Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?

1.1. Cookies: Cookies are small text files placed on Your computer, smartphone, or other device by a website when You visit it. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, keep Your login session secure, remember Your preferences (such as Your selected discovery city), and provide analytical insights to website operators.

1.2. First-Party vs. Third-Party Cookies:

• First-Party Cookies are set directly by vedlist.com and can only be read by Our Platform.
• Third-Party Cookies are set by external domains belonging to Our trusted service providers (such as Google or Meta) for analytics, federated sign-in, or campaign measurement.

1.3. Session vs. Persistent Cookies:

• Session Cookies are temporary and expire automatically as soon as You close Your web browser.
• Persistent Cookies remain on Your device for a defined retention period or until You manually delete them through Your browser settings.

1.4. Similar Technologies: In addition to cookies, We may use HTML5 localStorage and sessionStorage, web beacons/pixels, and Firebase service workers (firebase-messaging-sw.js) for opt-in browser push notifications.

2. Categories of Cookies We Use

2.1. Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the Platform to function securely and cannot be switched off in Our systems. Without them, core services such as account login, dashboard management, payment checkout, and security protection cannot be provided:

• Session Management (*_session): Maintains Your authenticated state across page requests and Livewire interactions.
• CSRF Protection (XSRF-TOKEN): Protects Your account and form submissions against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.
• Remember Me Token (remember_web_*): Keeps You logged in across browser sessions only if You explicitly select “Remember me” during sign-in.

2.2. Functional and Preference Cookies

These cookies enable the Platform to provide enhanced functionality and local personalization based on Your interactions:

• Discovery City Preference (discovery_city_id): Remembers Your selected discovery city so You see relevant local businesses without re-selecting Your city on every visit.
• UI & Notification State: Remembers whether You have dismissed promotional modals or push-notification prompts.

2.3. Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help Us understand how visitors interact with VEDLIST, which categories and cities are most searched, and whether pages encounter technical errors:

• Google Analytics 4 (_ga, _ga_*): Collects pseudonymous statistics on visitor counts, session duration, traffic sources, and page views.

2.4. Advertising and Marketing Cookies

These cookies and pixels are used to measure the effectiveness of Our marketing campaigns and deliver relevant promotional communications:

• Meta Pixel (_fbp, _fbc): Measures conversions from Meta (Facebook/Instagram) campaigns and builds audiences for VEDLIST promotions.

3. Third-Party Cookies and Embedded Services

3.1. When You use certain features on VEDLIST, third-party service providers may set cookies or read device identifiers:

• (a) Google Sign-In & Facebook Sign-In: Used when You choose to authenticate using Your Google or Facebook account.
• (b) Interactive Maps: VEDLIST uses MapLibre GL / Leaflet and map tile providers to render interactive business location maps, which may cache map tiles locally in Your browser.
• (c) Payment Gateways: When You proceed to checkout for a paid subscription or advertisement via PayGlocal, the payment gateway may set strictly necessary security and fraud-prevention cookies during checkout.

3.2. We do not control third-party cookies outside Our configuration parameters. Please consult the respective cookie policies of Google (https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies) and Meta (https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/) for further details.

4. Cookie Retention Periods

The typical lifespan of the primary cookies used on VEDLIST is summarized below:

5. Cookie Consent and Preferences

5.1. Essential Cookies: Because strictly necessary cookies are required to deliver the Website and ensure cybersecurity, they are active by default when You access VEDLIST.

5.2. Non-Essential Cookies: You may control, block, or delete non-essential analytics and advertising cookies at any time using Your browser settings and the opt-out mechanisms detailed in Section 6 below.

6. How Users Can Disable or Manage Cookies

6.1. Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow You to view, manage, delete, and block cookies for specific websites or globally:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies / Site settings
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection
• Apple Safari: Settings / Preferences > Privacy
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

6.2. Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can prevent Your data from being used by Google Analytics across all websites by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).

6.3. Impact of Disabling Essential Cookies: Please note that if You block or delete Essential Cookies, You will not be able to log in to Your VEDLIST account, claim or edit Listings, access the Vendor Dashboard, or complete subscription payments.

7. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies We use or applicable regulatory guidance under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

8. Contact Information

If You have any questions about Our use of cookies or tracking technologies, please contact Us at:

• Company Name: Vedmint Consultancy Services
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: +91-7408094200
• Address: Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh – 208001, India
• Related Policy: Privacy Policy