🍪 Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website or use our app. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our services.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

2.1 Essential Cookies

Purpose: Required for the website to function properly

• Session cookies: Keep you logged in
• Security cookies: Protect against fraud and abuse
• CSRF tokens: Prevent cross-site request forgery

Duration: Session or up to 30 days

Can be disabled: ❌ No (required for functionality)

2.2 Functional Cookies

Purpose: Remember your preferences and settings

• Language preference: Remember your language choice
• Theme preference: Remember dark/light mode
• Layout preferences: Remember your UI customizations

Duration: Up to 1 year

Can be disabled: ✅ Yes (but may affect experience)

2.3 Analytics Cookies

Purpose: Help us understand how you use our services

• Page views: Track which pages you visit
• Feature usage: Understand which features are popular
• Performance: Identify slow pages or errors

Duration: Up to 2 years

Can be disabled: ✅ Yes

2.4 Advertising Cookies

Purpose: Show you relevant advertisements

• Ad targeting: Show ads based on your interests
• Ad frequency: Limit how often you see the same ad
• Ad effectiveness: Measure ad performance

Duration: Up to 1 year

Can be disabled: ✅ Yes

3. Third-Party Cookies

We use services from trusted third parties that may set their own cookies:

4. How to Control Cookies

4.1 Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies
• Edge: Settings → Privacy → Cookies

4.2 Mobile App Settings

In the Ghury mobile app:

1. Go to Settings
2. Select Privacy
3. Choose Cookie Preferences
4. Toggle cookie categories on/off

4.3 Opt-Out Links

• Google Analytics: Opt-out
• Ad personalization: Google Ads Settings
• Facebook Ads: Ad Preferences

5. Cookie Consent

When you first visit Ghury, we ask for your consent to use non-essential cookies. You can:

• ✅ Accept all: Allow all cookies for the best experience
• ⚙️ Customize: Choose which cookie categories to allow
• ❌ Reject all: Only essential cookies will be used

You can change your preferences at any time in Settings → Privacy → Cookie Preferences.

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

7. Cookie Retention

Cookie Type	Retention Period	Purpose
Session cookies	Until browser closes	Maintain login session
Authentication	30 days	Remember login
Preferences	1 year	Save settings
Analytics	2 years	Usage statistics
Advertising	1 year	Ad targeting

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we make changes:

• 📧 We'll notify you via email (if you're registered)
• 📱 We'll show a notification in the app
• 📅 The "Last Updated" date will change

Continued use of our services after changes means you accept the updated policy.

9. Contact Us About Cookies

If you have questions about our use of cookies:

10. Your Rights

Under GDPR and other privacy laws, you have the right to:

• ✅ Know what cookies we use
• ✅ Control which cookies are set
• ✅ Delete cookies at any time
• ✅ Opt-out of non-essential cookies
• ✅ Access your cookie data