If you believe you are cookie-free, just use one of your own referral links to enter the Z domain first so you pick up your own cookie which according to the rules can't be overridden by another for 14 days. So activate your own cookie on you and then feel free to click any Z email links. 😉
That's the million-dollar question. But Zazzle doesn't rely on just browser cookies anymore to track referrals. The FAQs on the AP program mentioned how they've made significant improvements to their tracking abilities, 'cookies and other technologies' .... If I recall correctly, the fine print in the Privacy polices mention Pixels, and a mod mentioned cross-device tracking before. They could be using browser cookies, pixels, fingerprinting, IP matching .. who knows what all in combination. So they can create a referral marker on their end regardless of whether it's a clean link or rf link. And that marker can't be overwritten for 14 days. If they are allowing markers set by a "clean" link to be overwritten before that, then they would be in breach of their own terms.
@MasterpieceCafe I second what Col and Jill said but on top of it I also use a different device (I only use for watching YouTube videos and for purchases) - in my case that's an iPad and I email my self the link to the item I wanted to buy and I never click on any links sent by Zazzle or anyone else on that device. Please also be aware that some browsers won't retain Zazzle cookies - I believe Brave is one of them. Research first before you decide on an alternative web browser. We haven't bought much but all we have purchased went through as a self referral thanks heaven. 🙂
