Cookie Policy - Turnsies

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies help us understand how you use our Service and improve your experience.

2. How We Use Cookies

Turnsies uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Authentication: To keep you signed in to your account
Security: To protect your account and detect suspicious activity
Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences (theme, language, etc.)
Analytics: To understand how users interact with our Service
Performance: To monitor and improve Service performance
Functionality: To enable core features of the application

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Service to function and cannot be disabled:

Authentication cookies: Firebase Authentication tokens to keep you signed in
Session cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
Security cookies: Cookies that help detect and prevent security threats
Local storage: Browser storage for app data (activities, settings)

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how users interact with our Service:

Google Analytics: Tracks page views, user interactions, and usage patterns
Vercel Analytics: Monitors performance metrics and web vitals
Custom analytics: Our own analytics system to track feature usage

Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated. We do not use analytics to identify individual users.

3.3 Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and settings:

Theme preference: Light or dark mode selection
User preferences: Notification settings, display options
Session state: Whether you're signed in on this device

3.4 Performance Cookies

These cookies help us monitor and improve Service performance:

Sentry: Error tracking and performance monitoring

4. Third-Party Cookies

We use third-party services that may set their own cookies:

Google Analytics: Analytics and usage tracking. Learn more in Google's Cookie Policy
Firebase/Google Cloud: Authentication and database services. Learn more in Firebase Privacy Policy
Vercel: Hosting and analytics. Learn more in Vercel Privacy Policy
Sentry: Error tracking. Learn more in Sentry Privacy Policy

5. Cookie Duration

Cookies may be either "session" cookies or "persistent" cookies:

Session cookies: These are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser
Persistent cookies: These remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. Different cookies have different expiration periods:
- Authentication cookies: Until you sign out or the token expires (typically 1 hour)
- Preference cookies: Up to 1 year
- Analytics cookies: Up to 2 years

6. Managing Cookies

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
Block third-party cookies
Block all cookies from specific websites
Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Learn how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

6.2 Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of the Service may not function properly. Essential cookies are required for basic functionality such as authentication and security. Disabling these will prevent you from signing in and using many features of the Service.

6.3 Opting Out of Analytics

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

7. Local Storage and IndexedDB

In addition to cookies, we use browser storage technologies to store data locally:

Local Storage: Stores user preferences and theme settings
IndexedDB: Used by Firebase SDK for efficient local caching

You can clear this data through your browser settings (Clear browsing data → Cookies and site data).

8. Do Not Track

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. Currently, there is no standard for how DNT signals should be interpreted. We do not currently respond to DNT signals, but we are committed to respecting user privacy and will monitor industry developments in this area.

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

10. More Information

For more information about how we collect and use your data, please see our Privacy Policy.

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: privacy@turnsies.app