Cookie Policy
Last updated: December 31, 2025
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners. Cookies help us improve your experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our service.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Authentication: To keep you signed in and maintain your session
- Preferences: To remember your settings like theme preference (light/dark mode)
- Security: To protect your account and prevent fraud
- Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website
- Performance: To ensure the website loads quickly and functions properly
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, account access, and session management. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the service would not work without them.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow us to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or theme) and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as remembering your organization selection.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our service and user experience. We may use third-party analytics services that set their own cookies.
4. Third-Party Cookies
We may use third-party services that set their own cookies:
- Supabase: For authentication and session management
- Stripe: For payment processing (if you use paid features)
- Vercel Analytics: For understanding website performance and usage
These third-party services have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review them.
5. Cookie Duration
Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies:
- Session cookies: These are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them
Our authentication cookies typically last for 7-30 days depending on your session preferences.
6. Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies and delete existing cookies
- Private browsing: Use incognito or private browsing mode to prevent cookies from being stored
- Cookie management tools: Use browser extensions to manage cookies more granularly
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your ability to use our service, as some features require cookies to function properly.
7. Browser-Specific Instructions
Here are links to manage cookies in popular browsers:
8. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal or regulatory reasons. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at privacy@library-system.com