Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 18, 2026

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are used to remember preferences, maintain sessions, and analyse usage. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and IndexedDB.

2. Cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the Service to function. They include authentication session cookies and CSRF protection tokens. They cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality.

CookiePurposeDuration
session_tokenAuthentication sessionSession / 30 days
csrf_tokenCross-site request forgery protectionSession
themeLight/dark mode preference1 year

Analytics cookies

We currently do not use third-party analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics). If we introduce analytics in the future, we will update this policy and request consent before setting any non-essential cookies.

Marketing / advertising cookies

We do not use marketing or advertising cookies. We do not track you across other websites and we do not serve targeted ads.

3. Cookies set during scans

When you use the scanning feature, our server-side scanner loads target websites in an isolated Chromium browser instance. Any cookies set by the scanned website are captured and analysed in that isolated environment. These cookies are never set on your browser or device — they only exist in the scan report data.

4. Third-party services

The following third-party services may set cookies when you interact with them:

5. Managing cookies

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from signing in and using authenticated features. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View all cookies stored by a website
  • Delete cookies for specific sites or all sites
  • Block cookies from specific domains
  • Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being set

6. Changes to this policy

We will update this policy if we change which cookies we use. Significant changes will be communicated via email or an in-app notification.

7. Contact

For questions about our cookie usage, contact us at: privacy@cookierisk.eu