COOKIES
Cookie Policy
Version 1.0 · Last updated: January 25, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how GoRefer.io ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website and use our Service. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide information to website owners, and enable certain features.
Cookies can be "session cookies" (which are deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: Required for the Service to function properly (authentication, security)
- Analytics: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
- Functional cookies: Remember your preferences and settings
- Attribution cookies: Credit the affiliate or referral link that introduced you to us
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our Service. They enable core functionality such as security, authentication, and session management. You cannot opt out of essential cookies.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains your login session | Session | GoRefer.io |
| csrf_token | Security - prevents cross-site request forgery | Session | GoRefer.io |
3.2 Analytics Cookies
Our website analytics are entirely first-party: we do not load Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any other third-party analytics or advertising tag. Instead we store two identifiers in your browser's local and session storage and send page views, referrer, screen size, language, and time zone to our own servers. If your browser sends a "Do Not Track" signal, no identifier is created and nothing is sent.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| gr_vid (local storage) | First-party visitor identifier used to distinguish new from returning visitors | Until you clear site data | GoRefer.io |
| gr_sid (session storage) | First-party session identifier used to group page views into one visit | Session | GoRefer.io |
3.3 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| theme_preference | Remembers your display preferences | 1 year | GoRefer.io |
| sidebar_state | Remembers sidebar collapsed/expanded state | 1 year | GoRefer.io |
3.4 Marketing Cookies
We do not run advertising or cross-site retargeting cookies. The one marketing cookie we set is a first-party attribution cookie, written when you arrive through an affiliate or referral link so that the referral can be credited if you go on to sign up.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| gorefer_affiliate_ref | Remembers which affiliate or referral link brought you to us, so the referral is credited if you sign up | 90 days | GoRefer.io |
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. The third parties are:
- Stripe: Payment processing, on checkout and billing pages - Privacy Policy
For the full list of vendors that process data on our behalf, see the Trust Center sub-processor register.
5. Managing Cookies
5.1 Cookie Consent
We do not currently show a cookie consent banner, because we do not load third-party advertising or analytics tags. The cookies and browser storage described above are either strictly necessary, set to remember a preference you chose, or first-party measurement that honours your browser's "Do Not Track" setting. You can remove any of them at any time using your browser settings, as described below.
5.2 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Block all cookies
- Block only third-party cookies
- Delete cookies when you close your browser
- Browse in "private" or "incognito" mode
Please note that blocking essential cookies may prevent our Service from functioning properly.
5.3 Browser-Specific Instructions
To manage cookies in your browser, please refer to:
6. Do Not Track
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites requesting that your browsing behavior not be tracked. Our website analytics honour that signal: when DNT is enabled we create no visitor or session identifier and send no page-view data. Essential and preference cookies still apply, because the Service cannot function without them.
7. Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as:
- Web beacons (pixels): Small graphic images used to track user behavior
- Local storage: Data stored in your browser for functionality purposes
- Session storage: Temporary data stored during your browsing session
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
GoRefer.io
Email: privacy@gorefer.io
Website: https://gorefer.io