1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device when you visit. Cookies let the site remember things like whether you're signed in, which preferences you've set, and which prompts you've already seen. The web also has similar technologies (localStorage, sessionStorage, IndexedDB, Cache Storage for service workers) that we treat the same way as cookies for the purpose of this policy.
2. What we use, and why
Strictly-necessary cookies
sb-* (Supabase auth session)
Keeps you signed in as a vendor or admin. Without these, every page load would require a fresh login. Cleared when you sign out or when the session expires.
Service worker cache (PWA offline)
Stores the app shell and the offline page so the platform works briefly without network. Updated automatically on every deploy. You can clear it via your browser's Storage settings.
Browser-storage entries (similar to cookies)
rnp-pwa-install-dismissed
A localStorage flag that remembers if you dismissed the 'Install RentNowPK' banner so we don't keep nagging. You can clear it anytime via your browser's Storage settings.
Push subscription handles
When you enable lead notifications, your browser stores a subscription handle that we associate with your vendor account. Toggle notifications off in /vendor/settings to remove it.
What we don't use
- Advertising cookies (Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, etc.) — not used
- Cross-site tracking cookies — not used
- Third-party analytics that profile users across sites — not used
3. Third-party cookies
When you tap 'Open WhatsApp' to contact a vendor, you're redirected to wa.me — WhatsApp's own domain. WhatsApp may set its own cookies on that page. That's outside our control and governed by WhatsApp's own privacy and cookies policies.
Listing photos hosted on Cloudinary and brand assets served from our CDN don't set cookies.
4. How to control cookies
- Most browsers let you view, manage, and clear cookies in Settings → Privacy
- You can block third-party cookies entirely without affecting RentNowPK (we don't depend on them)
- Blocking the strictly-necessary cookies will break the sign-in flow; you'll be unable to use vendor or admin pages
- On iOS / Android, your OS may also offer per-site storage controls in the system settings
5. Changes to this policy
If we add new cookies or change which ones we use, we'll update this page and the 'Last reviewed' date at the top.
6. Contact us
Questions about cookies? Email help@rentnowpk.com.