What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, improve user experience, and provide information to site owners. Similar technologies include pixels, local storage, and session storage.
This policy explains how APIDLY LTD ("Apidly", "we", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on the Apidly platform.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the platform to function. They enable core features such as authentication, security, and session management. You cannot opt out of essential cookies as the platform cannot operate without them.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
__session | Clerk | Authentication session | Session |
__client_uat | Clerk | Client auth token | 1 year |
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Bot protection | 30 minutes |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our platform. All analytics data is anonymised and used solely to improve our services.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
ph_* | PostHog | Product analytics | 1 year |
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced features and personalisation, such as remembering your language preference and theme settings.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
NEXT_LOCALE | Apidly | Language preference | 1 year |
theme | Apidly | Dark/light mode preference | 1 year |
cookie-consent | Apidly | Your cookie consent choice | 1 year |
Marketing Cookies
We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies. If this changes, we will update this policy and request your consent before deploying them.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We work with the following third parties:
- Clerk — Authentication and identity management
- Vercel — Platform hosting and performance monitoring
- PostHog — Product analytics (when consented)
- Cloudflare — Security and performance
These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review them.
Managing Your Preferences
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our platform, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to:
- Accept all cookies — All categories are enabled
- Accept essential only — Only strictly necessary cookies are used
- Customise — Choose which categories to enable
Changing Your Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our website footer.
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View cookies stored on your device
- Delete all or specific cookies
- Block cookies from specific sites
- Block all third-party cookies
- Set preferences for specific types of cookies
Note that blocking essential cookies may prevent the platform from functioning correctly.
Consent Mechanism
We use a consent-based approach to cookies in compliance with the ePrivacy Directive, GDPR, and other applicable regulations:
- Essential cookies are loaded without consent as they are strictly necessary
- Analytics, functional, and marketing cookies require your explicit consent
- Your consent choice is stored and respected across sessions
- You can withdraw consent at any time
Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. When we make material changes, we will re-request your consent if necessary. The "Last Updated" date indicates when this policy was last revised.
Contact Us
For questions about our use of cookies:
- Email: privacy@apidly.com
- Post: APIDLY LTD, 82A James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Suffolk IP28 7DE, United Kingdom