1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website or use an application. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to the site operators.
Similar technologies — including local storage and session storage — serve comparable purposes and are covered by this policy.
2. Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the Service to function and cannot be switched off. They are set in response to actions you take, such as signing in or setting your preferences.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| auth_token | Authentication — a JSON Web Token (JWT) that verifies your identity and keeps you signed in. | Session / until sign-out |
| session_id | Session management — maintains your session state across page loads. | Session |
These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the Service. Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), consent is not required for strictly necessary cookies.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the Service to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalised features.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| theme_preference | Stores your dark mode / light mode preference. | 1 year |
Functional preferences are stored locally on your device using browser local storage and are not transmitted to our servers.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Our third-party service providers may set cookies on your device when you interact with certain features of the Service:
Stripe
Stripe, our payment processor, uses cookies for payment processing and fraud detection. These cookies are essential to processing payments securely and are set when you interact with payment forms. For details, see Stripe’s Cookie Policy.
4. Cookies We Do Not Use
We want to be transparent about what we do not do:
- Analytics cookies — we do not currently use any analytics or tracking cookies (such as Google Analytics).
- Advertising cookies — we do not use any advertising, retargeting, or behavioural tracking cookies.
- Social media cookies — we do not embed social media widgets that set tracking cookies.
If we introduce any of these categories in the future, we will update this policy and request your consent where required.
5. Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are set on your device;
- Delete individual cookies or clear all cookies;
- Block all cookies or only third-party cookies; and
- Set preferences for specific websites.
Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:
Please note: if you disable or delete essential cookies, you will not be able to sign in to or use the Service. The authentication token is required for the Service to verify your identity and process your requests.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will provide you with at least 30 days’ notice of any material changes by email or via in-app notification. The “last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.
7. Contact
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
LobsterPay Ltd
Email: support@lobsterpay.app