Cookie Policy
Last updated: June 24, 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.
Cookies can be "persistent" (remain on your device until they expire or are deleted) or "session" cookies (temporary and deleted when you close your browser).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on our website for the following purposes:
- Essential Functionality: To ensure our website works properly and securely
- Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website and improve the experience, using PostHog (our privacy-respecting, EU-hosted analytics provider)
- Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session Management | Maintains your session state while using the website (if applicable). | Session | First-party |
| Security | Helps prevent fraud and ensure security of the website. | Session | First-party |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website in a privacy-respecting way. We use PostHog, an EU-hosted product analytics service, and it never receives your clipboard contents.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| PostHog Analytics | Privacy-respecting product analytics from PostHog (hosted in the EU at eu.posthog.com). Stores an analytics identifier and records usage events such as pages visited and features used, helping us improve the site. Never collects your clipboard contents. | 1 year | Third-party (PostHog) |
| Performance Monitoring | Helps us identify and fix technical issues by monitoring website performance. | 1 year | First-party |
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preferences | Remembers your preferences and settings (e.g., theme, language) to provide a personalized experience. | 1 year | First-party |
4. Third-Party Cookies
We use third-party services that set cookies on our website. These services help us:
- Analyze website traffic and product usage via PostHog (EU-hosted, privacy-respecting; never receives clipboard contents)
- Monitor website performance and identify technical issues
These third-party services have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. We do not control these cookies, and you should review the privacy policies of these third parties.
5. Managing Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies:
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Block all cookies
- Block third-party cookies only
- Delete cookies when you close your browser
- Delete existing cookies
Note that blocking essential cookies may impact the functionality of our website.
Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you may see a cookie consent banner. You can choose which types of cookies to accept. You can change your preferences at any time through your browser settings or by clearing your cookies.
Opt-Out Tools
For analytics cookies, you may be able to opt out through:
- The cookie consent banner on our website (if applicable)
- Your browser's privacy settings
- Third-party opt-out tools provided by analytics services
6. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. Currently, there is no consistent industry standard for how websites respond to DNT signals. Regardless of DNT, our analytics are limited to privacy-respecting product usage and never capture clipboard contents, and you can opt out of analytics cookies at any time by blocking cookies in your browser settings (see Section 5).
7. Cookies vs. Local Storage
It's important to distinguish between cookies and local storage:
- Cookies: Used on our website for analytics and functionality
- Local Storage: Used by our Cross Paste application to store encrypted keys and device identifiers. This is not the same as cookies and is covered in our Local Storage Policy.
8. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at [email protected].