Privacy and cookies
This page explains what data "Indie Forecast" uses and why.
Who is responsible for the data
Kirill Shishaev. Questions about data: shishaev.kirill@gmail.com or Telegram @Shishaev.
What we do not collect
This version of the service has no accounts. We do not ask for your name, email or phone, show no ads, and use no pixels or social widgets. Fonts and site files are served from our own server. The only third-party service is Yandex Metrica, and only if you agree to it (see below).
Your model stays in your browser
Everything you enter in the model is stored only in your browser (localStorage) and is not sent to the server. The calculation also runs in your browser. To delete the model, press "Reset to demo" or clear the site data in your browser settings.
Analytics: Yandex Metrica (only with your consent)
With your consent we use Yandex Metrica to understand how people use the service and to make it easier to use. Before you agree, after you refuse, and when your browser sends Global Privacy Control, the tag does not load.
- What is collected: IP address, a pseudonymous browser ID in a cookie, device and browser type, approximate location from the IP address, where you came from, which pages you opened, clicks, scrolling and mouse movements. Session Replay (Webvisor) records actions on the page so we can see where the interface is hard to use.
- What is not collected: the values you enter, the game title and all model figures. These blocks are hidden from the recording, and events carry only technical action names, for example "the Price field changed" without the price itself.
- Who processes it: Yandex LLC on our behalf, on servers in Russia. If you are outside Russia, your data is transferred to Russia. By agreeing, you also agree to this transfer.
- Retention: cookies up to one year (see the table below); Session Replay recordings up to 15 days; statistics under the Yandex Metrica terms.
You can withdraw consent at any time with "Cookie settings" at the bottom of the page. Collection then stops and the tag's cookies are deleted.
What is stored in your browser
Necessary storage keeps the site working the way you expect; it does not need consent. Entries in the "Analytics" category appear only if you agreed.
| Name | Type | Category | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
finmodel:draft:v1 | Browser storage | Necessary | Your model, so it survives a page reload. | Until you clear site data |
theme | Browser storage | Necessary | Light or dark theme. | Until you clear site data |
NEXT_LOCALE | Cookie | Necessary | Interface language. | 1 year |
finmodel:consent:v1 | Browser storage | Necessary | Your cookie settings choice. | Until you clear site data |
_ym_uid | Cookie | Analytics | Yandex Metrica: a pseudonymous browser ID to tell new visits from returning ones. | 1 year |
_ym_d | Cookie | Analytics | Yandex Metrica: date of the first visit. | 1 year |
_ym_isad | Cookie | Analytics | Yandex Metrica: whether the browser has an ad blocker. | 2 days |
_ym_visorc | Cookie | Analytics | Yandex Metrica: Session Replay (a recording of actions on the page without the data you enter). | 30 minutes |
_ym_* | Browser storage | Analytics | Yandex Metrica: technical data of the tag. | Until you clear site data |
We treat the browser's Global Privacy Control signal as a refusal. You can change your choice at any time with the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of the page.
Server logs
Like any web server, ours receives technical request data: IP address, time, page address and browser details. We need it to keep the site running and protected from attacks, and we do not use it to track visitors. Log retention: 30 days.
Changes
When this page changes, its version at the bottom changes too. If a change concerns optional cookies, the site will ask for your consent again.
Policy version: 2026-10-25