1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, improve efficiency, and provide information to website owners. This policy covers cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as local storage and pixel tags).
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides broader information about how we handle personal data.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential / Strictly Necessary: These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They do not require your consent under the ePrivacy Directive.
- Analytics / Performance: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve website performance. All information collected is aggregated and anonymised. They are only placed with your consent.
- Marketing / Targeting: We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies. If this changes, we will update this policy and request your consent.
3. Cookies We Use
The following cookies are set on this website:
| Name | Category | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __Host-next-auth.csrf-token | Essential | CSRF protection for form submissions. | akarguard.net | Session |
| _vercel_analytics_id | Analytics | Anonymised visitor analytics provided by Vercel Analytics. No personally identifiable information is stored. | vercel.com | 1 year |
| ag_cookie_consent | Essential | Stores your cookie consent preferences to avoid re-showing the banner on each visit. | akarguard.net | 1 year |
4. Your Consent and How to Manage Cookies
When you first visit this website, we show a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category.
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the button below or via the "Cookie Settings" link in the website footer.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this website. For guidance on managing cookies in your browser, visit aboutcookies.org.
5. Third-Party Cookies
We use Vercel Analytics, operated by Vercel Inc., for website performance analytics. Vercel Analytics is designed to be privacy-friendly: it does not use fingerprinting, does not store IP addresses, and collects only aggregated, anonymised data. For more information, see Vercel's privacy documentation.
6. Legal Basis
Essential cookies are placed on the basis of legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) and the exemption under Recital 25 of the ePrivacy Directive, as they are strictly necessary for the provision of the service.
Analytics and marketing cookies are placed only on the basis of your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You have the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please re-visit this page regularly to stay informed. The "Last updated" date at the top will indicate when changes were made.
Questions about cookies?
Contact us at privacy@akarguard.net