracking (if applicable)

  • Other advertising networks – as integrated

Data Collected:

  • Pages visited on our site

  • Products viewed or purchased

  • Time spent on pages

  • Interactions (clicks, scrolls, form submissions)

  • Device ID, browser type

  • Approximate location

What We Do NOT Collect:

  • Full email addresses for advertising purposes

  • Payment details

  • Sensitive personal information

Duration: Varies by platform (typically 30-90 days to 2 years)

Your Rights:

  • You can refuse marketing cookies without affecting website functionality

  • Marketing cookies are optional and require explicit consent

  • You can opt out of retargeting ads in your browser settings or through platform preferences

  • You can opt out of interest-based advertising through your browser


Category 4: Preference & Personalization Cookies (Requires Consent for Non-Essential)

These cookies remember your choices and preferences to provide a personalized experience during future visits.

What They Do:

  • Remember your language preference

  • Remember your region/country choice

  • Remember if you’ve dismissed notifications or messages

  • Store your website customization preferences

  • Remember your login preference (if you choose “remember me”)

Examples:

  • Language selection (so you don’t have to choose again)

  • Website theme preference (light/dark mode)

  • Notification preferences

Data Collected:

  • Your preferences and settings

  • Not personally identifiable on its own

Duration: Up to 2 years

Your Rights:

  • You can refuse preference cookies; the website will function but won’t remember your choices

  • You can delete these cookies anytime to reset preferences


Our Cookie Banner (Consent Management)

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner with clear options:

Option A: “Accept All”

  • Accepts all cookies including analytics and marketing

  • Click this if you consent to all tracking

Option B: “Reject All”

  • Rejects all non-essential cookies

  • Only essential/functional cookies will be used

  • Our website functions normally with this choice

Option C: “Customize”

  • Allows you to choose which cookie categories to accept

  • You can accept analytics but reject marketing, for example

  • Granular control over your data

Key Features of Our Cookie Banner

✓ No Pre-Checked Boxes: By default, marketing and analytics cookies are UNCHECKED. You must actively select them.

✓ Equally Prominent Buttons: “Reject All” button is equally visible and accessible as “Accept All”

✓ No Dark Patterns: We do not use deceptive design practices like:

  • Hiding “Reject” behind extra clicks

  • Auto-accepting on timeout

  • Confusing button labels

  • Scroll-to-accept mechanisms

✓ Easy Withdrawal: You can change your cookie preferences anytime (see Section 4)

✓ No Auto-Acceptance: Continuing to browse does not equal acceptance. You must actively consent.

Granular Consent (Individual Categories)

You can independently choose to:

  • Accept analytics but reject marketing

  • Accept marketing but reject analytics

  • Reject everything except essential cookies

Example Choices:

Scenario Essential Analytics Marketing Your Experience
Accept All Full functionality + tracking
Reject All Full functionality, no tracking
Custom 1 Functionality + performance data, no ads
Custom 2 Functionality + ads, no performance data

Change Your Cookie Settings Anytime

You have multiple ways to manage cookies:

Method 1: Cookie Preference Center (On Our Website)

  • Look for “Cookie Preferences” or “Manage Cookies” link in our website footer

  • Click to open the preference center

  • Adjust your choices anytime

  • Changes take effect immediately

Method 2: Browser Settings

  • Use your browser to manage all cookies site-wide

  • You can delete cookies, block them, or adjust preferences

Method 3: Withdraw Your Consent

  • You can withdraw cookie consent anytime by:

    • Updating your preferences in our cookie banner

    • Contacting us at support@privatefunnels.com

    • Using your browser’s privacy settings

Method 4: Third-Party Opt-Outs

  • Opt out of Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

  • Opt out of Facebook tracking: Your Facebook privacy settings

  • Opt out of interest-based ads: Your browser privacy settings or advertising preference centers

Browser Cookie Management

Most browsers allow you to manage cookies. Here’s how:

Browser How to Manage Cookies
Chrome Menu > Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
Firefox Menu > Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Safari Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
Edge Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and other site data

5. Third-Party Cookies & External Services

We use trusted third-party services that may set cookies on our behalf. These services are responsible for their own privacy practices.

