Cookies & Settings

This page explains how VAKOA Athletics Pty Ltd (ABN 531 071 824 59) uses cookies and similar technologies on the VAKOA marketplace, what each cookie does, and how you can control them. It complements our Policy and Privacy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We also use related technologies such as local storage, session storage and pixel tags. Together these let us keep you signed in, remember preferences, secure your account and understand how the platform is used.

2. Categories of cookies we use

Strictly necessary

Required to operate the site. You cannot turn these off.

• sb-access-token / sb-refresh-token — keeps you signed in. Session / 30 days.
• vakoa-session — secures your active session and prevents CSRF. Session.
• cookie-consent — remembers your cookie choices. 12 months.

Functional

Remember preferences such as theme, language and recently viewed experts.

• vakoa-theme — light/dark preference. 12 months.
• vakoa-recent — last experts viewed for quick access. 30 days.

Analytics

Help us understand which pages are useful and where to improve. Aggregated, never sold.

• _ga / _ga_* — Google Analytics page metrics. 13 months.
• vakoa-anon-id — anonymous device id for funnel analysis. 13 months.

Marketing

Used only with your consent to measure campaigns and limit ad repetition.

• _fbp — Meta pixel campaign attribution. 90 days.
• tt_* — TikTok pixel attribution. 90 days.

3. Third parties

Some cookies are set by trusted partners that help us run the platform: Supabase (authentication & database), Stripe (payments), Cloudflare (security & delivery), Google Maps (location features) and our analytics providers above. Each partner is bound by data-processing terms.

4. Managing your settings

• In-app: use the cookie banner shown on your first visit. You can re-open it any time by clearing site data in your browser.
• Browser controls: all major browsers let you block or delete cookies. See instructions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge.
• Opt-outs: Google Analytics — opt-out add-on.

5. Do Not Track

We honour the “Global Privacy Control” signal where supported. We do not respond to legacy DNT headers because there is no agreed industry standard.

6. Changes

We may update this page when we add or remove technologies. The “Last updated” date above will always reflect the latest version.

7. Contact

Questions about cookies? Email Vakoa.official@gmail.com.