Cookie Policy | Nyxiris

This Cookie Policy explains how Nyxiris ("we", "us", or "our"), accessible via nyxiris.xyz, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website, subdomains, and modular applications.

We believe in complete transparency about how we handle user data. This document is designed to give you clear, comprehensive information regarding what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can remain in total control of your digital privacy footprint.

1. Governing Law & Swiss Jurisdiction

Even though this platform serves global developers and open-source projects, our data minimization practices and user privacy frameworks are strictly governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Switzerland.

Specifically, we align our digital node with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This ensures that your browser metadata and functional logs are treated with the highest standards of international legal protection, neutrality, and security.

2. Understanding Cookies and Tracking Technologies

What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small string of text and numbers that a website transfers to your computer, smartphone, or tablet through your web browser. These files allow the website to remember important details about your visit, helping us make your next interaction smoother and more secure.

Persistent vs. Session Cookies

Session Cookies: These are temporary files that remain in your browser's memory only until you close the window. They are used to maintain your state as you navigate between pages during a single session.
Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device's storage for a predetermined period (ranging from a few days to several months) or until you manually delete them. They help us recognize you when you return to our ecosystem, remembering your preferences.

3. Comprehensive Breakdown of Cookies We Use

We categorize the cookies and analytical trackers on our platform based on their strict necessity and specific technical functionality:

A. Strictly Necessary & Functional Cookies (First-Party)

These cookies are mandatory for the website's basic operations, user security, and core interface features. Without them, the web platform cannot function as intended.

Purpose: Protecting against cross-site request forgery (CSRF), maintaining secure server connections, and persisting core UI preferences.
Example: Storing your dark mode/light mode choice so the interface doesn't flicker or reset every time you open a new page or reload a route.
Data Collected: Non-identifiable layout preferences and system configurations.

B. Performance & Infrastructure Metrics (Vercel Platform)

Our entire web ecosystem is deployed and orchestrated via Vercel. To guarantee sub-100ms response times and fluid scroll animations, Vercel integrates native, lightweight infrastructure telemetry tools:

Vercel Analytics: This tool helps us understand macro trends on our platform—such as which projects or portfolio sections are viewed most frequently. It monitors traffic flow without pinpointing specific users.
Vercel Speed Insights: This tracks how fast our code, assets, and canvas scripts render on actual user devices. It reports vital web performance metrics directly to our deployment dashboard (e.g., Core Web Vitals like Cumulative Layout Shift or Largest Contentful Paint).
Privacy Guarantee: In strict compliance with Swiss FADP data minimization principles, Vercel’s tracking framework operates on a privacy-first, cookie-less model. It strips away all personal identifiable information (PII), meaning your IP address, exact location, and identity remain completely anonymous.

C. Advanced Analytical Trackers (Third-Party)

We may occasionally utilize third-party deployment monitoring and traffic auditing tools (such as Google Analytics) to measure global audience metrics.

Purpose: Evaluating user retention, discovering what geographical regions are exploring our open-source tools, and auditing source referrals (e.g., whether you arrived here via GitHub, Discord, or a direct link).
Data Handling: These platforms apply heavy hashing algorithms to user data before generating dashboards, ensuring no individual visitor can be uniquely isolated or profiled.

4. Your Rights Under Swiss FADP & GDPR

Under the Swiss data protection framework, you possess robust rights regarding your digital trail:

Right to Information: You have the right to be informed about what data is captured (which, on this site, is fully restricted to anonymous infrastructure logs).
Right to Opt-Out: You can stop any analytical tracking at any moment by adjusting your client-side browser settings.
Data Minimization: We do not trade, sell, lease, or distribute any analytic logs or telemetry datasets to marketing agencies, ad brokers, or third-party corporations.

5. How to Gain Complete Control Over Your Browser Cookies

Web browsers give you advanced settings to filter, block, or completely delete cookie histories. If you want to customize how your machine handles scripts from nyxiris.xyz or any other domain, look into these browser-specific panels:

Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → hird-Party Cookies
Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection
Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy, Search, and Services → racking Prevention
Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data

⚠️ Important Technical Note: Completely disabling script execution or clearing functional cookies will immediately disrupt custom frontend features. Elements like smooth state-based animations, persistent custom themes, and fast router caching may fail to save your states properly.

6. Get in Touch for Privacy Inquiries

If you have technical questions about this policy, want clarification on how Vercel measures web speed metrics under Swiss compliance, or simply want to chat about data security on our platform, don't hesitate to reach out to the developer backend:

📩 cookie@nyxiris.xyz
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