Cookie Policy

Effective Date: December 6, 2024

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

InspectForge uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. We use both first-party cookies (set by us) and third-party cookies (set by other services we use).

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, secure login, and access to protected areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

  • Authentication cookies: Keep you logged in to your account
  • Security cookies: Protect against fraudulent activity
  • Cookie consent: Remember your cookie preferences

Legal Basis: Necessary for the legitimate operation of our service (GDPR Article 6(1)(f))

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website and service.

  • Google Analytics: Tracks page views, session duration, bounce rate, and user demographics
  • Performance monitoring: Identifies technical issues and slow-loading pages

Legal Basis: Your consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a))

Data Collected: IP address (anonymized), pages visited, time on site, device type, geographic location (country/city level)

Third-Party Provider: Google LLC - Google Privacy Policy

3.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies track your browsing activity across websites to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

  • Advertising cookies: Show you relevant ads on other websites
  • Conversion tracking: Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
  • Retargeting: Display our ads to users who previously visited our site

Legal Basis: Your consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a))

4. Specific Cookies We Use

Cookie NameTypePurposeDuration
cookieConsentNecessaryStores your cookie preferences1 year
_gaAnalyticsDistinguishes unique users2 years
_ga_*AnalyticsStores session information2 years
auth_tokenNecessaryMaintains your logged-in sessionSession

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or decline different types of cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer.

5.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block all cookies from specific websites
  • Block all cookies from being set
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may limit functionality or prevent you from using certain features.

5.3 Opt-Out Links

6. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers support "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals. Currently, there is no industry standard for how to respond to DNT signals. We do not currently respond to DNT signals, but you can control tracking through our cookie consent banner and browser settings.

7. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third parties:

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy.

9. Contact Us

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

10. Additional Resources