Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 30, 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your preferences and improve your experience. Cookies are widely used across the internet and are essential for many website features to work properly.

2. How We Use Cookies

The Daily Quiz uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for the Service to function. They enable core features like user authentication, session management, and security. Without these cookies, the Service cannot operate properly.

CookiePurposeDuration
next-auth.session-tokenUser authentication session30 days
next-auth.csrf-tokenCSRF protectionSession
next-auth.callback-urlRedirect after authenticationSession

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) to understand how visitors interact with the Service. These cookies collect information about page views, quiz completions, and feature usage in an anonymized form.

CookiePurposeDuration
_gaGoogle Analytics visitor ID2 years
_ga_*Google Analytics session data2 years
_gidGoogle Analytics session ID24 hours

Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and choices to provide a more personalized experience, such as your preferred quiz categories or display settings.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services:

  • Google Tag Manager / Google Analytics: For usage analytics and event tracking
  • Google Sign-In: For authentication via Google accounts
  • Facebook Login: For authentication via Facebook accounts

These third parties may use cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review their policies.

4. Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

  • View what cookies are stored on your device
  • Delete individual or all cookies
  • Block cookies from specific or all websites
  • Set preferences for different types of cookies

Please note that blocking essential cookies may prevent you from using certain features of the Service, including signing in and tracking quiz completions.

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking specifically, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please see our Privacy Policy or contact us.