How Creators Market uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on creators-market.xyz. Effective 1 April 2025.
This Cookie Policy explains how Creators Market Ltd. (“Creators Market”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on the Creators Market platform at creators-market.xyz.
Please read this policy alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions, which together govern your use of the Platform.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device — computer, tablet, or mobile — when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to site owners.
Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or malware. They cannot access other files on your device or execute code.
In addition to cookies, we may use similar tracking technologies:
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
We do not use cookies to:
We categorise our cookies into four types. Below is a full inventory of the cookies currently in use.
These cookies are strictly necessary for the Platform to function. They cannot be disabled without breaking core features such as login, security, and session management. No consent is required for these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
cm_session | Creators Market | Maintains your authenticated session. Stores a secure session token after login. | HTTP Cookie |
cm_csrf | Creators Market | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection token. Prevents unauthorised form submissions. | HTTP Cookie |
cm_auth_token | Creators Market | JWT authentication token used to verify your identity on every API request. | HTTP Cookie (HttpOnly) |
cm_role | Creators Market | Stores your account role (brand / creator / admin) to serve the correct interface. | HTTP Cookie |
cm_onboarding | Creators Market | Tracks whether you have completed the onboarding flow to avoid showing it again. | Local Storage |
cf_clearance | Cloudflare | Security cookie set by our CDN provider to verify that a browser has passed a challenge — used to block bots and DDoS attacks. | HTTP Cookie |
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Bot management cookie used by Cloudflare to distinguish between humans and automated traffic. | HTTP Cookie |
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. The Platform will work without them, but your experience may be less convenient. You may disable these via the cookie preference centre.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
cm_locale | Creators Market | Remembers your preferred language and regional settings. | HTTP Cookie |
cm_theme | Creators Market | Stores your preferred UI theme (light or dark mode). | Local Storage |
cm_sidebar | Creators Market | Remembers whether your dashboard sidebar is expanded or collapsed. | Local Storage |
cm_last_view | Creators Market | Records your last active view (e.g. campaign list, creator discovery) for faster navigation on return. | Session Storage |
cm_filter_prefs | Creators Market | Saves your last-used discovery filters (niche, country, platform) so they persist across sessions. | Local Storage |
cm_notif_prefs | Creators Market | Stores your in-app notification preferences (which event types trigger alerts). | HTTP Cookie |
These cookies help us understand how users interact with the Platform — which features are used most, where users drop off, and how performance can be improved. All analytics data is aggregated and anonymised before analysis. You may disable these via the cookie preference centre.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
cm_analytics_id | Creators Market | A randomly generated anonymous identifier used to track usage patterns without identifying individual users. | HTTP Cookie |
cm_session_start | Creators Market | Records the start time of a Platform session for calculating session duration and engagement metrics. | Session Storage |
cm_page_views | Creators Market | Counts page views within a session for internal analytics — no personally identifiable data is attached. | Session Storage |
_ga | Google Analytics (if enabled) | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. | HTTP Cookie |
_ga_* | Google Analytics (if enabled) | Persists session state for Google Analytics 4. | HTTP Cookie |
Note: Google Analytics is optional and will only be activated if you consent to analytics cookies. If enabled, data is processed under Google’s own privacy policy. IP anonymisation is always enabled.
These cookies are used to measure the effectiveness of our own marketing communications — such as email campaigns and referral links — and to understand acquisition channels. We do not use these cookies for third-party behavioural advertising. You may disable these via the cookie preference centre.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
cm_ref | Creators Market | Captures referral source when you arrive at the Platform via a referral link (e.g. from a blog post or partner). Persists for 30 days. | HTTP Cookie |
cm_utm | Creators Market | Stores UTM parameters (source, medium, campaign) from the URL to attribute signups to the correct marketing channel. | Session Storage |
cm_email_click | Creators Market | Tracks whether you arrived at the Platform from a link in one of our emails, used to measure email campaign effectiveness. | HTTP Cookie |
cm_signup_source | Creators Market | Records the acquisition channel at the point of account creation for internal attribution reporting. | HTTP Cookie |
Some cookies are set by third-party services that we use to operate the Platform. These providers may set their own cookies in accordance with their respective privacy policies. We list all active third-party cookie providers below.
| Provider | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Security, DDoS protection, CDN performance | cloudflare.com/privacypolicy |
| Flutterwave | Payment processing (set on payment pages only) | flutterwave.com/us/privacy-policy |
| Paystack | Payment processing (set on payment pages only) | paystack.com/privacy |
| Google Analytics | Usage analytics (optional, consent required) | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Sentry | Error monitoring and crash reporting | sentry.io/privacy |
We do not permit third-party advertising networks to set cookies on our Platform. We do not sell data derived from cookies to any third party.
Cookies are either session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (stored for a set period). The table below summarises our retention periods by category.
| Category | Retention Type | Maximum Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential — authentication | Persistent | 30 days (or until logout) |
| Essential — security (CSRF, bot protection) | Session | Browser session |
| Functional — preferences | Persistent | 12 months |
| Analytics | Persistent | 13 months |
| Marketing & attribution | Persistent | 30 days |
| Session storage (all) | Session | Browser session |
Persistent cookies are automatically deleted at the end of their stated duration. You may also delete them manually at any time (see Section 6).
When you first visit the Platform, a cookie consent banner will allow you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category. You can revisit and update your preferences at any time through:
Account Settings → Privacy → Cookie Preferences
Changes take effect immediately. Disabling a cookie category will delete any existing cookies in that category from your browser.
All major browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. The links below take you to the cookie management instructions for the most common browsers:
Please note: Blocking essential cookies through browser settings will prevent you from logging in or using core platform features. We recommend using the in-platform Cookie Preference Centre to manage non-essential cookies without affecting your session.
If you have consented to analytics cookies and wish to specifically opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
On mobile devices, you can control tracking through your device settings:
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) setting that sends a signal to websites requesting that your activity not be tracked. Currently there is no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals.
Creators Market does not currently respond to DNT signals from browsers. However, you can manage your tracking preferences directly through our Cookie Preference Centre, which gives you granular control over all non-essential tracking on the Platform.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our technology, third-party providers, or applicable regulations change. When we make material changes, we will:
We recommend reviewing this policy periodically. Continued use of the Platform after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:
| Company | Creators Market Ltd. |
| Privacy enquiries | privacy@creators-market.xyz |
| Platform | creators-market.xyz |
| Address | Lagos, Nigeria |
For concerns regarding data protection more broadly, please refer to our full Privacy Policy. You may also raise a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) at ndpc.gov.ng.
This Cookie Policy was prepared for Creators Market Ltd. and should be reviewed by a qualified legal professional before publication. Cookie implementations and third-party providers should be verified against your actual production environment prior to going live.
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