Understanding how NitroShock uses cookies to enhance your experience
and provide better WordPress optimization tools.
Last updated: January 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile)
when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering
your preferences, analyzing how you use our service, and enabling certain functionalities.
At NitroShock, we use cookies responsibly and transparently to enhance your WordPress
optimization experience while respecting your privacy.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
Essential Operations: To enable core functionality of our WordPress plugin and web services
Performance Optimization: To ensure fast loading times and efficient resource usage
User Preferences: To remember your settings, themes, and customization choices
Analytics: To understand how users interact with our tools and improve our services
Security: To protect your account and prevent fraudulent activity
Marketing: To deliver relevant information about NitroShock features and updates
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Required for the website to function properly. These cannot be disabled as they are
necessary for core features like security, account access, and basic navigation.
Performance Cookies
Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous
information about page views, loading times, and error messages.
Functional Cookies
Remember your preferences and settings to provide enhanced features like language
preferences, region settings, and customized content.
Marketing Cookies
Track your activity across websites to deliver more relevant advertising and limit
the number of times you see an ad. Can be disabled without affecting functionality.
Specific Cookies We Use
Detailed information about each cookie
Cookie Name
Type
Duration
Purpose
ns_session
Essential
Session
Maintains user session state across page requests
ns_auth
Essential
7 days
Keeps you logged in to your NitroShock account
ns_preferences
Functional
1 year
Stores your interface preferences and settings
ns_analytics
Performance
30 days
Helps us understand how you use our tools
ns_consent
Essential
1 year
Records your cookie consent preferences
_ga, _gid
Performance
2 years
Google Analytics for website usage statistics
How to Manage Cookies
Browser Settings
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
View what cookies are stored on your device
Delete some or all cookies
Block cookies from specific or all websites
Receive a notification when a cookie is being set
Cookie Management Links
Here are instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:
You can opt out of specific cookie categories (except essential cookies) using our
cookie consent tool when you first visit our website. You can change these preferences
at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our footer.
// To programmatically opt out via JavaScript console:
NitroShock.cookies.updateConsent({
performance: false,
marketing: false
});
Impact of Disabling Cookies
Please note that disabling certain cookies may impact your experience on our website:
Essential cookies: Cannot be disabled - required for basic functionality
Performance cookies: We won't be able to improve our services based on usage patterns
Functional cookies: Your preferences won't be saved between sessions
Marketing cookies: You'll still see ads, but they won't be personalized
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages.
We don't control these cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these
third parties:
Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring
Stripe: For secure payment processing
Intercom: For customer support chat functionality
CloudFlare: For security and performance optimization
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices
or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. When we make significant changes, we will:
Update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
Notify you via email if you have an account with us
Display a notice on our website for 30 days
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
If you have any questions about how we use cookies or would like to exercise your
rights regarding your data, please don't hesitate to contact us.
