COOKIE PROTOCOL v1.0

[1] WHAT ARE COOKIES?

COOKIES ARE SMALL TEXT FILES
STORED IN YOUR BROWSER
SIZE: TYPICALLY < 4KB
FORMAT: KEY=VALUE PAIRS

HARMLESS DATA STORAGE MECHANISM

[2] WHY WE USE COOKIES

• REMEMBER YOUR LOGIN
• SAVE YOUR PREFERENCES
• TRACK SESSION STATE
• IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
• ANALYZE USAGE PATTERNS

WITHOUT COOKIES: SITE WON'T WORK PROPERLY

[3] COOKIE TYPES

ESSENTIAL COOKIES:

• SESSION_ID: MAINTAINS LOGIN
• CSRF_TOKEN: SECURITY
• AUTH_TOKEN: AUTHENTICATION

FUNCTIONAL COOKIES:

• LANG: LANGUAGE PREFERENCE
• THEME: UI SETTINGS
• TIMEZONE: TIME DISPLAY

ANALYTICS COOKIES:

• _GA: GOOGLE ANALYTICS
• PAGE_VIEWS: USAGE STATS
• REFERRER: TRAFFIC SOURCE

[4] COOKIE DURATION

SESSION COOKIES:

DELETED WHEN BROWSER CLOSES
TEMPORARY STORAGE ONLY

PERSISTENT COOKIES:

AUTH: 30 DAYS
PREFERENCES: 1 YEAR
ANALYTICS: 2 YEARS

[5] THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

WE USE COOKIES FROM:

• GOOGLE (ANALYTICS)
• STRIPE (PAYMENTS)
• CALENDLY (BOOKING)

WE DON'T USE TRACKING COOKIES
NO ADVERTISING COOKIES

[6] COOKIE CONTROL

TO MANAGE COOKIES:

BROWSER SETTINGS:

• CHROME: SETTINGS > PRIVACY
• FIREFOX: OPTIONS > PRIVACY
• SAFARI: PREFERENCES > PRIVACY
• EDGE: SETTINGS > COOKIES

OPTIONS:

• BLOCK ALL COOKIES
• BLOCK THIRD-PARTY ONLY
• DELETE ON EXIT
• CLEAR EXISTING COOKIES

[7] DO NOT TRACK

WE RESPECT DNT HEADERS
IF DNT=1: NO ANALYTICS
ESSENTIAL COOKIES STILL USED
(REQUIRED FOR OPERATION)

[8] POLICY UPDATES

THIS POLICY MAY CHANGE
CHECK PERIODICALLY
LAST UPDATE: JANUARY 2025