Last updated: November 1, 2026
This page explains the cookies and similar browser storage used on osrepos.com. In the current configuration, Google Analytics loads only if you choose Accept all in the OSRepos cookie notice. Cookie Settings at the bottom of every page lets you change or withdraw that choice. Questions: [email hidden].
Storage used by OSRepos
These site features use local or session storage in your browser rather than cookies:
- cookie-consent (local storage): remembers whether you accepted or declined Google Analytics so the notice can remember your choice.
- osrepos:topics-view (local storage): remembers your preferred map or list view on the Topics page.
- osrepos:watchlist:v1 (local storage): stores saved repository slugs and save dates on this device. The list is not saved to an OSRepos account. When you open the watchlist, its slugs are sent to OSRepos to fetch current repository details and star history.
- osrepos:repo-view:… (session storage): avoids counting the same repository article view twice in one browser tab. It is removed when the tab session ends.
Statistics without cookies
Umami records page views and interaction events without setting cookies. Events include repository opens, outbound project/GitHub clicks, shares, video-player requests, watchlist additions and searches. Some event properties include a repository slug or action category. Search events include the text entered (up to 100 characters); please do not enter personal or confidential information in a search.
Google Analytics (after consent)
Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd) loads after you choose Accept all. It records page views and interaction events. Cookies such as _ga and _ga_* may be used to distinguish visits and maintain session state; their default duration is up to two years, subject to browser limits and Google’s settings. Google Analytics custom event properties include only selected action details and do not include raw search text, although a page URL may contain a search query. If you decline the OSRepos cookie notice, Google Analytics is not loaded in the current configuration.
Google AdSense approval is pending. It is not currently active, so no AdSense ads or AdSense cookies are currently used. If Google approves OSRepos and we activate advertising, AdSense may use cookies or similar technologies for ad delivery, frequency capping and measurement. The applicable Google consent message and Consent Mode will be enabled and explained before activation.
YouTube videos loaded on request
The embedded player is created only after you click Load player. Before that action, no YouTube player request is made. Clicking requests the video from YouTube/Google; that service may receive technical data such as your IP address, browser and device information, and the page/video requested, and may use its own cookies or similar technologies under Google’s privacy terms. This user action is separate from your Google Analytics cookie choice. You can choose Open on YouTube instead. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
Changing your choices
Use Cookie Settings at the bottom of any page to reopen the OSRepos consent notice. You can also delete local storage and cookies through your browser settings. Clearing local storage removes the saved watchlist and the remembered consent choice.
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies
- Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security
- Safari: Settings > Privacy
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions
More about how we handle personal data is in the Privacy Policy.