Cookie Policy

What cookies we set, why, and how to opt out.

Last updated · 12 May 2026

This is a transparent, plain-English summary. It is not a substitute for advice from your data-protection counsel. The operator of this site is responsible for confirming this matches actual practice before publication.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. TrendSense uses cookies, localStorage, and similar browser-storage technologies (collectively "cookies" in this policy) for three reasons: keeping you signed in, remembering your preferences, and understanding how the product is used.

Categories we use

Strictly necessary — authentication tokens (Supabase session), CSRF tokens, locale preference. These are required for the product to work; they cannot be disabled from inside the product without effectively signing you out.

Functional — cookie-consent state (your accept/reject choice), theme preference (light/dark), recently-viewed entity ids in some dashboard views. These improve the experience but the product works without them.

Analytics — when enabled by the operator (Vercel Analytics, optional product-event telemetry). We do not run advertising trackers, third-party fingerprinting, or session-replay tools by default.

Your choice

When you first land on the marketing site we show a cookie banner with Accept and Reject options. Reject keeps you on strictly-necessary cookies only. You can clear your choice at any time by clearing your browser localStorage for the TrendSense domain.

How long cookies last

Session cookies (auth, CSRF) clear when you close the browser or sign out. Preference cookies (theme, consent) persist until you clear them.

Third parties

When you connect Shopify, sync Stripe, or trigger our edge functions, those vendors set their own cookies under their own domains. We do not control their cookies. Relevant policies: Shopify (shopify.com/legal/cookies), Stripe (stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal), Supabase (supabase.com/privacy), Vercel (vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy).

Changes

We will update this page if our cookie usage changes and bump the "last updated" date below. Material changes will also be communicated via in-app banner.

Contact

Questions about cookies — privacy@trendsense.in (replace with your operational contact before launch).