Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your browser and remember information about your visit, such as your login status and preferences.

2. Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (Required)

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

• Authentication cookies: Set by Clerk to maintain your logged-in session. Without these, you cannot use the platform.
• Security tokens: Used to protect against CSRF attacks and to verify the integrity of requests to our API.

Functional Cookies (Optional)

These cookies help us provide a better experience but are not required for core functionality:

• Preference cookies: Remember your settings such as language and workspace preferences.

Analytics Cookies (Optional)

We may use cookies to understand how users interact with our platform, to identify popular features and improve usability. Any analytics data is anonymized before use.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages:

• Clerk (clerk.com): Sets cookies for authentication and session management.
• Cloudflare: May set security cookies to protect the platform from bots and attacks.

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review.

4. How to Control Cookies

You can control and delete cookies in several ways:

• Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Visit your browser's help documentation for instructions.
• Opt-out tools: For analytics cookies, you can typically opt out via your browser's "Do Not Track" setting.

Please note that disabling essential cookies will prevent you from logging in and using the Ryncast platform. Disabling optional cookies may affect your user experience.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when our practices change. We will update the "last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.