Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 19, 2026
1. Summary
readmeter.dev only uses analytics cookies if you click Accept analytics in the cookie banner. If you reject, or until you answer, no analytics cookies or storage are set. When you reject, we still count visits anonymously without cookies (see section 4). The ReadMeter tool you install runs on your own machine and is not covered by this page; see the Privacy Policy.
2. Strictly necessary
Needed for the site to remember basic choices. These don’t need consent and aren’t used for tracking.
| Name | Where | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| readmeter:consent | Local storage | Remembers your answer to the cookie banner. | Until you change it or clear site data |
| __ph_opt_in_out_* | Local storage | PostHog’s copy of your analytics choice, so it respects it. | Until you change it or clear site data |
| readmeter-locale | Local storage | Remembers the site language you picked. | Until you clear site data |
| theme | Local storage | Remembers light or dark mode. | Until you clear site data |
3. Analytics (only with your consent)
Set only after you click Accept analytics. We use PostHog, hosted in the EU, to understand which pages help people decide and whether a purchase came from a visit. If you accept, the checkout link also carries your anonymous PostHog ID so the purchase can be linked to the visit. Rejecting later deletes our own analytics entries listed here and stops PostHog from using its cookie.
| Name | Where | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ph_<project>_posthog | Cookie and local storage | PostHog analytics: an anonymous visitor ID, so we can see which pages lead to a purchase. | 1 year |
| ph_<project>_window_id and similar | Session storage | PostHog: groups the pages viewed in one tab. | Until the tab is closed |
| readmeter:first-touch | Local storage | Where your first visit came from (campaign tags, referring site), so a later purchase can be credited to it. | Until you clear site data or reject analytics |
| readmeter_seen_site | Local storage | Whether you have visited before (new vs returning visitors). | Until you clear site data or reject analytics |
4. Cookieless measurement
These tools don’t set cookies or store anything in your browser:
- PostHog cookieless mode (if you reject): counts visits with a hash of your IP address, browser and the date, calculated on PostHog’s EU servers. The hash changes every day, so visits can’t be linked across days.
- Ahrefs Web Analytics: aggregate page-view statistics without cookies.
- Vercel Speed Insights: anonymous page-speed measurements without cookies.
5. Features you choose to use
Set only when you use the feature, because the feature needs them to work.
| Name | Where | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| crisp-client/* | Cookie and local storage | Crisp live chat. Only loaded when you click to open the chat. | Up to 6 months (set by Crisp) |
| readmeter:standalone-widget:* | Local storage | Settings and read baselines for the ReadMeter demo widgets on this site. Never sent to us. | Until you clear site data |
| readmeter-history-* | IndexedDB | Read history shown in the demo widget. Stays in your browser. | 90 days |
6. Checkout
Purchases happen on Gumroad’s checkout at purchase.readmeter.dev. Gumroad sets its own cookies there (including Google Analytics), under Gumroad’s privacy policy. Because that page is on a readmeter.dev subdomain, those cookies can also be visible to this site; we don’t read or use them.
7. Changing your choice
Use Cookie settings in the footer or the button above at any time. You can also delete cookies and site data in your browser settings.
8. Contact
Questions about this policy: burak@pusyapi.com. Pus Yapı ve Bilişim Teknolojileri (PusTechnologies), Öztrak Caddesi, Serçe Sk., 59500 Tekirdağ, Türkiye.