Cookie Transparency
Cookie Policy
Last updated: November 2026
How We Use Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you browse websites. MultiLinkQR follows a strict privacy-first policy:
- No Tracking Without Consent: We do not load marketing pixels or analytics trackers without your affirmative consent.
- Scanner Anonymity: People scanning dynamic QR codes are never tracked with advertising cookies. Scan events use rotating daily one-way salted hashes with zero raw IP or User-Agent retention.
- Minimal Footprint: We only set strictly necessary cookies required for session security, language preferences, and form state.
Complete Cookie Inventory
| Cookie Name | Category | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| better-auth.session_token | Strictly Necessary | 30 days | Maintains secure authenticated dashboard session for logged-in users (httpOnly, secure, sameSite=lax). |
| mlqr_locale | Preferences | 1 year | Remembers your preferred language selection (English or Hindi). |
| mlqr_theme | Preferences | 1 year | Remembers your dashboard theme choice (Light, Dark, or System). |
| cookieConsent (browser storage) | Strictly Necessary | Until you clear site data | Stores your cookie banner choice so we don’t ask on every page view. |
| mlqr_pw_<slug> | Strictly Necessary | 12 hours | HMAC token remembering password unlock status on a password-protected QR landing page. |
| mlqr_lead_<slug> | Strictly Necessary | 30 days | Remembers that you completed a lead gate form on a creator's page so you are not prompted repeatedly. |
| mlqr_ref | Preferences | 60 days | Stores affiliate referral code so rewards can be credited to the referring creator upon signup. |
| _ga, _ga_<container> | Analytics (Consent Required) | 14 months | Google Analytics 4 cookies used to measure aggregated website engagement. ONLY loaded after explicit consent. |
Managing Your Preferences
Your choice from the cookie banner is saved in your browser. To change it, clear the cookies and site data for multilinkqr.com in your browser settings and reload the page. The cookie banner will appear again so you can make a new choice.
You can also block or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent you from logging in to your dashboard.