1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience. SkillSwarm uses cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage) to operate and enhance the Platform.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the Platform to function. They cannot be disabled. They include:

Authentication cookies: Maintain your signed-in session via NextAuth.js (e.g., next-auth.session-token)
CSRF protection: Prevent cross-site request forgery attacks (e.g., next-auth.csrf-token)
Security cookies: Ensure secure communication between your browser and our servers

Functional Cookies

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

Currency preference: Remembers your selected display currency (USD, INR, EUR, etc.)
Theme settings: Stores your UI preferences
Dismissed notices: Remembers banners or prompts you have closed

Analytics Cookies

We may use anonymized analytics to understand how users interact with the Platform. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information and help us:

Understand which pages are most popular
Identify navigation patterns and usability issues
Measure the effectiveness of new features

3. Cookies We Do NOT Use

SkillSwarm does not use:

Third-party advertising or tracking cookies
Cross-site behavioral targeting cookies
Social media tracking pixels (Facebook Pixel, etc.)
Any cookies that sell or share your data with advertisers

4. Third-Party Services

Some third-party services integrated into the Platform may set their own cookies:

Razorpay: Our payment processor may set cookies during the checkout process to facilitate secure payments
Google OAuth: Sets cookies during the sign-in flow to authenticate your identity

These third-party cookies are governed by the respective provider's privacy and cookie policies.

5. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

View and delete existing cookies
Block all or certain cookies
Set preferences for specific websites
Get notifications when a cookie is set

Please note that disabling essential cookies may prevent you from using certain features of the Platform, such as signing in or making payments.

6. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage to store non-sensitive preferences such as your selected currency, sidebar state, and recently viewed agents. Local storage data remains on your device and is not transmitted to our servers.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal compliance. We will indicate the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at privacy@skillswarm.com.