COOKIE POLICY FOR LOCAL STORM CENTER

Cookie Policy for Local Storm Center

Effective Date: July 1, 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Local Storm Center (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website, www.localstormcenter.com (the “Site”). It provides information about what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can control their use in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (e.g., computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to remember user preferences and enhance the browsing experience—either for a single session (“session cookies”) or over multiple visits (“persistent cookies”).

Cookies may be set by the site you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party providers such as analytics or font services.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Analyze traffic and improve site functionality and performance

  • Enable secure login, session management, and payment features

  • Support website typography and display consistency

  • Protect the Site from malicious activity

We also rely on cookies from Stripe and Squarespace to support essential operations, including checkout and user authentication.

We do not use cookies for advertising, behavioral profiling, or retargeting.

3. Categories of Cookies in Use

Below is a breakdown of the cookie categories currently in use:

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Site’s operation and cannot be disabled. They are typically set in response to user actions such as submitting forms or accessing secure areas.

  • crumb

    • Purpose: Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF); secures form submissions

    • Provider: Showtime Analytics

    • Duration: Session

    • Type: First-party

B. Performance and Analytics Cookies

These help us measure and improve site performance. They do not collect personal information and are anonymized.

  • s7

    • Purpose: Gathers site usage data to optimize performance

    • Provider: Adobe Analytics

    • Duration: Persistent

    • Type: First-party

  • p.gif

    • Purpose: Tracks font performance across devices

    • Provider: Adobe Fonts / p.typekit.net

    • Duration: Session

    • Type: Third-party

C. Functional and Security Cookies

Used for secure transactions, login authentication, and session tracking.

  • __stripe_mid

    • Purpose: Enables secure checkout and fraud prevention

    • Provider: Stripe

    • Duration: 1 year

    • Type: Third-party

  • ss_cvr / ss_cvt

    • Purpose: Tracks session IDs and traffic sources

    • Provider: Squarespace

    • Duration: 30 minutes to 2 years

    • Type: First-party

4. How to Control Cookies

Upon your first visit, you will see a cookie banner offering the option to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You may change your preferences at any time using the “Manage Cookies” option in the banner.

You may also adjust your browser settings to:

  • Block all cookies by default

  • Prompt you before cookies are placed

  • Automatically delete cookies after each session

Please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of certain areas of our website.

5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Compliance)

If you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for processing cookie-related data is:

  • Consent – For non-essential cookies (e.g., analytics), we obtain your informed consent before placing them

  • Legitimate Interest – For essential cookies necessary to operate the Site securely and effectively

You may withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie banner or your browser settings.

6. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

We do not sell or share personal information via cookies, as defined by the CCPA. However, visitors from California have the right to:

  • Know what personal data we collect

  • Request deletion of their personal information

  • Opt out of the sale or sharing of their data (not applicable in our case)

For more information, please see our full Privacy Policy or contact us directly.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our technology, legal requirements, or business practices. When we do, we will revise the Effective Date and may post a notice on our Site. Continued use of our Site constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

8. Contact Us

For questions about our use of cookies or your rights under applicable law, please contact:

Johnny Caudle
Owner & Authorized Representative, Local Storm Center
Email: johnny@localstormcenter.com
Mailing Address: 4858 Hawfield Street, Kannapolis, NC 28083