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Cookie Policy
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Short version
cueradar.app uses two kinds of cookies: strictly necessary cookies for the site to function, and first-party analytics cookies (self-hosted Matomo) to count visits. No third-party trackers, no advertising IDs, no cross-site profiling. You can disable analytics at any time using the controls in section 4.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website asks your browser to store. They let the site remember things between page loads (like the fact that your session is active) and, when used for analytics, let us count anonymous visits over time.
2. What we use
2.1 Strictly necessary cookies
Without these the site doesn't work properly — they're set automatically when you load any page on cueradar.app. Under EU law (ePrivacy Directive, Article 5(3)) they're exempt from consent because they're strictly necessary to deliver the service you asked for.
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime | Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|
cueradar-session |
Keeps form state for the newsletter signup and other server-side session data. | 2 hours | HttpOnly · Secure · SameSite=Lax |
XSRF-TOKEN |
CSRF protection — proves your form submission came from cueradar.app, not a malicious third party. | 2 hours | Secure · SameSite=Lax |
2.2 Analytics cookies (first-party, self-hosted Matomo)
These help us understand which pages are useful so we can improve the site. They're optional and you can disable them at any time using the controls below.
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime | Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|
_pk_id.15.c2dc |
Matomo visitor ID — an anonymous identifier for one browser. Used to recognise returning visits without revealing who you are. | 13 months | Secure · SameSite=Lax |
_pk_ses.15.c2dc |
Matomo session marker — distinguishes one browsing session from the next. | 30 minutes | Secure · SameSite=Lax |
_pk_ref.15.c2dc |
Matomo referrer cookie — remembers how you arrived at the site (organic search, direct, etc.). Only set when you arrive from an external link. | 6 months | Secure · SameSite=Lax |
_pk_testcookie |
One-shot probe to detect whether cookies are enabled. Deleted by Matomo immediately after the check. | < 1 second | Secure · SameSite=Lax |
The .15. in the cookie name is our Matomo site identifier (one numeric ID per tracked website); the .c2dc suffix is a short hash that scopes the cookie to the path it was set on.
The Matomo tracker script loads from statistics.hosting.gl, a subdomain we operate ourselves on the same infrastructure as the site. Cookies are set first-party on cueradar.app, and the tracking data lives only on our Matomo server — it isn't sold, shared with third parties, or combined with data from any other source. Matomo is configured to anonymise the last byte of your IP address before storing it and to respect the Do-Not-Track header.
3. What we don't use
- Third-party analytics — no Google Analytics, no Mixpanel, no Segment, no Heap, no Amplitude.
- Advertising trackers — no Facebook Pixel, no LinkedIn Insight, no Twitter pixel, no Google Ads conversion tags.
- Session replay — no Hotjar, FullStory, LogRocket, or similar.
- Browser fingerprinting — none of the techniques (canvas, font, audio, WebGL) are used to identify your browser without cookies.
- localStorage or sessionStorage — cueradar.app doesn't store anything in your browser's local or session storage. Only the cookies listed above are set.
4. How to opt out
You have three options. Any one of them works:
- Send the Do-Not-Track header. Every major browser can enable this in its privacy settings. Matomo on cueradar.app respects DNT and will not record visits from browsers sending it.
- Block cookies for cueradar.app. Every browser supports per-site cookie blocking. Strictly necessary cookies will still set (they're required for the site to function), but the analytics cookies will not.
- Use a content blocker. uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, and similar extensions block Matomo by default.
5. Changes to this policy
If we ever add another cookie or change a purpose, we'll update this page and bump the "Last updated" date at the top. For material changes — adding a third-party tracker, for example — we'll also note it in the next newsletter (if you're subscribed) and in the changelog.
6. Contact
Questions or complaints about cookies on cueradar.app: thomas@cueradar.app. For the broader picture of how we handle data, see the Privacy Policy.