Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 2026

🍪 TL;DR

• Essential cookies only (session management, spam prevention)
• Analytics via PostHog (privacy-friendly, EU instance)
• No advertising cookies currently active
• Third-party ad cookies may be added in the future (opt-out available)
• You can manage or disable cookies in your browser at any time

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser when you visit a website. They allow websites to remember preferences, maintain sessions, and collect usage data. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time.

2. Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the site to function. They cannot be disabled without breaking core features.

Session cookie

Maintains your session while browsing the site. Expires when you close your browser.

Anti-spam / rate-limiting

Used to prevent duplicate or abusive service reports. Based on a hashed IP address — your actual IP is never stored. Expires after 24 hours.

3. Analytics Cookies — PostHog

We use PostHog (EU instance at eu.i.posthog.com) to understand how visitors use DownForAI. PostHog collects anonymous usage data such as page views and click events. No personally identifiable information is collected.

PostHog is configured to respect privacy: data is processed on EU servers, and IP addresses are anonymized. You can opt out of PostHog analytics at any time by visiting posthog.com/docs/privacy.

PostHog analytics cookies

ph_* — Tracks anonymous session and user events for product analytics. Duration: up to 1 year.

4. Advertising Cookies (Future)

DownForAI does not currently serve advertising. In the future, we may partner with ad networks such as Ezoic or Google AdSense to display non-intrusive ads and keep the service free. If and when this happens:

• You will be notified via an updated cookie banner
• You will be able to opt out of personalised advertising
• A full list of third-party cookies will be published here
• An ads.txt file will be activated at the root of this domain

Until then, no advertising cookies are set on this site.

5. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), if you are located in the European Union, you have the right to:

• Access the data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Object to certain types of processing
• Withdraw consent for analytics cookies at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@downforai.com.

6. How to Manage Cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies

Note: disabling essential cookies may prevent some features (like report submission) from working correctly.

7. Contact

For any cookie or privacy-related questions: contact@downforai.com