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• Authentication: Keeping you logged in as you move from page to page.
• Security: Preventing fraudulent use of login credentials and protecting your data from unauthorized access (CSRF protection).

Our application sets the following cookies:

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Duration	Type
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• Data Minimization: These cookies only store a unique session identifier. Your actual profile data remains securely stored in our database.
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