Cookie Policy

1. 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 to provide information to website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies on AiCrate.ai to enhance your experience, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device until they expire or are deleted).

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility.

  • Authentication cookies: Store your login session so you can access your account securely
  • Security cookies: Help protect against security threats and fraud
  • Load balancing cookies: Distribute website traffic across servers

These cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the website to function.

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your choices and preferences to provide a more personalized experience.

  • Theme preference: Remembers your dark/light mode preference
  • Cookie preferences: Stores your cookie consent choices

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

  • Vercel Analytics: Provides insights into website performance and user behavior
  • Usage statistics: Tracks page views, user flows, and feature usage

These cookies can be disabled through your cookie preferences.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages.

  • Google Fonts: May set cookies to optimize font loading
  • Payment processors: Stripe, x402 payment protocol, PayPal, and Plaid may use cookies for secure payment processing, transaction verification, and fraud prevention

4. Cookie Duration

Cookies we set have different lifespans:

  • Session cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (up to 1 year for preferences) or until you delete them

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

  • Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our site, you can choose which types of cookies to accept
  • Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies, or delete cookies that have already been set
  • Cookie Preferences: You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our footer

Note: Disabling certain cookies may impact your experience on our website. Some features may not function properly if essential cookies are disabled.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may set cookies:

  • Vercel Analytics: Web analytics service. You can learn more about their cookie usage in their privacy policy.
  • Google Fonts: Font delivery service. Google may set cookies to track font usage.
  • Stripe: Payment processing service that uses cookies for secure transaction processing, payment intent management, and fraud prevention.
  • x402 Payment Protocol: Payment processing service that uses cookies for secure transaction processing and payment verification.
  • PayPal: Payment processing service that uses cookies for secure transaction processing and fraud prevention.
  • Plaid: Bank account verification service that uses cookies for secure authentication and account linking.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding cookies:

  • Right to be informed about cookie usage
  • Right to consent to non-essential cookies
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time
  • Right to access information about cookies we use

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at support@aicrate.ai

Last updated: December 25, 2025