1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored in your browser when you visit a website. They let a site remember things across page loads — for example, whether you're on the desktop or mobile layout, or whether you've already dismissed a banner. “Similar technologies” (localStorage, sessionStorage, pixels) do comparable jobs; this policy covers those too.
2. Cookies we set directly
We keep our own cookies to the minimum needed to operate the site. Currently InstaYolo does not set any first-party cookies other than those required by our CDN (see section 3). We have no user accounts, no preferences to persist, and no ad-tracking cookies of our own.
3. Third-party cookies set via our site
The cookies below come from services we use to deliver or measure the site. They are not set by us directly, but they do arrive in your browser because of our integration.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Bot management. Distinguishes human visitors from automated traffic so our site can be served reliably. | ~30 minutes |
| cf_clearance | Cloudflare | Set only if you pass a security challenge. Prevents the same challenge being shown again for a short window. | up to 1 year (varies) |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Aggregate audience measurement (page views, device category, country). IP anonymization is enabled on our property. | up to 2 years |
We do not use advertising cookies, re-marketing pixels, or cross-site tracking. If that changes we will update this page and notify you through a banner on the homepage.
4. How to control or opt out
All cookies.Every mainstream browser lets you inspect and delete cookies, and block new ones site-by-site. Look for “Cookies and site data” in Settings. Blocking our third-party cookies will not break the download tool.
Google Analytics specifically. Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent GA4 from collecting any data from your browser across all sites that use it.
Global Privacy Control. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we respect it as an opt-out of any analytics that would otherwise be considered a “sale” or “share” under US state laws. (We do not sell or share personal information in the first place — see the Privacy Policy.)
5. Consent
Where your local law (for example, the EU ePrivacy Directive) requires prior consent for non-essential cookies, analytics scripts load only after you give consent through the banner on your first visit. Strictly-necessary cookies (for example, Cloudflare's bot-management cookie) may load without prior consent because the site cannot deliver to you without them.
6. Changes to this policy
We will update this page whenever we add, remove, or change cookies on the site. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent change.
7. Contact
Questions about cookies or analytics on InstaYolo: [email protected].