1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners.
We also use similar technologies such as web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage, which function similarly to cookies. This policy covers all such technologies collectively referred to as "cookies."
2. Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name / Type | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session Cookie | Maintains your login session and authentication state | Session | Essential |
| CSRF Token | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks | Session | Essential |
| User Preferences | Remembers your language and display preferences | 1 year | Functional |
| Google Analytics (_ga) | Tracks page views and user behavior for analytics | 2 years | Analytics |
| Google Analytics (_gid) | Distinguishes users for analytics | 24 hours | Analytics |
| Google AdSense (IDE) | Used by Google to serve personalized ads | 1 year | Advertising |
| Google AdSense (DSID) | Used for ad targeting and frequency capping | 2 weeks | Advertising |
| Cookie Consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year | Essential |
3. Why We Use Cookies
- Essential Cookies: These are strictly necessary for the website to function. They enable core functionality such as security, authentication, and session management. You cannot opt out of essential cookies.
- Functional Cookies: These remember your preferences and settings to provide a more personalized experience.
- Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics): These help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our platform.
- Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense): These are used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and your interests. They also limit the number of times you see an ad and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our platform. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
For more information about how Google uses data when you use our site, visit: How Google uses data from sites that use our services.
5. Your Cookie Choices & How to Manage Cookies
5.1 Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit AIVA, we display a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, accept only essential cookies, or customize your preferences. Your choices are stored for 1 year.
5.2 Browser Settings
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Here are links to cookie management instructions for major browsers:
Note: Disabling essential cookies will prevent you from logging in and using the AIVA platform.
5.3 Opt-Out of Google Analytics
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5.4 Opt-Out of Personalized Advertising
You can opt out of personalized advertising through:
6. Legal Basis for Cookie Use (GDPR)
For users in the EU/EEA/UK, our legal basis for using cookies is:
- Essential Cookies: Legitimate interests (necessary for the service to function).
- Functional, Analytics & Advertising Cookies: Your consent, obtained through our cookie consent banner.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences or browser settings.
7. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to opt out of the "sale" of personal information. While we do not sell personal information in the traditional sense, some cookie-based advertising activities may constitute a "sale" under CCPA's broad definition.
California residents may opt out of cookie-based advertising by using the opt-out links in Section 5.4 above, or by contacting us at [email protected].
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the effective date and, where appropriate, by displaying a new cookie consent banner.
9. Contact Us
For questions about our use of cookies, contact us at: [email protected]