Cookie Policy

Last Updated: November 04, 2025

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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.

Cookies help us remember your preferences, understand how you use our website, and improve your overall experience.

2. How We Use Cookies

Kykez uses cookies for the following purposes:

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They include:

  • Session Management: Maintain your temporary email session across page reloads
  • Authentication: Keep you logged in to the admin panel
  • Security: Protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks
  • User Preferences: Remember your theme selection (light/dark mode)

2.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enhance the functionality and personalization of our website:

  • Temporary Email Persistence: Store your generated email address
  • Theme Preference: Remember your light/dark mode choice
  • Language Settings: Store your preferred language
  • Festival Countdown: Save your countdown preferences in local storage

2.3 Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website:

  • _ga: Distinguishes unique users (expires after 2 years)
  • _gid: Distinguishes unique users (expires after 24 hours)
  • _gat: Throttles request rate (expires after 1 minute)

These cookies help us:

  • Understand which pages are most popular
  • Identify areas for improvement
  • Track user journeys through our website
  • Measure the effectiveness of our content

2.4 Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies to:

  • Show you personalized ads based on your interests
  • Measure ad performance and effectiveness
  • Prevent the same ad from being shown too many times
  • Track ad impressions and clicks

Note: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
temp_email_address Store temporary email address 2 hours
temp_email_domain Store email domain 2 hours
theme Store theme preference 1 year
PHPSESSID PHP session identifier Session
_ga, _gid, _gat Google Analytics tracking Various

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we use third-party cookies from:

4.1 Google Analytics

Google Analytics helps us understand website traffic and usage patterns. For more information, visit:

4.2 Google AdSense

Google AdSense uses cookies to serve advertisements. For more information:

5. Managing Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies:

5.1 Browser Settings

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

  • View cookies stored on your device
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Clear cookies when you close your browser

Popular browser cookie settings:

5.2 Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of specific cookie tracking using these tools:

5.3 Impact of Blocking Cookies

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your experience on our website:

  • Temporary email sessions may not persist across page reloads
  • Your theme preference will not be saved
  • You may need to log in more frequently to the admin panel
  • Some features may not work properly
  • We won't be able to improve our service based on your usage patterns

6. Local Storage and Session Storage

In addition to cookies, we use browser storage technologies:

6.1 Local Storage

We use local storage to save:

  • Festival countdown data (not sent to our servers)
  • User interface preferences
  • Theme settings

6.2 Session Storage

We use session storage for:

  • Temporary data during your browsing session
  • Form data to prevent loss on page refresh

Note: Local and session storage data is stored only on your device and is not transmitted to our servers unless you explicitly use a feature that requires it (like sharing a countdown).

7. Cookie Consent

By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. When you first visit our website, you may see a cookie consent notice that allows you to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Customize your cookie preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time through your browser settings.

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of significant changes by:

  • Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page
  • Displaying a notice on our website
  • Sending an email notification (if you've provided your email)

9. More Information

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please read our:

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

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