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Cookie & Tracking Notice

Kitara uses an essential-first model. Non-essential marketing or advertising trackers are off unless separately approved and consented.

KITARA-COOKIES-001 · Version 1.0 · Effective 30 August 2026

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1. What this notice covers

This notice covers browser cookies, local/session storage, security tokens, and similar technologies on kitarafoundation.org. Community and admin apps use essential authentication and security technologies required to operate signed-in features.

2. Categories

Strictly necessary / security: session and authentication cookies, CSRF/security tokens, anti-abuse and rate-limit signals, load balancing.
Functional / preference: cookie preference stored in local storage on your device.
Community features: visitor identifiers used for views/likes engagement where enabled.
Analytics / measurement: off until approved; consent where required.
Marketing / advertising: off by default; requires explicit approval and appropriate consent.

3. Current technology inventory

Technology	Category	Purpose
NextAuth session cookie	Necessary	Keep staff/community users signed in
OAuth portal cookie (short-lived)	Necessary	Distinguish community vs staff Google sign-in
kitara_vid (visitor)	Functional / community	Support content view/like integrity
kitara_cookie_consent_v1	Functional	Remember cookie preference on this device
Hosting / CDN (e.g. Vercel)	Necessary / security	Deliver and protect the website

If Kitara introduces advertising pixels or behavioural profiling, we will update this notice and request appropriate consent before enabling them.

4. More information

See our Privacy Notice for how personal data is handled, and Terms of Use for website rules. Contact info@kitarafoundation.org.

Related: Privacy · Privacy requests · Terms

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