Cookie Policy
Last Updated: November 16, 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, enhance your experience, and provide analytics about how the site is used.
Lumen uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide, protect, and improve our Service.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the Service to function and cannot be disabled:
- Authentication Cookies: Keep you logged in and maintain your session
- Security Cookies: Protect against fraud and secure your account
- Load Balancing: Distribute traffic across servers for optimal performance
2.2 Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your settings and preferences:
- Theme Preferences: Dark mode, color scheme
- Language Settings: Preferred language and locale
- Display Settings: Layout preferences, measurement units
2.3 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how you use the Service so we can improve it:
- Usage Analytics: Pages visited, features used, time spent
- Performance Monitoring: Load times, errors, technical issues
- User Behavior: Click patterns, navigation flows
These cookies collect aggregated, anonymized data that cannot identify you personally.
2.4 Marketing Cookies (Optional)
With your consent, we may use cookies for marketing purposes:
- Promotional Campaigns: Track effectiveness of marketing campaigns
- Personalized Content: Show relevant content based on interests
- Retargeting: Show ads on other websites (opt-in only)
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages:
- Supabase: Authentication and database services
- Analytics Providers: Google Analytics or similar services
- Content Delivery Networks: Fast loading of images and assets
These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing them.
4. Cookie Duration
Cookies can be temporary or persistent:
- Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser (authentication, security)
- Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them (preferences, analytics)
Cookie Retention Periods:
- Authentication cookies: Session or up to 30 days
- Preference cookies: Up to 1 year
- Analytics cookies: Up to 2 years
- Marketing cookies: Up to 1 year (with consent)
5. How to Control Cookies
You have several options to control or limit cookies:
5.1 Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all cookies
- Delete cookies when you close the browser
Here are links to cookie management for popular browsers:
5.2 Cookie Consent Settings
When you first visit Lumen, you can choose which types of cookies to accept. You can change your preferences at any time in your account settings.
5.3 Opt-Out Tools
For analytics and marketing cookies, you can use opt-out tools:
- Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Network Advertising Initiative Opt-out
- Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-out
Important Note:
Blocking or deleting cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of the Service. Essential cookies are required for the Service to function and cannot be disabled without affecting core functionality like authentication.
6. Do Not Track (DNT)
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. Currently, there is no industry standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. We do not respond to DNT signals at this time, but you can control cookies through the methods described above.
7. Mobile Devices
On mobile devices, you can control tracking through device settings:
- iOS: Settings > Privacy > Tracking
- Android: Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization
8. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you 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 cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Email: privacy@sharpened.cc
Website: sharpened.cc
This Cookie Policy was last updated on November 16, 2025.