Cookie Policy
How VynDeal uses cookies and similar storage.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include localStorage, sessionStorage, and pixel tags. We use the term "cookies" to cover all of them in this policy.
2. Cookies we use
| Cookie / storage | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
vd_session | Keeps you logged into the VynDeal application | Strictly necessary | Session / 30 days if "remember me" |
vd_csrf | Protection against cross-site request forgery | Strictly necessary | Session |
vd_theme (localStorage) | Remembers your display preference (purple/warm/dark) | Functional | Until you clear browser storage |
vd_cookie_consent (localStorage) | Records your cookie consent choice | Strictly necessary | 12 months |
vd_currency (localStorage) | Remembers your selected display currency in the app | Functional | Until you clear browser storage |
We do not currently use third-party analytics, advertising, or social-media cookies. If we add them in future, this page and our consent banner will be updated, and we will request your consent before loading them.
3. Strictly necessary vs other cookies
"Strictly necessary" cookies are required for the website and application to function (login, security, your saved preferences). They do not require consent under UK PECR / EU ePrivacy.
Any non-strictly-necessary cookies require your prior, freely-given, specific, informed, unambiguous consent. We collect this through the cookie banner that appears on your first visit.
4. Manage your preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time:
- Or clear your browser cookies and storage to be re-prompted
5. Browser controls
Most browsers let you control cookies through settings. Some controls block all cookies, which may break websites. See:
6. Contact
Questions about cookies: privacy@vyndeal.com