Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small piece of information stored by a browser in connection with a website. Cookies can support a session, recognize preferences or serve other purposes. Similar technologies can include browser storage, embedded resources, pixels or identifiers used in requests.

Cookie values or technical identifiers are not necessarily anonymous merely because they do not display a person’s name. The older policy’s statement that cookies never hold personally identifiable information is not carried forward as a blanket technical assertion.

The older Privacy Policy discusses necessary, performance, functionality and targeting/advertising cookies together. This separate notice is intended to explain the actual technology use and available controls more clearly, alongside the [tba_legal_link slug="privacy-policy"]Privacy Policy[/tba_legal_link].

A description of a possible cookie category is not proof that the website uses a particular provider or that a preference mechanism is operating.

The September 9, 2026 server-HTML review of the existing website identified WordPress functionality, a YouTube video embed, Zoho SalesIQ widget loading code and Google Maps/Places JavaScript on the contact page. Font resources were also referenced. This identifies resources included in the inspected page, not every request or stored identifier on the site.

Separate auction links include a different current-auction destination; the supplied HiBid listings are also external pages. Loading a page with an embedded service is different from following an external link. This draft does not list Google Analytics, Meta Pixel or another advertising service as verified.

WordPress and separate bidding or signing services can require session or authentication functions when a user logs in or uses a restricted feature. Whether a specific cookie is necessary depends on the service and the feature used.

PUBLICATION HOLD — owner/counsel confirmation required. Record the actual cookies sent or set on the applicable login, registration and session flows, including domain, name, flags, purpose and duration. The old WordPress “Suggested text” is not a measured inventory and must not be adopted as evidence of exact current lifetimes.

The old policy describes remembering a username, language, region and display choices. The current inspection has not established which of those features actually persist through a cookie or other browser storage on this site.

PUBLICATION HOLD — owner/counsel confirmation required. Confirm the preference and functional identifiers actually present. Remove obsolete feature examples through the comparison record rather than inventing a language, regional or font-preference system.

The existing Privacy Policy describes performance cookies and website statistics. That statement alone does not identify a current analytics provider, particular identifiers, retention period or whether data is aggregated before or after collection.

PUBLICATION HOLD — owner/counsel confirmation required. Inspect the full page/network responses, tag configurations and provider settings. Distinguish operational logs, caching, audience analytics, chat analytics and advertising measurement. Do not label all performance information anonymous or state that a specific analytics service is present without evidence.

The older notice describes advertising partners and tracking across websites, subject to an asserted outside-the-United-States distinction. No functioning geographic restriction or current advertising data flow was established in the available inspection.

PUBLICATION HOLD — owner/counsel confirmation required. Determine the actual advertising, audience or cross-context data flows and the applicable legal definitions before saying the business does or does not sell/share information or engage in targeted advertising. Resolve required choices and any opt-out signal treatment before publication.

The existing site includes YouTube iframe URLs. Embedded services can receive browser/request information when loaded and may use their own cookies or storage depending on configuration, interaction and browser state. A video in an ordinary youtube.com embed is not automatically a privacy-enhanced, consent-blocked embed.

PUBLICATION HOLD — owner/counsel confirmation required. Measure the actual storage and requests before load, after load and after play; document whether embeds wait for a preference choice. No exact YouTube cookie names, durations or consent behavior are asserted from HTML alone.

The inspected contact page includes a Zoho SalesIQ widget loader and Google Maps/Places JavaScript. The actual collection can depend on provider settings, interactions, whether a chat is opened, location permissions and browser conditions.

PUBLICATION HOLD — owner/counsel confirmation required. Inspect the provider configuration and browser behavior to document purposes, identifiers, duration, third-party domains and any location data. The presence of a script is not proof that the user’s precise location was collected or that consent was obtained.

A linked provider may use its own cookies and account functions after you visit it. Read its applicable privacy/cookie notice. External destination links do not establish that the same cookie inventory applies to True Blue Auctions’ marketing pages.

The supplied Facebook, Instagram, X and RSS links are navigation destinations. Their presence alone is not evidence of a Meta, X or other advertising pixel embedded in the website.

Session cookies ordinarily relate to the current browser session, while persistent cookies have a stated or implemented lifetime beyond that session. Browser features and provider behavior can affect how long information is retained.

PUBLICATION HOLD — owner/counsel confirmation required. The final inventory must state the actual observed duration or a meaningful duration criterion for each relevant identifier. Do not import generic two-day, one-year or similar durations from boilerplate as though measured on this implementation.

PUBLICATION HOLD — owner/counsel confirmation required. No working consent-management or cookie-preference interface was established in this audit. Inspect and, where required, implement the actual controls before describing an “Accept,” “Reject,” category toggle, preference center or withdrawal method as available.

A privacy policy or accordion does not block a tracker. A new preference interface must be tested against actual loading behavior and applicable requirements; saving a preference that has no effect is not an adequate disclosure or control.

Browsers can offer controls to block, clear or limit cookies and other site data. Their names and effect depend on the browser and version. Blocking or removing information needed for a login or transaction may sign a user out, remove a preference or interfere with a feature.

Browser controls do not necessarily exercise every legal opt-out right, change a provider’s server-side records, withdraw all marketing permissions or cancel a purchase. Use the appropriate provider or business request process as well.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control are different signals. Legal requirements concerning opt-out preference signals depend on the applicable law, business coverage and processing activity. A notice must describe the actual treatment rather than equating browser settings with universal consent.

PUBLICATION HOLD — owner/counsel confirmation required. Test request headers and client-side signals and document the actual response, including any effect on sale/sharing or targeted advertising where relevant. California’s DNT disclosure rules should be reviewed separately from the CCPA/GPC obligations of covered businesses.

Removing session information during registration or bidding may interfere with a session. Check the actual service’s requirements and contact the auction provider when a technical issue occurs. Do not assume that clearing cookies cancels a recorded bid or contractual obligation.

Keeping a session cookie does not guarantee that an account is safe. Protect credentials and report suspicious access using the [tba_legal_link slug="security"]Security notice[/tba_legal_link].

Adding or removing a plugin, embed, tag, bidding provider or consent tool can change the information collected. The Last Updated date should be reviewed with the actual implementation, not merely changed to imply a fresh scan.

For questions or requests, contact info@TrueBlueAuctions.com or 844-243-2255. Identify the page and feature involved. This draft is not a completed cookie scan or a statement that all current privacy requirements have been satisfied.