Cookie Policy

Last updated: 2026-04-21. What China LLM Directory stores on your device, and why.

Summary

This site uses only strictly-necessary cookies. We do not use advertising cookies, cross-site tracking pixels, or third-party analytics cookies. Our traffic analytics (Plausible) is cookieless by design.

Cookies we set

NamePurposeLifetimeCategory
better-auth.session_tokenKeeps you signed in after Google OAuth or magic-link authentication. Set only after you sign in.Session + sliding expiryStrictly necessary
themeRemembers your dark / light theme preference. First-party, set only if you interact with the theme switcher.1 yearFunctional
better-auth.csrf_tokenCSRF protection during sign-in flow.SessionStrictly necessary

Analytics without cookies

We run Plausible Analytics to understand aggregate site usage. Plausible does not use cookies, does not create persistent identifiers, and does not fingerprint visitors. All metrics are aggregated — we cannot link a page view to a specific person.

Error reporting

If the site throws a JavaScript error, a Sentry client may send a diagnostic beacon with the stack trace and request URL. Sentry's default client may briefly use localStorage (not a cookie) to de-duplicate events; it does not set persistent cookies on this site.

Third-party sites

When you click an outbound link to a Provider (DeepSeek, Moonshot, Zhipu, Alibaba, etc.), that Provider's own cookie and tracking practices apply once you leave our site. Read their policies if you have specific concerns.

Disabling cookies

Every major browser lets you block or clear cookies at the site level. Disabling the strictly-necessary cookies will prevent you from signing in, but public browsing (the entire Directory, Provider profiles, comparison pages) works without any cookies set.

Changes

If we add or change cookies, this page will be updated and the "Last updated" date above changed. Material changes that affect consent (e.g., adding an advertising network) will trigger a visible consent banner before the change takes effect.

Contact

Questions: hello@china-llm.com. See also our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.