Cookie policy
The cookies and browser storage that PAI uses.
Effective from 16 November 2026
1. What cookies are
Cookies and browser storage (localStorage, sessionStorage) are small files saved on your device so a website can remember your choices and work properly.
2. Essential cookies
- pai-locale: remembers your language, kept for 1 year.
- pai-province: remembers the province you last chose, kept for 1 year.
- NEXT_LOCALE: remembers the language between pages.
- refreshToken: only when you sign in; keeps you signed in, cannot be read by JavaScript, kept for 7 days.
3. Browser storage
- pai_auth_session (localStorage): the current sign-in session, removed when you sign out.
- pai_chat_session_key (localStorage): a random ID that lets you continue a conversation with the AI assistant.
- pai:nav-origin (sessionStorage): the page you came from, used for the back button; cleared when you close the tab.
4. Analytics and third-party cookies
- Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*): counts visits and page views, kept for up to 2 years under Google’s settings.
- Embedded Google Maps and YouTube may set Google’s own cookies when you view a map or video.
- PAI does not use advertising cookies.
5. Managing cookies
You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings, or install an add-on that blocks Google Analytics. If you block essential cookies, some features such as signing in or remembering your language may not work. This policy takes effect on 16 November 2026.
Operator and contact
Operator and data controller: Vietnam Film Development Association (VFDA)
Technical sponsor: Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT)
Address: 32 Hao Nam Street, O Cho Dua Ward, Hanoi, Vietnam
Email: officevfda@gmail.com
Website: vfda.vn
