Cookies & Local Storage Policy

This policy explains how GlobalFeels uses cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to provide, secure, and improve our platform.

1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. Local storage is a similar technology that allows web applications to store data locally on your device. We use these tools primarily to remember your preferences and keep you logged in.

2. How We Use Them

GlobalFeels currently uses these technologies for strictly necessary and functional purposes. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

• Authentication & Security: We use cookies/session storage to maintain your logged-in state, verify your identity, and protect your account from unauthorized access. We also use these tools to enforce rate limits (preventing spam on the mood map).
• Language Preferences: We use local storage (specifically keys like gf_locale and gf_locale_source) to remember your chosen language so you don't have to select it every time you visit.
• Beta Access: During our beta phase, we may store a token in local storage to remember that you have provided a valid access code.
• UI Preferences: We may store minor preferences, such as whether you have dismissed certain tooltips or panels.

3. Third-Party Services

Because we prioritize your privacy, we keep third-party integrations to an absolute minimum. We may use services like Google Fonts to deliver typography, which may log your IP address temporarily, but we do not allow third-party trackers or ad networks on our platform.

4. Managing Your Preferences

You have control over your local data:

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies and local storage. Please note that blocking all cookies will prevent you from logging into your account or saving your language preference.
• Logging Out: When you log out of GlobalFeels, we clear your authentication session data.
• Clearing Data: You can clear your browser's site data at any time to remove all saved preferences and sessions from GlobalFeels.