This Cookie Policy explains how AdMandi uses cookies, session storage, and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, remember your marketplace preferences, and analyze platform traffic.
1. Understanding Cookies & Tracking
Cookies are small files composed of letters and numbers downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you access a web page. They act as a memory for the browser, helping websites recognize your device, maintain logins, remember filters, and deliver personalized layouts.
2. Classification of Cookies We Use
AdMandi operates using four categories of cookies:
- Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for basic platform functions. They authenticate users, enable secure login sessions, defend against cross-site request forgery attacks (CSRF protection), and allow items to load correctly in chats and listings.
- Functionality & Preferences Cookies: These cookies save your chosen settings. For example, they store your preferred interface language (English, Hindi, or Punjabi) and your selected marketplace location context.
- Analytical & Performance Cookies: These track aggregate visitor counts, analyze which categories are visited most frequently, and log slow-loading pages. This lets us refine the platform structure and make pages load faster.
- Advertising & Target Cookies: We may work with promotional networks to show relevant ads suited to your interests. These track page clicks to prevent showing duplicate advertisements.
3. Key Cookie Fields Utilized by AdMandi
Here are the primary first-party cookies and session parameters we store:
| Cookie Name / Key |
Type |
Purpose & Duration |
laravel_session |
Strictly Necessary |
Maintains secure user state, active authentication, and in-app chat session. (Expires: Session) |
XSRF-TOKEN |
Strictly Necessary |
Prevents cross-site request forgery security exploits. (Expires: Session) |
location_id |
Preference |
Stores your selected city/state ID context so listings match your preferred region. (Expires: 30 days) |
user_lat / user_lng |
Preference |
Caches user coordinates for browser-based distance filtering and matching nearby ads. (Expires: 30 minutes) |
locale |
Preference |
Remembers your chosen language choice (en, hi, pa) across the website. (Expires: 1 year) |
4. Integrated Third-Party Tracking
Some services on our site set cookies controlled by external companies:
- Google Analytics: Used to analyze visitor behavior. Google sets analytical cookies to generate reports on site usage.
- Razorpay Payment Gateway: When checkout is loaded, Razorpay may place helper cookies to run fraud prevention protocols and verify transactions.
5. Managing Cookie Settings
You can fully configure how your device interacts with cookies. Most popular web browsers allow you to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or configure prompts when cookies are saved. Please refer to your browser's official support guidelines (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) to modify settings. Note that disabling necessary cookies may prevent logging in, updating locations, or posting classified ads.
6. Inquiries and Contact
For questions regarding our use of cookies or tracking protocols, please contact our support team at:
