Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences, analyzing how you use our service, and ensuring our website functions properly.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control them. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we protect and use your personal information.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They include:

• Authentication cookies: Keep you logged in to your account
• Security cookies: Protect against fraudulent activity and ensure secure connections
• Load balancing cookies: Distribute traffic across our servers for optimal performance
• Session cookies: Remember your actions during a single browsing session

Functional Cookies

These cookies enhance your experience by remembering your preferences:

• Preference cookies: Remember your settings like language, timezone, and notification preferences
• Interface cookies: Store your customization choices for dashboards and layouts
• Accessibility cookies: Remember accessibility settings you've enabled

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how you use our service so we can improve it:

• Usage analytics: Track which features are most popular and how users navigate our platform
• Performance monitoring: Identify technical issues and optimize loading times
• Error tracking: Help us identify and fix bugs in our service

Note: All analytics data is aggregated and anonymized to protect your privacy.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies help us provide relevant information about our services:

• Campaign tracking: Understand which marketing efforts are most effective
• Personalization cookies: Show you relevant content based on your interests
• Conversion tracking: Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns

Note: We only use marketing cookies with your explicit consent.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services that we use to enhance our platform:

Service Providers

• Cloud Infrastructure: Cookies from our hosting providers to ensure reliable service delivery
• Analytics Services: Aggregated usage analytics to help us improve our platform
• Support Tools: Customer support chat and help desk functionality
• Payment Processing: Secure payment processing for subscription management

Integration Partners

When you connect third-party services (like calendar or task management apps) to Time Team AI, those services may set their own cookies according to their privacy policies.

How Long Cookies Last

Session Cookies

These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They're used for essential functions like keeping you logged in during your visit.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. We use different durations based on the cookie's purpose:

• Preference cookies: Up to 1 year
• Analytics cookies: Up to 2 years
• Security cookies: Up to 30 days
• Marketing cookies: Up to 1 year (with your consent)

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, we'll ask for your consent to use non-essential cookies. You can:

• Accept all cookies
• Accept only essential cookies
• Customize your preferences by cookie category
• Change your preferences at any time through your account settings

Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

• Block all cookies: Prevent all cookies from being set (may affect website functionality)
• Block third-party cookies: Allow only cookies from our domain
• Delete existing cookies: Remove cookies already stored on your device
• Receive notifications: Get alerts when websites want to set cookies

Browser-Specific Instructions

Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you can disable cookies, doing so may affect your experience with our service:

Essential Cookies

Disabling essential cookies will prevent core functionality:

• You may not be able to log in to your account
• Security features may not work properly
• Your session may not persist between page visits
• Some features may not load correctly

Functional Cookies

Disabling functional cookies means:

• Your preferences won't be remembered between visits
• You'll need to reconfigure settings each time you visit
• Personalized features may not work as expected

Analytics Cookies

Disabling analytics cookies:

• Won't affect your ability to use our service
• May limit our ability to improve the platform based on usage patterns
• Could result in less optimized performance over time

Mobile Applications

Our mobile applications may use similar technologies to cookies, including:

• Local storage: Store preferences and settings on your device
• Device identifiers: Unique identifiers for analytics and security
• Push notification tokens: Enable us to send you relevant notifications
• Crash reporting data: Help us identify and fix technical issues

You can control these through your device's privacy settings or within the app's settings menu.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will:

• Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
• Notify you through our platform or via email
• Request new consent if required by law
• Provide a summary of key changes

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Questions About Cookies

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

You can also manage your cookie preferences directly through your account settings when logged in to our platform.