Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give information to the site owners.

Cookies can be "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).

2. Cookies We Use

AccessGuard uses essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the service to function, as well as analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors use our site. We do not use any marketing, advertising, or retargeting cookies.

Session Cookie

• Name: _accessguard_session
• Purpose: Maintains your authenticated session as you navigate between pages
• Type: Session (deleted when you close your browser)
• Essential: Yes - required for the application to function

CSRF Protection Token

• Purpose: Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks by verifying that form submissions originate from our site
• Type: Session
• Essential: Yes - required for security

Remember Me Cookie

• Name: remember_user_token
• Purpose: Keeps you logged in between browser sessions so you do not need to re-enter your credentials each time you visit
• Type: Persistent (up to 2 weeks)
• Essential: Optional - only set when you choose "Remember me" during login

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our website so we can improve the experience. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form.

• Name: _ga
• Purpose: Distinguishes unique visitors by assigning a randomly generated identifier
• Type: Persistent (up to 2 years)
• Essential: No - used for analytics

• Name: _ga_*
• Purpose: Used by Google Analytics to maintain session state
• Type: Persistent (up to 2 years)
• Essential: No - used for analytics

3. Third-Party Cookies

AccessGuard uses the following third-party services that may set cookies:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymous usage data such as pages visited, time on site, and general geographic region. Google Analytics does not collect personally identifiable information. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

Lemon Squeezy

Our payment processor (Lemon Squeezy) may set cookies on its own domain when you are redirected to complete a payment. Those cookies are governed by Lemon Squeezy's privacy policy.

We do not use:

• Advertising or retargeting cookies
• Social media tracking cookies

4. Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

Please note that disabling essential cookies will prevent you from logging in and using AccessGuard's authenticated features.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page when we make changes.

6. Contact Us