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Cookies & Data Collection
Last updated: April 9, 2026
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners.
How We Use Cookies
StartupKaro uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Strictly necessary: Cookies required for core functionality such as authentication and session management. These cannot be disabled.
- Functional: Cookies that remember your preferences (e.g., sidebar state) to improve your experience.
- Analytics: Cookies used to collect anonymized data about how visitors use our website, so we can improve it.
PostHog Analytics
We use PostHog, an open-source, privacy-focused product analytics platform, to understand how our website and app are used. PostHog collects:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Button clicks and form interaction events
- Browser and device type
- Approximate geographic location (country/city level, derived from IP)
- Session recordings (if enabled), these capture UI interactions, not keystrokes or passwords
PostHog does not use your data for advertising and does not share it with third-party ad networks. You can learn more at posthog.com.
IP addresses collected by PostHog may be used to derive location data and are subsequently anonymized or truncated in accordance with PostHog's data processing practices.
Cookies We Set
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ph_* | PostHog | Product analytics, tracks page views, events, and user sessions to help us understand usage | Analytics | 1 year |
| sidebar:state | StartupKaro | Remembers whether your sidebar is expanded or collapsed in the app panels | Functional | 7 days |
| auth_token | StartupKaro | Stores your authentication session token to keep you logged in | Strictly necessary | Session / configurable |
Your Choices
Browser settings: You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when cookies are being set. Note that disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent core site functionality from working (e.g., you will not be able to log in).
Opt-out of analytics:If you do not wish to be tracked by PostHog, you can use a browser extension that blocks analytics scripts (such as uBlock Origin), or enable "Do Not Track" in your browser settings, PostHog respects this signal where configured.
Data Collected Beyond Cookies
In addition to cookies, we may collect technical data server-side, including your IP address, referrer URL, and request metadata for security and fraud prevention purposes. This data is not used for advertising. For full details, see our Privacy Policy.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy as we adopt new tools or change our practices. Updates will be reflected on this page with a revised date.
Contact
Questions about our use of cookies? Email us at hello@startupkaro.in.