Cookie Policy

This policy explains how WHAJOIN uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience while using our WhatsApp group sharing platform.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us recognize your device and provide essential features, analytics, and enhanced functionality.

Cookies We Use

1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly:

• Session Cookies: To maintain your browsing session
• Security Cookies: To protect against unauthorized access and spam
• CSRF Token: To protect form submissions

2. Functionality Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced features:

• Language Preferences: Remember your preferred language
• Search History: Remember recent group searches
• Display Preferences: Remember your view settings

3. Analytics Cookies (Third-Party)

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our platform:

• _ga: Distinguishes unique users (2 years)
• _gid: Identifies unique pages views (24 hours)
• _gat: Throttles request rate (1 minute)

4. Performance Cookies

These cookies help us monitor and improve site performance:

• Load Balancing: Distribute traffic efficiently
• Response Time: Monitor site speed
• Error Logging: Track and fix technical issues

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Maintain security of our platform
• Remember your search preferences
• Generate anonymous usage statistics
• Improve group discovery features
• Prevent spam and abuse
• Monitor platform performance

Third-Party Services

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics with the following settings:

• IP Anonymization enabled
• Data sharing limitations
• No user-specific data collection
• Cookie lifetime restrictions

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you'll be asked to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time.

Managing Cookies

Browser Settings

You can control cookies through your browser settings:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari

Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Google Analytics by:

• Using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Declining analytics cookies in our cookie consent banner

Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you disable cookies:

• Essential features will continue to work
• Search preferences won't be saved
• Some features may have limited functionality
• Usage analytics won't be collected

Data Protection

All cookies used on our platform:

• Don't store personally identifiable information
• Are encrypted when necessary
• Comply with data protection regulations
• Are regularly reviewed and updated

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as we improve our platform or change our cookie usage. Any changes will be posted here with an updated revision date.

Questions?

If you have questions about our cookie usage, please contact us at hello@whajoin.com

Last revised: June 15, 2025