Last Updated: September 11, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Formcloth uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit formcloth.com.
It describes what cookies are, why we use them, the types of cookies that may be used, how third-party services may use similar technologies, and the choices available to you.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
Summary
- Store: Formcloth
- Website: formcloth.com
- Cookies may be used for website functionality, security, checkout, preferences, analytics, performance, and permitted marketing activities.
- Essential cookies may be necessary for the website to function correctly.
- Non-essential cookies may be subject to consent or user choice where required by applicable law.
- You may be able to manage cookies through your browser, device, or available website privacy controls.
- Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality.
- Contact email: support@formcloth.com
- Support hours: Monday–Saturday, 8:00 AM–7:00 PM Eastern Time (ET)
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that websites may place on or read from your device when you visit a website.
Cookies may store or recognize information such as:
- Browser identifiers
- Session information
- Website preferences
- Shopping cart information
- Login status
- Security information
- Device information
- Website interaction information
Cookies can help websites operate correctly and provide a more consistent browsing experience.
2. What Are Similar Technologies?
In addition to cookies, websites may use similar technologies such as:
- Pixels
- Tags
- Web beacons
- Local storage
- Session storage
- Software development kits
- Device identifiers
- Server-side tracking technologies
In this policy, references to “cookies” may also include similar technologies where appropriate.
3. Why Formcloth Uses Cookies
Formcloth may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Operate formcloth.com
- Maintain shopping cart functionality
- Support checkout
- Maintain user sessions
- Remember preferences
- Protect website security
- Prevent fraud
- Analyze website performance
- Identify technical errors
- Understand website usage
- Improve customer experience
- Measure permitted advertising effectiveness
- Support legally permitted marketing activities
4. Types of Cookies We May Use
The specific cookies used may depend on website functionality, services enabled, and third-party tools in use.
4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies help provide core website functions.
These cookies may be used for:
- Website navigation
- Shopping cart functionality
- Checkout
- Payment flow
- User authentication
- Account security
- Session management
- Fraud prevention
- Network security
- Load balancing
- Saving essential checkout progress
These cookies are generally necessary for the website to function properly.
Because they are required for essential services requested by the user, they may not always be subject to the same consent requirements as non-essential cookies, depending on applicable law.
Disabling these cookies may cause parts of the website to stop working correctly.
4.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may help remember choices and improve website convenience.
They may be used to remember:
- Language preferences
- Display preferences
- Region preferences
- Previous selections
- Certain customer settings
If these cookies are disabled, some personalized functionality may not operate as expected.
4.3 Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies may help us understand how customers interact with formcloth.com.
They may collect information about:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Navigation paths
- Referral sources
- Device type
- Browser type
- Website errors
- General interaction patterns
We may use this information to:
- Improve website performance
- Identify technical issues
- Improve navigation
- Understand customer behavior
- Evaluate website usability
Where required by applicable law, analytics cookies may be used only after receiving appropriate consent.
4.4 Performance Cookies
Performance cookies may help us monitor:
- Website speed
- Page responsiveness
- Technical performance
- Error rates
- Website availability
This information may be used to improve the reliability and performance of the website.
4.5 Advertising and Marketing Cookies
Where enabled and legally permitted, advertising or marketing cookies may be used to:
- Measure advertising effectiveness
- Understand campaign performance
- Limit repeated advertisements
- Attribute visits or purchases to advertising campaigns
- Present more relevant promotional content
Where required by law, these cookies will be used only in accordance with the applicable consent requirements.
5. First-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are cookies set directly by formcloth.com or on our behalf.
They may be used for purposes such as:
- Maintaining your shopping session
- Keeping products in your cart
- Supporting checkout
- Remembering preferences
- Maintaining website security
- Understanding website performance
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies or similar technologies may be provided by third-party service providers that support our website or business operations.
These third parties may include providers involved in:
- Payment processing
- E-commerce functionality
- Website hosting
- Analytics
- Security
- Fraud prevention
- Marketing
- Customer support
- Performance monitoring
Third-party providers may process information under their own privacy policies and legal obligations.
