Cookie Policy
Last updated: December 15, 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website or use an application. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device until deleted) or "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser).
2. How We Use Cookies
Vine uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like:
- User authentication and session management
- Security features and fraud prevention
- Remembering your preferences
- Load balancing to ensure site availability
These cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the service to work.
2.2 Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve our service:
- Page views and navigation patterns
- Time spent on pages
- Technical issues and errors
- Feature usage statistics
We use services like Google Analytics for this purpose. Data is anonymized and aggregated.
2.3 Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your choices to provide enhanced features:
- Language preferences
- Display preferences (theme, layout)
- Previously viewed content
2.4 Marketing Cookies
We may use marketing cookies to:
- Measure the effectiveness of our advertising
- Limit the number of times you see an ad
- Help measure campaign performance
We do not sell your data to third-party advertisers.
3. Cookies We Use
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. Third parties we work with include:
- Google Analytics: Website analytics
- Cloudflare: Security and performance
- Stripe: Payment processing (for premium features)
Please refer to these third parties' privacy policies for more information.
5. Managing Cookies
5.1 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies
- Block all cookies from specific sites
- Block all cookies from all sites
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Note: Blocking essential cookies may prevent the website from functioning properly.
5.2 Browser-Specific Instructions
5.3 Opt-Out Tools
You can opt out of analytics and advertising cookies using:
6. Mobile App
Our mobile app uses similar technologies to cookies, including:
- Device identifiers: Unique IDs for your device
- Local storage: Storing preferences on your device
- SDKs: Third-party software for analytics and crash reporting
You can manage these through your device settings or within the app's privacy settings.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Email: vine@appsbay.org
Address: Vine Inc., [Address]