# Cookie Notice: Tracking and Your Choices

> MyOrbit Cookie Notice - Last updated August 12, 2026. Learn about cookies, tracking technologies, and how you can control them with transparency and compliance.

Canonical page: https://myorbit.ai/cookies

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## MyOrbit Cookie Notice

Last Updated: August 12, 2026 • Effective Date: July 30, 2026 • Version 1.3.1

MyOrbit ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience across our messaging, AI companions, digital twins, and creator economy features. This Cookie Notice explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can control them.

We are committed to transparency and comply with global privacy laws including the EU GDPR/ePrivacy Directive, California CCPA/CPRA, the EU AI Act (effective February 2025), and the Digital Services Act.

Non-essential cookies are set only after you enable them in our cookie banner or settings. You can change or withdraw your choices at any time. You can disable cookies via our cookie banner or browser settings, though some features may not function properly without them.

### Table of Contents

1. Types of Cookies We Use
2. Cookie Behavior by Your Choices
3. Third-Party Cookies and Data Sharing
4. Your Cookie Choices and Control
5. Cookies and Platform Economics
6. Cookie Data Retention
7. Compliance with 2025 Privacy Laws
8. Safety Exception Cookies
9. Mobile App Data Practices
10. Updates to This Cookie Notice
11. Contact Us
12. Definitions
13. Quick Reference Guide

### 1\. Types of Cookies We Use

#### 1.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

##### What they do:

- Secure authentication and session management
- Process Nuggets transactions and subscriptions
- Maintain Matrix rank and achievement data
- Enable Aura OS and Echo OS core functions
- Prevent fraud and ensure platform security

**Duration:** Session to 30 days

**Can you opt out?** No - these are essential for the service to function

**Data shared:** Payment transactions are handled by the payment processors in section 3.3; otherwise processed only by MyOrbit.

#### 1.2 AI Feature Cookies

##### What they do:

- Store AI assistant conversation context
- Remember your digital twin preferences
- Cache frequently used avatar responses to reduce costs
- Reduce repeated AI processing costs
- Track API usage for transparent billing
- Enable Matrix Dashboard AI features

**Duration:** 90 days

**Can you opt out?** Yes - but this automatically limits AI features

**Data shared:** Limited data with AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google), which handle it under their published terms and the services as we have configured them (see section 3.1).

**Important:** Disabling these cookies reduces AI functionality and may increase per-use costs.

#### 1.3 Functional/Preference Cookies

##### What they do:

- Remember your language and display preferences
- Store your Feed customization and Discover settings
- Maintain your Orbit preferences and community settings
- Remember your AdWorks advertiser dashboard layout
- Store accessibility settings and theme choices

**Duration:** 1 year

**Can you opt out?** Yes - but you'll need to reset preferences each session

**Data shared:** None - processed only by MyOrbit

#### 1.4 Analytics/Performance Cookies

##### What they do:

- Understand how you navigate MyOrbit
- Identify technical errors and performance issues
- Measure feature adoption and usage patterns
- Track Matrix progression and engagement metrics
- Analyze creator content performance
- Monitor platform stability and load times

**Duration:** 90 days

**Can you opt out?** Yes - this won't affect your experience

**Data shared:** None with third-party analytics providers. Our product analytics are first-party. We do not use Google Analytics or Firebase Analytics.

#### 1.5 Creator & Monetization Cookies

##### What they do:

- Track AdWorks campaign performance
- Calculate creator revenue shares accurately
- Monitor Orbit engagement and subscription metrics
- Store Superfan relationship data
- Enable Look Ma I'm Famous IP protection and boxing features
- Track affiliate links and attribution

**Duration:** 30-90 days depending on function

**Can you opt out?** Yes - but this may affect your earning potential

**Data shared:** Performance data with payment processors and tax compliance services

#### 1.6 Advertising Cookies

##### What they do:

- Deliver personalized ads (if you've opted in)
- Measure ad campaign effectiveness
- Prevent repetitive ad display
- Support ad delivery and fill
- Support creator monetization through display ads

**Duration:** 30 days

**Can you opt out?** Yes - you'll see generic ads or fewer ads

**Who receives data:** Google AdMob. That is our only advertising partner. We do not use Meta, programmatic ad exchanges, or any other ad network or mediation platform.

**What AdMob receives:**

- your device's advertising identifier (IDFA on iOS, GAID on Android);
- an approximate location derived from your IP address; and
- your interactions with the ad, such as views and taps.

**What AdMob does not receive:** your messages, your contacts, your precise GPS coordinates, your phone number, or your email address.

