When a customer clicks on my self-promotional link from my website and is then shown Zazzle’s cookie consent banner, if they choose to accept Zazzle’s cookies, could this potentially override or interfere with my self-referral tracking? I want to ensure that accepting Zazzle’s cookies does not inadvertently prevent me from receiving proper referral credit for the traffic I send from my own site. Please clarify how cookie acceptance affects self-referral commission tracking. Thank you.
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Excellent question . . . And I’m not sure we will like the answer.
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I have this question since April. if a potential buyer of creator A, never enter Zazzle before, join the Zazzle plus membership because of the advantage FREE SHIPPING, before proceeding to buy what he wants a product under creator A. Will this make this potential buyer a 3rd-party buyer ? even if he/she comes into Zazzle through Creator A 's advertisement effort.
I personally think it will affect creator’s willingness to advertise, mathematically it will affect creator advertisement gain performance.
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Well thought out question, as Vivian already said if you get an answer from the Moderators, it not be a favorable one.
This directly affects creators like us who are investing in marketing. If referral tracking is disrupted by a Zazzle Plus sign-up, it becomes harder to justify any kind of ad spend or external promotional efforts. We need reassurance that our referrals are being honored all the way through the checkout process—even if the buyer pauses to join Zazzle Plus along the way.
It would be really helpful if Zazzle could clarify how this is being tracked behind the scenes. Without transparency, it feels like we’re operating in the dark.
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Hi all,
Approving or denying cookie consent does not impact self-promotion or cross-promotion attribution for that user’s session. These are not the same types of cookies. More information can be found here https://www.zazzle.com/terms/privacy_notice.
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Thank you for the clarification regarding cookies and referral tracking. I truly appreciate you taking the time to provide accurate and helpful information. It makes a big difference as we try to understand how to best support our own shops while working within Zazzle’s systems. Your assistance is very much appreciated!
Thank you, that is very helpful to know. All additional information is very much appreciated.