Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 20, 2025

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 and provide information to website owners.

Fieldero uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage patterns, and improve our Service. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control them.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

2.1 Essential Cookies (Required)

These cookies are strictly necessary for the Service to function properly. They enable core functionality such as authentication, security, and session management. You cannot opt out of these cookies.

Examples:

  • Authentication cookies: Keep you logged in across sessions
  • Security cookies: Detect and prevent fraud or abuse
  • Session cookies: Maintain your state as you navigate the Service

Duration: Session or 30 days

2.2 Functional Cookies (Optional)

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They remember your preferences and settings to provide a better experience.

Examples:

  • Preference cookies: Remember language, timezone, and display settings
  • UI state cookies: Remember sidebar state, theme selection (dark/light mode)
  • Feature preferences: Remember dashboard layout and default views

Duration: 12 months

2.3 Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Service by collecting anonymous information about pages visited, time spent, and errors encountered.

Examples:

  • Vercel Analytics: Track page views, performance metrics, and user flows
  • Usage tracking: Monitor feature adoption and identify bugs
  • Performance monitoring: Measure page load times and errors

Duration: 24 months | Data is anonymized

2.4 Marketing Cookies (Optional)

These cookies track your visits across websites and are used to display relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

Examples:

  • Advertising cookies: Show relevant ads based on your interests
  • Retargeting cookies: Display ads on other websites
  • Campaign tracking: Measure effectiveness of marketing efforts

Duration: 12 months | Note: Currently not used by Fieldero

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we use cookies from trusted third-party services to provide certain functionality:

Clerk (Authentication)

Manages user authentication and session security.

Privacy Policy: clerk.com/privacy

Stripe (Payment Processing)

Securely processes payments and prevents fraud.

Privacy Policy: stripe.com/privacy

Vercel Analytics

Provides privacy-friendly web analytics (no personal data collected).

Privacy Policy: vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

Google Maps

Powers route optimization and location services.

Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy

4. How to Control Cookies

You have several options to manage and control cookies:

4.1 Cookie Preferences Center

When you first visit Fieldero, you'll see a cookie banner where you can accept or customize your cookie preferences. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer.

4.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Delete cookies after each session
  • Get alerts when cookies are being set

Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Note: Blocking essential cookies may prevent certain features of the Service from working properly.

4.3 Do Not Track (DNT)

Some browsers support a "Do Not Track" signal. Fieldero respects DNT signals and will not track users who have enabled this feature.

5. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you disable or block cookies, you may experience reduced functionality:

  • Essential cookies disabled: You may not be able to log in or use core features
  • Functional cookies disabled: Your preferences won't be saved (language, theme, etc.)
  • Analytics cookies disabled: We won't be able to improve the Service based on usage data

6. Mobile Applications

Our mobile applications use similar tracking technologies to cookies, including:

  • Device identifiers: To recognize your device across sessions
  • Local storage: To save preferences and cached data
  • Analytics SDKs: To understand app usage and improve performance

You can control tracking in mobile apps through your device settings (iOS: "Limit Ad Tracking" / Android: "Opt out of Ads Personalization").

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a new "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Questions?

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: