Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how TorqueBarn ("TorqueBarn", "we", "us", or "our") uses cookies, localStorage, and similar tracking technologies when you visit torquebarn.com (the "Site"). It also explains what choices you have and how to manage or withdraw your consent.
What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. Local storage is a similar browser-based technology that allows a website to store small amounts of data directly in your browser, without necessarily sending that data back to a server on every request. TorqueBarn uses both cookies and local storage depending on the feature involved.
How TorqueBarn Uses Cookies and Local Storage
We keep our use of tracking technologies deliberately minimal. Specifically, we use the following:
1. Consent Preference Storage (Essential)
When you first visit TorqueBarn, a cookie consent banner appears asking whether you accept or decline non-essential cookies (such as analytics). Your response — either "accept" or "decline" — is saved in your browser's localStorage. This allows the Site to remember your choice so the banner does not reappear on every page load.
- Purpose: Remembering your cookie consent decision.
- Type: Browser localStorage (not a traditional cookie, but a similar client-side storage mechanism).
- Duration: Persists until you clear your browser storage or manually reset it.
- Third parties involved: None. This data stays in your browser and is not transmitted to us or any third party.
2. Analytics Cookies (Only If You Accept)
If — and only if — you click "Accept" on our consent banner, TorqueBarn will load analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors use the Site, such as which articles and reviews are most popular, how long visitors stay, and which pages lead to drop-offs. This data helps us improve our content and site performance.
- Purpose: Aggregate, anonymized or pseudonymized traffic analysis.
- Type: Third-party analytics cookies (e.g., cookies set by services such as Google Analytics or similar providers).
- Duration: Varies by provider, typically between 24 hours and 2 years.
- Third parties involved: Our analytics provider(s) may receive information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and referral source. These providers process this data under their own privacy policies.
If you click "Decline," no analytics cookies are loaded, and no analytics data collection occurs during your visit. Your "decline" choice is still stored locally in your browser so we know not to load analytics scripts on future visits.
3. Strictly Necessary Functionality
Some basic site functionality — such as loading pages correctly, maintaining layout preferences, or ensuring security — may rely on minimal technical storage that is not tied to advertising or tracking. These are not used to build profiles about you and do not require consent under most privacy regulations, as they are essential for the Site to function.
Do We Use Advertising or Marketing Cookies?
No. TorqueBarn does not currently use advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, or third-party marketing trackers. If this changes in the future, we will update this Cookie Policy and adjust our consent banner accordingly to request your permission before any such cookies are set.
How to Withdraw or Change Your Consent
Because your consent choice is stored in your browser's localStorage rather than through a server-side account setting, you can withdraw or reset your consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage and cookies for torquebarn.com. Here is how to do this in most browsers:
- Chrome: Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Clear Browsing Data, select "Cookies and other site data" and/or "Site settings," and choose torquebarn.com or clear data for all sites.
- Firefox: Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data > Manage Data, search for torquebarn.com, and remove it.
- Safari: Go to Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data, search for torquebarn.com, and remove it.
- Edge: Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Clear browsing data, and select cookies and site data.
Once cleared, the consent banner will reappear on your next visit, allowing you to make a fresh choice about analytics cookies.
Browser-Level Cookie Controls
Most browsers also allow you to block all cookies, block third-party cookies specifically, or receive a warning before a cookie is set. You can adjust these settings in your browser's preferences menu. Please note that blocking all cookies and local storage may affect the functionality of the consent banner itself, meaning you may see it repeatedly across visits.
Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. Because there is no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, TorqueBarn does not currently respond differently based on DNT settings. Instead, we rely on our explicit accept/decline consent banner to determine whether analytics cookies are loaded.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the tools we use, legal requirements, or our own practices. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how TorqueBarn handles cookies and local storage, please reach out through the contact information provided on our Site. We are happy to clarify our practices or address any concerns.