Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

2. How We Use Cookies

StudyStack uses cookies for several essential purposes. We do not use cookies for advertising. The types of cookies we use are:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the application and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services like logging into your account cannot be provided. Our authentication system (powered by Appwrite and NextAuth) relies on these cookies to keep you logged in securely during your session.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our platform, for instance, which pages you go to most often and if you get error messages. We use PostHog to collect this data, which helps us understand how our features are used and how we can improve the user experience. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some of our third-party services may also use cookies. These include:

• Appwrite: Used for authentication and session management.
• PostHog: Used to distinguish users for analytics purposes.

We do not control the setting of these cookies, so we suggest you check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

4. Your Choices Regarding Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in your web browser. Most browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences through their settings.

Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, certain essential features of StudyStack, such as logging in, will cease to function.

For more information on how to manage cookies, you can visit allaboutcookies.org.

5. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us or your project guide.