Cookie Policy
Last Updated: October 2026 • Official Cookie Transparency Policy for HAYAQR (https://hayaqr.com)
Transparency & User Privacy Commitment
This Cookie Policy explains how HAYAQR ("we", "our", or "us") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at https://hayaqr.com. We are committed to complete legal transparency, GDPR compliance, and respecting your privacy choices regarding how data is stored and accessed on your device.
1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are small data text files that are downloaded and stored on your web browser or device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies allow the website to recognize your browser, retain your preferences across browsing sessions, authenticate user interactions, and deliver relevant features and advertisements.
In addition to traditional HTTP cookies, websites may use modern client-side storage technologies such as HTML5 LocalStorage and SessionStorage. Unlike cookies, LocalStorage data remains strictly on your device and is not automatically transmitted to our servers with each HTTP request. At HAYAQR, we use browser LocalStorage primarily to remember your interface preferences (such as light or dark theme selection) and temporary generator draft settings.
2. Categories of Cookies We Use
We categorize the cookies utilized across HAYAQR into three distinct functional tiers:
Strictly Essential / Technical Cookies & Storage
These cookies and storage items are strictly necessary for the core operation, security, and accessibility of the HAYAQR web application. Without them, requested features cannot function properly.
- Theme Selection: Remembers your preferred display mode (Dark vs. Light) across page views.
- Security & Bot Protection: Enforces Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) safety and prevents CSRF security exploits.
- QR Draft State: Preserves in-browser generation inputs so your work is not lost when switching tabs.
Analytics and Performance Cookies (Google Tag Manager & Analytics)
These cookies collect aggregated, anonymous statistical information regarding how visitors navigate through our website (e.g., page visit counts, average session durations, and popular generator tools). This data helps us optimize site performance, repair broken UI elements, and measure user satisfaction.
- Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*): Distinguishes unique users and throttles request rates anonymously.
- Delayed Execution: Google Analytics and Tag Manager scripts are configured with asynchronous execution delays to guarantee immediate, smooth rendering of your QR code workspace.
Third-Party Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense & DoubleClick)
Advertising cookies allow our advertising partner, Google AdSense, to display relevant advertisements to visitors. These cookies track browsing behavior across different websites to serve ads based on your perceived interests.
- DoubleClick / Google AdSense: Uses cookies to serve ads on our site based on prior visits to our website or other sites on the internet.
- Ad Personalization: Depending on your geographic region and consent status, ads may be personalized or non-personalized.
3. Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookie Notice
Google is a third-party vendor on our website. Google uses cookies, commonly known as DoubleClick DART cookies, to serve advertisements to our site visitors based upon their visit to hayaqr.com and other websites on the internet.
Important Information Regarding DART Cookies:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
4. How You Can Manage, Block, or Disable Cookies
You have the right to accept, reject, or delete cookies at any time. Most modern web browsers allow you to control cookie settings through their built-in preferences. Please note that if you choose to block all cookies, certain features of HAYAQR (such as saving custom QR templates or preserving dark mode preferences) may not function as intended.
You can modify your browser settings to decline cookies or alert you when a cookie is being sent. Step-by-step instructions for popular web browsers are available below:
To opt out of interest-based ads across participating advertising networks globally, you can also use the industry opt-out portal at Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance at Your Online Choices (EDAA).
5. GDPR & International Privacy Compliance
In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU Regulation 2016/679), the ePrivacy Directive, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA):
Explicit Consent: For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom, non-essential cookies (such as analytics and advertising cookies) are only activated with valid, informed consent.
Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the unconditional right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Zero Client-Side QR Data Retention: When you generate a QR code for a URL, email, text, Wi-Fi password, or vCard, none of that input payload is ever tracked by our cookies or sent to our database.
6. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our technology, legal obligations, or regulatory requirements. Any updates will be posted directly to this page with an updated "Last Updated" timestamp at the top. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
7. Contact Us Regarding Cookies
If you have any questions, inquiries, or feedback regarding our Cookie Policy or how we handle cookies, please contact our privacy compliance desk:
HAYAQR Privacy & Legal Desk
Official inquiries: support@hayaqr.com
Domain: https://hayaqr.com