Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to the owners of the site.

Cookies can be first-party (set by NZTech itself) or third-party (set by domains other than the one you are visiting, such as analytics or advertising providers).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies (including browser local storage) for the following purposes:

• Essential operation: Keeping you signed in, remembering the contents of your cart, protecting against CSRF and fraud, and keeping our checkout secure.
• Preferences: Remembering your selected currency, display theme (dark/light mode), and other settings so you do not have to choose them again on every visit.
• Analytics & performance: Understanding how visitors use the Platform (pages visited, time on page, search terms) so we can improve performance and usability.
• Marketing: Showing relevant promotions and measuring the effectiveness of our campaigns (where you have consented).

3. Cookies We Use

The following table lists the main cookies and storage items we use. Cookies marked Essential cannot be disabled without affecting how the Platform works.

3.1 Essential Cookies

• Session cookie (nztech_session): Maintains your login session and secures forms with CSRF tokens. Always active.
• Cart: Stores the contents of your shopping cart so items are not lost between pages. Always active.
• Currency: Remembers the display currency you select in the header (e.g. PKR, USD).
• Dark mode: Remembers whether you prefer the light or dark display theme.
• Wishlist / Compare: Remembers which products you have added for comparison or later viewing.

3.2 Performance & Analytics Cookies

• Google Analytics: Aggregated, anonymised usage statistics such as pages visited and referring websites.
• Page-view tracking: Records product and category page views so we can show you popular items.

3.3 Preference Cookies

• Dismissed banners: Remembers that you have closed a promotional or informational banner so it does not reappear during your visit.
• Cookie consent: Stores your cookie choices so we do not ask you again on every page.

3.4 Targeting / Advertising Cookies

• Advertising partners: May place cookies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other websites. These are only placed with your consent.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some of the cookies described above are placed by third-party service providers acting on our behalf, including:

• Google Analytics — website usage analytics.
• Google Fonts / CDN providers — delivering fonts and scripts that make the site render correctly.
• Payment providers (Visa, Mastercard, JazzCash, EasyPaisa) — secure payment pages and fraud screening.
• Social media platforms — embedded content and advertising, where enabled.

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We do not control the cookies set by third parties.

5. Your Consent

When you first visit our Platform, a cookie consent banner appears. You can choose to:

• Accept all — allow essential, preference, analytics, and (where relevant) marketing cookies; or
• Reject non-essential — continue with only essential cookies, which are required for the site to work.

Your choice is stored on your device. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the controls described in Section 6 below.

6. Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data.
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions.

You can also clear stored data by clearing your browser cache and site data. Please note that disabling essential cookies may break parts of the Platform, including signing in, your shopping cart, and checkout.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, applicable law, or for operational reasons. When we make material changes, we will update the “Revision” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.