Effective date: August 10, 2026.

What this policy covers

This policy explains how Wheat State Research uses cookies and similar technologies on its website and online store.

What cookies are

Cookies are small data files stored by a browser. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixels, tags, and server-side identifiers. Some are necessary for a website to operate; others support preferences, analytics, or advertising.

Essential technologies

We use technologies that are reasonably necessary to provide requested services, operate the store, and maintain security. These technologies may support:

• Security, fraud prevention, load balancing, and protection against abuse.
• Account login, password reset, session continuity, and administrator security.
• Cart contents, checkout progress, order processing, and selected shipping or payment options.
• Age and research-use acknowledgments, consent choices, language, display, and accessibility preferences.
• Site performance, error handling, and delivery of requested pages or files.

Analytics and other non-essential technologies

We may use analytics or similar technologies to understand site traffic, diagnose problems, measure performance, and improve the customer experience. Advertising, profiling, social-media, or cross-site technologies are used only with the notice and choices required by applicable law. Providers, purposes, and storage periods may change as services are updated.

Your choices

You can use available site controls and browser settings to manage non-essential technologies. Where consent is required, you may accept, reject, or customize applicable technologies and later change your choice. Essential technologies may continue where needed to provide a requested service, maintain security, process a cart or order, or comply with law.

Browser controls and preference signals

Most browsers allow users to block or delete cookies, but doing so may affect account, cart, checkout, or security functions. Where legally required and technically supported, we treat a recognized browser-based opt-out preference signal, such as Global Privacy Control, as a request to opt out of covered sale, sharing, or targeted advertising.

Retention

Cookie and similar-technology storage periods vary by purpose, provider, browser, and service configuration. We retain stored information no longer than reasonably necessary for its stated purpose, subject to security, accounting, fraud-prevention, and legal requirements.

Updates

We may update this policy when our technologies, services, or legal obligations change. The posted policy identifies its effective date, and we provide notice of material changes when required.

Contact

Questions may be sent to support@wheatstateresearch.com or mailed to Wheat State Research LLC, P.O. Box 206, Ottawa, KS 66067.