Overview

All our cookies are first-party: they are set by this website (https://hottake-website.vercel.app) and nobody else. There are no advertising cookies and no third-party trackers.

We always set one essential cookie to remember your choice. The three analytics cookies are set only after you choose "Accept all". What we record with them is explained in the privacy policy.

Cookies we use

Name	Purpose	Type	Duration	Set by
`ht_consent`	Remembers your cookie choice ("all" or "essential"). Readable by the page's JavaScript.	Essential	12 months	HotTake (first-party)
`ht_vid`	A random visitor ID, so visits from the same browser can be grouped. HttpOnly.	Analytics	12 months	HotTake (first-party)
`ht_sid`	A random session ID that groups the pages of one visit. HttpOnly.	Analytics	30 minutes, extended while you browse	HotTake (first-party)
`ht_last`	The time of your last visit, used to tell new visits from returning ones.	Analytics	12 months	HotTake (first-party)

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

If your browser sends a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal and you haven't made a choice, we treat it as "Essential only". No analytics cookies are set, and we keep only an anonymous count of page views, downloads and clicks (event name and page path, with no IP address, user agent or ID).

If you later choose "Accept all" yourself, we follow that explicit choice.

Changing your choice

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time. When you withdraw it, ht_last is deleted straight away, and the HttpOnly cookies (ht_vid and ht_sid) are deleted on your next page view.

Clearing cookies in your browser

You can also delete cookies yourself. Every major browser lets you clear cookies for a single site or for all sites:

Chrome and Edge: Settings, then Privacy, then cookies and site data.
Firefox: Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Cookies and Site Data.
Safari: Settings, then Privacy, then Manage Website Data.

If you clear ht_consent, we'll ask for your choice again on your next visit. Questions? Email hello@pranshubasak.site.

What uses no cookies

The page transitions, ASCII animations and shader background are purely visual. They use no cookies, local storage or other browser storage. Fonts are bundled with the site, so no font service sets cookies either.