Cookie Policy

Last updated: February 1, 2025

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our service.

Cookies are widely used and enable features such as:

  • Remembering your login status
  • Keeping track of items in your account
  • Understanding website usage patterns
  • Improving website performance

2. How We Use Cookies

TheBestASR uses cookies for various purposes described below. You can learn more about each category and change your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide our service and enable core functionality. Without these cookies, our service cannot function properly.

Cookie NamePurposeDuration
sb-{project-id}-auth-tokenAuthentication session management (Supabase)Session
sb-{project-id}-auth-refresh-tokenAuthentication token refresh (Supabase)1 week
_vercel_jwtVercel authentication for protected routesSession

2.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and settings.

  • Theme Preference: Remembers whether you prefer light or dark mode
  • UI State: Remembers expanded/collapsed sections and user interface preferences

2.3 Analytics Cookies

We may use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies help us improve the user experience by providing information about metrics such as:

  • Number of visitors and bounce rate
  • Traffic source and user paths
  • Page load times and performance
  • Feature usage patterns

Note: We currently use Vercel Analytics which may set cookies for these purposes.

3. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. These include:

3.1 Authentication Providers

When you sign in using Google or other OAuth providers, those services may set cookies on your device. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information:

3.2 Supabase (Authentication & Database)

Supabase sets cookies for authentication and session management. Learn more in their Privacy Policy.

4. Browser Settings and Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please note that removing or blocking cookies may impact your user experience and may prevent certain features from working properly.

4.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to:

  • View what cookies are stored and delete them individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block cookies from specific websites
  • Block all cookies from being set
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

4.2 Instructions by Browser

Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data

Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data

Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data

Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage cookies

5. Disabling Essential Cookies

Please be aware that if you disable essential cookies, you will not be able to:

  • Sign in to your account
  • Maintain your authentication session
  • Use certain features that require authentication

We recommend leaving essential cookies enabled to ensure the service functions correctly.

6. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we may use local storage and similar technologies (such as sessionStorage and IndexedDB) to store information on your device. These technologies serve similar purposes to cookies and are subject to the same preferences you set in your browser.

We use local storage for:

  • Storing transcription results temporarily
  • Caching file upload progress
  • Storing UI preferences and theme settings

7. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. While we respect user privacy choices, our service requires certain essential cookies to function. Currently, we do not respond to DNT signals, but we are committed to protecting your privacy as described in our Privacy Policy.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or applicable laws. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

9. More Information

For more information about how we collect, use, and protect your data, please see our Privacy Policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: