How We Use Cookies and Browser Storage
This Cookie Policy explains how EastCord Tires may use cookies and similar browser-storage technologies on eastcordtires.ca.
Cookies are small files stored on a device when someone visits a website. Similar technologies can include local storage, session storage, pixels, embedded-service tools, and scripts that help website features work.
Cookies do not all serve the same purpose. Some are essential because they support necessary website functions. Others may support optional features such as external media, tire-search tools, customer-requested embedded services, or future analytics if EastCord Tires introduces them later.
Why Cookies Are Important for This Website
Cookies and similar browser-storage technologies may help EastCord Tires provide and protect website functions such as:
- Keeping customer accounts signed in
- Protecting account sessions and website security
- Remembering items or services added to a shopping cart
- Supporting appointment and checkout processes
- Remembering basic website or cookie preferences
- Loading necessary website features
- Understanding website use if EastCord Tires introduces analytics later
For example, the website may use local storage or session storage for shopping-cart information, login-return information, session-related information, appointment drafts, or basic customer preferences. These technologies may be used depending on the feature opened and the customer's browser settings.
Cookie Categories
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies or browser storage may be required for customer login and authentication, account security, shopping-cart functions, appointment information, forms, checkout, fraud prevention, and saving cookie-consent choices when a consent tool is introduced.
Some website functions may not work correctly if essential cookies or essential browser storage are blocked. This may affect customer login, account security, cart functions, appointment booking, forms, checkout, and other important website features.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may support optional website features and remember customer choices. Examples may include remembering selected website options, supporting tire-search tools, loading customer-requested third-party features, or remembering basic display or service preferences.
Functional cookies may be used when customers choose to open or use a feature that depends on an outside tool or embedded service.
Analytics Cookies
EastCord Tires does not currently need to claim that analytics cookies are active unless analytics code is actually added to the website.
EastCord Tires may introduce privacy-conscious analytics in the future to understand general website usage and improve the customer experience. This Cookie Policy will be updated when such tools are introduced.
External Media and Embedded-Service Cookies
Embedded content may connect the customer's browser to an outside provider when the content loads or when the customer uses the feature. Relevant examples may include YouTube videos and TireConnect tire-search tools.
These providers may use their own cookies or similar technologies according to their own privacy and cookie policies.
Third-Party Technology and Service Providers
EastCord Tires uses certain technology and service providers to operate website features. These companies are not EastCord tire suppliers, tire manufacturers, authorized dealers, distributors, or commercial partners unless EastCord Tires has a separate relationship confirming that status.
The following providers may be involved when the related website feature is opened, loaded, or used:
| Provider | Website Function | Possible Category |
|---|---|---|
| Netlify | Website hosting, website security, forms, server functions, build/deploy operations, and related website operations. | Essential |
| Supabase | Customer accounts, authentication, account information, appointment records, and database-related website functions when account features are used. | Essential |
| TireConnect | New-tire searches, tire-product information, tire availability, and online tire-shopping features. When a customer opens or uses the TireConnect tool, the tool may connect to TireConnect and may use its own technologies. | Functional / Embedded Service |
| YouTube | Embedded EastCord Tires video content. An embedded video may connect to YouTube when it loads or when the customer plays it. | Functional / External Media |
| Stripe | Secure online payment processing, checkout support, and payment-related fraud prevention during online checkout. | Essential for Checkout |
Each provider may process information under its own privacy and cookie practices. EastCord Tires does not control third-party cookies after a customer opens or uses a third-party service.
External Links Versus Embedded Content
External Links
The EastCord website may include links to external platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or another outside website. These links normally take the customer away from the EastCord website. The external platform applies its own privacy and cookie practices after the customer opens that platform.
A simple social-media link does not necessarily place that platform's cookie before the customer clicks it, unless the website code loads that platform's tracking or embedded technology.
Embedded Content
An embedded video, tire-search widget, payment tool, or another embedded service may communicate with the outside provider while the customer remains on the EastCord website. This may happen when the feature loads, when the customer opens it, or when the customer uses the tool.
Advertising and Tracking
Based on the website's current configuration, EastCord Tires does not currently use its own website for personalized advertising, cross-website behavioural advertising, precise geolocation tracking, device fingerprinting, or selling customer browsing information to advertisers.
This Cookie Policy will be reviewed and updated before EastCord Tires introduces any materially different tracking, advertising, analytics, or profiling technology.
Customer Choices
When EastCord Tires introduces a consent tool, customers may be able to accept or reject optional cookies through that tool. A cookie banner and preference centre have not been added as part of this Cookie Policy update.
Customers may also control cookies through browser settings, delete previously stored cookies, avoid opening optional embedded content, or leave an external platform if they do not agree with that provider's policies.
Blocking essential cookies or essential browser storage may interfere with customer login, account security, cart functions, appointment booking, forms, checkout, TireConnect tire-search tools, embedded videos, and other important website features.
Customers can usually find cookie controls in their browser's privacy or security settings. The available controls may vary depending on the browser, device, and operating system.
Changes to This Policy
EastCord Tires may update this Cookie Policy when website features, browser-storage practices, or service providers change. The revised effective date will be posted at the top of this page.