1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your preferences and past actions. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide useful information to website owners.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on globNIC:
2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They include cookies required for:
- User authentication and session management (NextAuth.js session cookies)
- Security tokens and CSRF protection
- Cookie consent preference storage (
globnic-cookie-consent) - Shopping cart and checkout state preservation
These cookies do not require your consent and cannot be disabled.
2.2 Analytics & Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website — which pages are most visited, how users navigate, and any errors encountered. This data helps us improve performance and user experience:
This category includes analytics tracking cookies that help us understand traffic patterns, feature usage, and performance trends over time.
- Sentry — Error monitoring and performance tracking
- Page view and user interaction analytics
- Site performance and load time measurement
These cookies require your consent. You may opt out by selecting "Necessary Only" on our cookie banner.
2.3 Advertising & Targeting Cookies
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense and its advertising partners use cookies to serve relevant advertisements based on your interests and past browsing behaviour:
This category includes advertising tracking cookies used to personalise ads, measure campaign performance, and limit ad repetition across websites.
- Google AdSense — Interest-based advertising. Google may use the
__ga,DSID,IDE, and other DoubleClick cookies to show relevant ads. - Google Ad Partners— Google's advertising network partners may also set cookies.
You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or YourAdChoices.
2.4 Affiliate & Functional Cookies
These cookies are set by third-party affiliate partners when you click on affiliate links on our site. They track whether your visit originated from our website so we can receive credit for qualified referrals:
- Sedo — Domain marketplace affiliate tracking (
campaignId=321909) - GoDaddy — Domain registrar affiliate referral tracking
- Namecheap — Domain registrar affiliate referral tracking
See our Affiliate Disclosure for full details.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site are placed by third-party services. We do not control these cookies and they are subject to the respective third party's privacy and cookie policies:
| Provider | Purpose | Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Google AdSense | Advertising | Google Privacy Policy |
| Sedo | Affiliate tracking | Sedo Privacy Policy |
| GoDaddy | Affiliate tracking | GoDaddy Privacy Policy |
| Namecheap | Affiliate tracking | Namecheap Privacy Policy |
| Sentry | Error monitoring | Sentry Privacy Policy |
4. How to Manage Cookies
You have several options to control and manage cookies:
4.1 Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit globNIC, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to:
- Accept All — Enables all cookie categories including analytics and advertising
- Necessary Only — Only strictly necessary cookies will be used
4.2 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Block all cookies
- Delete existing cookies
- Allow cookies only from specific websites
- Block third-party cookies
Please note that disabling cookies may impact your ability to use some features of our website, including logging in or completing purchases.
4.3 Opt-Out of Google Advertising
To opt out of Google's interest-based advertising:
- Visit Google Ad Settings
- Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Use YourAdChoices opt-out tool
- Visit the NAI opt-out page
5. Cookie Retention Periods
Cookies are stored for varying lengths of time depending on their purpose:
- Session cookies — Deleted when you close your browser
- Authentication cookies — Typically 30 days (or until you log out)
- Cookie consent preference — 365 days
- Google AdSense cookies — Up to 13 months (as per Google's policy)
- Affiliate tracking cookies — Typically 30–90 days per partner agreement
6. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom, our legal bases for using cookies are:
- Legitimate Interests — Strictly necessary cookies required to deliver our services
- Consent — Analytics, advertising, and affiliate cookies (you may withdraw consent at any time)
To withdraw consent, use our cookie banner (refresh the page) or clear your browser cookies. To exercise other rights under GDPR, please see our Privacy Policy or contact us.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Material changes will be notified via a notice on our website. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent revision.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Registered Office:
globNIC LTDSuite A, 82 James Carter RoadMildenhall, IP28 7DEUnited Kingdom
Contact Page: globnic.com/contact
Website: globnic.com