TIMELESS — COOKIE POLICY

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember your preferences, and understand how you use the site.

2. HOW WE USE COOKIES

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Service to function. Without them, you cannot use core features.

• session_id — Maintains your login session (Session duration)
• csrf_token — Protects against cross-site request forgery (Session duration)
• cookie_consent — Records your cookie preferences (1 year)

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (essential for service operation)

2.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and settings.

• theme — Remembers light/dark mode preference (1 year)
• language — Remembers your language preference (1 year)
• editor_prefs — Stores editor preferences (1 year)

Legal basis: Consent

2.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how you use the Service so we can improve it.

• analytics_id — Anonymised usage tracking (1 year)
• page_views — Tracks pages viewed (anonymised) (Session duration)

Legal basis: Consent

We use privacy-respecting analytics that:

• Do not track you across other websites
• Do not share data with third-party advertisers
• Anonymise your data before storage

3. COOKIES WE DO NOT USE

We do not use:

• Advertising cookies — We do not display ads
• Third-party marketing cookies — We do not allow marketing trackers
• Cross-site tracking cookies — We do not track you across the web
• Social media cookies — We do not embed social media trackers

4. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

4.1 Payment Processing

If you make a payment, our payment processor may set cookies:

• [Stripe/PayPal/etc.]: Fraud prevention, transaction security

These are governed by the third party's privacy policy.

4.2 No Other Third-Party Cookies

We do not allow any other third parties to set cookies through our Service.

5. MANAGING COOKIES

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit, we ask for your consent to non-essential cookies. You can:

• Accept all cookies
• Accept only essential cookies
• Customise your preferences

5.2 Changing Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time:

• Visit [COOKIE SETTINGS URL]
• Or use the "Cookie Settings" link in the website footer

5.3 Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies
• Edge: Settings → Privacy → Cookies

Note: Blocking essential cookies may prevent the Service from working properly.

5.4 Do Not Track

We respect the Do Not Track (DNT) browser signal. If you enable DNT, we will not set analytics cookies.

6. LOCAL STORAGE AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

6.1 Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we use local storage:

• encryption_key_hash — Verifies your master password locally (Until cleared)
• draft_content — Auto-saves unsaved work (Until saved or cleared)
• ui_state — Remembers UI state (collapsed sections, etc.) (Persistent)

Local storage is stored only on your device and not transmitted to our servers.

6.2 Session Storage

We also use session storage:

• temp_upload — Temporary file upload data (Session)
• form_progress — Saves form progress (Session)

Session storage is cleared when you close your browser tab.

7. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last Updated" date.

8. CONTACT US

If you have questions about our use of cookies:

Email: [PRIVACY EMAIL]

Address:

[COMPANY NAME]
[ADDRESS]