Hostme Cookie Policy

Effective date: August 20, 2026

1. What are cookies?

Cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as beacons, scripts and tags — together "cookies") are small text files, usually stored on your device or browser. They enable a website to remember information about your visit. On mobile apps, we use device identifiers in a similar way.

We and certain third-party partners use cookies on our websites, in our mobile applications, and in emails or other communications we send to you (together our "Sites").

2. Categories of cookies and legal basis

Category	Purpose	Legal basis
Strictly Necessary	Enable basic website functions: page navigation, secure areas, load balancing, bot protection, session integrity	These cookies are necessary for the website to function and are exempt from consent under the ePrivacy Directive. We rely on legitimate interest.
Analytics	Measure visits, time spent on pages, traffic sources, campaign effectiveness	Set only with your consent
Marketing	Deliver targeted advertising and measure advertising performance	Set only with your consent

Non-essential cookies (Analytics and Marketing) are set only after you give consent through our cookie banner. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time.

3. Cookies we use

Strictly Necessary

Cookie	Provider	Purpose
__cf_bm	HubSpot (hs-scripts.com, hsforms.com, hsadspixel.net, hs-banner.com, hs-analytics.net)	Bot protection
_cfuvid	Cloudflare (hostmeapp.com)	Rate limiting and session integrity
AI_buffer, AI_sentBuffer, ai_user, ai_session	Microsoft Azure Application Insights	Limiting duplicate data server updates; session tracking within the service

Analytics (consent required)

Cookie	Provider	Purpose
_ga, _gid, _ga_*, _gat_gtag_UA_45777916_1	Google Analytics	Website usage statistics
_gcl_au	Google Tag Manager	Conversion tracking
__hstc, hubspotutk, __hssrc, __hssc	HubSpot	Visitor analytics and session tracking
sib_cuid	Brevo (Sendinblue)	Email campaign analytics

Marketing (consent required)

Cookie	Provider	Purpose
_fbp	Meta (Facebook Pixel)	Advertising delivery and measurement

Some of our pages also use local storage to remember your preferences. Where local storage performs the same functions as the cookies above, the same categories and legal bases apply.

4. Managing your consent

• On your first visit, our cookie banner asks for your consent for Analytics and Marketing cookies. These cookies are not set until you consent.
• You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in the website footer, which reopens the banner.
• You can also delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that deleting cookies does not prevent future cookies from being set; to stop them, use the consent settings.

5. Contact us

Questions about this Cookie Policy: info@hostmeapp.com.