Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site regarding user activity and preferences.

2. How We Use Cookies

For the NotaBeen website and Hosted (Professional) Service, we use cookies for the following categories:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the operation of our website and hosted app, enabling core functionality like authentication (session management) and security. They cannot be turned off as they are required for the service to function.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: We use these cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website and hosted service. This data is aggregated and anonymous, helping us to understand which features are used and how we can improve the user experience and ROI.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and settings, such as theme or language, to provide a more personalized and convenient experience.

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use various third-party cookies (e.g., from secure analytics providers or payment processors) to report usage statistics of the website and facilitate services like user authentication. These cookies are governed by the respective privacy and cookie policies of the third parties.

4. Open Core and Self-Hosted Control

The NotaBeen Open Core is designed for data sovereignty. When you choose to self-host the NotaBeen application, all data, including the use of cookies within the application environment, is under your direct control. You are the administrator and controller, allowing you to audit the source code for full transparency and configure the application to meet your specific compliance requirements without reliance on us.

5. Your Choices

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies. However, please be aware that if you choose to refuse strictly necessary cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive and core functional features of our Hosted (Professional) Service and website. You can find more information about managing cookies on your browser help pages or through its settings.