This Cookies Policy explains how AlphaToolkits (“AlphaToolkits,” “we,” “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit https://alphatoolkits.com.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, store, share and protect personal information.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other internet-enabled device when you visit a website.
Cookies can help websites remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language, login status, consent choices, browsing activity and other settings.
Cookies may also be used to understand how visitors interact with a website, measure advertising performance, track referrals and improve the user experience.
2. Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, AlphaToolkits and its service providers may use similar technologies, including:
- Tracking pixels
- Web beacons
- Software development kits
- Tags and scripts
- Local browser storage
- Device identifiers
- Embedded tracking links
- Affiliate referral identifiers
References to “cookies” in this policy also include these similar technologies where appropriate.
3. Who Sets Cookies?
Cookies used on AlphaToolkits may be classified as either first-party cookies or third-party cookies.
First-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are placed directly by AlphaToolkits or through the website platform used to operate AlphaToolkits.
These cookies may support website functionality, security, consent preferences and performance.
Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies are placed by external service providers whose tools, advertisements, videos, analytics systems, payment services or other features appear on the website.
Third parties may collect information about your activity on AlphaToolkits and, depending on their practices and your settings, across other websites or services.
4. Types of Cookies We May Use
| Cookie Category | Purpose | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | These cookies support essential website functions such as page navigation, security, fraud prevention, load balancing, consent management and access to protected features. | These cookies may be used without prior consent where permitted because the website may not function properly without them. |
| Preference Cookies | These cookies remember choices such as language, location, display settings, cookie preferences and other customisations. | Consent may be requested where required by applicable law. |
| Analytics and Performance Cookies | These cookies help us understand how visitors find and use AlphaToolkits, including pages visited, time spent on pages, traffic sources, device types and website errors. | These cookies will be activated only after consent where applicable law requires it. |
| Advertising Cookies | These cookies may be used to display advertisements, limit repeated advertisements, personalise advertising and measure advertising performance. | These cookies will be activated only after consent where applicable law requires it. |
| Affiliate Tracking Cookies | These cookies help affiliate networks and product vendors determine whether a visitor reached their website through an AlphaToolkits affiliate link and whether a qualifying purchase or registration occurred. | These cookies may require consent depending on your location and the applicable law. |
| Functionality Cookies | These cookies support optional features such as embedded videos, social-media buttons, chat tools, forms, comments and personalised content. | Consent may be requested before these features or cookies are activated. |
| Security Cookies | These cookies may help detect fraudulent activity, spam, unauthorised access, malicious traffic and other security risks. | Some security cookies may be treated as strictly necessary. |
5. How We Use Cookies
AlphaToolkits may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Operate and maintain the website
- Deliver website pages and content
- Remember user preferences and consent choices
- Improve website speed and performance
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Identify popular articles, reviews and resources
- Measure website traffic and audience engagement
- Measure affiliate-link clicks and qualifying transactions
- Display and measure advertisements
- Prevent fraud, spam and security threats
- Diagnose technical errors
- Improve our content, products and services
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
6. Blogger and Google Cookies
AlphaToolkits may be hosted or operated using Blogger and other services provided by Google.
Google may place or access cookies in connection with website hosting, analytics, advertising, spam protection, embedded videos, search features and other Google services.
Depending on the services enabled on AlphaToolkits, Google technologies may include:
- Blogger
- Google Analytics
- Google AdSense
- Google Search Console
- YouTube embedded videos
- Google Forms
- Google reCAPTCHA or spam-prevention services
Some of these services may not be active at all times. Google controls the cookies associated with its services and may update its technologies independently.
You can learn more by reviewing Google’s privacy, advertising and cookie information through Google’s official policies.
7. Analytics Cookies
AlphaToolkits may use analytics services to understand how visitors interact with the website.
Analytics providers may collect information such as:
- Your approximate location
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Links clicked
- Time spent on the website
- Referring website or traffic source
- General interaction and performance information
We use this information to improve content, identify technical problems and better understand our audience.
8. Advertising Cookies
AlphaToolkits may display advertisements supplied by Google or other advertising networks.
