Cookie Policy
Effective Date: November 20, 2025
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide essential functionality, remember your preferences, understand how you use our Service, and improve your experience. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive and stored in your browser.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several purposes: (a) Authentication and security (ensuring you remain logged in and protecting against unauthorized access); (b) Session management (maintaining your session state across pages); (c) Preferences (remembering your settings and choices); (d) Analytics (understanding how visitors interact with our Service); and (e) Performance optimization (improving load times and user experience).
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Service to function and cannot be disabled. They enable core functionality such as authentication, security, and session management.
Cookie Name: __session (Clerk Auth)
Purpose: Authentication and session management
Duration: Session (expires when browser closes)
Provider: Clerk (clerk.com)
2. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and settings.
Cookie Name: cookie-consent
Purpose: Store your cookie consent preferences
Duration: 12 months
Provider: PersistQ (first-party)
3. Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Service by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this data to improve performance and user experience.
Cookie Name: _va (Vercel Analytics)
Purpose: Anonymous page view tracking and performance monitoring
Duration: 24 hours
Provider: Vercel (vercel.com)
Cookie Name: highlight-session (Highlight.io)
Purpose: Session replay and error monitoring for debugging
Duration: 30 days
Provider: Highlight.io (highlight.io)
4. Marketing Cookies
We currently do not use marketing or advertising cookies. If we introduce them in the future, we will update this policy and obtain your explicit consent.
Third-Party Cookies
We use the following third-party services that may set cookies: (a) Clerk (authentication and user management); (b) Vercel (hosting and analytics); (c) Highlight.io (monitoring and error tracking). These providers may use cookies to deliver their services. Their use of cookies is governed by their respective privacy policies. We do not control third-party cookies and recommend reviewing their privacy policies for more information.
Your Cookie Choices
You have several options to manage cookies:
- Cookie Banner: When you first visit our site, you can accept all cookies, accept only necessary cookies, or customize your preferences.
- Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete existing cookies. Instructions vary by browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge). Note that disabling necessary cookies may affect site functionality.
- Opt-Out Links: You can opt out of analytics tracking through provider-specific mechanisms (Vercel Analytics, Highlight.io).
- Do Not Track: We respect Do Not Track (DNT) signals for analytics cookies where technically feasible.
Cookie Consent Management
We maintain records of your cookie consent preferences, including: (a) Timestamp of consent; (b) Cookie banner version displayed; (c) Categories of cookies accepted or rejected; (d) Method of consent (accept all, necessary only, or custom). You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site, or by contacting us at support@persistq.com.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our use of cookies or changes in legal requirements. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this page and, where appropriate, by displaying a notice or seeking renewed consent via our cookie banner.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us at support@persistq.com.