Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better browsing experience, and supply information to the website operators.

Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and tracking pixels. This policy covers all such technologies used on our site.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• Essential functionality — Ensuring the website works correctly, managing your session, and remembering your cookie preferences.
• Enhanced features — Remembering your language preference and chatbot conversation state for a seamless experience.
• Analytics — Understanding how visitors use our site, which pages are most popular, and how we can improve the experience.

3. Cookie Categories

a) Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms.

• CookieConsent — Stores your cookie consent preferences (Cookiebot CMP). Duration: 1 year
• shareit-cookie-consent — Fallback consent state when Cookiebot is not configured (localStorage). Duration: Persistent
• CSRF token — Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks. Duration: Session

b) Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use. If you do not allow these cookies, some features may not function properly.

• language — Remembers your preferred language. Duration: 1 year
• conversationId — Maintains your chatbot session state (sessionStorage). Duration: Browser session
• chat-store — Stores chatbot UI state and conversation history (sessionStorage). Duration: Browser session

c) Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our site by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They are only loaded after you grant consent.

• _ga — Google Analytics. Distinguishes unique users. Duration: 2 years
• _gid — Google Analytics. Distinguishes unique users (24h). Duration: 24 hours
• _ga_* — Google Analytics 4. Maintains session state. Duration: 2 years
• va — Vercel Analytics. Privacy-friendly, first-party analytics (no personally identifiable information). Duration: Session

d) Marketing Cookies

We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies on this site. If we introduce them in the future, this policy will be updated and your consent will be required before they are set.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. The relevant third parties are:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC) — For website analytics. Google’s privacy policy
• Vercel (Vercel Inc.) — For first-party website analytics and performance monitoring. Vercel’s privacy policy
• Cookiebot (Cybot A/S) — For cookie consent management. Cookiebot’s privacy policy

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner will appear at the bottom of the page. You can choose to accept all cookies, accept only necessary cookies, or manage your preferences for each category. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these controls in the "Options," "Settings," or "Privacy" section of your browser. Common options include:

• Blocking all cookies
• Accepting only first-party cookies
• Deleting cookies when you close your browser
• Browsing in "private" or "incognito" mode

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our website and other websites you visit.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page when changes are made. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

7. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@shareitglobal.co
• Related policies: Privacy Policy | Terms of Service