Cookie Policy
Draft · last updated 13 November 2026
This page lists everything pinged.gg and the Pinged web app store in your browser, and how analytics works. We keep it short on purpose: there are no advertising cookies and no third-party trackers for ads. More about your data is in the Privacy Policy.
1. What we store in your browser
| Name | Type | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
lang | Cookie (first-party) | Remembers the language you picked in the language menu, so the site opens in it next time. It is set only when you choose a language yourself. | 1 year |
pinged:attribution | Local storage | Remembers how you first reached the site: the invite code from a friend’s link (?ref=), campaign tags (utm_*) and the first page you opened. It is sent to us only if you join the waitlist, so your friend gets credit for the invite and we know which channel worked. | Until you clear your browser storage |
pinged:jwt | Local storage | Keeps you signed in to the Pinged web app. | Until you sign out or clear storage |
pinged:app:v2 | Local storage | Keeps the state of the web app preview in your browser (what you entered and did), so it survives moving between pages. It stays on your device. | Until you sign out or clear storage |
The language cookie and the sign-in and app state entries are needed for a function you asked for, so they do not require consent. [TODO: lawyer to confirm whether storing campaign tags (utm_*) in pinged:attribution needs consent or should be limited to the invite code]
2. Analytics
We use PostHog, hosted in the EU, to count page views and a small set of events on the website (nickname checked, waitlist joined, invite link copied, enquiry sent, card viewed). We do not identify you by name or email in analytics, and analytics data is not used for advertising.
- In the app: analytics is off by default. Nothing is sent unless you switch it on in Settings, and you can switch it off again at any time.
- On the website: [TODO: decide before launch. The code currently starts PostHog on every visit when a key is configured, without asking, and PostHog by default stores an identifier in a cookie and local storage (ph_*_posthog). Either (a) run it without cookies or local storage and describe it here as cookieless, or (b) add a consent banner and start analytics only after “Accept”]
3. Other sites
When you link Steam or FACEIT, or sign in with Google, Apple or Discord, you are taken to that company’s own page, which sets its own cookies under its own policy. We do not embed their trackers on pinged.gg.
4. Your choices
- You can delete or block cookies and local storage in your browser settings. The site still works; it will not remember your language or sign-in.
- Choosing another language in the menu replaces the
langcookie. - Signing out of the web app removes the app entries.
5. Contact
Questions: kontakt@pinged.gg