Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, improve performance, provide analytics data, and enable personalized experiences. Cookies may be “session” cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent” cookies (remaining on your device for a set period or until you delete them).

Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags (also known as web beacons or tracking pixels), which serve comparable purposes.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• Essential functionality: enabling core features such as page navigation, secure access to authenticated areas, form submissions, and session management.
• Performance and analytics: understanding how visitors use our website, measuring page load times, identifying popular content, and detecting errors to improve overall experience.
• Preferences: remembering your settings such as theme preference (light/dark mode), language selection, and cookie consent choices.
• Security: detecting and preventing fraudulent activity, protecting against cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and maintaining the integrity of our platforms.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They enable basic features such as page navigation, session management, and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited most often, how visitors navigate between pages, and whether error messages are displayed. All information collected is aggregated and anonymized.

3.3 Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your choices and settings to provide a more personalized experience.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may set cookies or use similar tracking technologies. Each operates under its own privacy policy:

• Vercel Analytics: privacy-friendly, first-party web analytics that does not use cookies for tracking and does not collect personally identifiable information. Vercel Analytics Privacy Policy
• Supabase: database and authentication services. Session cookies are used for authenticated user management. Supabase Privacy Policy
• Stripe: payment processing for digital products and services. Stripe may set cookies when payment forms are loaded. Stripe Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare: content delivery and security services that may set cookies for bot detection and performance optimization. Cloudflare Privacy Policy

5. Local Storage and Session Storage

In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage and session storage for:

• Caching user interface preferences (theme, sidebar state).
• Storing temporary form data to prevent loss during navigation.
• Managing client-side application state for interactive features.

Local storage data persists until manually cleared by you. Session storage is automatically cleared when you close your browser tab.

6. Your Choices and Controls

You have several options for controlling cookies:

• Cookie consent banner: when you first visit our website, you can accept or decline non-essential cookies through our consent banner. Your choice is remembered for 12 months.
• Browser settings: most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings menu. See your browser's help documentation for instructions.
• Opt-out links: some third-party services provide direct opt-out mechanisms through the links provided in Section 4 above.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for basic site operation.

7. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) setting. Our website uses privacy-friendly analytics (Vercel Analytics) that do not track individual users regardless of DNT settings. We respect DNT signals and do not engage in cross-site tracking.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use, our technology providers, or applicable legal requirements. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

9. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, contact us at: