Cookie Policy
Effective Date: June 18, 2026
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we, CoverCollect.co (“Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”), use them on our website, covercollect.co (the “Site”). We encourage you to read this policy in full so that you can understand what information we collect using cookies and how that information is used. By using our Site, you are agreeing that we can use cookies in accordance with this policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide data tracking information to the owners of the site. Cookies help us understand how our research platform is being used, let you navigate between repository pages efficiently, remember your account preferences, and generally improve your digital archive browsing experience.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a number of different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons in order for our Site to operate safely, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the analytical interests of our users to enhance the functional experience on our Site. The specific types of cookies served through our Site and the purposes they perform are described below:
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Essential Website Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with secure services available through our Site and to use its core features, such as accessing your member subscription profile, processing secure orders for forensic analyses, and keeping you logged into the database repository. Because these cookies are essential to safely deliver the website infrastructure to you, they cannot be disabled.
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Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being navigated or how effective our philatelic educational resources are. This helps us to analyze digital traffic to the pages on our Site and improve our website in order to tailor it specifically to historical researcher needs. For example, we utilize analytical trackers to understand how long visitors spend on our pages and which archival components they find most useful.
4. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by setting or amending your individual web browser controls. Most modern web browsers allow comprehensive control of cookies through their native settings panels.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage, block, or delete them, you can visit official educational resources such as www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
You can manage your cookie rules directly on popular web browsers via their support documentation:
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Google Chrome
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Microsoft Edge
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Mozilla Firefox
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Apple Safari
If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some advanced functionalities, member areas, secure checkouts, and custom automated tools on our platform may be heavily restricted.
5. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to accurately reflect, for example, changes to the active cookies we deploy or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related database technologies.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, technical tracking, or the details outlined in this Cookie Policy, please contact us through the specific channels provided on our Contact Us page.