Cookie Policy

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 efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to site operators. Cookies may be set by the site you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party services that the site uses (“third-party cookies”).

Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They include cookies for authentication (Firebase Auth session tokens), security (CSRF protection), and payment processing (Stripe fraud detection). Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided.

Functional

Functional cookies remember your preferences, such as language settings, theme choices, and previously entered form data. They enhance your experience but are not strictly required for the site to operate.

Analytics

We use Vercel Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are visited most often, how users navigate the site, and where errors occur. Analytics data is aggregated and does not personally identify you. These cookies help us improve site performance and content.

Advertising

Makai does not currently use advertising cookies. If we introduce advertising cookies in the future, we will update this policy and provide appropriate notice and consent mechanisms before they are set.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services that we use to provide core functionality:

• Stripe: Sets cookies for payment security, fraud prevention, and PCI-DSS compliance. These are strictly necessary for processing payments.
• Firebase (Google): Sets cookies for authentication session management, including login state persistence and security tokens.
• Vercel: Sets cookies for analytics data collection, including page views and performance metrics.

These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review them: Stripe ( stripe.com/privacy ), Google ( policies.google.com/privacy ), Vercel ( vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy ).

Managing Cookies

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

• View what cookies are stored and delete them individually or in bulk
• Block third-party cookies
• Block cookies from specific sites
• Block all cookies from being set
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking or deleting strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the website from functioning correctly, including authentication and payment processing.

Global Privacy Control (GPC): We honor the Global Privacy Control signal. If your browser sends a GPC signal, we will treat it as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, where applicable under law.

Cookie Retention

Cookies have varying lifespans depending on their purpose:

• Session cookies: Deleted automatically when you close your browser. Used for temporary authentication state and CSRF protection.
• Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period. Authentication cookies persist for up to 30 days. Analytics cookies persist for up to 12 months. Preference cookies persist for up to 12 months.

Contact Us

Questions about our use of cookies? Contact us at privacy@themakaiapp.com

Makai Technologies, Inc.
Florida, United States