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Cookie policy

Last updated: July 2026

This page explains the cookies and similar technologies used on archively.ai and inside the Archively application. We aim for the minimum set needed to deliver the service, and we don't use cookies to build advertising profiles.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device so it can remember useful things about your visit, like your theme preference or whether you are signed in. 'Similar technologies' include browser storage and server-set tokens that behave the same way.

Strictly necessary

  • Session cookies: keep you signed in to the application.
  • CSRF tokens: protect against cross-site request forgery.
  • Institution routing: directs you to your institution's own archive when several institutions share the service.
  • Bot protection: forms on this site use Cloudflare Turnstile to tell people apart from automated abuse; it may set its own cookie while doing so.
  • These are required for the service to work.

Functional

  • Theme preference (light / dark / system).
  • UI state such as last-open tabs, sidebar collapse, and resume-from-here bookmarks.
  • Disabling these causes minor friction (the UI resets on every visit), but the service remains functional.

Analytics

  • We use analytics services (Google Analytics and PostHog) on the marketing site (archively.ai) to understand how visitors use it — pages visited, navigation paths, and on-page interactions — so we can improve it.
  • If you contact us through a form, we associate your inquiry with your visit so we can respond helpfully.
  • When analytics is on, Google Analytics and PostHog set their own cookies and browser-storage identifiers to recognise your visit. We also store your analytics choice (archively_consent) and the date of your last visit (archively_last_visit) in your browser's local storage.
  • We do not share analytics data with ad networks, do not sell personal information, and do not use advertising trackers.
  • In the EU, EEA, and UK, analytics runs only after you allow it through the consent notice (your region is detected from your browser's settings). Elsewhere, analytics is on by default, and you can turn it off at any time through “Manage cookie preferences” in the footer.

What we don't use

  • Advertising cookies or tracking pixels from third-party ad networks.
  • Cross-site trackers for retargeting.
  • Social-media tracking pixels.

Managing cookies

Your browser controls (blocking, clearing, or limiting cookies) apply to Archively. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent sign-in.

Contact

Questions about cookies can be sent to legal@archively.ai.