Cookie policy
Last updated 16 May 2026
What cookies are
A cookie is a tiny file the site asks your browser to store, so the next request can be linked to the previous one. Some are essential (so I know which chat thread is yours). Others are optional and only set if you agree.
How I use them
I split cookies into four groups: necessary, analytics, marketing, and preferences. You can turn each group on or off on the cookie preferences page. "Necessary" can't be turned off — without it the site doesn't work.
The full register below is generated from the actual code that runs on this site — if something appears in your browser that isn't listed here, please tell me at privacy@bobi.car.
Cookies on this site
| Name | Category | Domain | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bobi-session | necessary | bobi.car | 1 year | Keeps your chat thread and saved listings attached to your browser. httpOnly — not readable by scripts. |
| bobi-cid | necessary | bobi.car | 1 year | A second copy of the id, readable by client scripts, so client and server analytics can be joined. |
| bobi-consent | necessary | bobi.car | 6 months | Stores your cookie preferences so we don't ask again every visit. |
| _ga / _ga_* | analytics | .bobi.car | Up to 2 years | Google Analytics 4 — measures which pages and features people use. Loaded only with analytics consent. |
| _gcl_au / NID / IDE | marketing | .google.com / .doubleclick.net | Up to 13 months | Google Ads — measures whether an ad led to a useful visit. Loaded only with marketing consent. |
| _fbp / fr | marketing | .bobi.car / .facebook.com | Up to 90 days | Meta Pixel — measures whether an ad on Facebook or Instagram led to a useful visit. Loaded only with marketing consent. |
| g_state / g_csrf_token | necessary | bobi.car / .google.com | Session / up to 1 year | Google's sign-in prompt — remembers that you closed it so it stops asking, and protects the sign-in request from forgery. Set only while you're signed out, and only by the sign-in prompt itself. |
| bobi-market-view | necessary | bobi.car | 6 months | Remembers how you like the market laid out — grouped, as rails or a list, and in what order — so the page opens the way you left it. Holds nothing about you and no search of yours. |
| bobi-design | necessary | bobi.car | Session / until cleared | Unlocks the internal /design catalogue on the live production site for reviewers who hold DESIGN_PREVIEW_TOKEN. Not set for ordinary visitors. |
| bobi-exp | necessary | bobi.car | 12 hours | Forces a specific A/B experiment arm while reviewing variants locally or on preview. Ignored on live production unless the design unlock cookie is also present. Not set for ordinary visitors. |
Change your preferences at any time on the cookie preferences page.