Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Germaine 50 Technologies ("Bad Decision", "we") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and dashboard. This policy is part of our Privacy Policy.

1. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They let the site remember your session, your preferences, and how you use it.

We also use browser storage (local storage and session storage) for things like your theme choice and in-progress form data.

2. Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for the Service to work. Without them, you cannot log in or stay signed in. They cannot be turned off.

• Auth session: keeps you signed in. Duration: 7 days, refreshed on each login.
• CSRF token: protects forms from cross-site request forgery. Duration: session.
• Cookie consent: remembers your cookie choices. Duration: 12 months.

3. Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how the Service is used so we can improve it. They are optional and only set with your consent.

• Product analytics (PostHog): tracks page views, feature usage, and inbound traffic sources. Anonymized. Duration: 12 months. (PostHog session recording is explicitly disabled on this site — we do not record your screen, mouse movements, or keystrokes.)

We do not use advertising cookies, social media cookies, or cross-site tracking cookies.

4. Cookies We Do NOT Use

For the avoidance of doubt, the following third-party analytics and error-tracking tools are not installed on this site, do not run on your device when you visit, and therefore set no cookies:

• Sentry — we do not ship the Sentry browser SDK. JavaScript errors on this site are surfaced only through PostHog's autocapture, which is included above.
• Vercel Analytics & Vercel Speed Insights — neither the Web Analytics nor the Speed Insights script is loaded. The x-vercel-ip-*request headers visible on the edge are used only for geo-routing and never persisted as cookies on your device.
• Google Analytics (Universal Analytics or GA4), Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, FullStory, LogRocket, and Mixpanel — none of these scripts are loaded.

If we ever add one of these tools, we will update this section before the script goes live and surface it in the cookie banner.

5. How to Disable Cookies

On your first visit to the dashboard, we show a cookie banner. You can accept all, accept only essential, or customize. Change your choice any time in Settings.

You can also control cookies in your browser:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Blocking essential cookies will prevent you from logging in or using the Service.

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some of our providers set their own cookies when you interact with them. We do not control their cookies. Review their policies for details:

• Payment processor: sets session cookies during checkout.
• Auth provider: sets authentication cookies when you sign in.
• CDN and security provider: sets a security cookie for bot detection.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. If we add new cookies or change how we use existing ones, we will update this page and notify you by email if the change is material.

8. Contact

Questions about cookies? Email support@baddecision.app.