1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit it using a web browser. It allows the website to remember your actions, preferences, and identity (within limits) over a period of time.
Cookies are part of the HTTP protocol—they are exchanged between your browser and the web server during your interaction with a site.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We categorize the cookies on our platform into two main types:
• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly. These ensure secure sessions, proper navigation, and platform integrity.
• Analytics (optional) Cookies: Optional cookies that help us understand user behavior, improve our content, and optimize performance.
3. First-party cookies (Set by Our Website)
A. Essential Cookies
1. sessionid
Used by our internal session management system to store an anonymous session ID.
o Does not store personal data
o Deleted when you close your browser
o Used to identify logged-in users and differentiate access based on subscription status
2. csrftoken
Protects against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by ensuring that POST requests are legitimate and originate from our domain.
B. Analytics Cookies (Optional)
We use Google Analytics to gather non-personal insights on how visitors interact with our website. These cookies are only activated with your explicit consent and do not affect the core functionality of the site. The summary of the cookies used are summarized below:
| Cookie name | Purpose | Type | Source | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sessionid | Stores the session key to identify the user session | Necessary | First-party | Expires when the browser closes (default). |
| csrftoken | Protects against CSRF attacks | Necessary | First-party | After 1 year (by default) |
| _ga | Used to distinguish users by assigning a unique ID | Optional | First-party | 2 years from the last time the user visited your website |
| _ga_# | Stores session state (specific to a property). | Optional | First-party | 2 years from the last time the user visited your website |
| _gat | Used to limit how often data is sent to Google Analytics. | Optional | First-party | 1 minute (60 seconds) |