Openlane

What is a Cookie

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. They are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. These small text files serve as a memory for websites, allowing them to:

Remember your login status and preferences
Understand how you interact with the website
Help provide you with a more personalized browsing experience

When you visit a website, it may create a cookie and send it to your browser. Your browser then stores this cookie and sends it back to the website on subsequent visits. This process enables the website to recognize your device and remember your preferences over time.

Cookies are typically set to expire after a specific period, which can range from a few minutes to several years. They can only be read by the website that created them or, in some cases, by third-party services the website has authorized.

Types of Cookies

We classify cookies and similar technologies into the following categories:

Strictly Necessary (Essential): Required for core site functionality (e.g., page navigation, authentication, security). These do not require consent.
Performance/Analytics: Help us understand how visitors interact with the site to improve performance and UX. We use Pirsch Analytics, which is cookie-free.
Functional/Preferences: Remember choices (e.g., language) to provide enhanced, more personal features.
Targeting/Advertising: Used for advertising and cross-site tracking. We do not use advertising cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies. You can also review Cookie Settings.

The Cookies We Set

Account Creation & Management

If you create an account with us, then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out; however, in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.

Login Related Cookies

We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember that you are logged in. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies and scripts are essential for our website to function. They allow visitors to move around our website and use its basic features, such as accessing secure areas of the website, opening navigation, and displaying content.

Analytics

We use Pirsch Analytics, a cookie-free analytics solution designed according to Privacy by Design. Pirsch uses a hashing algorithm (based on IP address, user agent, date, and a salt) to generate a short-lived, non-identifying visitor ID without storing IP addresses or setting cookies.

Marketing

We do not use advertising or marketing pixels/cookies on our site.

Personalization

These cookies and scripts allow us to remember choices you make (such as your user name and language) and provide enhanced, more personal features for you.

Cookies We May Use on the Openlane website (www.theopenlane.io)

Name	Provider	Cookie Classification	Purpose	Expiry
__cf_bm	Cloudflare, Inc.	ESSENTIAL	Bot management and traffic integrity.	30 minutes
reCAPTCHA	Google LLC	ESSENTIAL	Spam and abuse prevention on forms.	Varies

Third Party Cookies

We use third-party payment provided by Stripe to process payments and prevent fraud. For more information, see the official Stripe privacy policy .
We use Cloudflare for CDN, WAF, and DDoS protection, which may set essential security cookies. See the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
Our website is hosted on Vercel, which may set cookies related to performance and security. See the Vercel Privacy Policy.
We use Google reCAPTCHA on our Service to ensure the security of our platform and protect against spam and abuse. This service is provided by Google LLC (“Google”) and operates under Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. reCAPTCHA works by collecting hardware and software information, such as device and application data, and sending this data to Google for analysis. This includes the capture of user activity on our website (e.g., mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes). The data collected is used solely for security purposes and to prevent fraudulent activities. By using our Service, you agree to the use of Google reCAPTCHA and acknowledge that its operation is governed by Google's privacy and terms policies. For further details on how Google handles your data, please visit Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.