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 more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies allow websites to remember your actions and preferences (such as login status, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

2. How We Use Cookies

ClyNovel uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide essential functionality. We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Authentication: To keep you logged in when you navigate between pages. These cookies are essential for the website to function properly.
• Security: To protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. These security cookies help ensure that requests made to our servers are legitimate.
• Preferences: To remember your preferences and settings, such as your reading preferences or display options.
• Session Management: To maintain your session while you browse the website, ensuring a smooth and continuous experience.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt-out of these cookies.

• Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser
• CSRF Token Cookies: Security cookies that protect against malicious attacks

Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Currently, ClyNovel does not use third-party cookies for advertising or tracking purposes. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy accordingly.

5. Managing Cookies

You have the right to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer.

However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Some features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

How to manage cookies in popular browsers:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site permissions

6. Cookie Duration

We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them).

• Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for up to 24 hours or until you manually delete them

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us through our Contact page.

For more information about our data practices, please also review our Privacy Policy.