What Are Cookies
- Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website.
- They help us provide a better user experience and analyze website performance.
- Cookies cannot access, read, or modify other data on your computer.
- You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table lists all cookies used on our website:
| Cookie Name |
Type |
Purpose |
Duration |
Party |
session_id |
Essential |
Maintains user session across pages |
Session |
First-party |
cookie_consent |
Essential |
Stores cookie consent preferences |
1 year |
First-party |
form_token |
Essential |
Prevents duplicate form submissions |
24 hours |
First-party |
_ga |
Analytics |
Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users |
2 years |
Third-party (Google) |
_gid |
Analytics |
Google Analytics - distinguishes users |
24 hours |
Third-party (Google) |
_gat |
Analytics |
Google Analytics - throttles request rate |
1 minute |
Third-party (Google) |
- Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functionality and cannot be disabled.
- Analytics Cookies: Can be blocked through browser settings without affecting core functionality.
Essential Cookies
- Purpose: Enable core website functionality and security features.
- Data Collected: Session identifiers, security tokens, language preferences.
- Duration: Session cookies expire when you close your browser.
- Legal Basis: Necessary for legitimate interests in website operation.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
- Purpose: Understand website usage patterns and improve user experience.
- Data Collected: Page views, time spent on site, browser type, device information.
- Duration: Typically expire after 2 years or when manually deleted.
- Third Parties: We may use services like Google Analytics for website analytics.
Contact Form Cookies
- Purpose: Remember your contact form preferences and prevent duplicate submissions.
- Data Collected: Form submission status, spam prevention tokens.
- Duration: Usually expire within 24 hours of form submission.
- Legal Basis: Legitimate interests in preventing spam and improving user experience.
Third-Party Cookies and Services
- Google Analytics: Collects anonymous website usage statistics to help us improve user experience. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
- Formspree: Powers our contact form functionality and submission processing. No tracking cookies set. Privacy policy: formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy
- Google Fonts: Provides web fonts for consistent typography across devices. Privacy Note: Google Fonts may log your IP address when loading fonts. Google's use is governed by their privacy policy.
- Control: Third-party cookies are governed by their respective privacy policies. You can block them through browser settings or extensions.
Google Fonts Privacy
- Font Loading: We use Google Fonts to ensure consistent, high-quality typography across all devices and browsers.
- Data Collected: When your browser requests font files from Google's servers, your IP address and browser information may be logged by Google.
- Purpose: Font delivery, performance optimization, and preventing abuse of Google's font service.
- Google's Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy
- Alternative: If you prefer to avoid Google Fonts, you can disable remote fonts in your browser settings (may affect website appearance).
- GDPR Compliance: Google has implemented Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for data transfers from the EU to the US.
Cookie Management
- Browser Settings: You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings.
- Essential Cookies: Blocking essential cookies may affect website functionality.
- Analytics Opt-Out: You can opt out of analytics tracking through browser settings or extensions.
- Regular Clearing: Consider regularly clearing cookies for privacy protection.
Mobile App vs Website
- Website Only: This cookie policy applies exclusively to our website (staystat.app), not the StayStat mobile application.
- Mobile App Data: The StayStat mobile app stores data locally on your device using Core Data and Keychain, not through web cookies.
- App-Specific Privacy: See our Mobile App Privacy Policy for detailed information about app data practices.
- No Cross-Platform Tracking: We do not track users across our website and mobile app - they operate independently.
- Different Data Practices: The mobile app collects location data and crash reports (with consent), while the website only uses standard cookies as described below.
Your Rights Under GDPR
- Consent Withdrawal: You can withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time.
- Access Rights: Request information about cookies and data processing.
- Data Portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format.
- Complaints: Contact your local data protection authority if you have concerns.
Updates to This Policy
- We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices.
- The "Last Updated" date at the top indicates when the policy was last revised.
- We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any changes.
- Continued use of our website constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.