Last Updated: March 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide a better browsing experience, and to supply information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language, theme settings, and other preferences. They can also help us understand how visitors interact with our platform, which helps us improve the user experience and the effectiveness of our content.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our Platform. They enable core functionality such as session management, security features, and access to protected areas. Without these cookies, the Platform cannot function properly. Essential cookies do not require your consent under GDPR.

CookiePurposeDuration
sessionAuthenticates your admin sessionSession
csrf_tokenPrevents cross-site request forgerySession
cookie_consentStores your cookie consent preference1 year

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your theme preference (dark/light mode) and other display settings. They help provide a more personalized experience.

CookiePurposeDuration
themeStores your dark/light mode preference1 year
languageStores your preferred language1 year

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Platform by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to measure the number of visitors, see which pages are most popular, and observe how visitors navigate the site. This data helps us improve the Platform's performance and user experience. All analytics data is collected in aggregate and does not personally identify individual users.

Marketing / Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used by our advertising partners (Monetag, HilltopAds, Adsterra, and Google AdSense) to deliver relevant advertisements based on your browsing behavior. They may track your visits to this and other websites to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads. These cookies are set by our advertising partners and are governed by their respective privacy policies. You can opt out of personalized advertising through the ad network settings or industry opt-out tools.

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use cookies from the following third parties: Cloudflare for CDN performance and security (cf_clearance, __cfduid). Cloudflare Turnstile for bot detection and spam prevention. Flutterwave for payment processing when making donations. Advertising Networks (Monetag, HilltopAds, Adsterra, Google AdSense) for ad delivery and tracking. Each third party is responsible for its own cookies and their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services.

4. How to Manage Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies: Cookie Consent Banner — When you first visit our Platform, a cookie consent banner will appear allowing you to accept all cookies, accept only essential cookies, or reject all optional cookies. Browser Settings — Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or delete cookies when you close your browser. Opt-Out Tools — For advertising cookies, you can use industry opt-out tools such as Your Online Choices (for EU), the Digital Advertising Alliance (for US), or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Platform. Some features may not work as intended, and you may be unable to use certain services. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the Platform to function.

5. Cookie Consent

We use a cookie consent mechanism to ensure compliance with GDPR and other applicable data protection regulations. When you visit our Platform for the first time, a consent banner will appear at the bottom of the page. You can choose to: Accept All — consent to all cookie types including analytics and marketing cookies. Essential Only — consent only to essential and functional cookies required for the Platform to operate. Reject — decline all non-essential cookies. Your consent preference is stored in a cookie and will be respected on subsequent visits. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing the cookie_consent cookie and reloading the page, or by contacting us.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in technology, or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

7. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at support@assetvault.com or visit our contact page.