This Cookies Policy explains how VylintShield ("we," "us," "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website https://www.vylintshield.com and customer portal.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, mobile) when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, understand how you interact with the site, and enable certain functionality.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
2.1 Essential Cookies (Required)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| session | Portal authentication session | Session (30 min idle) | VylintShield |
| csrf_token | CSRF protection for forms | Session | VylintShield |
| vs_attr | First-touch marketing attribution — records the campaign parameters, landing page and referrer of your first visit. First-party and httpOnly; not readable by any script and not shared with third parties. We do not set this cookie for visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, or for anyone who has opted out of analytics. | 90 days | VylintShield |
2.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics — distinguishes users | 2 years | |
| _gid | Google Analytics — session tracking | 24 hours | |
| _gat | Google Analytics — throttle request rate | 1 minute |
2.3 Marketing / Third-Party Cookies
We use Stripe for payments, which may set their own cookies for fraud detection and payment processing.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| __stripe_mid | Fraud prevention | 1 year | Stripe |
| __stripe_sid | Session tracking | 30 minutes | Stripe |
3. Cookie Consent
We do not operate a cookie preference banner. Instead, analytics cookies are switched off by default for the visitors whose law requires prior consent, and any visitor can switch them off for themselves.
- If you are visiting from the EU, the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we do not load Google Analytics at all. No analytics cookies are set and no data reaches Google. This is decided before the page loads, and where we cannot determine your location we treat you as if you were in one of those regions.
- Any visitor can switch analytics off for their browser using the control below. Your choice is stored in a first-party cookie named
vs_analytics_optout, lasts about a year, and applies to both vylintshield.com and portal.vylintshield.com. Clearing your cookies clears the choice. - We honour Global Privacy Control. If your browser or extension sends a GPC signal, analytics does not load, whether or not you use the control below.
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Essential and attribution cookies are not covered by this control — they are described in Sections 2.1 and 2.2. You can ask us to erase the attribution data held on your account at any time by emailing privacy@vylintshield.com.
4. Managing Cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
Note: Disabling essential cookies will break portal login and checkout functionality.
5. Third-Party Data Processing
Our analytics cookies share data with the providers below. Our own essential and attribution cookies do not.
| Provider | Purpose | Data Shared | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Usage analytics | IP (anonymized), pages, device, referral | US / EU |
| Stripe | Payment processing | Payment info, device fingerprint | US |
These providers have their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them.
6. Do Not Track (DNT)
We honour Global Privacy Control (GPC): if your browser or an extension sends a GPC signal, we do not load Google Analytics. We do not respond to the older Do Not Track header, for which there is no industry standard on how sites should respond. To switch analytics off regardless of either signal, use the control in Section 3.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy. Material changes will be posted here with a revised "Last updated" date.
8. Contact
Questions about our use of cookies? Email privacy@vylintshield.com.