Cookie & Storage Policy
Transparent disclosure of all browser storage mechanisms, authentication tokens, and telemetry cookies utilized across OpenGrab platforms.
Zero Third-Party Advertising Trackers
OpenGrab does not deploy ad-retargeting pixels, social media beacons, or data broker cookies.
1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are small alphanumeric text files placed on your browser or hardware device by web applications you visit. Similar technologies include web beacons, indexedDB, and HTML5 localStorage (“Local Storage”).
These technologies enable the system to verify that you are authenticated, remember your interface theme settings, and protect communication against automated spoofing attacks.
2. How OpenGrab Categorizes Cookies
Essential for security, session verification, and cryptographic anti-forgery protection. Cannot be disabled.
Preserves dark/light appearance preferences, sidebar states, and regional display configurations.
Measures anonymized edge routing latency and API throughput to balance GPU cluster distribution.
3. Complete Technical Inventory of Cookies
Below is the comprehensive audit of all cookies and browser storage keys set across OpenGrab:
| Cookie Identifier | Category | Lifespan | Technical Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| __Secure-authjs.session-token | Strictly Necessary | 30 Days | Cryptographically signed JWT used to maintain verified user authentication across candidate, recruiter, and admin portals. |
| authjs.csrf-token | Strictly Necessary | Session | Cryptographic anti-forgery token protecting against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) exploits on form submissions. |
| theme | Functional | Persistent (1 Year) | Stores the user's interface appearance preference (pure monochrome light mode, dark mode, or system default). |
| opengrab-ui-state | Functional | Persistent | Preserves user sidebar collapse preferences and active portal layout dimensions for seamless navigation. |
| latency-telemetry | Performance | Session | Anonymized, aggregate network round-trip timing used by cluster load balancers to route API inference requests to the nearest edge node. |
4. How to Manage and Disable Cookies
Most modern web browsers allow you to modify cookie preferences, block third-party tracking, or purge all local storage. Please consult the documentation for your browser:
- Apple Safari: Settings > Privacy > Block All Cookies
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy & Security > Third-party cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
Note: Disabling Strictly Necessary cookies will prevent you from signing in to the Candidate, Recruiter, or Admin control centers.
5. Global Privacy Control (GPC) & Do Not Track
OpenGrab automatically honors the Global Privacy Control (GPC) and Do Not Track (DNT) signal headers sent by your browser. Because we maintain a strict zero-ad tracking policy, our system already fulfills the highest opt-out standards natively.