Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 7, 2026

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide information to website owners, and improve your browsing experience.

2. How We Use Cookies

Furtitude Dog Club uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They include:

  • Session cookies: Used to maintain your login session and authentication state (powered by NextAuth.js).
  • CSRF tokens: Used to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks and protect your account security.
  • PWA preferences: Used to remember your preference regarding the install prompt for our progressive web application.

2.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization:

  • Remembering your display preferences and settings
  • Storing your selected theme (light/dark mode)

2.3 Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the performance and user experience of our platform.

3. Third-Party Cookies

When you sign in using Google OAuth, Google may set cookies on your device to manage the authentication process. These cookies are governed by Google's own Privacy Policy.

4. Local Storage & Service Workers

In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage and service workers for:

  • PWA install prompt:We store a preference in local storage to remember if you have dismissed the install prompt, so we don't show it again for 7 days.
  • Service workers: Our progressive web application uses service workers to enable offline functionality and faster loading. These can cache certain assets locally on your device.
  • Breed image cache: Dog breed images fetched from external APIs may be cached locally for performance.

5. Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser. You can:

  • View what cookies are stored on your device
  • Delete some or all cookies
  • Block cookies from being set
  • Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being set

Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website, particularly login and authentication features.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

7. Contact Us

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