What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website or use a web-based software platform. They help our SaaS platform remember your preferences, maintain your login session, track software usage, and provide a better user experience.
🍪 Cookies Explained
Think of cookies as digital sticky notes that help our software platform remember you. They keep you logged into your subscription account and make your software experience faster and more personalized.
How We Use Cookies on Our SaaS Platform
BrandVerify uses cookies to:
- Authentication: Keep you logged into your software subscription account
- Software Functionality: Remember your tool preferences and settings
- Session Management: Maintain your active software session
- Analytics: Understand how subscribers use our software platform
- Performance Monitoring: Track software performance and identify technical issues
- Security: Protect your subscription account against fraud and unauthorized access
- Advertising: Display relevant ads through Google AdSense (on free tier)
Types of Cookies We Use
🔧 Essential Software Cookies
Purpose: Necessary for SaaS platform functionality
Duration: Session or up to 1 year
Can be disabled: No (software platform won't work properly)
These cookies are essential for basic software functions like authentication, accessing your subscription account, maintaining your login session, and remembering software settings.
📊 Analytics Cookies
Purpose: Help us understand software usage and subscriber behavior
Duration: Up to 2 years
Can be disabled: Yes
We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how subscribers interact with our SaaS platform. This helps us improve our software tools, identify bugs, and enhance user experience.
🎯 Advertising Cookies (Free Tier Only)
Purpose: Display relevant advertisements to free tier users
Duration: Up to 2 years
Can be disabled: Yes
Google AdSense uses cookies to show relevant ads to free tier users. Premium subscribers do not see advertisements and are not subject to advertising cookies.
⚙️ Functionality Cookies
Purpose: Remember your software preferences and settings
Duration: Up to 1 year
Can be disabled: Yes (but will reduce software functionality)
These cookies remember choices you make within our software platform (like tool preferences, dashboard layouts, default settings) to provide enhanced features and personalization.
🔐 Security Cookies
Purpose: Protect your subscription account and prevent unauthorized access
Duration: Session or up to 30 days
Can be disabled: No (required for account security)
These cookies help us verify your identity, detect suspicious activity, and protect your software subscription account from unauthorized access.
Third-Party Cookies
We use the following third-party services that may set cookies on our SaaS platform:
Google Analytics
Tracks software usage and subscriber behavior to help us improve our SaaS platform. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Google AdSense (Free Tier Only)
Displays personalized advertisements to free tier users. Premium subscribers are not subject to AdSense cookies. Manage ad settings at Google Ads Settings.
Payment Processors
When processing subscription payments, our payment gateways (Paddle, Razorpay, Cashfree, PayPal) may set their own cookies for fraud prevention and transaction processing.
Social Media Platforms
If you share content from our software platform, social media platforms may set their own cookies.
🔒 Your Control
You can control third-party cookies through your browser settings or by visiting each service's opt-out page. Note that blocking certain cookies may affect software functionality.
Managing Cookies
You have several options to manage cookies on our SaaS platform:
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete existing cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Block cookies from specific sites
- Accept or reject all cookies
- Delete all cookies when you close the browser
Popular Browser Instructions
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies
Platform-Specific Cookie Settings
Within your BrandVerify account dashboard, you can:
- Manage analytics cookie preferences
- View what cookies are currently stored
- Clear platform-specific cookies (while remaining logged in)
⚠️ Important Note
Blocking essential cookies will prevent you from logging into your subscription account and using our software platform. Some software features require cookies to function properly.
Cookie Duration
Cookies on our SaaS platform can be stored for different lengths of time:
- Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser or log out of your account
- Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (days, months, or years)
We use both types depending on their purpose. Essential authentication cookies may be persistent to keep you logged in, while some security cookies are session-based. Analytics and advertising cookies are typically persistent.
Updates to Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our SaaS platform practices, new software features, or for legal compliance reasons. We will notify you by:
- Posting the updated policy on this page
- Updating the "Last Updated" date
- Displaying a notification within your software dashboard
- Sending email notification to active subscribers (for material changes)
We encourage you to review this policy periodically, especially after software platform updates.
Contact Us About Cookies
If you have questions about our use of cookies on the BrandVerify SaaS platform, please contact us:
- Email: [email protected]
- Subject Line: "Cookie Policy Inquiry"
- Company: Media Experts (operating BrandVerify SaaS platform)
- Location: India
Our software support team will respond within 24-48 hours.