Cookie Policy
The cookies and local-storage items Metimo Auto uses, and how to control them.
- Version
- 1.1
- Effective
- 19 October 2026
1.What this covers
This policy explains the cookies and similar technologies (local storage, session storage) the platform sets, and how you can control non-essential ones. It supplements our Privacy Policy.
2.Our approach
Metimo Auto is a private, logged-in business tool. We use only a small number of strictly-necessary cookies required to sign you in and keep the app working, plus one functional preference cookie that remembers your layout. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies, and we do not sell data. Strictly-necessary cookies are exempt from prior consent under the UK PECR and the EU ePrivacy Directive. If we ever add non-essential cookies or tracking technology, we will ask for your consent through a banner before setting them.
3.Website analytics
We use Vercel Web Analytics to count page views and understand which pages are used, so we can improve the site. It is cookieless: it does not set cookies or store anything on your device, and it does not collect personal identifiers or track you across other websites. Visits are counted using a hash of the request that is discarded and regenerated every day, so individual visitors cannot be identified or followed over time. Because nothing is stored on or read from your device, this does not require consent under PECR. Vercel is listed on our sub-processor list.
4.Cookies we set
| Name | Purpose | Type | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| session token | Keeps you signed in securely after authentication. Essential. | Strictly necessary · HTTP-only | Session / up to 30 days |
| metimo_active_org | For platform administrators only: remembers which customer organisation is being viewed. Essential to that workflow. | Strictly necessary · HTTP-only | Session |
| CSRF / security tokens | Protects forms and sign-in against cross-site request forgery. | Strictly necessary | Session |
| sidebar_state | Remembers whether you left the dashboard sidebar open or collapsed. Set only after you use the sidebar toggle; contains no personal data. | Functional preference | 7 days |
Our payment processor may set its own strictly-necessary cookies on its checkout to prevent fraud; see the sub-processor list and that provider’s own cookie notice.
5.Managing cookies
- The strictly-necessary cookies above are essential: blocking them will stop you signing in and using the platform.
- Blocking or deleting
sidebar_stateis harmless; the sidebar will simply open in its default position. - You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings, and clearing them will sign you out.
- If we introduce any non-essential cookies, you will be able to accept or reject them via a consent banner and change your choice at any time.
6.Changes
We will update this policy if our use of cookies changes, and revise the version and effective date above. Questions: privacy@metimo-auto.io.