Cookies Policy
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data that websites store on your device to remember information about you and your interactions with the site. They help us provide a more personalized experience, improve our services, and analyze how users navigate our website.
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies to enable various functionalities, such as:
- Logging in: Cookies allow us to remember your login credentials and keep you logged in for convenience.
- Session handling: Cookies help us identify which user is currently using a session to manage data consistency.
- Analytics and performance monitoring: We collect cookie data to analyze usage patterns, track errors, and optimize our services.
Types of Cookies
We categorize cookies based on their purpose:
Essential Cookies
These are necessary for basic functionality like login authentication or secure connections (HTTPS).
Example:
- _ga (Google Analytics): A session-based ID that identifies a specific user's interaction with the site.
- session_id: An essential cookie to manage a unique identifier for each logged-in user.
Session Cookies
These are stored on your device only during an active browsing session and automatically expire when you close your browser or end your session. We use these cookies to:
Example:
- _ga_expiration (Google Analytics): A session-based expiration timer to ensure cookie data is properly timed out.
Persistent Cookies
Stored on your device even after closing the browser, until manually deleted. We employ persistent cookies for features like user preferences and language settings.
Example:
- lang: Stores a user's preferred language setting.
- _persistent_session_id (our custom persistent session management system): Remembers which users have active sessions with us.
Functional Cookies
These enhance the user experience by storing information about your browsing habits, such as items in your shopping cart or specific settings you've chosen on our site.
Example:
- itemsInCart: Keeps track of how many products are currently stored within a session.
- _settings (our custom setting management system): Remembers which features and settings each user has selected for future visits to the website.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
We collect information using cookies from:
- Google Analytics: Provides insights into our site's performance, usage patterns, and behavior of visitors on our platform.
- Custom scripts (e.g., Mixpanel): Further assists in identifying areas where we can optimize user experience or streamline functionalities within the web application.
User Preferences and Language Settings
We respect your choices regarding language and preferences. Cookies help us:
Example:
Cookies for storing specific settings you choose on our site, like timezone-based scheduling functions are stored using persistent cookies that remain active until manually deleted by a visitor.
