Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.

2. How We Use Cookies

CourtSwap uses cookies for the following purposes:

Type	Purpose	Duration
Essential	Required for the website to function (authentication, security)	Session / 30 days
Preferences	Remember your settings (language, dark mode)	1 year
Analytics	Understand how visitors use our site	2 years

3. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They include:

Session cookies: Keep you logged in while browsing
Security cookies: Protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Load balancing: Ensure optimal server performance

You cannot opt out of essential cookies as they are required for the site to work.

4. Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your choices to provide a personalized experience:

Language preference: Remember your selected language (EN, PT, ES)
Theme preference: Remember dark/light mode setting
View preferences: Remember grid/list view in browse page

5. Analytics Cookies

We use analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve the user experience. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized.

We may use services like Google Analytics or similar tools. You can opt out of analytics cookies through your browser settings or by using browser extensions.

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some third-party services we use may set their own cookies:

Stripe: For secure payment processing
Google: For OAuth authentication (if you sign in with Google)
Cloudflare: For security and performance

These services have their own privacy policies governing their use of cookies.

7. Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

View what cookies are stored on your device
Delete some or all cookies
Block cookies from specific or all websites
Set preferences for different types of cookies

Note that blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality of CourtSwap.

Browser Cookie Settings

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at [email protected]