Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar storage technologies the Owlogs website and application use, what each of them does, how long they persist, and how you can control them. It complements our Privacy Policy. We follow the guidance issued by the French CNIL for the use of cookies and other trackers under article 82 of the “Loi Informatique et Libertés” (ePrivacy implementation).
What are cookies and similar trackers
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device when you visit it. Similar technologies
include localStorage, sessionStorage, IndexedDB, web beacons and SDK identifiers.
Throughout this policy we use the word “tracker” to refer to all of them, regardless of the exact
technology.
Trackers are used either to make a site work (for example, to remember that you are signed in), to remember a preference (theme, language), to measure how a site is used, or to deliver targeted advertising. Some trackers are placed by us directly (“first-party”), others by services we embed (“third-party”).
Categories of trackers we use
Strictly necessary trackers
These trackers are required to deliver a service that you have explicitly requested — for example to keep you signed in across pages or to protect the application against cross-site request forgery. Under French and European law they do not require your prior consent.
| Tracker | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
laravel_session |
Maintains your authenticated session. | Browser session |
XSRF-TOKEN |
Protects forms and API calls against cross-site request forgery. | Browser session |
remember_web_* |
Keeps you signed in across browser restarts if you tick “remember me”. | Up to 1 year |
OWLOGS_LOCALE / theme preferences |
Remembers your language and interface preferences. | Up to 1 year |
Audience measurement & attribution
On the marketing pages we may use a privacy-friendly audience-measurement tool and capture limited attribution information (for example UTM parameters in the URL, the referring domain, the page you landed on) so that we can understand which channels bring visitors to us. When this measurement is configured to comply with the French CNIL exemption (no advertising use, no cross-site tracking, IP truncation), it can be deployed without prior consent; otherwise we request your consent through a banner before activating it.
| Tracker | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
laralog_attribution_v1 (localStorage) |
Records first-touch UTM parameters and referrer so we can attribute new sign-ups to a channel. Written once per browser and never overwritten. | Until you clear local storage |
Marketing & advertising
We do not currently use trackers for cross-site advertising, retargeting or third-party advertising profiling. If we introduce such trackers in the future, we will request your consent through a banner before activating them and we will update this policy accordingly.
Third-party trackers
Certain pages of the Service load third-party content that may set its own cookies. The main examples are:
- Stripe — loaded on the checkout and billing pages to handle card capture securely. Stripe sets cookies for fraud prevention and session continuity. Their use is governed by Stripe’s own privacy documentation.
- OAuth providers (GitHub, Google) — when you choose to sign in or link your account through an OAuth provider, the provider may set its own cookies during the authentication round-trip.
- Slack — the Slack OAuth and event flows may set cookies on Slack’s own domain when you connect a Slack workspace.
We do not control cookies set by third parties on their own domains. Refer to the privacy and cookie documentation of each provider for details and opt-out instructions.
Consent and how to change it
For trackers that require it, we ask for your consent through a banner on your first visit. Refusing non-essential trackers is as easy as accepting them, and refusal does not degrade the strictly necessary functionality of the Service. Your choice is recorded for up to six months, after which we will ask again.
You can change your choice at any time by clicking the “Cookie settings” link in the footer (when present) or by clearing your browser’s storage for our domain.
Managing cookies in your browser
Every modern browser lets you list, block or delete cookies and other site storage from its settings. Note that disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from using the Service. The official documentation of common browsers explains how to do it: Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Edge and Brave each provide step-by-step instructions under “Privacy and security”.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we introduce new categories of trackers or new third-party providers, we will update this page and, where required, ask for your renewed consent through the banner.
Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent to privacy@owlogs.io.