TideBrief

Cookie Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-10

This Cookie Policy explains how TideBrief (operated by PLAY PLAY CARDS SRL) uses cookies and similar technologies on tidebrief.com. It supplements our Privacy Policy.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by your browser. “Similar technologies” include local storage, pixel tags, web beacons, and SDK-stored values. We treat them all the same way in this policy.

Categories we use

1. Strictly necessary (always on)

Required for the site to function: your authentication session, cookie-consent record, CSRF protection, and basic load balancing. These cannot be turned off without breaking the site.

  • sb-access-token, sb-refresh-token — Supabase auth session. Duration: until logout.
  • cookie-consent — remembers your banner choice. Duration: 12 months.
  • __Host-tb-csrf — CSRF token. Duration: session.

2. Functional

Remember preferences (e.g. last ZIP, dark/light mode). Optional; disabling them just resets those preferences.

  • tb-prefs — UI preferences. Duration: 12 months.
  • tb-ref — referral attribution code. Duration: 90 days.

3. Analytics (consent required in EU/EEA/UK)

Help us understand which pages are read and where users get stuck. IP addresses are anonymized. We don’t use these for cross-context behavioral advertising.

  • _ga, _ga_* — Google Analytics 4. Duration: 13 months. Opt out.
  • _clck, _clsk, CLID — Microsoft Clarity heatmaps. Duration: 12 months. More info.

Marketing / advertising cookies

We do notcurrently use advertising or cross-site-tracking cookies, and we do not “sell” or “share” personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined under U.S. state privacy laws. If we ever change this, we’ll update this policy and request fresh consent.

Managing your choices

  • EU/EEA/UK visitorssee a banner before any analytics cookies fire. Choose “Essential only” and only category 1 will load. You can change your mind anytime by clicking the “Cookie settings” link in the footer.
  • U.S. visitors: we honor the Global Privacy Control browser signal as an opt-out of any future sale, sharing, or targeted advertising. You can also clear cookies in your browser settings or use the per-vendor opt-out links above.
  • Do Not Track: there is no industry consensus on DNT, but we treat it as an analytics opt-out signal where it’s present.

Changes

We’ll update this page if we change which cookies we use. The effective date at the top reflects the most recent change.

Contact

Questions: privacy@tidebrief.com.