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Cookie Policy

Effective Date: April 25, 2026 Last Updated: April 25, 2026


About This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Belisto LLC ("Belisto," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website at belisto.ai and in the Belisto Local Growth Platform (collectively, the "Site").

This Cookie Policy is part of, and should be read together with, our Privacy Policy. Capitalized terms not defined here have the meanings given in the Privacy Policy.


1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website owner.

Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixel tags, web beacons, and software development kit (SDK) elements that perform comparable functions. In this Policy, "cookies" refers to all of these technologies collectively unless we specify otherwise.

First-party vs. third-party cookies

  • First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting — in this case, Belisto.
  • Third-party cookies are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting — for example, an analytics or video provider whose service is embedded in our Site.

Session vs. persistent cookies

  • Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
  • Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Strictly necessary: To operate the Site and provide features you have requested, such as authentication, security, and load balancing. These cookies cannot be turned off through our Site.
  • Functional: To remember your preferences (such as language or display settings) and enhance your experience.
  • Analytics: To understand how visitors use the Site so that we can improve it. We use analytics in aggregate form and do not use it to identify individual visitors.
  • Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive use of the Site.

We do not use cookies for advertising, cross-site tracking, or interest-based marketing.


3. Cookies We Use

The specific cookies we use may change from time to time as we update the Site. The following table describes the cookies currently in use. Where we engage third-party services that set their own cookies, we link to each provider's cookie or privacy policy.

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Cookie Provider Purpose Duration Type
session / auth Belisto Maintains your authenticated session after you log in Session First-party
csrf Belisto Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks Session First-party
__cf_bm / similar Cloudflare Identifies automated traffic to protect the Site from malicious activity Up to 30 minutes Third-party
Cookie-banner preference Belisto Remembers your cookie preferences 12 months First-party

These cookies are essential to the operation of the Site and cannot be disabled through our consent controls. Disabling them through browser settings may prevent parts of the Site from functioning.

3.2 Functional Cookies

Cookie Provider Purpose Duration Type
preferences Belisto Remembers display and UI preferences 12 months First-party

3.3 Analytics Cookies

Cookie Provider Purpose Duration Type
_fathom Fathom Analytics Measures aggregate Site usage to help us understand what works and what doesn't United States Third-party

We configure our analytics provider to respect Do Not Track signals where technically feasible and to anonymize IP addresses where the provider supports that feature.

3.4 Security Cookies

Cookie Provider Purpose Duration Type
Rate-limiting identifiers Belisto / Cloudflare Detects and prevents abusive or automated activity Session or short-lived First or third-party

3.5 Cookies in the Belisto Platform (Authenticated Users)

Authenticated users of the Belisto Local Growth Platform may encounter additional strictly necessary cookies required to provide platform features. These are described, as applicable, within the Platform's help documentation. We do not use marketing or advertising cookies within the authenticated Platform.


4. Your Choices

4.1 Cookie Consent

When you first visit the Site, we display a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept, reject, or customize non-essential cookies. You can change your choices at any time by clicking the Cookie Preferences link in the Site footer.

4.2 Browser Controls

Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through settings, including:

  • Blocking all cookies
  • Blocking third-party cookies
  • Clearing cookies at the end of each session
  • Receiving a warning before a cookie is set

Guidance for common browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Apple Safari
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Microsoft Edge

Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of the Site to malfunction.

4.3 Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Our Site honors the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal where technically feasible. If your browser sends a GPC signal, we will treat it as a valid request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (noting that we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, so the signal is primarily confirmatory).

Some browsers support a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. Because there is no industry consensus on how to respond to DNT, we do not respond to DNT signals specifically, but we honor GPC and the consent choices you make through our cookie banner.

4.4 Opting Out of Analytics

If we use analytics that offer opt-out tools, we provide a link here:


5. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal or operational reasons. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this Policy indicates when it was last revised. For material changes, we will take reasonable steps to notify you, such as by updating the cookie banner or by email to registered users.


6. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Belisto LLC 2138 Statute Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 Email: privacy@belisto.ai



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