Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 11, 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and provide essential functionality.

2. Our Cookie Philosophy

Family AI Zone uses ONLY essential cookies required for the service to function.

We may also collect limited server-side operational metrics without setting analytics cookies. Those measurements are used only to understand daily visit totals and country-level traffic in aggregate form.

We do NOT use:

  • Advertising or marketing cookies
  • Tracking or analytics cookies (e.g., Google Analytics)
  • Third-party cookies
  • Social media cookies
  • Behavioral profiling cookies

3. Server-Side Operational Metrics

In addition to essential cookies, our servers may record limited request metadata to compile aggregate usage statistics.

  • No analytics cookies: These measurements are collected on the server side and do not rely on browser analytics cookies
  • Country only: We use coarse country codes provided by our hosting platform instead of precise location data
  • Anonymized daily unique estimate: We derive a short-lived anonymous daily hash from request metadata to estimate daily unique visitors
  • No raw IP analytics storage: Raw IP addresses are not stored in our analytics tables
  • No advertising use: These metrics are not used for profiling, advertising, or cross-site tracking

4. Essential Cookies We Use

These cookies are strictly necessary for the service to work and cannot be disabled:

Authentication Cookies

  • Purpose: Keep you logged in between page visits
  • Name: next-auth.session-token, next-auth.csrf-token
  • Duration: Session (deleted when you log out or close browser)
  • Type: First-party, HTTP-only, Secure

Security Cookies

  • Purpose: Prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks
  • Name: __Host-next-auth.csrf-token
  • Duration: Session
  • Type: First-party, HTTP-only, Secure

Preference Cookies

  • Purpose: Remember your theme preference (dark mode / light mode)
  • Name: theme
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Type: First-party, client-side

5. Do You Need Consent?

No explicit consent is required for essential cookies under GDPR and ePrivacy regulations, as they are strictly necessary for the service to function.

However, by using Family AI Zone, you acknowledge that essential cookies will be set.

Our server-side operational metrics are designed to be cookie-free and privacy-minimizing. If your jurisdiction requires additional disclosures for audience measurement, this policy and our Privacy Policy describe that processing.

6. How to Control Cookies

While we only use essential cookies, you can still control them through your browser:

  • Block all cookies: The service will not work (you won't be able to log in)
  • Delete cookies: You will be logged out and preferences will be reset
  • Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to view and delete cookies

Learn how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

7. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we may use browser local storage to:

  • Cache non-sensitive UI state (e.g., sidebar collapse state)
  • Store temporary session data

Local storage does not contain personal data and can be cleared through your browser settings.

8. Updates to This Policy

If we change our cookie practices, we will update this policy. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of any changes.

9. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us:

Email: support@familyaizone.com

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