7. Cookies Used for Shopping Cart and Checkout
Cookies may be necessary to support online shopping features such as:
- Adding items to a cart
- Keeping products in the cart while browsing
- Remembering selected product options
- Maintaining checkout sessions
- Preventing duplicate transactions
- Supporting secure payment processing
Without these cookies, checkout functionality may not operate correctly.
8. Cookies Used for Payment Processing
Payment providers may use cookies and related security technologies to:
- Authenticate payment sessions
- Prevent fraud
- Verify transactions
- Maintain payment security
- Support digital wallets
- Complete checkout
Payment providers may process data under their own privacy and cookie practices.
Formcloth supports payment options that may include:
Credit and Debit Cards
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
- Diners Club
- Elo
- JCB
- UnionPay
Express Checkout and Digital Wallets
- Shop Pay
- PayPal
- Google Pay
- Apple Pay
- Venmo
The cookies or technologies associated with these payment services may depend on the payment option selected during checkout.
9. Cookies Used for Security and Fraud Prevention
We may use cookies and similar technologies to help:
- Detect suspicious activity
- Protect customer accounts
- Prevent fraudulent transactions
- Prevent automated abuse
- Identify malicious traffic
- Protect checkout functionality
- Maintain website security
Security-related cookies may be necessary to protect customers and the website.
10. Cookies Used for Analytics
Analytics technologies may help us understand general website activity.
Information collected may include:
- Page views
- Session duration
- Navigation behavior
- Device category
- Browser information
- Traffic source
- General geographic information derived from technical data
- Website performance information
We use this information to improve website functionality and customer experience.
11. Cookies Used for Advertising Measurement
Where permitted and enabled, certain technologies may be used to understand whether advertising leads to actions such as:
- Website visits
- Product page views
- Shopping cart activity
- Completed purchases
This information may help us measure campaign effectiveness.
Where consent is required, these technologies should not be activated until the applicable consent is obtained.
12. Cookie Consent
Where applicable law requires consent for non-essential cookies, users may be provided with a cookie or privacy preference mechanism.
Depending on the website configuration and applicable requirements, users may be able to:
- Accept available cookies
- Reject certain non-essential cookies
- Customize cookie preferences
- Withdraw prior consent
Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for essential website functionality.
13. Managing Cookie Preferences
You may have several ways to manage cookies.
Website Controls
Where available, you may use the website's cookie or privacy settings to manage certain categories of cookies.
Browser Controls
Most modern browsers allow you to:
- View stored cookies
- Delete cookies
- Block cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Limit tracking
- Configure cookie notifications
Browser settings differ depending on the software and device you use.
14. What Happens If You Disable Cookies?
Disabling some cookies may affect your ability to use parts of formcloth.com.
For example, you may experience problems with:
- Shopping cart functionality
- Checkout
- Account login
- Session continuity
- Saved preferences
- Payment processing
- Website security features
Essential website functions may depend on certain cookies.
15. Session Cookies
Session cookies are generally temporary.
They may remain active only while your browser session is open and may be deleted when you close your browser.
Session cookies may be used to:
- Maintain shopping cart contents
- Support checkout
- Maintain navigation continuity
- Support website security
16. Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies may remain on a device after a browser session ends.
They may be used to:
- Remember preferences
- Recognize returning visitors
- Support analytics
- Maintain certain website settings
The duration of a persistent cookie depends on its purpose and configuration.
17. Cookie Retention
Cookie retention periods may vary.
Some cookies may remain active only for a single session, while others may remain for a longer period.
Retention may depend on:
- Cookie purpose
- Website configuration
- Provider settings
- Security requirements
- Legal requirements
Where appropriate, cookies should not be retained longer than reasonably necessary for their intended purpose.
18. Device and Browser Information
Cookies and similar technologies may collect technical information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Browser version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Screen characteristics
- Language settings
- Referral information
- Session identifiers
This information may be used for security, functionality, performance, and analytics.
19. IP Address Information
An IP address may be processed when you access our website.
