Cookie Policy
Effective date: March 1, 2026 · Last updated: September 4, 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, understand how you interact with content, and improve your overall experience. VenBase uses cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage and session storage) to operate and improve the Platform.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Required for authentication, session management, and security. Without these, the Platform cannot function. | Session / 1 year |
| Functional | Remember choices you have made, such as your answer on the cookie consent banner. | 1 year |
| Analytics | Help us understand how visitors interact with VenBase: which pages are visited, how long users spend, and where they navigate. Used to improve the product. Google Analytics loads only after you accept cookies on the consent banner. | Up to 2 years |
| Marketing | Used to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and deliver relevant content. We load Meta (Facebook) Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and HubSpot tracking only after you accept cookies on the consent banner; we honor the Do-Not-Track / Sec-GPC browser signals as a decline. | Up to 1 year |
3. Specific Cookies & Technologies
| Cookie / Technology | Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| __Host-venbase-id-token / __Host-venbase-access-token / __Host-venbase-refresh-token | VenBase / AWS Cognito | Authentication session tokens. Essential for keeping you signed in securely. Sessions created before the__Host- prefix was introduced may still use the unprefixed names (venbase-id-token etc.) until they expire. |
| __Host-venbase-oauth-state | VenBase | Short-lived (10 minutes) anti-forgery token set only while you sign in with Google. Essential. |
| venbase-consent | VenBase | Records your choice on the cookie consent banner ("granted" or "denied") for one year so we don't prompt you on every page. |
| _fbp | Meta (Facebook) | Meta Pixel: measures ad effectiveness on Facebook / Instagram. Only set after you accept marketing cookies. |
| li_sugr / lidc / UserMatchHistory / AnalyticsSyncHistory | LinkedIn Insight Tag: measures ad effectiveness on LinkedIn. Only set after you accept marketing cookies. | |
| __hssc / __hssrc / __hstc / hubspotutk | HubSpot | HubSpot visitor analytics + CRM tracking. Only set after you accept marketing cookies. |
| _ga / _ga_* | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors and measures page interactions. Only set after you accept analytics cookies. |
| __stripe_mid / __stripe_sid | Stripe | Fraud prevention and payment security during checkout and subscription management. |
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage cookies in several ways:
- Browser settings: most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Note that blocking essential cookies may prevent VenBase from functioning properly.
- Do Not Track: VenBase respects Do Not Track (DNT) signals where technically feasible.
- Opt-out links: for third-party analytics, you can opt out through the respective provider's opt-out mechanism.
5. Third-Party Services
VenBase integrates with third-party services that may set their own cookies. These include:
- Amazon Web Services: authentication (Cognito), hosting, database, storage and email. See AWS's privacy notice for details.
- Stripe: payment processing and subscription management. See Stripe's cookie policy.
- Google Analytics, Meta, LinkedIn, HubSpot: analytics and marketing measurement, loaded only with your consent. See each provider's cookie policy.
We do not control the cookies set by these third-party services and recommend reviewing their respective privacy and cookie policies.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us at:
Venbase LLC, a Virginia limited liability company
Email: privacy@venbase.io
Website: venbase.io/contact