Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly and provide information about how users interact with the platform.

Some cookies are essential for the operation of the service, while others require your consent.

A. Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are necessary for the platform to function and cannot be disabled.

They are used for:

• Authentication and account sessions
• Security and fraud prevention
• Remembering basic settings

Legal basis: Legitimate interest / service necessity

B. Analytics Cookies (Optional)

With your consent, we use:

Google Analytics (GA4)

Purpose:

• Understand how users navigate the platform
• Improve usability and performance

Data collected may include:

• Pages visited
• Device type
• Browser information
• General geographic region (not precise location)

We configure analytics to:

• Anonymize IP addresses where applicable
• Avoid collecting personally identifiable information

Legal basis: Consent

C. Session Recording Cookies (Optional)

With your consent, we use:

Microsoft Clarity

Purpose:

• Analyze user interaction patterns
• Improve user experience

Clarity may collect:

• Clicks and scroll behavior
• Page navigation flow
• Device and browser information

We configure Clarity to:

• Mask sensitive inputs (such as passwords)
• Avoid recording private content fields
• Exclude sensitive user-generated content areas

Legal basis: Consent

When you first visit Margostery, you are asked to choose your cookie preferences.

You may:

• Accept all optional cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customize your preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time in:

Settings → Privacy

Withdrawing consent does not affect previously processed data but will stop future tracking.

We use the following third-party providers:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC)
• Microsoft Clarity (Microsoft Corporation)

These providers may process data according to their own privacy policies.

Cookies may be:

• Session-based (deleted when you close your browser)
• Persistent (stored for a defined period)

Analytics and session recording cookies are retained according to the provider's configured retention settings.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.

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