What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a personalized experience, and generate reports to help us understand how visitors interact with our platform. Cookies do not typically contain personally identifiable information, but they may store unique identifiers that help us recognize your browser.
How We Use Cookies
At .git, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as pixels, web beacons, and local storage) to:
- Ensure the security and proper functioning of our platform and services
- Remember your preferences and login session information
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns to improve performance
- Personalize content and recommendations based on your activity
- Deliver relevant advertising and measure campaign effectiveness (where applicable)
Important: We only use cookies that are essential for platform functionality without your explicit consent. All non-essential cookies require your opt-in through our cookie banner upon your first visit.
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website and platform. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and user authentication. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided. They do not collect personal information that could identify you.
2. Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous, aggregated information. They track metrics like page views, bounce rates, and traffic sources. This data allows us to optimize site performance and user experience. All analytics data is anonymized and never linked to individual user identities.
3. Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, or other customizable parts of web pages.
4. Targeting & Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements based on your interests and behavior. They may also limit the number of times you see an ad and help measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns. These cookies are set with your explicit consent and can be disabled at any time through your browser settings or our cookie preference center.
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 and cookie policies of these third parties. Common third-party providers we may use include:
- Analytics: Google Analytics, Plausible Analytics
- Security: Cloudflare, reCAPTCHA
- Customer Support: Intercom, Zendesk
- Content & Video: YouTube, Vimeo embeds
These third parties may set their own cookies when you interact with their services on our platform. Their use of such cookies is governed by their respective privacy policies.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to:
- View which cookies are stored on your device
- Block first-party and/or third-party cookies
- Delete existing cookies
- Set preferences to automatically delete cookies when you close your browser
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and performance of our platform. You can also update your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of our website or by visiting our dedicated Consent Center.
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Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. When we make significant changes, we will notify you through our website or via email. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our platform after any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.