1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help sites work properly, remember your choices, and show owners how their site is used.
Related technologies — local storage, session storage, and pixel tags — do similar jobs. In this policy, "cookies" refers to all of them.
2. Why We Use Cookies
GiftCardGate uses cookies to:
- Authenticate you: keep you securely signed in as you move between pages
- Manage sessions: hold your session state and preferences
- Protect your account: spot and block fraudulent or suspicious activity
- Measure performance: monitor and improve speed and reliability
- Understand usage: see how the Platform is used so we can make it better
- Remember preferences: such as your chosen currency or language
3. The Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary
These are essential and cannot be turned off — without them, sign-in, wallet access, and card submission would not work.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| sb-access-token | Supabase authentication session | 1 hour |
| sb-refresh-token | Refresh authentication without re-login | 30 days |
| __csrf | CSRF protection token | Session |
3.2 Functional
These remember your choices to give you a smoother, more personalized experience — for example your preferred currency or interface settings.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| gc_currency | Remember your selected currency | 30 days |
| gc_theme | Remember your interface preference | 1 year |
3.3 Analytics
These help us understand how the Platform is used so we can keep improving it. The data is aggregated and anonymous.
| Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Vercel Analytics | Page views and performance metrics | Session |
| Internal Analytics | Feature usage and conversion tracking | 90 days |
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies come from the partners that power our Platform. They have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to read:
- Supabase — authentication and database (Privacy Policy)
- Vercel — hosting and analytics (Privacy Policy)
5. Managing Cookies
5.1 In Your Browser
Most browsers let you view, delete, and block cookies. Keep in mind that blocking strictly necessary cookies will stop the Platform from working correctly.
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies
- Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
5.2 Opting Out of Analytics
Turn on "Do Not Track" in your browser and we will honor it for analytics cookies.
6. Your Consent
By using GiftCardGate, you consent to the cookies described here. Strictly necessary cookies don't require consent because the service can't run without them. For non-essential cookies, we ask for your consent where the law requires it (for example under GDPR/ePrivacy).
7. Changes to This Policy
We may revise this Cookie Policy over time. Any changes appear here with a new "Last updated" date, so please check back occasionally.
8. Contact Us
Questions about our cookies? Email privacy@giftcardgate.com.
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