Cookie Policy
Version v1.0 · Published August 18, 2026 · Effective August 18, 2026
The Service operator ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on 'LoudClip' (the "Service") to provide, protect, and improve our SaaS platform. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files downloaded to your browser when you visit a website. They allow the server to recognize your device, remember your preferences, and secure your browsing experience.
2. How LoudClip Uses Cookies
LoudClip does not collect your video files on our servers. We use cookies exclusively for the following purposes:
- Authentication & Session (Strictly Necessary): Verifying your account session so you remain logged in across pages.
- Legal basis: contract performance — no consent required.
- Language Preference (Functional): Remembering your selected language between visits.
- Legal basis: providing a service feature you directly selected — no consent required.
- UI Preferences (Functional): Storing screen settings such as the sidebar open/closed state.
- Legal basis: providing a service feature you directly selected — no consent required.
- Fraud Prevention (Strictly Necessary): Protecting account integrity and payment security via session verification.
- Legal basis: legitimate interests.
- Affiliate Referral Identification (Affiliate/Marketing): When you arrive via a partner's referral link (
?ref=), we set a cookie identifying which partner referred you, so that we can pay that partner a commission if you sign up. This cookie is not set for visitors who do not arrive via a referral link.- Legal basis: legitimate interests (fulfilling our contractual commission obligation to affiliate partners) — not shared with ad networks, not used for cross-site tracking or profiling.
- Content Referral Path Identification (Statistics): When you arrive via a share (
/share/...) or embed (/embed/...) link, we set a cookie identifying which piece of content you arrived through. This lets the member who published that content see how it's being viewed and used, and works regardless of affiliate partner registration or referral link usage.- Legal basis: legitimate interests (providing publishing members with usage statistics for their own published content) — not shared with ad networks, not used for cross-site tracking or profiling.
LoudClip does not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. Aside from the affiliate referral cookie and content referral path cookie described above, every cookie listed here either remembers screen/language settings you chose yourself or supports core service operation, so none require separate consent under applicable law. The affiliate referral cookie and content referral path cookie are likewise narrow in purpose (commission payout and first-party content statistics, respectively) and are never shared for third-party advertising, so we treat them as not requiring separate consent. For transparency, we still notify you of their use via the banner described below.
3. Cookie Inventory (First-Party)
The following table lists all cookies set directly by LoudClip.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Expiry | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
better-auth.session_token | User authentication session | Persistent | 30 days | Strictly Necessary |
better-auth.session_data | Session cache (faster responses) | Persistent | 5 minutes | Strictly Necessary |
i18next | Language preference | Persistent | 30 days | Functional |
sidebar_state | Sidebar open/close state | Persistent | 7 days | Functional |
guest_learning_language | Learning language preference for signed-out visitors | Persistent | 1 year | Functional |
guest_audience_language | Native language preference for signed-out visitors | Persistent | 1 year | Functional |
aff_ref | Identifies inbound traffic from a partner's referral link (?ref=), for commission payout | Persistent | 60 days | Affiliate/Marketing |
aff_landing | Records the content path a referral-link visitor arrived through, for per-content partner performance | Persistent | 60 days | Affiliate/Marketing |
content_landing | Identifies the content path a share/embed link visitor arrived through, for publishing members' content statistics | Persistent | 60 days | Statistics |
4. Use of Local Storage (Not a Cookie)
Some preferences are stored in your browser's localStorage rather than as a cookie.
| Key | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
cookie_consent_v1.0 | Acknowledgment history for this Policy version (determines whether the banner reappears) | Until you clear your browser data |
cookie_consent_synced_v1.0_<accountId> | Marks, per account, whether the server record described below has already been written, to avoid redundant write requests | Until you clear your browser data |
Records for signed-in members: When you click "Got it" while signed in, we also record the policy version, timestamp, IP address, and browser information on our servers. This is not a legal requirement, but we keep it conservatively so we have a transparent record if our cookie use changes in the future. The retention period for this record is set out in Section 4 of the Privacy Policy.
Visitors who are not signed in: As there is no account to record against, this is stored only in the localStorage key above.
5. Third-Party Cookies
The following third parties may set cookies when you use related features:
- Google (OAuth social login): Google sets authentication cookies on its own domain when you sign in with Google. These are governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
- Creem (payment checkout): Creem may set session and fraud-prevention cookies during the Lite Plan and Standard Plan checkout flow. These are governed by Creem's own cookie and privacy policies.
6. Managing Cookies
Every cookie covered by this Policy is either necessary for the Service to operate or supports a setting you chose yourself, and none require separate consent. You may still delete or block cookies at any time through your browser settings.
You can manage cookies via your browser settings:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data
- Samsung Internet: Settings > Privacy and security > Delete browsing data > Cookies and site data
Please note: Blocking cookies directly through your browser settings will prevent login and other core features from functioning correctly.
7. Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or applicable regulations. We will announce any changes at least 7 days before they take effect (at least 30 days for material changes). When the Policy is revised, the version changes and the notice banner reappears on your next visit. In the event of any conflict between the Korean and English versions, the Korean version shall prevail. However, this does not deprive consumers of the protections afforded to them by mandatory law.
Previous versions of this Policy remain available via their version-specific permanent links.
8. Contact Us
For any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]