1. Summary
ProfileBolt uses only what it needs to work. We set one strictly necessary cookie, used to keep you signed in. We do not use advertising, analytics, social-media or other tracking cookies, and we do not use third-party tracking scripts or pixels. Because the only cookie we set is strictly necessary, we do not show a consent banner.
2. Cookies and similar technologies we use
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
profilebolt_session | First-party cookie, strictly necessary (HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite=Lax) | Keeps you signed in. It holds a signed reference to your server-side session and is not readable by page scripts. | 7 days, or until you log out |
profilebolt-saved-layout | Browser local storage, functional | Remembers whether you view Saved profiles as boxes or rows, separately for each account that signs in on this browser. It stays on your device and is not sent to us. | Until you clear it |
profilebolt-preferences | Browser local storage, functional | Remembers display preferences you choose on the Settings page. It stays on your device and is not sent to us. | Until you clear it |
3. Third-party content
Some research results show profile images hosted by the original source or by a search engine, such as Wikimedia, GitHub or Google. Your browser loads those images directly from that site, which receives your IP address and browser information and may apply its own cookie and privacy policies. Links to source websites open those websites, whose own policies then apply.
4. Your choices
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block the session cookie, you will not be able to sign in. You can clear local storage through your browser’s site-data settings. We treat a Global Privacy Control signal as an opt-out of sale and sharing; we do not sell or share personal information in any case. Because we do not track you across sites, our pages do not change in response to “Do Not Track” signals.
5. Changes and contact
If we ever add non-essential cookies, we will update this policy and ask for your consent where the law requires it. Questions: privacy@profilebolt.com. See also our Privacy Policy.
ProfileBolt is operated by SmartApz. Questions about this page: legal@profilebolt.com. Privacy requests: privacy@profilebolt.com.