Analytics Services

Google Analytics 4

Payment Processors

Stripe & PayPal

Advertising & Retargeting

Meta (Facebook) Pixel

Google Ads

  • Purpose: Ad network tracking, conversion measurement

  • Cookies Set: _gac

  • Data Shared: Conversion events and campaign performance

  • Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Other Ad Networks (as applicable)

  • Similar purposes and data collection

  • Each has its own privacy policy

Email Service Provider

Email Tracking (if you opt-in to our email list)

  • Purpose: Track whether emails are opened and links clicked

  • Usage: Measure email campaign performance

  • Only for subscribers who have opted in

  • Privacy Policy: Available on request


6. Do Not Track (DNT) Signals

Some browsers include a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature. If you enable DNT in your browser:

  • We will respect your DNT signal and disable non-essential tracking

  • Essential cookies for website functionality will continue

  • You may need to opt-in explicitly to marketing/analytics cookies


7. Your Rights by Region

For UK Customers

Under UK GDPR and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR):

✓ Right to consent: You must actively consent to non-essential cookies. Pre-checked boxes are not allowed.

✓ Right to refuse: You can refuse cookies and our website must function normally.

✓ Right to withdraw: You can withdraw consent anytime, effective immediately.

✓ Right to information: You have the right to know what cookies we use and why.

✓ Right to access: You can request what data we’ve collected about you (Subject Access Request).

Data Controller Contact:


For USA Customers

Under California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and similar state laws:

✓ Right to know: You can request what data we’ve collected and shared.

✓ Right to delete: You can request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal exceptions).

✓ Right to opt-out: You can opt out of “sale” of personal data (though we don’t sell it).

✓ Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights.

Regional Note: Some states (California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut) have stronger privacy laws. You have enhanced rights under your state law if applicable.


For Canadian Customers

Under PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act):

✓ Right to consent: Organizations must obtain consent before collecting/using personal information.

✓ Right to know: You can request what information we hold about you.

✓ Right to access: You can access your personal information.

✓ Right to correct: You can request corrections to inaccurate information.

✓ Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw consent for data collection.

Limitation: Some provinces have additional privacy laws (e.g., Quebec PIPEDA). Yours may apply.


For Australian Customers

Under Privacy Act 1988 and Australian Privacy Principles (APPs):

✓ Right to consent: Tracking cookies require your consent before collection.

✓ Right to know: You can request what personal information we hold.

✓ Right to access: You can access your information.

✓ Right to correct: You can request corrections.

✓ Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme: We must notify you if there’s a data breach.

Note: Some tracking for analytics may fall under “legitimate interest” but we prefer consent-based approach for transparency.


For New Zealand Customers

Under Privacy Act 2020 and Privacy Principles:

✓ Right to consent: You must consent before personal information is collected via cookies.

✓ Right to know: You can request information about what we collect.

✓ Right to access: You can access your personal information.

✓ Right to correct: You can request corrections.

✓ Overseas transfer notification: We must notify you if data is transferred overseas.

Note: NZ privacy laws are strict about overseas data transfers. Our cookies respect this.


8. Data Security & How We Protect You

How We Protect Your Data

✓ Encryption: Data transmitted to/from our servers uses SSL/TLS encryption

✓ Limited access: Only authorized employees can access cookie/tracking data

✓ No sale of data: We do not sell your personal data to third parties

✓ Data minimization: We collect only necessary data to provide our services

✓ Retention limits: We delete data after it’s no longer needed


Cookie Type Retention Period Reason
Session cookies Until session ends Maintain your login and cart
Essential cookies 12 months Security and functionality
Analytics cookies 12 months Measure website performance
Marketing cookies 30-90 days to 2 years Retargeting and campaign optimization
Preference cookies 24 months Remember your settings

10. Legitimate Interest Assessment

For certain analytics cookies, we may rely on “Legitimate Interest” as a legal basis rather than consent. This means we have balanced your privacy rights against our business need to:

  • Improve website performance

  • Fix technical issues

  • Measure marketing effectiveness

  • Prevent fraud

Your rights are still protected:

  • You can opt-out of analytics anytime

  • You can request we stop using Legitimate Interest

  • You have the right to object

We default to requiring consent for clarity and transparency.


11. International Data Transfers

Data Transfers & Compliance

Since we operate in multiple countries (USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand):

✓ UK Customers: Data remains compliant with UK GDPR. Any transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards.

✓ EU Data Subjects: If you access from the EU, we comply with GDPR adequacy decisions and Standard Contractual Clauses.

✓ Australian Customers: We comply with Australian Privacy Principles regarding overseas disclosures.

✓ New Zealand Customers: We comply with Privacy Act 2020 regarding overseas data transfers.

✓ Canadian Customers: We comply with PIPEDA regarding cross-border data flows.


