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Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience and enable certain features of our service.

Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

accessToken

Purpose: Authentication and session management

Duration: Session or 30 days (if "Remember Me" is checked)

Type: HTTP-only, Secure

refreshToken

Purpose: Automatic session renewal

Duration: Session or 30 days (if "Remember Me" is checked)

Type: HTTP-only, Secure

userId

Purpose: User identification and personalization

Duration: Session or 30 days (if "Remember Me" is checked)

Type: HTTP-only, Secure

Preference Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as language preference) and provide enhanced features.

theme

Purpose: Remember your dark/light mode preference

Duration: 1 year

Type: Client-side

locale

Purpose: Remember your language preference

Duration: Session

Type: Client-side

Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services that set cookies on our website:

  • Google OAuth: For secure authentication when you sign in with Google
  • Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website (if enabled)

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

  • Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies through their settings
  • Sign Out: Signing out will remove authentication cookies
  • Browser Privacy Mode: Use incognito/private browsing to prevent cookies from being stored

Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website and prevent you from using certain features.

Cookie Security

We take cookie security seriously:

  • Authentication cookies are HTTP-only (not accessible via JavaScript)
  • All cookies use Secure flag in production (HTTPS only)
  • SameSite attribute is set to prevent CSRF attacks
  • Cookies are encrypted in transit

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at: cookies@theresume.app

Last updated: 1/27/2026

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