1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They’re widely used to make websites work, work more efficiently, and to provide information to the site owners. Similar technologies — local storage, pixels, web beacons, session replay — work much the same way and are covered by this policy too.
2. How we use cookies
We use cookies to keep you signed in after OTP verification, to remember your search filters and saved listings, to measure how the site is used so we can improve it, and (after you opt in) to show you relevant advertising on other sites you visit.
3. Cookie categories
On first visit, our consent banner lets you accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or choose which categories you’re happy to allow. You can change your choice at any time by clicking Cookie preferences in the site footer.
3.1 Strictly necessary (always on)
Without these cookies the site can’t function. They’re used for things like remembering you’re signed in, keeping items in your saved-listings list during your visit, and protecting against fraud. We do not need your consent to use these.
- archi_session — keeps you signed in after OTP verification. Expires when you close your browser.
- archi_csrf — protects you against cross-site request forgery on forms.
- archi_cookie_consent— stores your cookie preferences (so we don’t ask again on every page).
- cf_turnstile — Cloudflare bot-protection challenge token (only set if Cloudflare flags suspicious traffic).
3.2 Functional
These cookies remember your preferences so the site feels personalised — your city, your filter choices, your preferred language. They don’t track you across other websites.
- archi_city — remembers your detected / chosen city so the homepage and search results lead with it.
- archi_filters — preserves your last filter state on /listings.
- archi_lang — your preferred language for the interface.
3.3 Performance & analytics
These cookies tell us how visitors use the site — which pages are popular, which buttons get clicked, where people drop off — so we can improve the experience. The data is aggregated and never identifies you personally.
- _ga, _ga_* — Google Analytics 4. Distinguishes users and sessions for traffic analysis. Expires after 2 years.
- _gid — Google Analytics, distinguishes users on a 24-hour window.
- vercel_analytics — Vercel Web Analytics. Anonymous page-view counts; no cross-site tracking.
3.4 Marketing
Only set after you explicitly opt in. These cookies let us — and our advertising partners — show you Archiipedia ads on other websites and social platforms, and measure whether those ads worked.
- _fbp, _fbc — Meta Pixel. Used for Facebook / Instagram ad targeting and conversion measurement.
- _gcl_au — Google Ads conversion tracking.
- li_at, BizoID — LinkedIn Insight Tag (B2B retargeting).
- ck_subscriber_id— ConvertKit subscriber linkage (only set if you’ve subscribed to Archiilog Weekly).
4. Third parties that set cookies on our site
The following third-party services may set cookies on your device when you use Archiipedia:
- Google Analytics / Google Ads — privacy policy
- Meta (Facebook / Instagram) — privacy policy
- LinkedIn — privacy policy
- Cloudflare (bot protection) — privacy policy
- Razorpay (payments) — privacy policy
- Cloudinary (media CDN) — privacy policy
- ConvertKit (newsletter) — privacy policy
5. How to control cookies
You have three layers of control:
- On Archiipedia — click Cookie preferences in the site footer, or use the consent banner shown on first visit, to opt in or out of each category.
- In your browser— most browsers let you block cookies entirely, block third-party cookies, or delete cookies already stored. Look in your browser’s privacy / security settings. Note that blocking strictly-necessary cookies may break parts of the site (you won’t be able to stay signed in).
- On the third-party services directly— see the privacy policies linked above for each provider’s own opt-out controls. For most ad networks you can also opt out via the European Digital Advertising Alliance (youronlinechoices.eu) or the Network Advertising Initiative (optout.networkadvertising.org).
6. Do Not Track
Archiipedia respects the Do Not Track (DNT) browser signal. If your browser sends a DNT header, we treat that as a rejection of all non-essential cookies — the same as if you had clicked Reject non-essential in our banner.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we make changes that affect what cookies we set or what we do with the data, we will increment the version stored alongside your consent choice, which means our banner will re-prompt you the next time you visit. The effective date at the top of this page reflects the most recent version.
8. Contact
Questions about cookies, or wish to exercise your data-subject rights? Email grievance@archiipedia.com. Full contact details are in our Privacy Policy.