Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to the site owners. Cookies can be "first-party" (set by the website you are visiting) or "third-party" (set by a domain other than the one you are visiting).

In addition to cookies, we also use similar technologies including local storage (data stored in your browser that persists across sessions), tracking pixels (small transparent images embedded in emails or web pages that record when content is viewed), and web beacons (similar to pixels, used to track user behavior and measure the effectiveness of content). Throughout this policy, "cookies" refers to all of these technologies unless otherwise specified.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies on the Sparq platform:

3. Specific Technologies

The following third-party services set cookies when you use the Sparq platform:

• Clerk: Handles authentication cookies and session management. Clerk uses secure, encrypted tokens to maintain your login state and protect your account. These are essential cookies that cannot be disabled.
• Stripe: Sets cookies for fraud prevention, payment processing, and remembering payment methods. Stripe cookies help secure transactions and reduce friction during checkout. These are essential cookies related to payment functionality.
• Vercel: Our hosting provider may set cookies for analytics and performance monitoring, including tracking page load times and identifying performance bottlenecks. These fall under our analytics cookies category.

4. Managing Your Cookies

When you first visit Sparq, you will see a cookie consent banner that gives you the option to "Accept All" cookies or "Manage Preferences" to choose which categories of non-essential cookies you wish to allow. You can change your preferences at any time.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most modern browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies. Please note that blocking essential cookies will prevent you from logging in and using core Platform features. For browser-specific instructions on managing cookies, consult the help documentation for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge.

You can also opt out of interest-based advertising through industry tools provided by the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), and the European Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA). These organizations provide centralized opt-out mechanisms for participating advertising networks.

5. Do Not Track

We recognize Do Not Track (DNT) browser signals. When we detect a DNT signal from your browser, we disable non-essential cookies and analytics tracking for your session. This means that only essential cookies required for authentication and security will remain active.

Please note that enabling DNT may limit some Platform functionality that relies on analytics or functional cookies, such as personalized recommendations or saved preferences.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the technologies we use, or applicable legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will post the updated policy with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

7. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at hello@getsparq.io. For more information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.