What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help sites remember your preferences, keep you signed in, and measure usage. We also use similar technologies like local storage and session storage.
How we use them
rendrOS uses the bare minimum. We do not use third-party advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, or social media trackers. The site works without non-essential cookies — those are only set if you opt in.
Types of cookies we set
- Strictly necessary — make the service work (login, security)
- Functional — remember your preferences (theme, dismissed banners)
- Analytics — anonymised, cookie-less usage measurement via Plausible
Cookies and storage in detail
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| rendr_session | Necessary | Keeps you signed in | 30 days |
| rendr_csrf | Necessary | Prevents CSRF attacks | Session |
| topbarDismissed | Functional | Hides the announcement bar after dismissal | Session |
| rendrSpotsLeft | Functional | Persists the founding-studios counter | 1 year |
| rendrCountdownEnd | Functional | Persists the early-bird countdown | 14 days |
| stickyDismissed | Functional | Hides the mobile sticky bar | Session |
| exitShown | Functional | Prevents the exit modal repeating | Session |
| plausible_ignore | Analytics | Cookie-less analytics opt-out | 1 year |
Your controls
- You can clear cookies and local storage from your browser settings.
- You can block all cookies — strictly-necessary ones are required for the service to work, but functional and analytics ones are entirely optional.
- You can opt out of analytics by enabling "Do Not Track" or installing the Plausible opt-out extension.