Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Cascady - Lennart Brauer ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website or use our services. We aim to be transparent about our use of cookies and give you control over your cookie preferences.

2. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. These files help us provide essential website functionality, remember your preferences, and understand how you use our service to improve your experience.

3. Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

We use essential cookies to operate our platform's core functionality. These cookies handle user authentication, maintain your session security, and enable basic platform operations. Due to their critical nature for the service to work, these cookies cannot be disabled. We use the next-auth.session-token cookie to keep you logged in securely.

3.2 Functional Cookies

We use a theme cookie to remember your dark/light mode preference. This cookie improves your user experience by maintaining your chosen display settings across sessions. You can control this cookie through your browser settings.

3.3 Analytics

We currently do not use any third-party analytics cookies. We may implement basic analytics in the future to understand platform usage, and if we do, we will update this policy and obtain your consent where required.

4. Third-Party Services

Our platform integrates with several trusted service providers:

• Supabase for database infrastructure
• Stripe for payment processing
• OpenAI for content generation
• Google for authentication (optional)

These services may set their own cookies when you use their specific features. We recommend reviewing their respective privacy policies for more information about their cookie usage.

5. Cookie Duration

Our cookies have different lifespans:

• Session cookies expire when you close your browser
• Authentication cookies last for your login session
• Theme preference cookies persist for 1 year
• Third-party cookies follow their respective providers' retention policies

6. Managing Cookies

You have several options to control cookies:

Your browser settings allow you to block or delete cookies. You can find these controls in your browser's preferences or settings menu. Please note that blocking essential cookies will affect the website's basic functionality.

For Chrome users, visit Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies. For Firefox users, go to Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies. For Safari users, check Preferences > Privacy > Cookies. For Edge users, access Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies.

7. Do Not Track

We respect Do Not Track (DNT) browser signals. When DNT is enabled, we automatically disable non-essential cookies and limit data collection to necessary operations.

8. Updates to Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our technology, legal requirements, or cookie practices. We will notify you of significant changes through appropriate channels.

9. Cookie Consent

According to ePrivacy regulations, we obtain consent for non-essential cookies before placing them on your device. Essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the service to function do not require consent. You can modify your cookie preferences at any time.

10. Contact Information

For questions about our cookie practices or assistance with cookie preferences, please contact us at privacy@cascady.app or write to Cascady - Lennart Brauer, Neisseweg 1, 38108 Braunschweig, Germany.

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please review our Privacy Policy.