Cookie Policy

Last updated: November 26, 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

Album Ranker uses cookies to provide essential functionality for our service. We only use cookies that are strictly necessary for the service to function.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as logging in.

Supabase Authentication Cookies

  • Purpose: Maintain your authentication session and secure login
  • Duration: Session-based (expires when you log out or after inactivity)
  • Can be disabled: No - these are essential for the service to work
  • Third-party: Managed by Supabase (our authentication provider)

Without these cookies, you would not be able to log in or use any of the features that require authentication, such as saving your album rankings.

3.2 Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. These cookies are only set if you accept our cookie consent banner.

Google Analytics Cookies

  • Purpose: Analyze website traffic and user behavior to improve our service
  • Duration: Up to 2 years (varies by cookie type)
  • Can be disabled: Yes - you can reject analytics cookies in the consent banner
  • Third-party: Managed by Google Analytics
  • Privacy: IP addresses are anonymized for GDPR compliance

You can choose to accept or reject analytics cookies. If you reject them, the website will still function normally, but we won't be able to collect analytics data about your visit.

4. Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can:

  • Accept: Consent to the use of essential cookies
  • Reject: Note that essential cookies will still be used as they are required for the service to function

Your choice is stored in your browser's localStorage and will be remembered for future visits.

5. Third-Party Cookies

We use Supabase as our authentication and database provider. Supabase may set cookies to manage authentication sessions. These cookies are essential for the service to function and are subject to Supabase's privacy policy.

We use Google Analytics for website analytics, but only if you have accepted analytics cookies through our consent banner. We do not use any advertising cookies or other third-party tracking services like Facebook Pixel.

6. Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that disabling essential cookies will prevent you from using our service.

Browser Settings:

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
  • Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

You can also clear your cookies at any time through your browser settings. Note that clearing cookies will log you out of your account.

7. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we use browser localStorage to store:

  • Your cookie consent preference
  • Temporary data for offline functionality (if applicable)

This data is stored locally on your device and is not sent to our servers (except for your album rankings which are stored securely in our database).

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this policy periodically.

9. More Information

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

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us through your profile settings.