Cookie Policy
Last updated: April 2026
1. Introduction
SpotlightedMe uses cookies and similar technologies on spotlightedme.com to keep the website working, remember essential choices, and support core account and review flows.
This policy explains what those technologies do, how they support the service, and how you can manage them.
2. What are cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
They help websites remember information such as your session, consent choices, and certain settings between requests or visits.
3. Types of cookies we use
The main categories we rely on today are:
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies support essential website operations such as signing in, maintaining secure sessions, and keeping review-related flows working properly.
Consent and preference cookies
These cookies remember your cookie choices and related privacy preferences through our consent tool powered by CookieYes Limited.
Analytics cookies (opt-in)
Set only if you accept them: product analytics and session replay by Mixpanel, Inc., and browser error monitoring by Functional Software, Inc. dba Sentry. When you accept them, our own servers also send Mixpanel, Inc. a small number of order lifecycle events (for example: paid, delivered, refunded, poll closed), linked to the same pseudonymous identifier and containing no photos or review text. Declining them never limits the service.
Limited third-party service cookies
Some third-party services used to operate the website may set their own service-related cookies when they are active or when you choose to use them.
Cookies we currently set
The table below lists the cookies in use today, their category, purpose, and lifetime:
| Cookie | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| accessToken / refreshToken (plus reviewer- and manager-prefixed variants) | Strictly necessary | Keep you signed in to your client, reviewer, or manager account. | Up to 8 hours (access) / 7 days (refresh) with "remember me"; otherwise deleted when the browser closes. |
| anonymousVisitorSession | Strictly necessary | Lets you place and track guest orders and remembers required confirmations without an account. | 2 years |
| cookieyes-consent (legacy fallback: cky-consent) | Consent and preference | Stores your cookie consent choices (set by CookieYes). | About 12 months |
| mp_* (Mixpanel) | Analytics (opt-in) | Product analytics and session replay; set only after you accept analytics cookies. | Up to 12 months |
Other local storage technologies
Beyond cookies, a small amount of information is stored directly in your browser rather than sent to us until you take the corresponding action:
- IndexedDB (an in-browser database): keeps a local list of your own private and public review orders, and which order notifications you have dismissed, so you can find them again on this device without an account. Never transmitted anywhere; strictly necessary for that recovery function.
- Local storage: a short-lived counter of password-reset attempts made from this device, used only to slow down abuse of the password-reset form.
4. Why we use cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
- keep the website operating correctly
- support sign-in and authenticated account sessions
- preserve progress in private and public review flows
- remember consent and other essential preferences
- help protect the platform and detect abuse or misuse
5. Third-party cookies and services
Some technologies on our pages are provided by third parties. Based on the current implementation, this may include:
- CookieYes Limited for cookie consent and preference management
- Mixpanel, Inc. for product analytics and session replay, only after you opt in to analytics cookies
- Functional Software, Inc. dba Sentry for production error monitoring and service reliability
- Google LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc. when you choose a social sign-in option
These providers may process certain data according to their own terms and privacy notices.
Server-side error logging (Functional Software, Inc. dba Sentry) does not set cookies in your browser and operates independently of your cookie choices, based on our legitimate interest in keeping the service secure and reliable.
6. How you can control cookies
You can control or limit cookies by:
- using the consent choices made available on the site
- adjusting your browser settings
- deleting existing cookies from your device
7. Legal basis
Where required by applicable law, we rely on consent for non-essential cookies and similar technologies.
We may also use necessary cookies where they are required to provide the website securely and correctly.
8. Data retention
Some cookies are session-based and expire when you close your browser.
Others may remain for a limited period when needed to support account access, consent records, or continuity of the user journey.
9. Updates to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any material changes will be reflected on this page.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: