1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners.
Similar technologies include: local storage, session storage, and pixel tags. This policy covers all of these ("cookies" collectively).
2. Cookies We Use
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Third Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| session | Essential | Maintains your session while browsing the site | Session (deleted when browser closes) | No |
| ph_* | Analytics | PostHog analytics — tracks page views and feature usage anonymously to help us improve the product | 1 year | PostHog (EU-hosted, privacy-focused) |
| landing_page_variant | Functional | Remembers which landing page variant you were shown (A/B testing) | 30 days | No |
| __vercel_* | Essential | Required by our hosting provider (Vercel) for deployment and performance | Session | Vercel |
3. Why We Use Cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function. Without them, you cannot navigate the site or use basic features. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies help us understand how people use vakeeltalk — which pages are popular, where users drop off, and what content is most useful. This helps us make the platform better. We use PostHog, which is privacy-focused, does not sell data, and we configure it to anonymise IP addresses.
Functional cookies remember your preferences (such as which page variant you saw) to give you a consistent experience.
We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or sell any cookie data to third parties.
4. How to Control Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. See your browser's help documentation for instructions (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
- Opt-out of PostHog analytics: Email us at hello@vakeeltalk.com and we will exclude you from analytics tracking.
Note: disabling essential cookies will affect the functionality of the website.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may set their own cookies:
- PostHog — analytics. Privacy policy: posthog.com/privacy
- Vercel — hosting. Privacy policy: vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by updating the effective date above. For significant changes, we will notify waitlist subscribers by email.
7. Contact
Cookie-related queries: hello@vakeeltalk.com