1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember preferences, keep you signed in, and understand how pages are used. Similar technologies include local storage and session storage, which serve similar purposes.
UK law (the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, PECR) requires us to tell you what cookies and similar technologies we use and, where required, to obtain your consent before using them.
2. What we currently use
The Ori marketing website is a static website. We currently use only the following:
| Technology | Provider | Purpose | Type | Consent required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted fonts (Inter, Lora) | Ori (served from heyori.app) | The website loads the Inter and Lora typefaces from our own server. No request is made to Google or any third party to load fonts. No IP address is sent to Google as part of font loading. | No cookie is stored. Font files are served from our own domain. | No — no third-party transfer, no tracking, no consent required. |
| Local storage (script.js) | Ori |
The website's JavaScript uses sessionStorage to
remember the mobile navigation state (open/closed) for the
current page visit only. This is cleared when you close the
browser tab.
|
Strictly necessary for navigation functionality | No — session state only, not persistent, not tracking. |
| Cookie preference | Ori | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected optional analytics, so we can respect your choice. | Local storage. This preference does not identify you or track your browsing. | No. It is necessary to remember your privacy choice. |
| Google Analytics 4 | Measures website visits, page views, referrals, scrolls, and outbound clicks so we can understand website traffic and improve our guidance. Google Signals and advertising personalisation are disabled. | Analytics cookies, including _ga and _ga_*, are set only after you choose “Accept analytics”. |
Yes. We do not load Google Analytics or send data to Google until you choose to accept analytics. |
We do not use advertising cookies, advertising pixels, or personalised advertising on this website. Google Analytics is optional and only runs after you choose to accept analytics.
3. Your analytics choice
You can choose “Accept analytics” in our cookie panel to allow Google Analytics. You can choose “Keep essential only” to refuse it. You can change your choice at any time using the Cookie settings button shown on the website. If you refuse or withdraw consent, we do not load Google Analytics and remove analytics cookies that our website can remove.
- analytics is optional and is not needed to use the website;
- we do not activate Google Analytics before your choice;
- we do not use Google Analytics for advertising, personalised ads, or to collect health information.
4. The Ori app
The Ori mobile app does not use advertising cookies or tracking pixels. It uses your device's local storage and secure keychain to store app preferences, session state, and locally cached data. This is necessary for the app to function and is governed by our Privacy Policy.
5. Managing cookies in your browser
You can control cookies and local storage through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of the website to stop working correctly.
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6. Changes to this notice
We will update this Cookie Notice if our cookie or tracking practices change. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.
7. Contact
Questions about this notice: hello@heyori.app