Cookie Policy — FoodTruck POS

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What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and tokens — these work in a similar way to cookies and are used to store information on your device.

Simple summary: FoodTruck POS uses a minimal number of cookies. We use session cookies to keep you logged in and to remember your preferences. We do not use advertising cookies or cross-site tracking technologies.

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How We Use Cookies

FoodTruck POS uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Authentication: To keep you logged in to the web dashboard across page loads and browser sessions
Session management: To maintain your active session state and prevent you from being logged out unexpectedly
Security: To help detect and prevent unauthorized access, CSRF attacks, and session hijacking
Preferences: To remember your UI preferences such as selected date ranges, view modes, or display settings

We do not use cookies for advertising, behavioural profiling, retargeting, or to track you across other websites.

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Cookies We Set

The following cookies are set by FoodTruck POS directly (first-party cookies):

Name	Type	Duration	Purpose
`auth_token`	Essential	Session / 30 days	Stores your JWT authentication token to keep you logged in to the dashboard.
`csrf_token`	Essential	Session	CSRF protection token to verify that form submissions originate from the FoodTruck POS dashboard.
`ui_prefs`	Functional	1 year	Stores your display preferences (e.g., selected date range, items per page) so they persist across visits.

Mobile apps use secure storage, not cookies: The iOS and Android apps do not use browser cookies. Authentication tokens are stored in your device's secure keychain (iOS) or encrypted SharedPreferences (Android) using Expo SecureStore — not in browser-accessible storage.

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Platforms & Cookies

Cookie usage differs across our platforms:

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Web Dashboard

Uses browser cookies for session management and preferences. Cookies are set on foodtruckpos.app.

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iOS App

No browser cookies. Auth token stored in iOS Keychain via Expo SecureStore. No tracking SDKs.

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Android App

No browser cookies. Auth token stored in Android Keystore via Expo SecureStore. No tracking SDKs.

The landing page (foodtruckpos.app) does not set any cookies. It is a static HTML/CSS page with no JavaScript tracking.

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Third-Party Cookies

When you use the web dashboard, certain third-party services may set cookies on your device:

Stripe (Payment Processing)

When you access Stripe-powered billing pages or payment flows, Stripe may set cookies on your device. These cookies are used by Stripe for fraud prevention, security, and remembering your payment preferences. Stripe's cookie policy is governed by Stripe's Privacy Policy.

Vercel (Hosting)

Our web dashboard is hosted on Vercel. Vercel may set functional cookies related to routing, performance, and edge deployments. These are infrastructure-level cookies and do not contain personal information.

No Analytics or Advertising Cookies

We do not use:

Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Amplitude, or other analytics platforms on our web dashboard
Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, or any advertising/retargeting cookies
Hotjar, FullStory, or session recording tools
Any cross-site tracking technologies

Privacy-first: We deliberately chose not to implement analytics tracking on the dashboard to minimize the data we collect. We prefer manual feedback over surveillance.

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Your Choices

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Below are instructions for the most common browsers:

Chrome

⋮ Menu → Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data

Safari

Safari menu → Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data

Firefox

☰ Menu → Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

Edge

… Menu → Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Clearing Cookies

You can delete all cookies that FoodTruck POS has set at any time through your browser's cookie management settings. To delete cookies from the dashboard specifically, look for cookies from foodtruckpos.app.

Mobile App Tokens

To clear authentication tokens from the mobile apps, simply log out of the app. This will delete the stored token from secure storage. You can also uninstall the app to remove all stored data.

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Impact of Disabling Cookies

Because we use only essential cookies for the core dashboard functionality, disabling or deleting cookies will affect your experience:

Authentication cookie disabled: You will be logged out and will need to log in every time you open the dashboard
CSRF token disabled: Form submissions may fail or be rejected as a security precaution
Preference cookie disabled: Your UI preferences will not persist between sessions

          Recommendation: Allow cookies from foodtruckpos.app for the best experience. You can block cookies from all other sites while allowing them from our dashboard using your browser's per-site cookie controls.
        

The landing page (foodtruckpos.app) works fully without any cookies.

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Contact

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

FoodTruck POS
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Email: privacy@foodtruckpos.app
Support: support@foodtruckpos.app

For general privacy inquiries, see our Privacy Policy. For questions about our terms, see our Terms of Service.