Kindery | Daycare Management Software ($2/Child)

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners. Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.

2. How We Use Cookies

Kindery uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Services and hold certain information. We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Services to function properly and cannot be disabled
Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count visitors and see how they move around our site
Functionality Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization
Targeting Cookies: Record your visit to our website, pages visited, and links followed

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.

Examples:

Session management cookies
Authentication cookies
Security cookies
Load balancing cookies

3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages visitors go to most often. These cookies help us improve how our website works.

Examples:

Google Analytics cookies
Page view tracking
Error tracking
Performance monitoring

3.3 Functionality Cookies

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

Examples:

Language preference cookies
Theme preference cookies
User interface customization
Video player preferences

3.4 Targeting and Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Examples:

Advertising network cookies
Social media cookies
Retargeting cookies
Conversion tracking cookies

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Services and deliver advertisements on and through the Services. Third-party services we use include:

Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance tracking
Stripe: For payment processing and fraud prevention
Intercom: For customer support and messaging
Social Media Platforms: For social sharing and authentication (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter)
Advertising Networks: For marketing and retargeting campaigns

5. How Long Do Cookies Last

Cookies can be either "session" cookies or "persistent" cookies:

Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session while navigating through the website.
Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period specified in the cookie or until you delete them. They help websites remember your preferences and settings when you visit them again. Our persistent cookies typically last from 30 days to 2 years.

6. Your Cookie Choices

You have several options to manage or limit how cookies and similar technologies are used:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience. To manage cookies in your browser:

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 → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

Cookie Preference Center

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject different categories of cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our footer.

Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of certain third-party cookies:

Google Analytics: Use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
Advertising: Visit the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page

Do Not Track

Some browsers support a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Currently, our website does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

7. Local Storage and Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies such as:

Local Storage: HTML5 local storage that allows us to store data on your device for improved performance and functionality
Web Beacons: Small electronic images embedded in web pages or emails that track page views or email opens
Pixels: Small code snippets that allow us to measure the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising
Software Development Kits (SDKs): Code packages that enable mobile app tracking and functionality

8. Mobile Device Identifiers

When you use our mobile applications, we may use mobile device identifiers (such as Apple's IDFA or Google's Advertising ID) for similar purposes as cookies. You can control the use of these identifiers through your device settings:

iOS: Settings → Privacy → Tracking → Allow Apps to Request to Track
Android: Settings → Google → Ads → Opt out of Ads Personalization

9. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, our business operations, or for other reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

10. More Information

For more information about how we collect, use, and protect your data, please read our Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other tracking technologies, please contact us:

By email: privacy@kindery.app
By visiting our website: www.kindery.app/contact