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Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 2026

§ 1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed and stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit websites. Cookies typically contain the domain name they originate from, their expiration lifespan, and a unique identifier value.

Cookies help website servers recognize your device and retain certain settings, preferences, and session state across page requests.

§ 2. How and Why We Use Cookies

SnapCanvas uses cookies to ensure our website functions securely, reliably, and efficiently. We categorize cookies as follows:

1. Strictly Necessary / Essential Cookies

These cookies are vital for the core operation of the website and cannot be disabled in our systems. They enable user authentication, secure account login sessions, Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection on forms, and checkout security.

2. Functional & Preference Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as storing your cookie consent choices. Interface language preference is stored in the essential session cookie, not as a separate cookie.

3. Security & Anti-Abuse Cookies

Used by security services (such as Cloudflare Turnstile) to distinguish human visitors from automated bots, protect forms from automated submission abuse, and prevent DDoS attacks.

§ 3. Cookie Inventory Table

The table below provides details on the specific cookies used across our website:

Cookie Name Provider Category Lifespan Purpose
snapcanvas_session First-party (SnapCanvas) Essential 120 minutes (idle) Maintains user authentication state, locale preference, and temporary session data.
XSRF-TOKEN First-party (SnapCanvas) Essential 120 minutes (idle) Protects web forms against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.
SnapCanvas_cookie_consent First-party (SnapCanvas) Functional 1 year Stores the user’s cookie consent preferences (cookieconsent expiresAfterDays=365).
__cf_bm / cf_clearance Cloudflare Inc. Security Up to 30 mins Distinguishes human visitors from malicious automated bot traffic (Cloudflare Turnstile / Bot Management).
__stripe_mid / __stripe_sid Stripe Payments Security & Fraud Up to 1 year / session Fraud detection and prevention during checkout and payment processing (set by Stripe.js when checkout runs).

§ 4. Third-Party Cookies and External Services

When completing certain actions on our website, trusted third-party providers may set cookies or execute scripts:

  • Stripe Payments: When initiating checkout for software licenses, Stripe may utilize fraud detection and session cookies to securely process electronic transactions.
  • Cloudflare Turnstile: Used to evaluate interaction risk and block malicious automated bot traffic without tracking users across unrelated sites.

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use third-party behavioral advertising cookies or cross-site tracking networks.

§ 5. Managing and Disabling Cookies

You can control, block, or delete cookies at any time via your browser settings or directly via our cookie preferences tool:

Instructions for managing cookies in major browsers:

Please note: Disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent user authentication and checkout features from operating correctly.

§ 6. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect modifications in our technology or legal requirements. Any updates will be published on this page.

If you have any questions regarding our use of cookies, please reach out via our contact page.