This page lists the cookies and similar browser storage used by the MagicInterview website and web app at magicinterview.app. The iPhone, iPad, Android and Mac apps do not use browser cookies. How personal data is handled more broadly is explained in the Privacy Policy.
What we use#
| Name | Type | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| better-auth.session_token (shown with a __Secure- prefix on secure connections) and related session cookies | Essential | Keeps you signed in and protects your account. Set only when you sign in. | Up to 30 days, renewed while you use the app, removed when you sign out |
| Names beginning with ph_ (a first-party cookie and browser storage entry) | Analytics, only if you accept | Recognizes the same browser across visits, so we can count visits and see which pages and features are used. Part of our own PostHog installation. | Up to one year |
| mi_analytics_consent (browser storage) | Essential | Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics, so we don't ask on every visit. | Until you clear site data |
| Browser cache storage for the installed web app | Essential to offline use | Keeps the app's files so it opens quickly and can be installed like an app. If you choose a private speech model, the downloaded model is kept in your browser's storage too. | Until a new version replaces it or you clear site data |
Analytics in more detail#
We use PostHog, installed on our own infrastructure, to understand how the website and the web app are used and to find and fix problems. It records page views, clicks, the type of browser and device, errors, and the product events that happen when you use the app. If you accepted analytics, events in your browser are tied to a random identifier stored in the cookie above, and are linked to your account once you sign in. If you declined or have not chosen, events in your browser are not linked to your account or to a stored identifier. Product events recorded by our servers when you use your account are described in the Privacy Policy.
If you decline, or until you choose, no analytics cookie or browser storage is set and no session is recorded. We still count visits in a cookieless way: our analytics server combines your IP address and browser details into a short-lived, salted hash that cannot be used to recognize you on another day, and the IP address itself is not stored with the event.
If you accept analytics, we may record sessions to see where visitors get stuck, and everything typed into a field is masked. Inside the private workspace (the app, practice and password-reset pages) every word on the screen is also masked, so a recording shows where people click, never what a conversation says.
PostHog runs on our own servers. It does not send this data to an advertising network, and we do not use it for advertising.
Your choices#
Essential cookies are needed for sign-in to work. If you block them, you cannot stay signed in on the web.
The analytics cookie is not needed for sign-in. The first time you visit, a notice lets you accept or decline analytics; nothing is stored for analytics until you accept. To change your choice later, clear this site's data in your browser and the notice appears again. You can also:
- block or delete cookies and site data in your browser settings (the name begins with ph_);
- use a content blocker or your browser's tracking protection, which stops the analytics script from loading; or
- email support@magicinterview.app and ask us to exclude you from analytics and to delete the analytics profile linked to your account.
Blocking analytics does not change what you can do in MagicInterview.
Changes#
If we add a cookie or a new kind of storage, we will update this page and tell you if the change needs your choice.