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title: "Privacy Policy"
description: "We do not use cookies and we do not collect any personal data."
date: 2022-06-15T17:51:47+10:00
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## Website

This section applies to the public website at https://www.authelia.com and does not apply to the _Authelia_ application
itself.

__TLDR__: We do not use cookies and we do not collect any personal data.

### Website visitors

* No personal information is collected.
* No information is stored in the browser.
* No information is shared with, sent to or sold to third-parties.
* No information is shared with advertising companies.
* No information is mined and harvested for personal and behavioral trends.
* No information is monetized.

## Application

This section applies to the _Authelia_ application itself and does not apply to the public website
at https://www.authelia.com. It's important for users of _Authelia_ to note that this policy only applies to what the
_Authelia_ application itself does automatically. Individual installations of _Authelia_ may differ from this policy
depending on the administrator who deploys the application. It is beyond our ability to include this in our policy and
you should refer to their privacy policy.

__TLDR__: We collect only information necessary to operate the application and properly perform security audits. This
information is only stored in the local SQL database and is NOT sent to any external service.

### Application visitors

* Information collected is stored locally in the database and not sent to any external service.
* No personal information is collected other than:
  * Username and IP address are recorded and logged for security related events for auditing purposes.
* The information stored in the browser is:
  * Cookies:
    * A session cookie necessary for the application to operate.
  * Local Storage:
    * A language preference necessary for the application to operate.
* No information is shared with, sent to or sold to third-parties.
* No information is shared with advertising companies.
* No information is mined and harvested for personal and behavioral trends.
* No information is monetized.

## Contact us

[Contact us](../information/contact.md) if you have any questions.

__Effective Date:__ *16th May 2022*