WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
EdNoteAI uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, maintain security, and provide our services effectively. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
We use different types of cookies for various purposes. Below is a detailed explanation of each category:
1. ESSENTIAL COOKIES
Purpose: These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our website and cannot be switched off in our systems.
Authentication Cookies
- Supabase Authentication Cookies: These cookies store your authentication session information, allowing you to remain logged in while using EdNoteAI. They include:
sb-access-token - Stores your authentication tokensb-refresh-token - Enables automatic session renewalsupabase-auth-token - Maintains your login state
- Session Management: Cookies that track your current session state and ensure secure access to your account and uploaded content.
Security Cookies
- CSRF Protection: Cookies that prevent cross-site request forgery attacks and protect your account security.
- Form Protection: Cookies that validate form submissions and prevent unauthorized access attempts.
Legal Basis
These cookies are processed based on our legitimate interest in providing secure, functional services and are essential for the performance of our contract with you.
2. FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
Purpose: These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization of our website.
User Preferences
- Theme Preferences: Remember your dark/light mode settings
- Language Settings: Store your preferred language (if applicable)
- Upload Preferences: Remember your lesson selection and note format preferences
- Interface Settings: Save your preferred view modes (grid/list) in the library
Application State
- Progress Tracking: Maintain state during file uploads and processing
- Navigation State: Remember your last visited pages within the dashboard
- Form Data: Temporarily store form information to prevent data loss during navigation
Legal Basis
These cookies are processed based on your consent and our legitimate interest in improving user experience.
3. ANALYTICS COOKIES
Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Usage Analytics
- Page Views: Track which pages are visited most frequently
- Feature Usage: Monitor how users interact with our AI note generation features
- Performance Metrics: Measure upload success rates, processing times, and error rates
- User Journey: Understand how users navigate through our application
Error Tracking
- Error Logging: Collect information about technical errors to improve our service
- Performance Monitoring: Track application performance and identify bottlenecks
Legal Basis
These cookies are processed based on your consent and our legitimate interest in improving our services and user experience.
4. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Purpose: Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services that we use to enhance functionality.
Authentication Services
- Supabase: Our authentication and database provider sets cookies to:
- Manage user authentication sessions
- Enable secure API communications
- Provide real-time updates for note processing
- Social Login Providers: When you use social login options, providers like Google may set their own cookies according to their privacy policies.
Cloud Services
- AWS Services: Cookies related to our cloud infrastructure for:
- File upload and storage (S3)
- Audio/video processing (Lambda)
- Content delivery and caching
AI Services
- OpenAI API: Cookies that may be set during API communications for:
- Speech-to-text transcription (Whisper)
- AI-powered note generation (GPT models)
- Rate limiting and usage tracking
Legal Basis
Third-party cookies are processed based on your consent and the legitimate interests of both EdNoteAI and our service providers in delivering reliable, secure services.
5. MANAGING YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES
Browser Settings
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit our site, and some services and functionalities may not work.
Browser-Specific Instructions
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
Impact of Disabling Cookies
Please note that disabling certain cookies may impact your ability to use EdNoteAI:
- Essential Cookies: Disabling these will prevent you from logging in and using our services
- Functional Cookies: Your preferences and settings will not be saved
- Analytics Cookies: We won't be able to improve our services based on usage patterns
Opt-Out Options
For analytics and third-party cookies, you can opt out through:
- Your browser's "Do Not Track" setting
- Individual third-party provider opt-out mechanisms
- Industry-wide opt-out tools
6. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIES POLICY
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by:
- Posting the updated policy on this page with a new "Last updated" date
- Sending you an email notification if you have an account with us
- Displaying a prominent notice on our website
We encourage you to review this Cookies Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under applicable privacy laws, you may have the right to:
- Access information about the cookies we use
- Withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies
- Request deletion of cookies and related data
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Lodge a complaint with supervisory authorities
To exercise these rights or for more information, please contact us using the details provided above.