Privacy & Compliance
Cookie Policy
Last Updated: September 13, 2026
Minimalist Cookie Architecture
This Cookie Policy explains how Akshat Kushwaha uses cookies and similar storage technologies on https://a3ro.dev. We do not use third-party advertising cookies, cross-site trackers, or surveillance pixels. Any cookies or local storage keys utilized serve purely essential administrative functions, user interface state, or privacy-preserving first-party telemetry.
1. What Are Cookies & Local Storage?
A cookie is a small text file placed onto your computer or mobile device by a website when you visit it. It enables the site to remember your preferences or security state over a period of time.
Local Storage and Session Storage are modern browser storage mechanisms that store key-value data directly within your web browser without sending that data in every HTTP request header.
2. Inventory of Cookies Used on This Site
We maintain full transparency regarding all cookies and client storage mechanisms deployed across this domain:
| Cookie / Key | Category | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Functional | 365 days | Remembers your cookie consent banner preferences so you are not prompted on each page view. |
| isAuthenticated | Strictly Necessary | 7 days | Stores admin session authentication state for the content management interface. (Only set when logging into the admin console). |
| sidebar_state | Functional | 7 days | Preserves sidebar collapsed/expanded layout state across admin views. |
| Vercel Web Analytics | Cookieless Analytics | None (Ephemeral) | Privacy-preserving first-party telemetry. Does NOT set tracking cookies or collect personally identifiable information. |
3. Legal Assessment: Do We Need Cookie Consent?
Regulatory Analysis under EU ePrivacy, UK PECR & India DPDP Act
Under the European ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC) and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), cookies that are strictly necessary for providing an explicitly requested service do not require prior opt-in consent.
Furthermore, because our telemetry provider (Vercel Web Analytics) is engineered to be entirely cookieless and does not track users across sessions or third-party properties, no behavioral tracking cookies are placed on public visitors. However, to guarantee absolute compliance, complete transparency, and universal respect for visitor autonomy across all jurisdictions (including California CCPA and Indian DPDP), we provide an active Cookie Consent Banner allowing you to confirm or decline non-essential storage.
4. Managing & Disabling Cookies
You have the right to accept or decline cookies. Most browsers allow you to manage cookie settings via their preferences menus:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection.
- Apple Safari: Settings → Safari → Advanced → Privacy.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may impair administrative functions, but general public browsing will remain functional.
5. Questions Regarding Cookies
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, feel free to contact us at akshatsingh14372@outlook.com.