This Cookie Policy explains how elGoony (the “Service”) uses cookies and similar storage technologies (local storage, session storage and equivalent) on elgoony.com. It complements our Privacy Policy and is provided under the EU ePrivacy framework and Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC.
1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your browser when you visit a website. Cookies can be set by the website you visit (“first-party”) or by another domain (“third-party”), and can last only for the session or for a longer fixed period.
2. Categories we use
Strictly necessary (always on)
These are required for the Service to function and cannot be turned off. They do not require consent under EU law because Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC exempts cookies strictly necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by the user.
| Purpose | Type | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication session & refresh tokens | First-party | Session / up to 12 months |
| CSRF protection & security tokens | First-party | Session |
| Age-gate confirmation | First-party storage | Up to 12 months |
| Language and locale preference | First-party storage | Up to 12 months |
| Cookie-consent record | First-party storage | Up to 12 months |
| Payment-provider anti-fraud signals at checkout — loaded only on checkout pages when you initiate a payment and required for the transaction to proceed securely | Third-party (payment processor) | Per provider |
| Hosting / load-balancing | First-party | Session |
Analytics (off by default — opt-in)
These help us understand, in aggregate, how the Service is used so we can improve it. They are set only after you accept analytics in the cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time.
| Purpose | Type | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Page-view and feature-usage measurement | First-party / third-party | Up to 13 months |
| Performance and error monitoring | First-party / third-party | Up to 13 months |
We do not use cookies for advertising profiling or for selling data to advertising networks. A current list of specific cookie names and the third-party providers used in each category is available on request from legal@elgoony.com.
3. Managing your choices
You can accept, refuse, or change your analytics choice at any time using the button below. Refusing analytics does not affect your ability to use the Service.
When you withdraw consent for analytics, any analytics cookies already set are deleted from your browser at the next visit and in any event within 30 days, and no new analytics data is collected from that point.
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Note that blocking strictly-necessary cookies will break authentication, the age gate, and checkout.
4. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
Where your browser sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) or equivalent signal, we treat it as a request to opt out of optional analytics cookies. GPC applies to new sessions; it does not retroactively delete analytics data collected during prior sessions in which you had actively consented.
5. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date above shows the current version.
6. Contact
Questions about cookies or privacy: legal@elgoony.com