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Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 8, 2025

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences, enabling certain functionality, and analyzing how you use our site.

2. How We Use Cookies

MindTiles.ai uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, and understand where our visitors are coming from. We use this information to improve our website and services.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, our website cannot operate correctly.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This includes data about which pages are visited most often and if visitors encounter error messages.

3.3 Preference Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use on our pages.

3.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are only set with your consent.

4. Specific Cookies We Use

Cookie Name Type Purpose Duration
cookieConsent Essential Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year
sessionId Essential Maintains your session and login state Session
_ga Analytics Distinguishes unique users for Google Analytics 2 years
_ga_* Analytics Used by Google Analytics to collect data 2 years
userPreferences Preferences Remembers your settings and preferences 1 year
theme Preferences Stores your theme preference (light/dark mode) 6 months

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services that may set cookies:

  • Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance monitoring
  • Firebase: For authentication and data storage
  • Stripe: For payment processing (when you make a purchase)

These third-party providers have their own privacy policies and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they use cookies.

6. How to Manage Cookies

6.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to choose which types of cookies you want to accept. You can:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Learn more about our cookie usage

6.2 Browser Settings

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View which cookies are stored on your device
  • Delete cookies individually or all at once
  • Block cookies from specific websites
  • Block all cookies
  • Get notified when a cookie is being set

6.3 Browser-Specific Instructions

  • Chrome: Settings → Advanced → Privacy and security → Content settings → Cookies
  • Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can disable cookies, please note that this may affect your experience on our website:

  • Essential cookies: Disabling these may prevent certain features from working
  • Analytics cookies: Disabling these won't affect functionality but limits our ability to improve the site
  • Preference cookies: Disabling these means your preferences won't be remembered
  • Marketing cookies: Disabling these may result in less relevant advertisements

8. Mobile App Tracking

When you use our mobile applications, we may use similar technologies to cookies, such as:

  • Device identifiers
  • Local storage
  • Software Development Kits (SDKs)
  • Analytics tools

You can manage these through your device settings or within the app settings.

9. Data Retention

Different cookies have different retention periods:

  • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Remain until their expiration date or until you delete them
  • Our cookies: Typically expire within 1-2 years
  • Third-party cookies: Controlled by the respective third parties

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. International Users

If you are accessing our website from outside Canada, please note that our cookies may be transferred to and stored on servers located in different countries. By using our website, you consent to this transfer.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

  • Email: support@mindtiles.ai
  • Subject Line: Cookie Policy Inquiry
  • Response Time: We aim to respond within 48 hours

You can also contact us if you would like to exercise any rights related to cookies under applicable privacy laws.

13. Additional Resources

For more information about cookies and how to manage them:

  • All About Cookies
  • Your Online Choices
  • Google Analytics Opt-out