Cookie Policy - Tech Bedoya Inc.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar tracking technologies are used on the Monkey Library public website (www.monkeylibrary.app) and, where applicable, the authenticated web application (my.monkeylibrary.app), who sets them, and how you can control them.
Important: This policy covers the marketing website only. The authenticated application (my.monkeylibrary.app) requires a session cookie to function — this is a strictly necessary cookie and is not subject to consent requirements.
2. Who Sets Cookies on This Site?
Cookies on www.monkeylibrary.app are set by:
Tech Bedoya Inc. (first-party cookies) — for session management and user preferences
Google LLC — via Google Tag Manager, for analytics
Cloudflare — via Cloudflare Turnstile, for bot protection on forms
No advertising networks, retargeting services, or social media trackers are used on this site.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website and application to function. They cannot be disabled. No consent is required for these cookies under Quebec Law 25 or GDPR.
Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
__session | Monkey Library | Authenticates your login session in the web application. Without this cookie, you cannot stay logged in. | Session | Session |
__Host-next-auth.csrf-token | NextAuth.js | Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection token. Required for secure form submissions. | Security | Session |
next-auth.callback-url | NextAuth.js | Stores the URL to redirect to after a successful login. | Functional | Session |
cf_clearance | Cloudflare | Confirms that a visitor has passed Cloudflare's security challenge. Required for bot protection. | Security | 1 year |
3.2 Analytics cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website — which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and where they came from. All data is aggregated and anonymous. These cookies require your consent.
Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics (via GTM) | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. | Analytics | 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics (via GTM) | Stores and counts page views for a specific Google Analytics 4 property. | Analytics | 2 years |
_gid | Google Analytics (via GTM) | Stores and counts page views. Used to distinguish users for 24 hours. | Analytics | 24 hours |
_gat | Google Analytics (via GTM) | Used to throttle request rate to Google Analytics. | Analytics | 1 minute |
Google Analytics is loaded via Google Tag Manager and only fires after you have given explicit consent via the cookie banner. If you decline analytics cookies, GTM will not activate and no analytics data will be collected.
3.3 Functional cookies
These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience, such as your cookie consent preference. They do not track you across other websites.
Cookie name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ml_cookie_consent | Monkey Library | Stores your cookie consent choice (accepted / declined / preferences). Prevents the consent banner from reappearing on every visit. | Functional | 6 months |
ml_theme | Monkey Library | Remembers your preferred colour theme (light/dark) on the marketing site. | Functional | 1 year |
4. Cookies We Do NOT Use
Monkey Library does not use:
Advertising or targeting cookies
Social media tracking pixels (Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.)
Cross-site tracking cookies
Fingerprinting or device identification technologies
Third-party cookies from data brokers or ad networks
5. Your Consent & How to Manage Cookies
5.1 Cookie consent banner
When you first visit www.monkeylibrary.app, a cookie consent banner will appear. You can choose to:
Accept all cookies — enables analytics and functional cookies in addition to strictly necessary ones
Reject non-essential cookies — only strictly necessary cookies will be set; analytics will not load
Manage preferences — choose which categories of cookies to allow individually
Your choice is stored in the ml_cookie_consent cookie for 6 months. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie preferences" in the website footer.
5.2 Browser controls
You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
View and delete existing cookies
Block cookies from specific websites
Block all third-party cookies
Set up notifications when a new cookie is placed
Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent the authenticated application (my.monkeylibrary.app) from functioning. Blocking analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use the platform.
Browser-specific cookie management guides:
Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
5.3 Opting out of Google Analytics
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
6. Third-Party Privacy Policies
Cookies set by third-party services are governed by those providers' own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing:
Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Cloudflare Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
Tech Bedoya Inc. does not control the data practices of these third parties and is not responsible for their privacy policies or cookie behaviour.
7. Quebec Law 25 & GDPR Compliance
Under Quebec's Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Law 25), we are required to obtain your prior, free, informed, and specific consent before using non-essential cookies that collect personal information. The cookie consent banner on this site is designed to meet this requirement.
For visitors from the European Economic Area, this policy also aligns with requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive. Strictly necessary cookies are exempt from consent requirements under both frameworks. All other cookies require your explicit opt-in consent.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, applicable law, or platform features. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. If changes are significant, we will reset the cookie consent banner so you can review and re-confirm your preferences.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Tech Bedoya Inc.
6-7150 rue du Chardonneret, Quebec J4Z 0B3, Canada
Email: support@monkeylibrary.app
Website: www.monkeylibrary.app/cookie-policy
This Cookie Policy does not constitute legal advice. Tech Bedoya Inc. recommends consulting a qualified attorney for jurisdiction-specific guidance on cookie consent compliance.