Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 25, 2026

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences and understand how you interact with it. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags. This policy covers all such technologies.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Authentication — keeping you signed in and securing your session
  • Preferences — remembering your cookie consent choices
  • Analytics — understanding how visitors use the platform (only with your consent)

We do not use any advertising, marketing, or targeting cookies.

3. Cookie Declaration

Below is a detailed list of the cookies used on AI-Directory:

Necessary Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are required for the site to function and cannot be disabled. No consent is required, but they are disclosed here for transparency.

CookieProviderPurposeDurationType
wos-sessionWorkOS (1st party)Authentication & sessionSession / PersistentEssential
ad_cookie_consentAI-Directory (1st party)Stores cookie preferences1 year (accepted) / 1 month (rejected)Essential
__sessionAI-Directory (1st party)Maintains browsing sessionSessionEssential

Analytics Cookies (Optional — Consent Required)

These cookies help us understand how visitors use AI-Directory so we can improve the platform. They are only set if you give consent.

CookieProviderPurposeDurationType
ph_*PostHog (1st party via proxy)Product analytics — page views, feature usage1 yearAnalytics
ph_phc_*PostHog (1st party via proxy)Session recording identifiers1 yearAnalytics

4. Third-Party Cookies

Our authentication provider (WorkOS) and analytics provider (PostHog, if consented) may set their own cookies. These are governed by their respective privacy policies:

We do not use any advertising or marketing cookies.

5. Legal Basis

Our use of cookies is governed by:

  • Strictly necessary cookies — exempt from consent requirements under the ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC, as amended by 2009/136/EC) because they are essential for the service you requested
  • Analytics cookies — require your freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent under GDPR Art. 6(1)(a) and the ePrivacy Directive

Pre-checked boxes are not used. Consent is collected via our cookie banner, which requires an affirmative action (clicking "Accept all" or toggling individual preferences).

6. Data Collected via Cookies

Cookies on AI-Directory may collect the following data:

  • Essential cookies: authentication tokens, session identifiers, consent preferences
  • Analytics cookies: anonymised IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, feature interactions, session duration

For full details on how we process personal data, see our Privacy Policy.

7. Managing Your Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:

On AI-Directory

Click "Manage cookies" in the footer of any page to open the cookie preference centre. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it.

In Your Browser

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling essential cookies may prevent the site from functioning properly. Instructions for major browsers:

If you reject optional cookies, only necessary cookies will be set. The site will continue to function normally, but we won't be able to collect analytics data to improve your experience.

8. Cookie Retention

Your cookie consent preference is stored for 1 year if you accept analytics cookies, or 1 month if you reject them. After expiry, you will be asked for your preference again.

9. Consent Records

In compliance with GDPR Article 7(1), we maintain records of your cookie consent decisions. For logged-in users, we store the consent decision, timestamp, IP address, and browser user-agent on our servers as proof of consent. This data is retained for as long as your account exists and is deleted when you delete your account.

10. International Considerations

Our cookie practices are designed to comply with the following frameworks:

  • EU/EEA: GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive — consent required for non-essential cookies
  • UK: UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)
  • California (USA): CCPA/CPRA — we do not "sell" or "share" personal information via cookies for cross-context behavioural advertising

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time. Material changes (such as new cookie categories) will require you to re-consent. Minor clarifications will be applied automatically. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates the most recent revision.

12. Contact

For questions about our use of cookies, you can reach us at: