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1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work properly and to give website owners useful information.
This Cookie Policy explains how Is This A Scam? and FortifiedWall LLC ("we", "us", or "our") use cookies and similar technologies on our marketing site (https://isthisascam.email) and our dashboard (https://portal.isthisascam.email).
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use only cookies that are necessary for the Service to function. We do not use advertising or non-essential tracking cookies.
2.1 Essential Cookies (Our Sites)
These cookies are required for security, authentication, and session continuity. They cannot be disabled if you want to use the Service.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|
| Bot-detection clearance cookie | Stores clearance after you pass our bot-detection security check on the marketing site or portal so we don’t repeatedly challenge you. Cookie name may change. | 1 hour |
| Dashboard session cookie | Signed session for the dashboard (portal) so you stay logged in. Cookie name may change. | About 30 days |
| Authentication session cookies | Authentication for the dashboard (e.g. magic-link session). | Session / as configured |
2.2 Third-Party Cookies When You Leave Our Site
When you complete payment or manage billing, you may be directed to our payment processor’s website. Our payment processor (currently Stripe) may set cookies on its own domains. We do not control those cookies. See our payment processor’s privacy and cookie policies for details. We may change payment processors at any time.
2.3 Bot Detection (Marketing Site and Portal)
Our marketing site and dashboard (portal) use a bot-detection service (currently Cloudflare Turnstile) to prevent abuse. The bot-detection provider may use cookies or local storage in connection with that service on our domain. We may change bot-detection providers at any time.
2.4 Infrastructure
Our hosting and content delivery provider may collect standard technical and performance data in the course of serving requests. We do not set additional analytics or advertising cookies on our site.
3. Managing Cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are sent. Blocking essential cookies may limit or prevent use of the Service (for example, you may not be able to stay logged in to the dashboard).
Instructions for managing cookies in common 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
4. Third-Party Services
Cookies or similar data may be set by:
- Payment processor (currently Stripe) - When you are on our payment processor’s checkout or billing portal. See their cookie policy for details.
- Infrastructure and bot-detection provider (currently Cloudflare) - Bot detection on our marketing site and portal, and infrastructure. See their privacy policy for details.
We do not use third-party analytics or advertising cookies on our own pages.
5. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on this page and change the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.