1. What Certa stores in your browser
Cookies are small values a website stores in a browser. Similar technologies, including local storage and session storage, can remember information without using a traditional cookie. The same transparency and consent principles may apply to both.
Certa does not currently use advertising cookies, behavioral-tracking pixels, or optional analytics cookies.
2. Necessary storage
Necessary storage supports a service you request, protects the application, or remembers your privacy choice. Refusing the optional referral cookie does not disable these functions.
| Name or type | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
| Certa authentication token | Keeps you signed in and authorizes protected account requests | Until sign-out, removal, or expiry |
| Application session storage | Carries saved answers safely between application steps | Current browser session |
| Support-chat session storage | Lets a visitor reopen the support conversation they started | Current browser session |
| certa_cookie_consent | Records the consent version, choice, and time so Certa respects your preference | 180 days |
3. Optional referral cookie
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| certa_referral | Attributes a qualifying application and payment to the referral link followed, so Certa can calculate a referral commission | Up to 30 days, and removed earlier after successful attribution |
The referral cookie is first-party, signed, and inaccessible to browser JavaScript. It does not reveal the applicant's case, documents, tax information, or identity to the referrer.
4. Your choices
- Necessary only: Certa does not create the referral cookie and removes any unclaimed referral cookie already present.
- Allow referral cookie: Certa may store referral attribution for up to 30 days.
- Change your mind: use Cookie preferences in the footer at any time. Withdrawing permission removes any unclaimed referral cookie.
You may also remove or block storage using browser settings. Blocking necessary storage can prevent sign-in, saved application progress, or support chat from working correctly.
5. Changes and contact
Certa will update this Notice before introducing a new optional cookie category. Questions or privacy requests can be sent to support@certaitin.com.