Cookie Policy
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Learn how we and our partners use cookies to secure authentication and facilitate checkout.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device by your web browser. They help us remember your login session, protect against web vulnerabilities, and verify billing information during purchases.
2. Essential Authentication & Session Cookies
We use Firebase Authentication to secure user logins. Firebase and our platform load essential session cookies or local storage elements to maintain your signed-in state, prevent CSRF attacks, and secure your session payload. These cookies are strictly necessary and cannot be turned off.
3. Third-Party Checkout & Fraud Protection Cookies
Our third-party payment providers (such as Paddle MoR (Merchant of Record) and Cashfree Payments) drop functional and security-oriented cookies during checkout. These are required to:
- Verify transactions and process payments securely.
- Prevent card fraud, duplicate transactions, and bots.
- Determine location coordinates to calculate tax rates (VAT/Sales Tax) dynamically.
4. Summary of Key Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
__session | Strictly Necessary | Used by Firebase Auth to store session state and keep you signed in. | Session |
__csrf_token | Strictly Necessary | Protects against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities. | Session |
paddle_js_* | Functional / Security | Used by Paddle's checkout iframe to secure payments and calculate VAT/taxes. | Varies |
cashfree_* | Functional / Security | Used by Cashfree Payments to process domestic transactions and verify gateway status. | Varies |