Cookie Policy
Last updated: 2026-10-03
This page describes the cookies used on hometradesonline.com and how to manage your preferences. At the time of publication, this site uses only strictly necessary cookies. No analytics or advertising cookies are active.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your browser or device when you visit. They are widely used to make sites work correctly and to provide basic functionality such as remembering your preferences across page loads.
Cookies are classified by who sets them and what they do:
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Required for the website to function. They cannot be switched off. They do not store any personally identifiable information beyond what is strictly needed for the service to operate. |
| Analytics | Help us understand how visitors use the site (e.g. pages visited, time spent). |
| Marketing / advertising | Used to deliver relevant advertising and track campaign performance. |
2. Cookies Used on This Site
As of the date of this policy, hometradesonline.com uses only strictly necessary cookies. No third-party cookies are set. The table below is the complete inventory for the current version of the site.
2.1 Strictly necessary cookies
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | hometradesonline.com (first-party) | Stores your cookie-banner preference (accepted or declined) so the banner is not shown on every page load. | 1 year | Necessary |
| csrftoken | hometradesonline.com (first-party, Django) | Cross-Site Request Forgery protection token. Required for secure form submission and session integrity. Does not track user behaviour. | 1 year | Necessary |
No third-party cookies are currently set on hometradesonline.com. Web fonts are served from the site's own servers; no font CDN request is made to Google or any other external provider at page load.
3. Cookie Consent Banner
Because the only cookies currently in use are strictly necessary, no consent is legally required for the site to function. However, we display a cookie banner to:
- inform visitors that cookies are in use and explain their purpose;
- give visitors a clear opt-in path for future analytics and marketing cookies before they are introduced (see Section 4); and
- maintain a dated consent record consistent with our Privacy Policy and compliance documentation.
The banner offers equal-prominence Accept and Decline options. Closing or scrolling past the banner does not set consent. Your choice is remembered for 12 months via the cookie_consent cookie described in Section 2.
4. Analytics and Marketing Cookies — Not Yet Active
No analytics or advertising cookies are active on this site at the time of publication. The consent banner manages your preferences for any non-essential cookies that may be introduced in the future.
5. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences
5.1 Via the consent banner
You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the Cookie Settings link in the site footer. Your updated preference will overwrite the previous choice stored in cookie_consent.
5.2 Via your browser
You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block, delete, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect basic site functionality (for example, the consent-preference cookie will not persist between visits).
Browser-specific guidance:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
6. Updates to This Policy
The version date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.
Consistent with our Privacy Policy, this document is reviewed at least once every 12 months.
7. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or want to exercise any rights under applicable privacy law, please contact us:
Home Trades Online LLC
Email: compliance@hometradesonline.com
Address: 2108 N ST STE N, Sacramento, CA 95816, United States
We aim to respond to all privacy and cookie inquiries within 5 business days.