Cookie Policy
Last Updated: May 17, 2026
📋 Policy Overview
It's Me Book (hereinafter referred to as "we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our website and application. This Cookie Policy is developed in accordance with the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), explaining the types of cookies we use, their purposes, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. They are used to remember your preferences, login status, and other information to provide a better browsing experience.
🍪 Types of Cookies We Use
✅ Strictly Necessary Cookies
Description: These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled.
Purpose:
- Maintaining your login session
- Remembering your preferences (language, theme, etc.)
- Ensuring website security
- Enabling payment processing
Examples: Session cookies, authentication cookies, security cookies
⚙️ Functional Cookies
Description: These cookies provide enhanced, personalized features and can be enabled or disabled based on your preferences.
Purpose:
- Remembering your browsing history and preferences
- Saving your story drafts
- Providing personalized user experience
- Supporting multi-language switching
Examples: Language preference cookies, theme setting cookies, memory cookies
📊 Analytics Cookies
Description: These cookies help us understand how users interact with our website so we can improve our services.
Purpose:
- Analyzing website traffic and usage patterns
- Understanding user behavior and preferences
- Identifying website errors and performance issues
- Helping us improve service quality
Examples: Statistical cookies, performance monitoring cookies, user path analysis cookies
🎯 Marketing Cookies (if applicable)
Description: These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and content to you.
Purpose:
- Displaying personalized advertisements
- Measuring advertising effectiveness
- Limiting ad frequency
Note: We currently do not use marketing cookies
📝 Specific Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __session | Strictly Necessary | Maintaining user session state | Session |
| __remember_user | Functional | Remembering login state | 30 days |
| __clerk_db_jwt | Strictly Necessary | Clerk authentication | Session |
| __supabase_auth | Strictly Necessary | Supabase data access authentication | 1 hour |
| __theme_preference | Functional | Remembering theme preferences | 1 year |
| _ga / _gid (Google Analytics) | Analytics | Website traffic analytics (if applicable) | 2 years / 24 hours |
| _gat (Google Analytics) | Analytics | Request rate throttling (if applicable) | 1 minute |
🔗 Third-Party Cookies
The following third-party services may set cookies on our website:
Google Analytics (if applicable)
Provider: Google LLC
Purpose: Website traffic analytics and user behavior analysis
Data Collected: Visit time, pages viewed, dwell time, device information, IP address, etc.
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Clerk (User Authentication)
Provider: Clerk.com, Inc.
Purpose: User registration, login, and identity authentication
Data Collected: Email address, password (encrypted storage), OAuth information (if applicable)
Privacy Policy: https://clerk.com/privacy
Supabase (Data Storage)
Provider: Supabase, Inc.
Purpose: User data and story content storage
Data Collected: User account information, voice data (encrypted), generated story content
Privacy Policy: https://supabase.com/privacy
⚖️ GDPR & Cookie Consent
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive, we are required to obtain your explicit consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to:
- Accept all cookies - Enable all cookie categories
- Reject non-essential cookies - Only strictly necessary cookies will be placed
- Customize preferences - Choose which categories of cookies you consent to
You may withdraw your consent at any time by accessing your cookie preferences through our Cookie Settings page or by clearing your browser cookies.
Legal Basis: For strictly necessary cookies, our legal basis for processing is legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). For functional, analytics, and marketing cookies, our legal basis is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).
⚙️ Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie settings through the following methods:
1. Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete existing cookies, or only accept certain cookies. You can adjust these settings in your browser:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookie and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
2. Logging Out
After logging out, we will delete cookies associated with your account.
3. Third-Party Cookie Opt-Out
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
⚠️ Important: Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality. For example, you may not be able to stay logged in or have your preferences remembered.
📮 Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Email: haimozhouqiu@outlook.com