### 2\. Cookie Behavior by Your Choices

#### All Categories Accepted

- All cookie categories available for full functionality
- Personalization enhances AI responses
- Analytics improve safety features
- Performance cookies reduce AI processing costs
- Full creator monetization features enabled

#### Minimal (Strictly Necessary Only)

- Only strictly necessary cookies active
- No analytics or personalization cookies
- No AI feature cookies
- More privacy with reduced personalization
- Basic creator features only

### 3\. Third-Party Cookies and Data Sharing

#### 3.1 AI Model Providers

When AI features are enabled, limited cookie data may be processed by:

- **OpenAI:** Content moderation and AI processing
- **Anthropic:** AI processing and safety checks
- **Google:** AI processing
- **AWS/Google Cloud:** Infrastructure and secure processing

**Important:** MyOrbit does not operate a model-training business on your conversations. Providers handle data according to their published terms and the services as we have configured them, and may retain data for safety, abuse prevention, or legal obligations.

#### 3.2 Safety and Moderation

- **OpenAI moderation:** automated classification of text against safety categories, including child safety, harassment, self-harm, and violence.
- **Age check:** the age check described in our [Privacy Policy](https://myorbit.ai/privacy).
- **Stripe Identity:** the optional government-ID appeal route, if an age estimate is wrong.

These services receive only the data needed for the specific check, and not your browsing history.

#### 3.3 Business Partners

- **Stripe:** card payments for subscriptions and Nuggets, Stripe Identity for age appeals, and Stripe Connect for creator payouts
- **RevenueCat:** in-app purchase and subscription management
- **Amazon Web Services:** hosting, content delivery, and security
- **SendGrid and Amazon SES:** transactional email delivery
- **Twilio:** SMS and one-time codes

**Stripe and RevenueCat are our only payment processors.**Some services you may recognise as payment brands, PayPal among them, are available in MyOrbit only as optional third-party _connectors_ you can link to an account. Linking one does not make it a payment path, and we do not process payments through it.

The full list of recipients, grouped by purpose, is in section 3.1 of our [Privacy Policy](https://myorbit.ai/privacy).

### 4\. Your Cookie Choices and Control

#### 4.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit MyOrbit, our cookie banner appears with these options:

- **Accept All:** Enable all cookies for full functionality
- **Manage:** Open the preferences panel, where Essential cookies are always on, Analytics and Marketing cookies can be turned on or off individually, and you can reject all non-essential cookies or save your choices

We never use pre-ticked boxes. Your consent is always explicit and can be withdrawn anytime.

#### 4.2 Account-Level Cookie Settings

Navigate to: **Settings → Privacy → Cookie Preferences**

Choose from presets:

- **Minimal:** Strictly necessary only (most private, limited features)
- **Balanced:** Necessary + Functional + Analytics (recommended)
- **Full:** All categories (complete features, personalized experience)

Or customize each category individually. Changes apply to your account.

#### 4.3 Browser-Level Controls

- **Chrome:** Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies → Choose your preference
- **Safari:** Preferences → Privacy → Prevent cross-site tracking
- **Firefox:** Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection
- **Edge:** Settings → Privacy → Tracking prevention level

**Warning:** Blocking all cookies will break essential features like staying logged in.

#### 4.4 Platform-Specific Controls

##### iOS (App Tracking Transparency):

- We request tracking permission per Apple requirements
- Selecting "Ask App Not to Track" disables advertising cookies

##### Android:

- Manage or delete your Advertising ID in Google Settings
- Opt out of ads personalization under Settings → Privacy → Ads
- Control app permissions for MyOrbit

#### 4.5 Global Privacy Signals

We want to be accurate here rather than reassuring. Our website does **not** currently detect or act on Global Privacy Control (GPC) or Do Not Track (DNT) browser signals automatically.

**Global Privacy Control support is on our roadmap and actively being worked on.** We are not going to give a date we cannot commit to, but we would rather record it here as a known gap than stay silent about it. When it ships, this section will change to say so.

In the meantime, to exercise an opt-out:

- use the cookie banner or the preference controls described above;
- use the iOS or Android advertising controls described in section 4.4; or
- email [privacy@myorbit.ai](mailto:privacy@myorbit.ai) and we will apply the opt-out for you.

### 5\. Cookies and Platform Economics

#### Why Cookie Choices Affect Features and Pricing

Our AI features require expensive API calls to frontier labs. Cookies help us:

- Cache responses to reduce redundant API costs
- Manage AI processing costs
- Track usage for accurate and fair billing
- Optimize performance to keep subscription prices low

#### If you disable AI feature cookies:

- Each interaction costs more (no response caching)
- AI features may run less efficiently
- Features may be limited to control costs

### 6\. Cookie Data Retention

| Cookie Type | Duration | Purpose | Deletion |
| -------------- | ------------- | ------------------- | ---------- |
| Session | Browser close | Temporary functions | Automatic |
| Authentication | 30 days | Security balance | On logout |
| Preferences | 1 year | User convenience | On request |
| Analytics | 90 days | Insights window | Automatic |
| Advertising | 30 days | Campaign tracking | On opt-out |
| AI Cache | 7-30 days | Cost optimization | Automatic |

#### Your Rights:

- Export all cookie data via Settings → Privacy → Data Export
- Delete all cookies instantly via Settings → Privacy → Clear Cookies
- After account closure, cookie-derived data is handled under our [data deletion policy](https://myorbit.ai/data-deletion-request-policy)

