Cookies & Tracking

Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 2026 · Venture Graph Editorial & Compliance

Editorial Notice & Review Status:This legal document establishes the governing policies for Venture Graph. Our terms and privacy disclosures are regularly reviewed and updated to comply with applicable data protection regulations (including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and CAN-SPAM).

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely utilized to enable website functionality, make sites operate more efficiently, and provide non-identifying telemetry to website operators.

Alongside cookies, modern web applications utilize browser "Local Storage" to remember user selections (such as color themes) without transmitting excess data across every server request.

2. How Venture Graph Uses Cookies & Local Storage

We take a privacy-first approach and strictly minimize all client-side storage to operational necessities and performance telemetry:

Essential Local Storage: Remembers your explicit color preference (dark mode vs. light mode) and logs whether you have acknowledged our cookie consent banner.
Authentication & Security (Admin): For authenticated administrative staff, secure encrypted session cookies (provided by Supabase) verify identity and access permissions to our publishing dashboard.
Performance & Readership Analytics: Aggregated anonymous metrics that help our editorial room understand which startup post-mortems and categories resonate most with readers.

3. Inventory of Storage Tokens

Key / Cookie	Type	Classification	Purpose
theme	Local Storage	Essential	Remembers your light or dark mode theme selection.
vg_cookie_consent	Local Storage	Essential	Stores your cookie consent choice ("accepted" or "essential").
sb-*-auth-token	Secure HTTP Cookie	Essential (Admin Only)	Maintains administrative editor authentication sessions.
_ga, _ga_*	HTTP Cookie	Analytics (Optional)	Google Analytics 4 session and traffic measurement. Only activated if you click "Accept All".

4. How to Control or Revoke Your Preferences

You have full control over cookies and storage mechanisms:

Through Our Banner: When you first visit Venture Graph, you can select "Essential Only" to prevent any non-vital tracking.
Through Browser Settings: You can block or delete cookies entirely via your browser's privacy settings (e.g. Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge).

5. Inquiries & Contact

If you have questions regarding our use of cookies or want more information regarding our data practices, review our Privacy Policy or contact us at privacy@venturegraph.me.