Mercury's privacy policy was updated on August 19, 2026 to add a new cookie, __oppref, associated with OpenAI and classified for advertising and data sale purposes. This cookie now appears in Mercury's disclosed cookie tracking table alongside existing third-party tracking cookies from providers like Google, Facebook, and Segment.
The updated privacy policy now includes a new cookie identifier, __oppref, associated with OpenAI in its cookie tracking disclosure table. This cookie is classified for advertising and data sale purposes alongside other third-party tracking cookies. This reflects a change in which data providers Mercury discloses as part of its cookie and tracking practices.
Added __oppref cookie associated with OpenAI for advertising and data sale purposes to the disclosed third-party tracking cookies.
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Mercury has added a new cookie disclosure to its privacy policy table, indicating OpenAI as a provider receiving advertising and data-sale categorized information. This is a minor disclosure update that documents a change in data …
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