12. Accessibility & Preference Center

Our Cookie Preference Center

Located in your account settings or via the link in our website footer:

You can:

  • View all active cookies on our site

  • Understand what each cookie does

  • Accept/reject individual categories

  • Withdraw consent anytime

  • Export your cookie preferences

  • Update preferences on future visits

Easy Access:

  • Link in website footer: “Cookie Preferences”

  • Accessible to both logged-in and logged-out users

  • Mobile-friendly interface


We may update this Cookie Policy to:

  • Reflect new cookies we use

  • Update legal requirements

  • Improve clarity and transparency

How We Notify You:

  • We’ll post the updated policy on this page with a new “Last updated” date

  • Material changes (new cookie categories or reduced privacy protections) will require explicit re-consent

  • Non-material changes will not require re-consent

Current Version: November 2025


Our Cookie Inventory

We maintain a complete inventory of all cookies we use, including:

  • Cookie name and purpose

  • Duration/expiration

  • Third party responsible

  • Legal basis for use (consent/legitimate interest/essential)

You can request this inventory by emailing support@privatefunnels.com.


15. Compliance with Specific Requirements

GDPR Compliance (UK)

  • ✓ Pre-consent blocking of non-essential cookies

  • ✓ Granular consent categories

  • ✓ Easy withdrawal mechanism

  • ✓ Legitimate Interest Assessment

  • ✓ No dark patterns

  • ✓ Consent records maintained

ePrivacy/PECR Compliance (UK)

  • ✓ Prior explicit consent for electronic marketing cookies

  • ✓ Clear opt-in for electronic communications

  • ✓ Easy opt-out mechanism

CCPA Compliance (USA)

  • ✓ Right to know and access

  • ✓ Right to delete

  • ✓ Right to opt-out

  • ✓ Non-discrimination for exercising rights

  • ✓ Clear privacy notices

PIPEDA Compliance (Canada)

  • ✓ Consent before collection

  • ✓ Clear purposes disclosed

  • ✓ Right to access, correct, delete

  • ✓ Withdrawal of consent supported

Australian Privacy Act Compliance

  • ✓ Consent-based tracking

  • ✓ Clear privacy notice

  • ✓ Right to access and correct

  • ✓ Data breach notification

New Zealand Privacy Act Compliance

  • ✓ Principle 1 compliance (open and transparent)

  • ✓ Principle 2 compliance (collection through lawful means)

  • ✓ Principle 3 compliance (notification and consent)

  • ✓ Overseas transfer safeguards


16. Contact & Support

Cookie & Privacy Questions

📧 Email: support@privatefunnels.com

In your message, include:

  • What cookie/privacy question you have

  • Your country (so we apply correct laws)

  • Any preferences you’d like to update

  • If you’d like to request data or withdraw consent

Response time: Within 5-7 business days

Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR)

If you want to request all data we hold about you:

  1. Email support@privatefunnels.com with subject: “DATA ACCESS REQUEST”

  2. Include proof of identity (photo ID)

  3. Specify: Full name, email address, date of purchase

  4. We will provide your data within 30 days (UK) or 45 days (Canada/Australia/NZ)

Cookie Preference Updates

To change your cookie preferences anytime:

  1. Visit the Cookie Preference Center in our website footer

  2. Or email support@privatefunnels.com to request manual updates

  3. Changes apply immediately


17. Summary for Quick Reference

You Want To… You Can…
Accept all cookies Click “Accept All” in the banner
Reject non-essential cookies Click “Reject All” in the banner
Choose specific categories Click “Customize” and select options
Change your preferences later Visit Cookie Preferences in footer anytime
Withdraw all consent Email support@privatefunnels.com or use Preference Center
Opt out of a specific service Use that service’s opt-out link (Google Analytics, Facebook, etc.)
Request all your data Email with “DATA ACCESS REQUEST”
Request data deletion Email with “DATA DELETION REQUEST”
Report a privacy concern Email support@privatefunnels.com with details

This Cookie Policy complies with:

  • UK: Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018

  • USA: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), similar state privacy laws, FTC guidelines

  • Canada: Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), provincial privacy laws

  • Australia: Privacy Act 1988, Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme

  • New Zealand: Privacy Act 2020, New Zealand Privacy Principles


19. Final Note

We take your privacy seriously. This Cookie Policy reflects our commitment to transparency and compliance with all applicable laws in the markets we serve.

If anything in this policy is unclear, or if you have privacy concerns, please contact us immediately at support@privatefunnels.com. We’re here to help.

Thank you for trusting Private Funnels with your business.