🍪 Cookies

Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 2026 — We keep our cookie use minimal and transparent.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, keep you logged in, and understand how you use their services.

OpenFunds uses cookies responsibly and minimally. We never use cookies to sell your data or build advertising profiles without your explicit consent.

Cookie Categories We Use

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Essential Cookies

Always Active

These cookies are strictly necessary for the Platform to function. They cannot be disabled.

Session authenticationSecurity tokensLoad balancingCookie consent preferences

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Analytics Cookies

Optional

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Platform so we can improve it. All data is aggregated and anonymized.

Google Analytics (anonymized)Page view trackingUser flow analysisPerformance monitoring

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Marketing Cookies

Optional

These cookies help us show you relevant campaigns and content based on your interests and interactions with the Platform.

Campaign recommendation engineDonor interest matchingRe-engagement notifications

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Preference Cookies

Optional

These cookies remember your settings and preferences to provide a more personalized experience on return visits.

Language preferencesRegion/currency settingsDisplay preferencesSaved filters

Specific Cookies We Set

Cookie Name	Category	Duration	Purpose
of_session	Essential	Session	Maintains your login session
of_csrf	Essential	Session	Prevents cross-site request forgery attacks
of_consent	Essential	1 year	Stores your cookie consent preferences
_ga	Analytics	2 years	Google Analytics — distinguishes users (anonymized)
_ga_*	Analytics	2 years	Google Analytics — maintains session state
of_campaign_pref	Marketing	6 months	Remembers your campaign category preferences
of_locale	Preference	1 year	Stores your language and region preferences

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our Platform are set by third parties. We use:

Google Analytics

Anonymized usage analytics to understand how users interact with our Platform. IP addresses are anonymized.

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Stripe

Payment processing cookies for secure transaction handling. Required only when making a donation.

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PayPal

Payment processing cookies when using PayPal as your donation method.

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Your Cookie Controls

You have full control over your cookie preferences. You can change them at any time using our preference manager or through your browser settings.

Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect Platform functionality. Non-essential cookies are fully optional.