IP information may be used for:
- Website operation
- Security
- Fraud prevention
- Technical troubleshooting
- Approximate geographic analysis
- Analytics
We do not use IP addresses to claim precise physical location unless such functionality is separately disclosed and lawfully used.
20. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” settings.
There is no single universally implemented standard governing all Do Not Track signals.
Our response to such signals may depend on:
- Browser technology
- Website configuration
- Service provider capabilities
- Applicable legal requirements
Where legally required, recognized privacy preference signals may be honored.
21. Global Privacy Control
Certain browsers or extensions may support privacy preference signals such as Global Privacy Control.
Where applicable law requires recognized opt-out signals to be honored, we will take reasonable steps to process supported signals in accordance with applicable requirements.
22. Advertising Opt-Out Rights
Depending on your location and applicable privacy law, you may have the right to opt out of certain:
- Targeted advertising
- Cross-context behavioral advertising
- Sharing of personal information for advertising
- Certain tracking activities
You may contact support@formcloth.com for assistance with applicable privacy rights.
23. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information
Formcloth does not sell personal information in exchange for money.
Certain uses of analytics or advertising technologies may be legally classified as “selling,” “sharing,” or targeted advertising under some privacy laws.
Where those laws apply, customers may have applicable opt-out rights as described in our Privacy Policy.
24. Cookies and Personal Information
Some cookie identifiers may be considered personal information under applicable privacy laws.
We handle personal information collected through cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Such information may be processed for purposes including:
- Website functionality
- Security
- Analytics
- Fraud prevention
- Preferences
- Permitted marketing
25. Payment Provider Technologies
Third-party payment providers may use cookies and related technologies to:
- Maintain secure sessions
- Authenticate customers
- Prevent fraud
- Process payments
- Support wallet functionality
The applicable payment provider may independently determine certain cookie practices under its own policies.
26. External Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites.
If you follow a link to an external website, that site may use cookies under its own cookie and privacy policies.
Formcloth does not control cookies placed directly by independent websites that we do not operate.
27. Third-Party Privacy Practices
Third-party service providers may process information according to their own:
- Privacy policies
- Cookie policies
- Terms of service
- Data retention practices
We encourage users to review the applicable third-party policies when using independent services.
28. Children's Privacy and Cookies
Formcloth is intended for general consumer shopping and is not designed to knowingly use cookies to profile children in violation of applicable privacy law.
If we learn that information has been collected from a child in violation of applicable legal requirements, we will take reasonable steps to address the issue.
29. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding information collected through cookies and similar technologies.
Applicable rights may include:
- Requesting access to personal information
- Requesting correction
- Requesting deletion
- Objecting to certain processing
- Withdrawing consent
- Opting out of certain advertising uses
- Opting out of certain data sharing activities
Please review our Privacy Policy for more information.
30. Withdrawing Consent
Where consent is the legal basis for a non-essential cookie, you may withdraw that consent where applicable.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing that was lawful before consent was withdrawn.
Some essential website functionality may continue to rely on strictly necessary cookies.
31. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures intended to protect information collected through our website.
However, no browser, website, storage system, or internet transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
32. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in:
- Cookies used on our website
- Website functionality
- Service providers
- Analytics tools
- Advertising technologies
- Privacy practices
- Business operations
- Applicable legal requirements
When we update this policy, we will revise the Last Updated date shown at the top of the page.
33. Related Policies
This Cookie Policy should be read together with other policies published on formcloth.com, including:
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Service
- Shipping Policy
- Return & Refund Policy
- Payment Methods Policy
- Order Cancellation & Change Policy
34. Contact Us
If you have questions about cookies, tracking technologies, privacy choices, or your personal information, contact:
Formcloth
Website: formcloth.com
Address: 497 Winchester Ave, New Haven, CT 06511-1919, United States
Email: support@formcloth.com
Support Hours: Monday–Saturday, 8:00 AM–7:00 PM Eastern Time (ET)
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy and cookie-related inquiries in accordance with applicable requirements.