Cookie Policy

1. What is a cookie?

This English version is provided for information only. The French version (vintradex.com/fr/legal) is the authoritative legal version and shall prevail in case of any discrepancy.

A cookie is a small text file placed by the Vintradex site on your browser or stored on the server side ("session cookie"). They are used to identify your session, remember your preferences (language, currency), ensure security (anti-CSRF, anti-bot), or measure audience.

2. Cookies used on Vintradex

vtx_access (httpOnly, secure, sameSite=lax)

JWT authentication token (15 min) — essential for operation

vtx_refresh (httpOnly, secure, sameSite=lax)

Refresh token (30 days) — essential for operation

vtx_locale (JS-readable, 1 year)

Preferred language (fr/en/ja) — preference

vtx_admin_path_unlocked (httpOnly, session)

Unlocked admin access — security, optional

cf_clearance (Cloudflare Turnstile)

Anti-bot validation for sensitive forms (registration, login, forgotten password)

__stripe_mid, __stripe_sid

Stripe Elements cookies for payment security — essential for the transaction

3. Audience measurement cookies (Goatcounter)

Vintradex uses Goatcounter (self-hosted, without third-party tracking cookies) to measure audience anonymously: URL visited, referrer, language, day. No identifiable personal data is collected and no cookie is set for this purpose.

4. Your choices

Essential cookies: cannot be disabled without making the service inoperable.

You can at any time configure your browser to refuse, delete or be warned before cookies are placed. See the help of your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).

5. Retention period

Session cookies: deleted when the browser closes. Persistent cookies: duration indicated in the table above (maximum 13 months for preference cookies, in accordance with CNIL recommendation).