What this policy covers
Cookies are small files that a website puts on your device. Similar technologies, such as your browser's local and session storage, do the same job. This policy covers all of them when you use paxika.com. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy.
What we use
| Name or kind | Who sets it | What it is for | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| __session (cookie) | Paxika | Keeps you signed in on this device. It is sent only to our servers and cannot be read by scripts on the page. | Up to seven days, or until you sign out |
| Sign-in state (browser storage) | Google, for Firebase sign-in | Keeps your sign-in with our authentication provider so you do not have to repeat it on every page. | Until you sign out or clear your browser data |
| paxika:join and paxika:early-email (session storage) | Paxika | Carry the email address you gave on the front page, and the step you have reached, through joining in the same browser tab, so you do not retype it or lose your place. They are never sent in a web address. | Until you close the tab |
| paxika:signin-email (session storage) | Paxika | Carries your email address from one sign-in or password-reset page to the next in the same tab. | Until you close the tab, or the next page reads it |
| paxika:cookie-notice (browser storage) | Paxika | Remembers that you have seen the cookie notice, so it is not shown again. | Until you clear your browser data |
| Google Analytics (cookies _ga and _ga_ followed by an identifier) | Only if you accept on the cookie bar. Counts visits to our public pages, so we can see what is useful. Never runs where you are signed in or joining. | Up to two years, or until you decline or clear your cookies | |
| reCAPTCHA (cookies and scripts) | Checks that a sign-up or form submission comes from a person, not a bot, to protect the Services and the people on them. | Set by Google; up to six months | |
| Display preferences (browser storage) | Paxika | Remembers choices such as how you prefer a list to be shown, when those features are available. | Until you clear your browser data |
| paxika_preview (cookie) | Paxika | Used only by authorised Paxika personnel to review the Services before they open. You will not have it. | Up to thirty days |
What we do not use
We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, social-media tracking, fingerprinting, or advertising features of Google Analytics (we switch off Google signals and ad personalisation).
The cookie bar and your choice
The things we need to work and stay secure need no consent, so there is nothing to choose about them. Analytics is optional, so our cookie bar asks, with Accept and Decline as equal buttons. Nothing from Google Analytics loads until you accept, and declining costs you nothing. You can change your choice at any time with Cookie settings in the footer, which also removes the Google Analytics cookies if you decline.
Your choices
You can block or delete cookies and browser storage in your browser's settings. If you block the ones listed above you will not be able to stay signed in, and sign-up and forms may not work. Signing out ends your Paxika session and removes the sign-in cookie from this device.
Changes and contact
We will update this policy if what we store changes. Questions can be sent to connect@paxika.com.