Cookie Policy
Last updated: August 29, 2026
Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You can adjust or withdraw your consent for optional technologies at any time.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies and local storage technologies are small data files placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit websites. They allow web applications to recognize your browser, maintain your login session securely, remember your display preferences, and measure performance.
2. How SellerSalt Uses Cookies
SellerSalt uses first-party cookies and, with your affirmative permission, vetted third-party analytics technologies for the following primary purposes:
Required for basic application functionality, user authentication, session security, CSRF protection, and privacy preferences persistence. These cannot be switched off.
Helps us understand how merchants use SellerSalt, track software performance, and identify errors so we can continuously refine our market intelligence algorithms.
Allows us to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and partner referrals. We never sell your personal data or shop information to advertisers.
Remembers your chosen dashboard customizations, table column visibility preferences, and research view defaults across sessions.
3. Complete Cookie & Storage Inventory
The table below provides a full, transparent disclosure of the cookies and local storage keys used across SellerSalt services:
| Technology Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration | Storage Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| next-auth.session-token | SellerSalt | Essential | Maintains your authenticated session and workspace access securely. | 30 days | HTTP Cookie |
| __Host-next-auth.csrf-token | SellerSalt | Essential | Prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks on form submissions. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| sellersalt_consent | SellerSalt | Essential | Stores your verified cookie consent and category preferences. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| sellersalt_consent_v1 | SellerSalt | Essential | Client-side cache of your full consent timestamp, method, and category choices. | Persistent | Local Storage |
| _ga / _ga_* | Google Analytics (Conditional) | Analytics | Collects anonymous, aggregated usage statistics. Only active if Analytics is accepted. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| _sellersalt_ref | SellerSalt Referral Tracker | Marketing | Measures referral source attribution. Only active if Marketing is accepted. | 30 days | HTTP Cookie |
| sellersalt_table_density | SellerSalt | Preferences | Remembers your research table row height and column settings. | Persistent | Local Storage |
4. How to Control and Withdraw Consent
When you first visit SellerSalt, our Cookie Consent banner asks for your choices regarding optional analytics, marketing, and preferences technologies. Essential cookies operate continuously to keep your session secure.
You can change your preferences or completely withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the "Manage Cookie Preferences" button above, in the footer of any public page, or inside your Account Settings.
Additionally, most modern web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through browser settings (e.g. Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge). Note that blocking essential cookies may prevent you from logging into SellerSalt.
5. Contact & Questions
If you have questions about our use of cookies or privacy practices, please contact our data protection team: