Cookie Notice

Cookies without the theatre

Last updated: 14 August 2026

OpenStays.AI currently uses only first-party cookies needed for login and security. We do not currently use non-essential advertising cookies, cross-site tracking pixels or behavioural marketing cookies.

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide the requested account features, so prior consent is not required under the usual UK/EU cookie rules. We therefore do not show a consent banner for them. If we add non-essential cookies, they will remain off until the appropriate consent is collected.

NameTypePurposeDuration

openstays_sessionEssential authentication cookieKeeps verified users signed in securely.Limited session period; refreshed/expired by the auth system.

openstays_pending_signupEssential signup-security cookieLinks an email-verification visit to the browser that started password signup. It does not authenticate the account by itself.Expires after 30 minutes or when verification completes.

openstays_google_oauthEssential authentication-security cookieBinds a Google sign-in callback to the browser that started it and protects the one-time OAuth flow.Expires after 10 minutes or when the Google callback completes.

openstays_google_linkEssential account-linking cookieTemporarily binds a verified Google identity to password confirmation when an existing account must approve linking.Expires after 10 minutes or when password confirmation completes.

If this changes

If OpenStays.AI adds analytics, advertising, retargeting, or other non-essential cookies later, we should update this notice and add an appropriate consent control before those cookies are used.