Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used by online service providers to enable website functionality, improve efficiency, maintain user sessions, and provide analytical reporting.
This Cookie Policy explains how [Paytali Technologies Ltd.] ("Paytali", "we", "us", or "our") uses cookies, web beacons, and related browser storage technologies (such as HTML5 Local Storage and Session Storage) on the Paytali web platform.
2. Categories of Cookies We Use
We categorize cookies on Paytali into three distinct groups:
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential)
These cookies are essential for you to browse the platform, authenticate your user session, access secure merchant/buyer dashboards, and maintain transaction security. Without these cookies, services like login authentication, order state management, and CSRF protection cannot function. These cookies do not require user consent.
B. Functional & Preference Cookies
These cookies allow the platform to remember choices you make—such as your selected currency trading pair (e.g., EGP ⇄ NGN vs. EGP ⇄ XOF), payment corridor preferences, language settings, and dismissed announcement banners—to provide a customized experience.
C. Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect anonymous, aggregated data on how visitors interact with the platform, such as which pages are visited most frequently, page load speeds, and error occurrences. This helps us optimize platform responsiveness and user experience. We do not use third-party behavioral advertising cookies.
3. Table of Active Cookies
The table below outlines the primary cookies utilized across the Paytali web platform:
| Cookie Name | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __client_uat / __session | Strictly Necessary | Clerk user session token and authentication validation | Session / 30 Days |
| sb-*-auth-token | Strictly Necessary | Supabase authentication and session security state | Persistent / Session |
| paytali_banner_dismissed | Functional | Records user dismissal of top live rates announcement banner | 14 Days |
| paytali_currency_pref | Functional | Stores active exchange pair filter (EGP/NGN/XOF) | 30 Days |
| _telemetry_cid | Performance | Anonymized performance telemetry and latency monitoring | Session |
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can manage or delete cookies via your browser settings:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
Note: Disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from signing into Paytali, managing orders, or executing peer-to-peer trades.
5. Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this policy periodically to reflect operational, legal, or technical changes. Revisions will be posted here with an updated effective date.