Cookie policy

Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. They let a site remember you between pages and visits.

We use cookies that are needed to run the Platform, and analytics cookies from Google Analytics, which you can decline at any time. We do not use advertising cookies.

• Sign-in and session cookies (strictly necessary): set by our authentication provider, Neon Auth, to keep you signed in and protect your account. They expire when you sign out or after a short period.
• Device cookie "bv_device" (strictly necessary): a random identifier, kept for up to one year, used to count how many pitches a visitor has viewed so that viewing limits for people who are not signed in can work. It does not identify you personally by itself.
• Analytics cookies "_ga" and "_ga_…" (optional; you can decline them): set by Google Analytics 4 to count visits and see which pages and sign-up steps are used. They last up to two years. We switch off Google signals and ad personalisation, remove page addresses' query strings, do not send names, email addresses or the contents of pitches or decks, and do not track the admin or messaging areas.
• Your choice "bv_consent_analytics" (strictly necessary): stored in your browser to remember whether you accepted or declined analytics.

When you pay, Stripe may set its own cookies on its checkout page to process the payment and prevent fraud. We do not control those cookies. See Stripe's policies for details.

Google Analytics is on by default. If you click Decline on the banner, we stop sending page views and events and remove the analytics cookies from this browser. If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, analytics cookies stay off until you click OK. Declining has no effect on how the Platform works. You can change your mind at any time with "Cookie settings" in the footer, which also removes the analytics cookies from this browser.

Strictly necessary cookies do not need your consent. If we add marketing or other optional cookies in future, we will update this policy and ask first.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block the strictly necessary cookies, you will not be able to sign in, and viewing limits may not work as intended.

Questions about cookies: hello@backed.ventures.