Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 30, 2026
1. Summary
This Cookie Policy explains how Algoshred Technologies Private Limited ("we", "us"), which operates SemanticFed, uses cookies and similar technologies on semanticfed.com (the "Site"). In short:
- The Site does not set advertising, retargeting or cross-site tracking cookies, and we do not use advertising pixels from Google, Meta, LinkedIn or any other ad network.
- The Site itself sets no first-party cookies. It uses your browser's local storage for two convenience settings listed below.
- Our network provider, Cloudflare, may set a strictly necessary security cookie when it needs to protect the Site from automated abuse.
- If we enable website analytics, we use Rybbit, a cookieless analytics service, so no analytics cookie is placed on your device.
2. What cookies and local storage are
Cookies are small text files a website asks your browser to store and send back on later visits. Local storage is a similar browser feature that keeps small values on your device; unlike cookies, local storage is never sent to our servers automatically. We refer to both as "cookies and similar technologies" in this policy.
3. What we use and why
3.1 Strictly necessary
These keep the Site secure and available. They do not identify you to us and cannot be switched off through the Site, because the Site cannot be protected without them.
| Name | Type | When it is set | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm, cf_clearance | Cookie (Cloudflare) | Only when Cloudflare’s bot and abuse protection needs to verify a visitor | Distinguishes people from automated abuse so the site stays available | 30 minutes (__cf_bm); up to the challenge lifetime (cf_clearance) |
3.2 Functional
These remember choices you make on the Site. They stay on your device and are not sent to us.
| Name | Type | When it is set | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semanticfed-theme | Browser local storage | When you load the site or change the light/dark theme | Remembers your light, dark or system theme choice | Until you clear site data |
| sf-journey-<use-case> | Browser local storage | When you step through an interactive use-case walkthrough | Remembers which steps of that walkthrough you have completed | Until you clear site data |
3.3 Analytics
To understand which pages are useful, we may measure aggregate page views with Rybbit, a privacy-focused analytics service. Rybbit does not use cookies or local storage and does not build a profile of you across websites. The analytics script loads only after the page has finished loading and only when analytics are enabled for the Site. Rybbit is listed on our Subprocessors page.
3.4 Advertising
None. We do not use advertising or remarketing cookies, and we do not share Site activity with advertising networks.
4. The SemanticFed application
When you sign in to the SemanticFed application at app.semanticfed.com, the application stores your sign-in session and security tokens in your browser so that you stay signed in and requests can be authenticated. This storage is strictly necessary to provide the service you have asked for and is removed when you sign out or your session expires. It is not used for advertising.
5. Links to third-party sites
The Site links to our pages on social networks such as LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. These are plain links, not embedded plugins, so those networks cannot set cookies through the Site. Once you follow a link, the other site's own cookie policy applies.
6. Managing your choices
Because the Site does not use optional cookies, there is no consent banner. You remain in control:
- Clear the Site's data in your browser settings to remove the theme and walkthrough values at any time.
- Block cookies for semanticfed.com in your browser. The Site will still work, although Cloudflare may ask you to complete a check more often.
- Use a content blocker to prevent the analytics script from loading; the Site does not depend on it.
See Cookie Preferences for a short overview of each category.
7. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
Because the Site does not track you across websites or sell personal information, there is no tracking for a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal to switch off. We honour these signals by default.
8. Changes to this policy
If we introduce a new cookie or similar technology, we will update this page and its "Last updated" date before it is used. If a change would require your consent, we will ask for it first.
9. Contact us
Questions about this policy can be sent to us at the address below. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information more generally.
Algoshred Technologies Private LimitedNo.43, Veeramani Nagar, 2nd Cross Street
Nanmangalam, Chennai - 600117
Tamil Nadu, India
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +91-7358445777