### 7\. Compliance with 2025 Privacy Laws

#### 7.1 EU AI Act (Effective February 2025)

- You can contact [privacy@myorbit.ai](mailto:privacy@myorbit.ai) about AI-driven decisions
- We do not use cookies for social scoring or other practices the EU AI Act prohibits

#### 7.2 Digital Services Act (DSA)

- Clear labeling of cookies used for content recommendations

#### 7.3 GDPR & ePrivacy (EU/UK)

- Explicit consent required for non-essential cookies
- Consent withdrawal available anytime
- Data minimization and purpose limitation enforced
- Cross-border transfers use Standard Contractual Clauses

#### 7.4 CCPA/CPRA (California)

- You can exercise your CCPA/CPRA rights, including opting out of any sale or sharing of personal information, by emailing [privacy@myorbit.ai](mailto:privacy@myorbit.ai)
- No discrimination for exercising privacy rights
- Financial incentives clearly disclosed
- Opt-out applies to all cookie-based sharing

#### 7.5 State AI Laws (31 States)

- **California SB 1001:** AI interaction disclosure via cookies
- **Colorado/Connecticut:** Algorithmic accountability measures

### 8\. Safety Exception Cookies

Even if you opt out of all optional cookies, we may use minimal safety cookies to:

- Detect and prevent child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
- Identify potential self-harm or crisis situations
- Block terrorist or violent extremist content
- Prevent coordinated platform manipulation
- Comply with court orders or legal obligations
- Investigate serious Terms of Service violations

#### These safety cookies:

- Process only essential data for protection
- Cannot be disabled while using MyOrbit
- Are subject to strict access controls

### 9\. Mobile App Data Practices

**Note:** Mobile apps don't use cookies but use platform-specific storage methods. This section explains how our mobile apps respect your privacy preferences.

#### iOS Application

- Complies with App Tracking Transparency (ATT)
- Uses IDFA only with explicit permission
- Sign in with Apple preserves privacy option
- No HealthKit integration — MyOrbit does not request or receive Apple Health data

#### Android Application

- Google Play Services for core functionality
- Advertising ID used only with consent
- No Firebase Analytics — analytics collection is disabled in the shipped app

#### Progressive Web App (PWA)

- Service workers respect cookie preferences
- Local storage aligned with cookie choices
- Push notifications require separate consent

### 10\. Updates to This Cookie Notice

We review our cookie practices quarterly and update this notice when:

- New laws or regulations take effect
- We introduce new features requiring cookies
- We change our third-party providers
- User feedback suggests improvements needed

#### Notification Process:

- **Material changes:** 30 days advance notice via email and in-app notification
- **Minor updates:** Posted with effective date change
- **Archive:** Previous versions available on request via [privacy@myorbit.ai](mailto:privacy@myorbit.ai)

### 11\. Contact Us

#### For Cookie Support

##### Quick Actions:

**Email:** [privacy@myorbit.ai](mailto:privacy@myorbit.ai)
**In-app:** Settings → Help → Cookie Support
**Web:** Manage preferences from your in-app Cookie Settings or email us for assistance.

##### Data Protection Officer:

**Email:** [privacy@myorbit.ai](mailto:privacy@myorbit.ai)
**Mail:** MyOrbit DPO, 730 Moreno Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94303

#### Response Times:

- **Opt-out requests:** Banner and settings changes apply immediately; emailed requests are processed manually
- **General questions:** 48 hours
- **Data access requests:** 30 days (GDPR requirement)
- **Complex inquiries:** 45 days with notice

#### Regulatory Inquiries

- **Legal:** [legal@myorbit.ai](mailto:legal@myorbit.ai)
- **Law enforcement:** [safety@myorbit.ai](mailto:safety@myorbit.ai)
- **Media:** [social@myorbit.ai](mailto:social@myorbit.ai)

### 12\. Definitions

Cookie:

Small text file stored on your device to remember information

Pixel:

Invisible image that tracks email opens or page visits

Local Storage:

Browser storage similar to cookies but with no expiration

Session Storage:

Temporary storage cleared when you close the browser

Device Fingerprinting:

We do NOT use this privacy-invasive technique

Cross-site Tracking:

Following you across different websites (optional, requires consent)

### Appendix: Quick Reference Guide

#### Want Maximum Privacy?

- Select "Minimal" cookie preset
- Use privacy-focused browser (Firefox/Brave)
- Enable VPN (doesn't affect our cookies)

#### Want Full Features?

- Accept all cookie categories
- Enable creator monetization cookies
- Allow AdWorks tracking for earnings

#### Want Balance?

- Select "Balanced" cookie preset
- Opt out of advertising cookies only
- Review settings periodically

Thank you for trusting MyOrbit with your data. We aim to give you control and to describe what actually happens rather than what sounds best. If a claim on this page does not match your experience, tell us at [privacy@myorbit.ai](mailto:privacy@myorbit.ai).

**Version:** 1.3.1

**Last Review:** August 12, 2026

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