Cookie Policy & Tracking Technologies

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS & APPLICABILITY

1. What are Cookies: Cookies are small text files stored on your browser or device when you access Seamou platforms and applications. They allow us to remember your preferences, streamline navigation, and secure account sessions.
2. Similar Technologies: In addition to standard HTTP cookies, Seamou may utilize local storage technologies including HTML5 LocalStorage, SessionStorage, and Web Beacons to ensure optimal application performance and state persistence.
3. Scope: This Policy applies across all digital properties owned and operated by Seamou, including the Main Portal (seamou.studio), Legal Centre (legal.seamou.studio), Tech Blog (blog.seamou.studio), AetherHub (hub.seamou.studio), and related subdomains.

ARTICLE 2. CATEGORIES OF COOKIES USED

Seamou transparently categorizes cookies based on their operational purpose:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies:

• Purpose: Essential for core infrastructure operation and security. Includes maintaining Single Sign-On (Keycloak SSO) sessions, validating anti-CSRF tokens, and recording privacy consent choices.
• Retention: Session duration or up to 30 days for identity tokens.
• Control: These cookies cannot be disabled as services cannot function properly without them.

1. Functional Cookies:

• Purpose: Preserve personalized preferences such as Dark/Light theme mode, language selection (Vietnamese / English), and Wiki catalog filters.
• Retention: Up to 12 months via LocalStorage.

1. Performance & Analytics Cookies:

• Purpose: Gather fully aggregated, anonymized metrics on page load performance (TTFB, LCP, CLS) and error telemetry to optimize multi-tier caches.
• Principle: No personal identity data is captured or correlated with individual profiles.

1. Third-Party Cookies Commitment:

• Seamou does not sell user data and prohibits unauthorized third-party tracking networks on our internal infrastructure.

ARTICLE 3. CONSENT MECHANISM & USER PREFERENCES

1. Compliance Framework: Our consent management platform complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ePrivacy Directive, Google AdSense Consent Policy, and Vietnam Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP on Personal Data Protection.
2. User Empowerment:

• Upon initial visit, users are presented with a clear consent choice: "Only Essential" or "Accept All".
• Users may update or revoke cookie preferences at any time via the Settings panel on the Legal Portal (legal.seamou.studio#settings).

ARTICLE 4. MANAGING COOKIES VIA BROWSER SETTINGS

Users can inspect, block, or erase cookies through standard browser controls:

1. Google Chrome: Settings -> Privacy and security -> Third-party cookies -> Clear browsing data.
2. Mozilla Firefox: Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Cookies and Site Data -> Clear Data.
3. Apple Safari: Preferences -> Privacy -> Manage Website Data or Block all cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge: Settings -> Cookies and site permissions -> Manage and delete cookies.

Note: Blocking necessary cookies may impair SSO authentication and reset interface preferences.

ARTICLE 5. SECURITY BASES & RETENTION PERIODS

1. Security Measures: All cookies transmitted across networks are guarded by HTTPS/TLS encryption and enforced with Secure, HttpOnly (for credentials), and SameSite=Lax security flags.
2. Storage Lifespan: Session cookies terminate upon closing the browser tab. Functional preference cookies expire after a maximum of 365 days from the last recorded visit.

ARTICLE 6. LEGAL CONTACT & INQUIRIES

For any inquiries regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

• SEAMOU TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED
• Data Protection & Legal Compliance Department:
• Email: privacy@seamou.studio / legal@seamou.studio
• Hotline: +84 348 110 501
• Address: Thanh Nam, Bong Khe, Con Cuong, Nghe An Province, Vietnam.