Cookie Policy
Last Updated: October 22, 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.
How We Use Cookies
PaydayVibes uses cookies to enhance your experience, analyze site usage, and provide personalized content. We categorize cookies into three types:
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They are usually only set in response to actions you make, such as logging in or setting preferences.
Purpose:
- Authentication and session management
- Security and fraud prevention
- Remembering your timezone preference
- Cookie consent preferences
Examples:
next-auth.session-token- Authentication sessionpaydayvibes_cookie_consent- Cookie preferencespaydayvibes_timezone- Timezone preference
Analytics Cookies (Optional)
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the user experience.
Purpose:
- Understand which pages and features are most popular
- Identify technical issues and bugs
- Measure performance and load times
- Improve user experience based on usage patterns
Examples:
_ga- Google Analytics (distinguishes users)_ga_*- Google Analytics (session information)
Retention: Up to 2 years
Marketing Cookies (Optional)
These cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad.
Purpose:
- Deliver targeted advertising
- Measure ad campaign effectiveness
- Build marketing profiles
- Retarget visitors with relevant ads
Note: Currently, we do not use marketing cookies, but we may introduce them in the future with your explicit consent.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have control over which cookies you accept. You can manage your preferences at any time:
Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- View and delete cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Block all cookies (may affect website functionality)
- Clear cookies when you close your browser
Here are links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use:
- Google Analytics: For website analytics (only with your consent)
- Google OAuth: For authentication (essential cookie)
These third parties have their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them:
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@paydayvibes.com
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