Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2024

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

We use cookies to enhance your experience on QRLynx, remember your preferences, and analyze how you use our service.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. These include session tokens to maintain your login session, CSRF tokens for security protection, and cookie consent preferences that remember your choices for up to 1 year.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They remember your QR code design preferences for 30 days, store your preferred theme (light/dark mode) for 1 year, and save your language preference for 1 year. This ensures a consistent and personalized experience across your visits.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _ga_*) lasting 2 years to distinguish users and track session data. We also use our own analytics cookies for 90 days to track feature usage and performance metrics.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertising and measure campaign effectiveness. Marketing campaign cookies last 30 days to track campaign effectiveness, and referral source cookies last 7 days to identify how you found our site.

Third-Party Cookies

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

Authentication Services: When you sign in using Google or Microsoft OAuth, these providers may place cookies for authentication and security purposes.

Payment Processing: Stripe, our payment processor, may place cookies to prevent fraud and ensure secure transactions.

Analytics: Google Analytics helps us understand site usage and improve our service by collecting anonymous data.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options to manage cookies. When you first visit our site, you'll see a cookie consent banner where you can accept all cookies, decline non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences by category.

Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

Chrome: Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data

Firefox: Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data

Safari: Go to Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data

Edge: Go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on QRLynx. You may need to re-enter information more frequently, some features may not work properly, your preferences may not be saved, and you may see less relevant content.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us through our contact page.

Our Commitment to Privacy: We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data practices. This Cookie Policy is part of our broader commitment to privacy.