Cookie Policy

What are cookies and local storage?

Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Local storage is a similar mechanism that lets a site keep small amounts of data in your browser between visits. Ridefolk uses both — some to make the site work, and some, only with your permission, to understand and improve it.

Essential cookies

Essential cookies and storage are required for the site to function. They keep you signed in, remember your cookie choices, and help protect against fraud, abuse, and excessive requests. Because the site cannot work properly without them, they are always on and cannot be turned off.

Authentication and session storage

When you sign in, we store a session in your browser so you stay logged in as you move between pages, and we refresh that session in the background. This is handled by our authentication provider, Supabase. Your cookie choice itself is saved in your browser's local storage under the key "ridefolk_cookie_consent".

Analytics cookies

If you allow analytics, we use PostHog to understand which pages and features are used and how the product performs, so we can decide what to improve. Analytics is optional and stays off until you opt in. You can turn it off again at any time.

Error monitoring and diagnostics

If you allow diagnostics, we use Sentry to collect error reports and performance diagnostics when something goes wrong, so we can find and fix issues faster. This may include limited technical details about your session. Diagnostics is optional and stays off until you opt in.

Third-party tools

Ridefolk relies on a few third-party services. Some are essential to running the app; others only operate when you have given the matching consent. Each service processes data under its own privacy policy.

• SupabaseEssential

  Authentication, database, and session storage that keep you signed in and power core features.

• VercelEssential

  Hosting and content delivery for the website, including basic security and performance.

• PostHogAnalytics

  Product analytics that show how pages and features are used.

• SentryDiagnostics

  Error monitoring and performance diagnostics to detect and fix problems.

• ResendEssential

  Sends transactional emails such as sign-in and account messages. It does not set tracking cookies in your browser.

• MapboxEssential

  Renders maps and looks up locations when you browse or create rides.

How to change your consent

You can review or change your choices at any time. Use the button below to reopen your cookie preferences, or clear this site's data in your browser to be asked again. Essential cookies always stay on because the site needs them to work.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, email us at ridefolkapp@gmail.com.