Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners useful information.

Similar technologies include pixels, web beacons, and local storage, which serve similar purposes to cookies.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential functionality: To authenticate users, maintain sessions, and ensure security
• Performance and analytics: To understand how visitors use our website and improve our services
• Personalization: To remember your preferences, such as your chosen theme (light/dark mode)

3.1 Essential Cookies (Required)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as logging in, setting privacy preferences, or filling out forms.

3.2 Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information. This helps us improve our services. These cookies are only set with your consent.

Sentry: We use Sentry for error monitoring. When analytics cookies are enabled, Sentry may collect error information including stack traces and session data to help us fix bugs and improve reliability.

3.3 Functional Cookies (Optional)

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers. These cookies are only set with your consent.

3.4 Marketing Cookies

We currently do not use marketing or advertising cookies. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy and request your consent before setting any marketing cookies.

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. The third parties who set these cookies are:

5.1 Our Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept All: Enable all cookie categories
• Reject All: Only allow essential cookies
• Manage Preferences: Choose which categories to enable

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of our website or by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site.

5.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• See what cookies are stored and delete them individually
• Block third-party cookies
• Block all cookies
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Here are links to cookie management instructions for popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Note: Blocking essential cookies may prevent you from using certain features of our website, including logging in to your account.

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. We honor Do Not Track signals and will not set analytics cookies when this signal is detected.

We respect the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If your browser sends a GPC signal, we will treat it as a request to opt out of non-essential cookies.

Cookie data is retained for the duration specified in the tables above. Your cookie consent preferences are stored for 1 year, after which you will be asked to confirm your preferences again.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy.

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@smvue.com

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.