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Cookie Policy

This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies ChatPilot uses across the marketing website and web dashboard.

Last updated: May 2025Effective date: May 2025

1. What This Policy Covers

This Cookie Policy explains how ChatPilot ("we", "our", "the platform") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website (chatpilot.biz), our web-based dashboard (app.chatpilot.biz), and any other web properties we operate.

It does not cover cookies used by third-party websites, including websites of businesses that use ChatPilot to power their own services.

2. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website operators about how their site is being used.

Similar technologies we may use alongside cookies include:

  • Local storage — browser-based storage that persists beyond a session, used for dashboard state
  • Session storage — temporary browser storage cleared when the tab is closed
  • Pixel tags / web beacons — small transparent images used to track page visits or email opens
  • Device fingerprinting — not used by ChatPilot

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website and dashboard to function. The platform cannot operate without them. They do not require your consent.

Cookie NamePurposeDuration
cp_sessionAuthenticates your logged-in dashboard sessionSession (expires on logout)
cp_csrfPrevents cross-site request forgery attacks on dashboard actionsSession
cp_tenantStores your active Tenant context for multi-account users30 days
cp_auth_refreshMaintains authentication state without requiring re-login7 days

3.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and settings to provide a better experience. They are not strictly necessary but enhance usability. Disabling them may affect how the dashboard behaves.

Cookie NamePurposeDuration
cp_ui_prefsStores your dashboard layout, table column preferences, and sidebar state1 year
cp_langRemembers your preferred language setting1 year
cp_timezoneRemembers your timezone for correct timestamp display1 year
cp_tour_statusTracks which onboarding tour steps you have completed1 year

3.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how our website and dashboard are used — which pages are visited most, where users drop off, and how features are adopted. The data is aggregated and does not identify individuals. We use this to improve the product.

Cookie / TechnologyProviderPurposeDuration
_cp_analyticsChatPilot (self-hosted)Page views, session duration, navigation paths12 months
ph_*PostHog (self-hosted instance)Feature usage, funnel analysis, error tracking12 months
_ga, _ga_*Google Analytics 4Website traffic, acquisition source, page performance13 months

Note on Google Analytics: Where Google Analytics is used on our marketing website (chatpilot.biz), IP anonymisation is enabled. We do not use Google Analytics on the dashboard (app.chatpilot.biz).

3.4 Marketing and Attribution Cookies

These cookies track your journey from an advertisement to our website, enabling us to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and attribute conversions correctly.

Cookie / TechnologyProviderPurposeDuration
_fbpMeta (Facebook Pixel)Tracks visits from Facebook and Instagram ads90 days
_fbcMetaStores click identifier from Facebook ad click90 days
gclidGoogleStores click identifier from Google Ads90 days
cp_utm_sourceChatPilotStores UTM parameters from marketing links for attribution30 days
cp_utm_mediumChatPilotStores UTM medium parameter30 days
cp_utm_campaignChatPilotStores UTM campaign parameter30 days

Why we use these: Understanding which marketing channels bring businesses to ChatPilot allows us to invest in the channels that work and stop spending on those that do not. This data stays within our marketing platforms and is not shared or sold.

4. Cookies Set by Third Parties

When you use our website or dashboard, some cookies are set by third-party services we embed or load. We do not control these cookies, but we list them here for transparency.

Third PartyReason for PresenceTheir Privacy Policy
Meta / FacebookFacebook Pixel for ad attribution on marketing pagesfacebook.com/privacy
GoogleGoogle Analytics, Google Tag Manager on marketing pagespolicies.google.com
IntercomCustomer support chat widget on dashboardintercom.com/legal/privacy
YouTubeIf embedded demo videos are present on marketing pagesyoutube.com/howyoutubeworks/user-settings/privacy

5. Cookies We Do Not Use

To be explicit about what ChatPilot does not do:

  • We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles for sale to third parties
  • We do not use cross-site tracking cookies that follow you across unrelated websites
  • We do not use device fingerprinting
  • We do not use heat-mapping tools that record keystrokes or individually identifiable browsing sessions without consent
  • We do not set cookies via our dashboard on your end users (people who chat with your business on WhatsApp) — ChatPilot's WhatsApp integration does not involve cookies

7. Do Not Track

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. ChatPilot's website does not currently respond to DNT signals because there is no consistent standard for how they should be interpreted. We recommend using the cookie preference centre or browser-level cookie controls as described above.

8. ChatPilot Dashboard Cookies

The ChatPilot dashboard (app.chatpilot.biz) uses a more limited set of cookies compared to the marketing website. On the dashboard:

  • Marketing and attribution cookies are not present
  • Only strictly necessary and functional cookies are active by default
  • Analytics are collected via our self-hosted PostHog instance for product improvement purposes
  • These analytics do not include message content or end user data — only UI interactions and feature usage

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as we add new features, change analytics providers, or update our marketing tools. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Material changes — such as adding a new category of tracking — will be communicated via the cookie consent banner on next visit.

10. Contact

For questions about this Cookie Policy or to exercise your data rights:

ChatPilot Ltd Email: privacy@chatpilot.biz Address: Nairobi, Kenya