Cookie Policy 🍪

Last Updated: December 31, 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us remember your preferences and understand how you use our site.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function. They cannot be disabled as they are required for:

• Security and authentication
• CSRF protection
• Session management
• Cookie consent preferences

Authentication Cookies

These cookies keep you logged into your account and remember your authentication state. Disabling these requires you to log in on every visit.

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your settings such as language selection, theme choices, and other customizations to provide a personalized experience.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information about:

• Pages visited and time spent
• Click patterns and navigation behavior
• Device and browser information
• Geographic location (country/region only)

Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to monitor and improve website performance, including:

• Page load times
• Error tracking and debugging
• Resource optimization
• A/B testing for feature improvements

3. Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services that set cookies on our website, including:

• Google Analytics: To analyze website traffic and user behavior
• Anthropic (Claude AI): Powers our AI Concierge chat feature
• Render.com: Our hosting provider for infrastructure services

4. How to Manage Cookies

On DataThruWay.com

Click the 🍪 icon in the bottom-left corner of any page to open the Cookie Preferences Manager. You can:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject all optional cookies
• Customize which categories you allow
• Change your preferences at any time

Browser Settings

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Note: Blocking all cookies may affect website functionality.

5. Do Not Track

We respect "Do Not Track" (DNT) browser settings. If DNT is enabled, we will not track your browsing behavior for analytics purposes (essential cookies will still be used).

6. Cookie Lifespan

• Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Remain for a specified period (typically 30 days to 1 year)
• Cookie Consent: Stored for 1 year from the date you make your choice

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us or use our AI Concierge chat.