Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners about how visitors interact with their site.

Similar technologies include:

• Local storage & session storage — Browser-based key-value stores used to persist application state (e.g., form draft data) across page loads.
• Pixel tags / web beacons — Tiny images embedded in pages or emails that signal when content has been loaded or opened.
• Device fingerprinting — We do not use device fingerprinting on our website.

Cookies can be “session” cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent” cookies (remaining on your device until they expire or are deleted).

SophonixAI uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• Essential operation — Ensuring the website functions correctly, maintaining security, and preventing fraudulent activity.
• User experience — Remembering form drafts so you don’t lose progress if you close and re-open a form (stored in local storage, not transmitted to our servers).
• Performance analytics — Understanding how visitors use our website so we can improve it — pages visited, time on page, error rates.
• Security monitoring — Detecting and preventing malicious activity, bot traffic, and abuse.

We keep our cookie footprint minimal. We do not use advertising cookies, cross-site tracking cookies, or cookies that build profiles for sale to third-party advertisers.

The following table lists all cookies currently set by sophonixai.com:

Strictly Necessary

These cookies are required for the website to function. They cannot be disabled.

• __Host-next-auth.csrf-token (if authentication is active)
  Purpose: CSRF protection for form submissions. Session cookie, deleted on browser close. Set by: SophonixAI.
• __Secure-next-auth.session-token (if authentication is active)
  Purpose: Maintains authenticated sessions. Expires: 30 days. Set by: SophonixAI.

Functional

These improve your experience but are not strictly required.

• sophonixai_form_draft (local storage, not a cookie)
  Purpose: Saves your progress in contact forms so data is not lost if you close and reopen the form. Cleared on successful form submission or when you close the form. Never transmitted to our servers. Set by: SophonixAI (browser local storage).

Analytics

We use privacy-focused analytics to understand site usage without tracking individuals.

• Vercel Analytics
  Purpose: Aggregate page view and performance metrics. Data is anonymised — no persistent identifiers or cross-site tracking. No cookies set; uses edge-based aggregation. Provider: Vercel Inc.

Marketing / Advertising

We currently set no marketing or advertising cookies. If this changes, this policy will be updated and consent will be sought before any such cookies are placed.

Some features of our website may result in cookies being set by third-party services. We only permit third-party cookies where necessary and from providers who offer appropriate data protection guarantees.

Current third-party services that may set cookies or access data:

• Vercel — Our hosting and CDN provider may set performance or security cookies as part of edge network operation. Privacy policy: vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy
• Google Fonts — Our website loads fonts from Google’s CDN. Google may log the request (IP address, browser). We plan to self-host fonts to eliminate this. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

We do not embed social media widgets, YouTube videos, or third-party advertising scripts that would result in third-party tracking cookies being set without your knowledge.

You have several options for controlling cookies:

Browser Settings

All modern browsers allow you to view, manage, block, and delete cookies through their settings menus:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

Note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our website and other sites you visit.

Clearing Local Storage

To clear the form draft saved in local storage, open your browser’s developer tools (F12), navigate to Application → Local Storage → sophonixai.com, and delete the sophonixai_form_draft key.

Opt-Out of Analytics

Vercel Analytics uses anonymised, aggregate data with no persistent identifiers. There is no personal opt-out required, but you can disable JavaScript entirely to prevent any analytics collection.

Under GDPR and ePrivacy regulations, strictly necessary cookies do not require consent. For all other cookies (functional, analytics), we rely on:

• Legitimate interests for anonymised, aggregate analytics that have minimal privacy impact and cannot identify individual users.
• Consent for any future marketing or personalisation cookies — these will only be placed after you have been presented with a clear choice and have opted in.

We aim to comply with the “privacy by default” principle — no unnecessary data collection, no tracking without a clear legitimate purpose, and minimal cookie use overall.

If you are based in the EU or UK and believe our cookie practices are not compliant, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority.

We will update this Cookie Policy whenever we add, remove, or change any cookies used on our website. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this document will reflect the most recent revision.

For changes that add new cookies that require consent, we will present you with an updated consent choice before placing those cookies.

We recommend reviewing this policy periodically, particularly if you have concerns about online privacy.

For questions about our use of cookies or to exercise your privacy rights:

• Email: privacy@sophonixai.com
• General: hello@sophonixai.com

For broader privacy questions, see our Privacy Policy.