Cookie Policy
Understanding how we use cookies to enhance your experience. Learn about cookie types, purposes, and how to manage your preferences with our AI assistant.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit websites. They help websites remember your preferences, analyze traffic, and provide personalized experiences.
Types of Cookies We Use
G-Data Labs uses different types of cookies to enhance your experience while maintaining transparency about our data collection practices.
2. Cookie Categories
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled.
- Authentication: Keep you logged in to your account
- Security: Protect against unauthorized access
- Session Management: Maintain your session across pages
- Load Balancing: Distribute server requests efficiently
Functional Cookies
These cookies enhance functionality and personalization but are not essential.
- Language Preferences: Remember your language settings
- Theme Preferences: Save your light/dark mode choice
- Form Data: Remember form inputs to prevent data loss
- Accessibility Settings: Store accessibility preferences
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
- Usage Analytics: Track page views and user interactions
- Performance Monitoring: Monitor site speed and performance
- Error Tracking: Identify and fix technical issues
- A/B Testing: Test different features and improvements
Research Cookies (With Consent)
Used for our ethical AI research with explicit user consent.
- Interaction Patterns: Study human-AI interaction behaviors
- Feature Usage: Understand which features are most valuable
- Research Participation: Track consent and participation status
- Biometric Integration: Connect web activity with biometric data (consent required)
3. Detailed Cookie Information
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_token | Maintains user authentication | Session | Essential |
| csrf_token | Security protection against attacks | Session | Essential |
| theme_preference | Remembers light/dark mode choice | 1 year | Functional |
| language_setting | Stores language preference | 1 year | Functional |
| analytics_id | Tracks anonymous usage statistics | 2 years | Analytics |
| research_consent | Tracks research participation consent | 5 years | Research |
| biometric_session | Links biometric data with web session | Session | Research |
| performance_metrics | Monitors site performance | 30 days | Analytics |
4. Third-Party Cookies
We may use third-party services that set their own cookies. We carefully select partners who share our commitment to privacy.
Current Third-Party Services
- CDN Services: For fast content delivery (minimal tracking)
- Error Monitoring: For technical issue detection
- Research Tools: For ethical AI research (with consent)
Third-Party Cookie Control
We minimize third-party cookies and provide you with control over which services can set cookies through your browser settings.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Browser Settings
You can control cookies through your browser settings:
- Block All Cookies: Prevent all cookies (may break site functionality)
- Block Third-Party Cookies: Allow only first-party cookies
- Clear Existing Cookies: Delete all stored cookies
- Cookie Notifications: Get notified when cookies are set
Our Cookie Settings
We provide a cookie preference center where you can:
- Choose which cookie categories to allow
- Update your consent for research cookies
- View detailed information about each cookie
- Withdraw consent for non-essential cookies
Impact of Disabling Cookies
- Essential Cookies: Disabling these will break core functionality
- Functional Cookies: You'll lose personalization features
- Analytics Cookies: We can't improve the site based on usage data
- Research Cookies: You won't contribute to AI research studies
6. Cookie Security
We implement strong security measures for all cookies to protect your information.
Security Features
- Secure Flag: Cookies only transmitted over HTTPS
- HttpOnly Flag: Prevents JavaScript access to sensitive cookies
- SameSite Attribute: Protects against cross-site request attacks
- Encryption: Sensitive cookie data is encrypted
Regular Security Reviews
We regularly review our cookie implementation to ensure security best practices and compliance with privacy regulations.
7. Legal Basis and Consent
Legal Basis for Cookie Use
- Essential Cookies: Legitimate interest (necessary for service provision)
- Functional Cookies: Your explicit consent
- Analytics Cookies: Your explicit consent
- Research Cookies: Your explicit, informed consent
Consent Management
We provide clear, granular consent options and make it easy to withdraw consent at any time. Your consent choices are stored and respected across all sessions.
8. International Compliance
Our cookie practices comply with international privacy regulations:
- GDPR (EU): Explicit consent and right to withdraw
- CCPA (California): Right to opt-out and delete
- ePrivacy Directive: Cookie consent requirements
- PIPEDA (Canada): Transparent cookie practices
9. Contact Us About Cookies
For questions about our cookie practices or to exercise your rights:
- Email: cookies@g-datalabs.com
- Privacy Team: privacy@g-datalabs.com
- Cookie Settings: Available in your account preferences
- Support: Via our help center
Last Updated: January 2025
This cookie policy is part of our commitment to transparent data practices. Our AI assistant can help explain how specific cookies work and how to manage them.
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