What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember preferences, and provide analytics. Similar technologies — such as your browser's local storage and session storage — work in much the same way and are covered by this policy.
Cookies we use
- Essential — required for the Service to work, such as keeping you signed in to the app. The Service would not function without them.
- Analytics — Google Analytics on our website (certseal.com), with IP anonymization, so we can see how visitors use the site and improve it. We don't use analytics cookies in the app.
We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies, and we do not sell or share personal data with ad networks.
Cookies in detail
| Cookie | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
connect.sid | Keeps you signed in to the CertSeal app (app.certseal.com). | Essential | 30 days |
_ga | Google Analytics: distinguishes visitors to our website (certseal.com). | Analytics | 2 years |
_ga_<ID> | Google Analytics: keeps track of your current visit to our website. | Analytics | 2 years |
Browser storage
The app also keeps a few small items in your browser's local or session storage:
| Item | Purpose | Type | Kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pending invitation | Remembers an organization invitation you opened before signing in, so you can accept it afterwards. | Essential | Until you accept it |
| Reload marker | Reloads the app once after we release an update, instead of showing an error. | Essential | Until you close the tab |
| Gallery density | Remembers how densely you like the template gallery laid out. | Functional | Until you clear it |
Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties we use to run the Service:
- Google Analytics — sets the analytics cookies listed above on our website. Google's use of this data is described in its privacy policy.
- Cloudflare — delivers and protects our websites, and may set short-lived
security cookies (such as
__cf_bm) to tell people and bots apart. Our sign-up page uses Cloudflare Turnstile to check that you're not a bot. - Stripe — our checkout and billing pages are hosted by Stripe on its own domain, where Stripe sets its own cookies, including for fraud prevention.
Managing your cookies
You can control cookies in several ways:
- Clear or block cookies in your browser settings. Most browsers also let you set per-site preferences. Note that blocking essential cookies will prevent core features (like signing in) from working.
- Opt out of Google Analytics on all websites with Google's opt-out browser add-on.
- Use a tracker-blocking extension. The Service keeps working without analytics.
Do Not Track
Our websites don't currently change their behavior when your browser sends a Do Not Track ("DNT") signal. To stop analytics, block cookies in your browser or use Google's opt-out add-on above.
Changes to this policy
As our Service evolves, we may add, change, or remove cookies. We will update this page to reflect those changes.
Contact
Questions about cookies on CertSeal? Email hello@certseal.com.
Questions about this document? Email hello@certseal.com — a real human will reply.