Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 2026
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and improve your experience.
2. How We Use Cookies
Octopus uses cookies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the Service to function. They cannot be disabled.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
better-auth.session_token | Authentication session | 30 days |
__Secure-better-auth.session_token | Secure authentication session (HTTPS) | 30 days |
Analytics Cookies
With your usage-analytics permission, Google Analytics measures visits and interactions. Optional analytics and advertising measurement stay off until you choose to allow them.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics visitor identification | 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics session tracking | 2 years |
First-party measurement and preferences
With usage analytics enabled, Octopus can record visits using random browser and tab identifiers. With advertising measurement also enabled, we can connect a tagged visit to a signup or successful purchase in Unified Ads. These identifiers are not derived from your email or IP address.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
__Host-octopus_visit | Reference to a consented visit | 30 days, renewed on a visit |
__Host-octopus_attribution | Current advertising-measurement permission | 30 days |
Your privacy choices are stored locally until you change them or clear browser storage. A random analytics session identifier uses session storage for the current tab. Withdrawing permission clears our local tracking identifiers and stops new collection; previously recorded sales and refunds remain in business reporting.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Advertising measurement also controls the X advertising pixel and advertising consent for the Google tag on our production website. Those providers may use their own cookies under their respective policies.
When you sign in through GitHub or Google OAuth, those providers may set their own cookies as part of the authentication flow. These cookies are governed by the respective provider's cookie policies.
4. Managing Cookies
Use the Privacy choices button on any page to change or withdraw optional permissions. You can also control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete existing cookies
- Block all or specific cookies
- Set preferences for certain websites
Note that disabling essential cookies will prevent you from signing in to the Service.
5. Self-Hosted Instances
If you self-host Octopus, only essential session cookies are set by default. The hosted analytics and advertising tags and Unified Ads visitor collection are disabled on self-hosted instances.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
7. Contact
For questions about our use of cookies, please open an issue on our GitHub repository or refer to our Privacy Policy.