Cookie Policy
Effective date: March 1, 2026
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, keep you signed in, and understand how you use the service. NorthSeat uses cookies to make the platform work reliably for restaurant partners and guests.
2. Essential Cookies
These cookies are required for NorthSeat to function. They keep you logged in, remember your language preference, and maintain your session across pages. Without them, core features like booking a table or accessing the restaurant dashboard would not work. Examples: authentication tokens, session identifiers, CSRF protection, language preference.
3. Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how people use NorthSeat — which pages are visited most, where users drop off, and how features are used. This data is aggregated and anonymous. It helps us improve the platform for everyone. Examples: page view tracking, feature usage metrics, performance monitoring.
4. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies remember choices you make beyond the basics — like your preferred time format, timezone, or how you last sorted a table. They make the experience smoother by keeping your settings consistent across visits. Examples: display preferences, UI state, recently viewed restaurants.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by services we integrate with — such as Google for authentication or analytics providers for usage data. These third parties have their own privacy policies. We do not allow third-party cookies for advertising purposes. We work with: Google (authentication, analytics), Vercel (hosting, performance monitoring).
6. Managing Your Cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies, or set preferences per site. Keep in mind that blocking essential cookies will prevent NorthSeat from working properly. To manage cookies: open your browser settings, find the privacy or cookies section, and adjust your preferences. You can also clear existing cookies at any time.
7. Cookie Retention
Essential cookies (like authentication tokens) expire after 7 days or when you sign out. Analytics cookies are retained for up to 12 months. Functional cookies persist until you clear them or they reach their expiration date, typically 30 days.
8. Updates to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy as we add features or change how the platform works. The effective date at the top of this page reflects the last update. Continued use of NorthSeat after changes means you accept the updated policy.
9. Questions
If you have questions about how NorthSeat uses cookies, contact us at privacy@northseat.com.