# Cookie Policy

Effective September 3, 2026 · applies to byteask.ai and the ByteAsk CLI

## The short version

byteask.ai uses strictly necessary cookies, plus advertising cookies from the Meta Pixel and the Reddit Pixel that we use to measure our ads. Our own analytics (PostHog) sets no cookie.

We do measure how this site is used. Our analytics provider identifies visitors with a code generated on its own servers rather than with anything kept in your browser, which is why measuring you with it costs you no cookie. Session replays work the same way: the code that ties a replay to one page visit lives only in memory and is never written to your browser. The Privacy Policy lists exactly what is measured.

## Cookies we use

A cookie is a small file a site keeps in your browser. The cookies this site involves are the ones needed to serve it and keep it up, and the advertising cookies below.

- Strictly necessary: required for the site to load and stay secure. Our infrastructure provider (Cloudflare) may set strictly necessary cookies, such as bot-protection cookies. These cannot be switched off.
- Advertising: the Meta Pixel (Meta Platforms) and the Reddit Pixel (Reddit, Inc.) can set cookies that identify your browser, so we can measure and improve our ads. They are set by those companies, who handle the data under their own policies.
- Session storage: if you dismiss the announcement bar, the site remembers that in your browser for the rest of the session. If you arrive from one of our ads, it also keeps the campaign tags (utm_ values) from the link for the rest of the session. Neither holds a personal identifier, and both leave your device only when the tab closes.

## What we do not use

No analytics cookies and no selling of data. We do not build advertising profiles about you ourselves; the advertising pixels above are operated by Meta and Reddit.

You can clear cookies and local storage for byteask.ai in your browser at any time.

## The CLI

After you sign in, the ByteAsk CLI stores a short-lived authentication token in a local file on your machine. It is not a browser cookie and stays on your device except to authenticate your requests.

## Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with an updated effective date.

## Contact

Questions about this document: [Contact us](https://byteask.ai/contact).

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