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Cookie Policy

We use the minimum cookies required to run the site and understand how it's used. No advertising cookies, no third-party retargeting pixels, no behavioral profiling. If you've ever been annoyed by a 40-button consent modal — we promise ours is shorter than this paragraph.

EFFECTIVE · April 1, 2026

1. What a cookie actually is

A cookie is a small piece of text a website stores in your browser. Some are strictly necessary for the site to function (keeping you logged in, remembering your theme preference). Others are used to measure traffic patterns or personalize content.

We use three categories: essential, analytics, and preference. We do NOT use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

2. Essential cookies

These are required for the site to work. You cannot opt out of them because the site breaks if you do. We use them for:

  • Keeping you signed in during a session (op-session).
  • Remembering your cookie-consent choice (op-cookie-consent-v1).
  • Cross-site request forgery protection (op-csrf).

3. Analytics cookies (opt-in)

We use Matomo, self-hosted on our infrastructure, with IP anonymization enabled. This means:

  • Your IP address is truncated before storage.
  • No data is shared with third parties.
  • No cross-site identifiers or fingerprints are collected.
  • You can opt out entirely via our consent banner.

If you select "Essential only," analytics cookies are not set. The site works identically either way.

4. Preference cookies

If you set any preferences (e.g., in-product theme, dashboard layout), we store them in a op-pref-* cookie so they persist across sessions. These are not set unless you explicitly configure a preference.

5. How to control cookies

Use our banner (bottom of the page on first visit) to accept all, accept essential only, or clear and re-choose. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser at any time. Note that blocking essential cookies will log you out and prevent some features from working.

To reset your choice on this site, delete the op-cookie-consent-v1 cookie and reload.

6. Changes to this policy

If we add a new cookie category, we'll bump the consent version and re-prompt you. Minor edits (clarifying language, typo fixes) will be posted here with an updated "effective" date.

7. Contact

Questions: privacy@optimizepilot.com. A human responds, usually within one business day.

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