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+<?php
+
+namespace App\EventListener;
+
+use App\Event\JobCompletedEvent;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Attribute\AsEventListener;
+
+class CleanupListener
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private EntityManagerInterface $entityManager,
+        private LoggerInterface $logger
+    )
+    {
+    }
+
+    #[AsEventListener(event: JobCompletedEvent::class)]
+    public function onJobCompleted(JobCompletedEvent $event): void
+    {
+        // downloadJob has completed, there is no need for the cookies anymore,
+        // and for privacy reasons, we MUST remove it from the database
+
+        $downloadJob = $event->getDownloadJob();
+        $downloadJob->setCookies(null);
+        $this->entityManager->persist($downloadJob);
+        $this->logger->info('Cleaned up cookies for completed job', [
+            'job_id' => $downloadJob->getId(),
+            'uri' => $downloadJob->getUri(),
+        ]);
+        $this->entityManager->flush();
+    }
+}