🍪 Cookie Policy

How we use cookies to enhance your AI research experience

📋 What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and analyzing how you use our AI research platform.

We use cookies to enhance functionality, improve performance, and understand how our AI services are being used to make them better for researchers and scientists worldwide.

🔧 Types of Cookies We Use

🔒 Essential Cookies (Required)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They enable core functionality like authentication, session management, security features, and credit management.

Examples:
Authentication tokens, session management, security preferences, credit tracking, debate state management

📊 Analytics Cookies (Optional)

Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the user experience and optimize our AI research tools.

Examples:
Page views, session duration, feature usage patterns, error tracking, user flow analysis

⚡ Performance Cookies (Optional)

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site and AI services. They help us optimize loading times and service reliability.

Examples:
Load times, response times, service optimization data, API performance metrics

🎯 Functionality Cookies (Optional)

Enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your AI model preferences and customizing your debate experience. These improve usability but are not essential.

Examples:
AI model selection, theme preferences, interface customization, saved settings

⚙️ Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have full control over which cookies we use on our platform:

  • Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for basic site functionality and security
  • Optional cookies (Analytics, Performance, Functionality) can be enabled or disabled based on your preferences
  • You can change your preferences at any time through your browser settings
  • Disabling optional cookies may affect some features but won't prevent you from using our core AI research tools

🌐 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can typically:

  • View which cookies are stored on your device
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Block cookies from specific sites
  • Block all cookies (though this may impact functionality)

Please note that completely blocking cookies may prevent you from accessing certain features of our AI research platform.

🔄 Data Retention

Different types of cookies have different retention periods:

  • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Remain for a set period (typically 1-24 months depending on the cookie type)
  • Preference cookies: Stored until you change your settings or clear your browser data

🔒 Third-Party Cookies

Our platform may use third-party services that set their own cookies:

  • AI Service Providers: OpenAI, Google Gemini, and other AI model providers may set cookies for service optimization
  • Analytics Services: Help us understand platform usage and improve performance
  • Security Services: Protect against fraud and abuse

These third-party cookies are governed by the respective companies' privacy policies.

🛡️ Your Privacy Rights

We are committed to transparency about our cookie usage. You have the right to know what cookies we use and why. If you have any questions about our cookie policy or want to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at support@bidinga.ai.

This policy is part of our broader commitment to protecting your privacy while providing cutting-edge AI research tools.

📞 Contact Information

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

  • Email: support@bidinga.ai
  • Subject: Cookie Policy Inquiry
  • Website: bidinga.ai

Last updated: September 21, 2025
This Cookie Policy is effective as of the date listed above and may be updated from time to time.

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