Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our platform. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our platform.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Authentication and security
  • Remembering your preferences and settings
  • Understanding platform usage and performance
  • Improving user experience
  • Analyzing traffic and user behavior

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the platform to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, authentication, and accessibility.

  • Authentication tokens: Keep you logged in to your admin account
  • Security cookies: Protect against cross-site request forgery
  • Session cookies: Maintain your session state

3.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enhance functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences.

  • Preference cookies: Remember your language and region settings
  • UI state cookies: Remember your filter selections and view preferences

3.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our platform by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

  • Usage analytics: Track page views and user journeys
  • Performance metrics: Monitor load times and errors
  • Behavior analysis: Understand which features are most used

3.4 Performance Cookies

These cookies help us improve platform performance by collecting information about how you use it.

  • Load time tracking: Measure page load performance
  • Error logging: Identify and fix technical issues

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our platform. We use the following third-party services:

  • Supabase: For authentication and database services
  • Analytics providers: To understand platform usage
  • Content delivery networks: To improve performance

These third parties may use cookies to collect information about your online activities across different websites. Please review their privacy policies for more information.

5. Cookie Duration

We use both session and persistent cookies:

  • Session cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them

The duration of persistent cookies varies based on their purpose:

  • Authentication tokens: Up to 7 days
  • Preference cookies: Up to 1 year
  • Analytics cookies: Up to 2 years

6. Managing Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

6.1 Browser Controls

Most browsers allow you to:

  • View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block all cookies from specific websites
  • Block all cookies from being set
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

6.2 Browser-Specific Instructions

  • 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 → Cookies and site data

6.3 Impact of Blocking Cookies

Please note that blocking certain cookies may impact your experience on our platform:

  • Essential cookies: Platform may not function properly
  • Functional cookies: Your preferences won't be saved
  • Analytics cookies: We won't be able to improve the platform based on usage data

7. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers incorporate a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. We respect DNT signals and will honor your preferences where technically feasible.

8. Other Tracking Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other tracking technologies such as:

  • Web beacons: Small graphic images used to track page views
  • Local storage: HTML5 local storage for client-side data
  • Session storage: Temporary storage cleared when session ends

9. Updates to Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. We will post any changes on this page with an updated revision date.

10. More Information

For more information about cookies and how to control them, visit:

  • www.allaboutcookies.org
  • www.youronlinechoices.eu (for EU users)

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us through the contact form on our website.