Cookies on MiniMind

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners.

Similar technologies — such as local storage, session storage, and pixel tags — work similarly and are also covered by this policy.

Cookies can be:

• Session cookies — deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies — remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
• First-party cookies — set directly by this website (minimind.apidev.co.in).
• Third-party cookies — set by external services embedded in the website.

2. Summary: Cookies We Use

3. Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are necessary for this website to function and cannot be switched off. They are typically set only in response to actions you take, such as logging into the admin panel or submitting a form.

These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information beyond what is required to maintain your session. They are never used for marketing purposes.

If you block essential cookies via your browser settings, the admin panel will not function. However, the public-facing pages of this website (home, about, privacy, terms) work without any cookies at all.

4. Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand aggregate usage of this website — which pages are most visited, how long sessions last, and where visitors come from. This helps us improve the website's content and performance.

Google Analytics data is:

• Aggregated and anonymized — we cannot identify individual visitors.
• IP addresses are anonymized before they are stored.
• Not shared with advertisers or data brokers.
• Subject to Google's data processing terms.

Analytics cookies are optional. You can opt out at any time — see Your Choices.

5. Third-Party Cookies

This website does not embed advertising networks, social media share buttons, or tracking pixels from third parties beyond the Google Analytics integration described above.

If you visit this site from a link with tracking parameters (e.g., UTM parameters in a URL), those parameters may be logged by Google Analytics as part of traffic source reporting. They are not stored in cookies by us.

The MiniMind admin panel embeds no third-party cookies for authenticated administrators.

6. In-App Tracking (Mobile App)

The MiniMind mobile app does not use browser cookies. It uses different, device-native mechanisms:

• Local storage (Hive) — your game progress, settings, and offline data are stored in local device storage. This data never leaves your device unless you are signed in to a registered account.
• Secure storage — authentication tokens are stored in your device's secure enclave (Keychain on iOS, Keystore on Android). These are encrypted and inaccessible to other apps.
• Anonymous device ID — a randomly generated identifier (not tied to any advertising ID) that allows us to distinguish devices for analytics purposes.
• Advertising ID — if you watch optional rewarded ads, Google AdMob may read your device's advertising identifier (IDFA/GAID). You can reset or opt out of ad personalization at any time in your device settings (iOS: Settings → Privacy → Tracking; Android: Settings → Google → Ads).
• Firebase Analytics — aggregate, anonymized usage events. You can opt out via the app's settings (when available) or your device's app tracking controls.

For full details, see our Privacy Policy.

7. Your Choices

7.1 Browser Settings

Most browsers let you control cookies through their settings. You can:

• View all cookies stored for a website.
• Delete individual cookies or all cookies for a domain.
• Block all cookies (note: this will break the admin panel login).
• Block third-party cookies only (recommended — this blocks analytics without breaking sessions).

How to manage cookies in popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

7.2 Opt Out of Google Analytics

You can prevent Google Analytics from tracking your website visits by:

• Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Enabling "Do Not Track" in your browser (see below).
• Blocking the _ga and _ga_* cookies via your browser settings.

7.3 Opt Out of Mobile Ad Personalization

• iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking → turn off "Allow Apps to Request to Track"
• Android: Settings → Google → Ads → "Delete advertising ID" or "Opt out of Ads Personalization"

8. Do Not Track

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. This website currently does not have a technical mechanism to respond differently to DNT signals, as there is no consistent industry standard for how such signals should be interpreted.

However, even without DNT, we do not engage in cross-site tracking, behavioral advertising, or the sale of browsing data.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, particularly as cookie regulations and browser standards evolve. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page whenever changes are made.

Material changes that affect the categories of cookies we use will be communicated more prominently (e.g., a banner notice on the website).

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise your privacy rights, contact us:

• Email: support@minimind.apidev.co.in
• Website: minimind.apidev.co.in