Browser storage, consent choices, and what the site actually sets.

What cookies and similar technologies are

Cookies are small data files stored in your browser when you visit a website. Some last only for a browsing session, while others remain longer so a site can remember settings or recognize a returning browser. The site may also use related technologies such as local storage, session storage, pixels, SDKs, server logs, or similar tools that support functionality, measurement, or security. On this page, those tools are discussed together when they perform similar browser-state or tracking functions.

How the live cookie choice works

On first visit, the storefront presents a live cookie popup with Accept and Deny actions. If no choice has been saved yet, the popup opens automatically.

• Accept — means the storefront may honor optional measurement, experimentation, or personalization tools if and when they are introduced later.
• Deny — means the storefront remains in an essential-cookies-only posture — only the browser state reasonably necessary for security, consent memory, sign-in, or core functionality.

After a decision, the floating Cookies button can be used to revisit the choice. If cookies are accepted, that badge disappears after a few seconds for the rest of the browser session; the Cookies page remains linked in the footer. The current implementation stores the consent state in both lightweight browser storage and a first-party cookie so the site can remember the choice across visits.

Categories of cookies and similar technologies

Depending on which features are live, the storefront may use the following categories:

• Strictly necessary — used to keep the site functioning, maintain security, protect sessions, route requests, or remember a cookie choice. These are the baseline technologies most likely to remain in use even when optional cookies are denied.
• Authentication and account — used when sign-in or account features require secure session continuity, user recognition, or fraud prevention.
• Preference — used to remember settings such as cookie preferences or other site-level choices that improve continuity without broad tracking.
• Performance and analytics — used to measure traffic, diagnose performance, understand page usage, or improve the storefront. Treated as optional unless clearly necessary for security or core operations.
• Experimentation or personalization — used to test merchandising, messaging, or customer experience variations. Not central to the current storefront posture and treated as optional if introduced.
• Advertising or retargeting — used to support cross-site advertising or audience targeting. Not described as a current live part of the storefront as of April 10, 2026.

What is currently in use

As of April 10, 2026, the site is intentionally conservative:

• The site uses a live cookie-awareness control that remembers whether you accepted cookies or chose an essential-only posture.
• Essential browser state may be used for sign-in, session continuity, security, and core site behavior.
• Optional analytics, advertising, and retargeting cookies are not described as a core live part of the storefront today. If that changes, this page will be updated before the new practice becomes routine.

This page is designed to describe both the current live posture and the categories that may be used later as the storefront matures, while keeping those two states clearly separated.

First-party and third-party cookies

Some cookies may be set directly by Next Year Club as a first-party site operator. Others may be set or read by service providers acting on the site's behalf. Depending on which features are enabled, those providers may include hosting and infrastructure platforms, authentication providers, payment processors, fulfillment partners, security tools, or email and measurement vendors. Current or planned operations may involve providers such as Vercel, Clerk, Supabase, Stripe, or Printful. The exact cookies they use can change over time, so this page describes them by category and purpose rather than freezing every name.

Session cookies and persistent cookies

Some browser-state technologies expire when you close the browser or end a session. Others remain for a longer period so the site can remember settings or keep a returning session stable.

• Session cookies — typically last only while your browser session remains open.
• Persistent cookies — remain until they expire or are deleted.

The cookie-preference state used by the current cookie-awareness control is intended to persist so the site can remember whether you previously accepted cookies or chose essential-only mode. Other cookie durations may vary based on the relevant provider, security configuration, or account session settings.

What denying cookies means in practice

Denying cookies does not mean the site can function with literally zero browser state. A real storefront may still need certain essential technologies for security, sign-in continuity, fraud prevention, and basic functionality. What denial means here is that the site will not treat your browser as open season for optional tracking. It will stay in a narrower, essential-only posture and avoid optional analytics, personalization, or advertising-related tools unless the implementation and disclosures say otherwise.

Analytics, experimentation, and advertising

If analytics, experimentation, personalization, or advertising-related cookies are added later, this page will be updated before those tools are relied on as a routine part of the live storefront. The current intent is to stay explicit. Optional measurement or marketing tooling should not be folded in under "just functionality," and a denied cookie setting should be treated as a signal not to load optional categories unless a tool is truly necessary for security or a similar core purpose.

As of April 10, 2026, Next Year Club does not intend this storefront to operate as a broad retargeting or data-broker property, and it does not describe current use of cookies for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Browser controls and device settings

Most browsers allow you to review, block, restrict, or delete cookies through browser settings. Many browsers also let you clear local storage and other site data. You can usually find these controls in your browser's privacy, security, or settings menu. Blocking or deleting cookies may affect sign-in, session continuity, bag behavior once checkout is live, or other parts of the storefront that rely on core browser state.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Because there is no universally applied Do Not Track standard, Next Year Club does not currently describe a separate site-wide operational response to browser Do Not Track signals. If the storefront later engages in activities that create a legal obligation to recognize browser-based opt-out preference signals — including signals such as Global Privacy Control — this page and the broader privacy notices will be updated to explain whether and how those signals are honored.

Related policies and contact

For broader information about how personal information is collected, used, disclosed, retained, and protected, see the Privacy Policy. For the general rules that govern use of the storefront, see the Terms & Conditions. Questions about this Cookies policy or the site's browser-state practices may be sent to privacy@nextyearclub.com.

Future updates

As Next Year Club grows into fuller ecommerce, made-to-order fulfillment, popup operations, and broader site tooling, this page will evolve with the real implementation rather than guess ahead of it. Material changes to cookie practices will be reflected here before they become a normal part of the live storefront.