imetzu Cookie Policy
Cookies are how a website remembers anything at all between one click and the next. Here's what imetzu stores, why, and exactly where the off-switch lives in your browser.
The short version: some cookies make the site function — block them and signing in stops working. Others remember your preferences or help us see what's being used — block those and the site still loads. You're in control of all of them; this page shows you where.
Last updated: August 2026
1. What a Cookie Actually Is
A cookie is a small text file your browser saves when you visit a site, which that site can read back later. That's the entire trick — it's how any website knows you're the same person who loaded the previous page. Without cookies, every request would arrive looking like a brand-new visitor, and nothing from a login to a language preference could survive a single click.
A few cousins do the same job by different means — browser local storage, for example. When this page says "cookies", it means those too.
One fear worth defusing while we're here: a cookie is not a program. It can't run, it can't install anything, and it can't wander around your device reading files. It's a label your browser holds and shows back to the site that issued it — the privacy question is never "can this file hurt my computer" but "what is the site remembering about me", which is exactly what the rest of this page answers.
2. The Cookies imetzu Uses
Three categories, nothing hidden. Names and lifetimes follow common practice and can shift slightly as the platform is updated — your browser's own cookie viewer always shows the current, real list for this site.
Strictly necessary
The load-bearing ones. They carry your session between pages, keep you signed in, and support security checks. There is no version of "stay logged in" that doesn't involve remembering you — disable these and the product stops working, not by policy but by physics.
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| imetzu_session | Keeps you signed in and carries your session between pages | Until you close the browser |
| imetzu_csrf | Security token that blocks forged requests | Session |
| imetzu_consent | Remembers the cookie choices you've already made, so you're not asked again | Up to 12 months |
Preferences
These remember choices so they don't reset on every visit. Block them and imetzu still works — it just gets forgetful, asking you the same questions each time.
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| imetzu_lang | Your interface language | Up to 12 months |
| imetzu_prefs | Chat and display preferences you've set | Up to 6 months |
Analytics
These tell us, in aggregate, which pages get used and where people get stuck — the difference between guessing what to fix and knowing. This is the category most people mean when they say they want cookies off, and the site stays fully usable without it.
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| imetzu_analytics | Counts visits and page usage in aggregate | Up to 12 months |
| imetzu_ab | Keeps you in a consistent test group when we compare two versions of a page | Up to 3 months |
3. Two Distinctions Worth Knowing
Session vs persistent. A session cookie evaporates when you close the browser — that's what keeps you signed in for one visit. A persistent cookie stays until it expires or you clear it, which is how a preference survives from Monday to next month.
First-party vs third-party. First-party cookies come from imetzu itself and do the jobs in the tables above. Third-party cookies come from services embedded in the page — a payment provider during checkout, for instance — and answer to that provider's own policy, not this one. Your browser can block the third-party kind on its own, which is usually the setting privacy-minded people actually want: it trims outside tracking while leaving the site functional.
4. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
The controls live in your browser, not on our side — which is good news, because it means they work the same way on every site you visit. All major browsers let you clear existing cookies, block new ones, or block only third-party cookies:
- Chrome — Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies
- Safari — Settings → Privacy, plus Manage Website Data
- Edge — Settings → Cookies and site permissions
- Firefox — Settings → Privacy & Security
Menu paths move between versions, so if yours looks different, search the browser's settings for "cookies" and you'll land in the right place. A private or incognito window is the lazy alternative: it discards cookies when you close it.
If your goal is less tracking rather than a broken product, the sensible setting is blocking third-party cookies and leaving the strictly necessary ones alone. Sign-in, sessions and purchases depend on that first category — everything else is optional, and imetzu degrades gracefully without it. What cookies collect feeds into the wider data picture covered by the privacy policy, which is worth reading alongside this page.
5. Changes to This Policy
This page changes when what we use changes. The date above moves with each update, and continuing to use imetzu after an update means accepting the revised version. These terms of use for the service itself live in the terms of service.
6. Contact
Cookie or privacy questions go to support[at]imetzu.com — retype the [at] as a normal @. It's spelled that way to keep address-harvesting bots from collecting it.