Advertising providers may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Deliver advertisements
- Measure advertisement views and interactions
- Limit how often an advertisement is shown
- Prevent advertising fraud
- Personalise advertisements where legally permitted
- Understand whether an advertisement resulted in a visit or transaction
Where required by law, personalised advertising cookies will not be activated until you provide consent.
9. Affiliate Cookies
AlphaToolkits participates in affiliate marketing programs. Some links on the website contain tracking information that identifies AlphaToolkits as the referring publisher.
When you click an affiliate link, the product vendor, retailer or affiliate network may place a cookie on your device.
This cookie may record:
- The affiliate link you clicked
- The referring website
- The date and time of the click
- A referral or affiliate identification number
- Whether you completed a qualifying purchase or registration
Affiliate cookies allow the relevant vendor or affiliate network to attribute a purchase or registration to AlphaToolkits so that we may receive a commission.
Affiliate-cookie durations differ between vendors. Some may expire after a few hours, while others may remain active for several days or longer.
AlphaToolkits does not control the exact duration or operation of cookies placed by third-party affiliate networks.
10. Embedded Content
AlphaToolkits may include content embedded from external platforms, including:
- YouTube videos
- Social-media posts
- Online forms
- Product demonstrations
- Payment or checkout tools
- Chat or customer-support tools
- Images, widgets and other interactive content
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. The third party may place cookies, collect technical information and monitor your interaction with the embedded feature.
11. Cookie Duration
Cookies may be either session cookies or persistent cookies.
Session Cookies
Session cookies normally expire when you close your browser. They may be used to support temporary website functions during your visit.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your device until they reach their expiry date or you manually delete them.
The duration of a persistent cookie depends on its purpose and the provider that placed it.
12. Cookie Consent
Where required by applicable law, AlphaToolkits will request your consent before placing or activating non-essential cookies.
You may be given options to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Select particular cookie categories
- Review additional cookie information
- Change or withdraw your previous consent
Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for security, consent management or essential website functionality.
13. How to Manage or Delete Cookies
Most browsers allow you to view, block, limit or delete cookies through the browser’s privacy or security settings.
Cookie controls are commonly available in browsers such as:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Apple Safari
- Opera
- Samsung Internet
Consult your browser’s official help documentation for current instructions.
Blocking all cookies may affect the availability or performance of certain website features, embedded content, videos, forms and preferences.
14. Mobile Device Controls
Mobile devices may provide privacy settings that allow you to limit advertising tracking, reset advertising identifiers, restrict application permissions or clear browser data.
The available settings depend on your device, operating system and browser.
15. Global Privacy Control and Browser Signals
Some browsers and privacy tools transmit signals such as Global Privacy Control or “Do Not Track.”
Where legally required and technically supported, AlphaToolkits and its service providers may recognise applicable browser-based opt-out preference signals.
Because there is no universally adopted standard for every privacy signal, the website may not respond to all signals in the same way.
16. Third-Party Privacy Practices
AlphaToolkits does not control cookies placed by third-party providers, advertisers, affiliate networks, embedded-content providers or product vendors.
You should review the relevant third party’s privacy and cookie policies to understand:
- What information it collects
- How it uses collected information
- How long its cookies remain active
- Whether information is shared with other parties
- How to exercise privacy or advertising choices
17. International Visitors
AlphaToolkits may be accessed by visitors from different countries. Cookie and privacy requirements may differ according to your location.
We aim to provide reasonable notice and consent choices where required by applicable law, including for visitors in jurisdictions that regulate non-essential cookies, online advertising and tracking technologies.
18. Children’s Privacy
AlphaToolkits is not intended for children under 13 or any higher minimum age required by applicable local law.
We do not knowingly use cookies to create targeted advertising profiles for children. A parent or guardian who believes that information concerning a child has been collected should contact us.
19. Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy when our website, technologies, service providers, advertising practices, affiliate relationships or legal obligations change.
The revised version will be published on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.
We may provide additional notice where a change materially affects how cookies or similar technologies are used.
20. Contact Us
Questions about this Cookies Policy or our use of cookies may be sent to:
AlphaToolkits Privacy Contact
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Email:
privacy@alphatoolkits.com
General enquiries:
contact@alphatoolkits.com
Website:
https://alphatoolkits.com