Cookie Policy

Learn how EZ Trade Machinery uses cookies to keep your account secure, remember your preferences, improve site performance, and support relevant marketing.

How We Use Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use browser cookies, local storage, and session storage to operate the portal, keep your account secure, remember your settings, and improve platform quality based on your consent choices.

Essential (Always Active)

Essential cookies and storage technologies are required for core marketplace operations, account authentication, security, and basic site reliability. These technologies are necessary to deliver the services you request and cannot be disabled in our systems.

Examples:

1. Cookie consent record (cookie_consent)
2. Authentication token and persisted sign-in state
3. Required service and routing state

Preferences (Optional)

Preference cookies and storage technologies remember your choices and convenience settings so your experience remains consistent across pages and future visits.

Examples:

1. Search history
2. Saved listing filters and view state
3. Dismissed announcements or application prompts

Analytics (Optional)

Analytics technologies help us understand traffic patterns, page performance, and feature usage so we can improve platform reliability and user experience. Reporting is generally collected in an aggregated and anonymous form.

Examples:

1. Google Analytics (when configured and enabled)
2. Usage and performance measurement

Marketing (Optional)

Marketing technologies are used for campaign attribution, advertising personalization, and measuring the effectiveness of marketing campaigns where enabled. These may include technologies provided by advertising or marketing partners.

Examples:

1. Ad attribution tags
2. Retargeting and conversion measurement

Where These Technologies Are Stored

Depending on their purpose, information may be stored in different ways:

1. Browser Cookies: Store your consent record and cookie category preferences.
2. Local Storage: Stores signed-in state, search history, and listing preferences.
3. Session Storage: Stores temporary dismiss flags and other short-lived user interface state.

Managing Your Cookie Choices

You can manage your optional cookie preferences through the cookie consent banner before accepting cookies. Essential technologies remain enabled because they are necessary for account access, platform security, and core marketplace functionality.

You can also clear cookies and site storage at any time through your browser settings. Please note that doing so may sign you out of your account and reset your saved preferences.

For U.S. privacy requests, including rights available under applicable state privacy laws (such as requests to access, correct, or delete your personal information), please contact our support team through the Help section.