Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and understand how the service is used. Similar technologies include local storage and session tokens, which this policy also covers.

2. Cookies We Use

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for EstimateAI to function. They cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration	Type
sb-* (Supabase Auth)	Authentication session — keeps you logged in securely across pages	Session / 7 days	Essential
csrf-token	CSRF protection — prevents cross-site request forgery attacks on form submissions and API calls	Session	Essential
__cf_bm	Cloudflare Bot Management — distinguishes human traffic from bots, protects against DDoS	30 minutes	Essential
cf_clearance	Cloudflare clearance — confirms you passed a security challenge	1 year	Essential

2.2 Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled to understand how users interact with EstimateAI. All analytics data is anonymized — we cannot identify individual users.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration	Type
_ga	Google Analytics — distinguishes unique visitors (anonymized)	2 years	Analytics
_ga_*	Google Analytics 4 — maintains session state (anonymized)	2 years	Analytics
_gid	Google Analytics — distinguishes sessions (anonymized)	24 hours	Analytics

Our Google Analytics configuration:

• IP anonymization is enabled (last octet set to 0 before processing)
• Data retention set to 14 months (shortest available)
• Google Signals (cross-device tracking) is disabled
• Advertising features are disabled
• Data sharing with Google is disabled

2.3 Advertising Cookies

We do not use any advertising cookies, tracking pixels, retargeting tags, or third-party marketing cookies. None. Zero.

3. Third-Party Cookies

The only third-party cookies set on EstimateAI are:

• Cloudflare — security and performance (essential, cannot be disabled)
• Google Analytics — anonymized usage analytics (can be disabled via browser settings or opt-out)

No other third parties set cookies on our domain.

4. How to Manage Cookies

5. Opting Out of Analytics

If you prefer not to participate in analytics, you can:

• Browser extension: Install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on
• Browser settings: Block third-party cookies or use privacy-focused browsers (Brave, Firefox with Enhanced Tracking Protection)
• Do Not Track: We honor DNT headers and disable analytics tracking when detected

Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use EstimateAI. Only essential cookies are required.

6. Local Storage

EstimateAI may use browser local storage and session storage for:

• Caching estimate drafts in progress (auto-save)
• Storing UI preferences (collapsed panels, sort order)
• Temporary photo upload staging

Local storage data is stored on your device only and is never transmitted to our servers unless you explicitly save an estimate. You can clear local storage through your browser's developer tools or by clearing site data.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy if we change our cookie usage. Material changes will be notified at least 30 days in advance. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

8. Contact

Questions about our cookie practices?

• Email: support@visionaryconsultant.net
• Company: Visionary Solution LLC