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Cookie Policy
Every cookie and browser-storage key this site uses, what each one is for, how long it lasts, and how to get rid of it.
The short version
Inkrypt sets a small number of cookies and browser-storage entries. None of them identify you, because there are no accounts to identify you against. The list below is complete — if you find something in your browser storage from this site that is not on it, that is a bug and we would like to hear about it.
Strictly necessary cookies
These are required for the site to function. They are set regardless of consent choices, because without them the features they support simply do not work.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookieConsent | Records whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies, so the banner is not shown again | Up to 12 months |
| viewed_note_<token> | Marks a shared note as already viewed by this browser, so re-opening the same link does not consume an extra view against your view limit | Short-lived, tied to the individual share |
Why the view cookie exists
Analytics cookies
If analytics is enabled on this deployment, and only if you accept non-essential cookies, Google Analytics may set its standard cookies to measure aggregate traffic — which pages are read, roughly where visitors come from, and whether pages load successfully.
- Set only after consent. Reject non-essential cookies and analytics is not loaded at all — not loaded and blocked, but not loaded.
- Never linked to note content. We cannot read notes, so no analytics event can contain any.
- No cross-site tracking by us. We do not operate advertising pixels or remarketing tags of our own.
Advertising cookies
This site carries advertising on its editorial pages — the blog, feature pages, guides and reference material — which funds a service that is free and requires no account. Where advertising is served, the provider may set cookies for frequency capping and measurement, subject to your consent choice.
Ads never appear on note or share pages
Browser storage that is not a cookie
Two mechanisms deserve mention because they are visible in your browser's storage inspector and people reasonably ask about them.
| Mechanism | What it holds | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| sessionStorage | A note password held briefly so that navigating from the home page into a note does not require re-typing it | Cleared when the browser tab is closed |
| Theme preference | Your light/dark display choice | Persistent until cleared |
The sessionStorage entry is the one worth understanding. It exists purely so a single navigation does not force you to type a password twice, it never leaves your browser, and it is destroyed when the tab closes. If you are on a shared or public computer, close the tab when you are finished rather than leaving it open.
Controlling cookies
- Our banner lets you accept or reject non-essential cookies. Rejecting means analytics is never loaded.
- Your browser settings can block or delete cookies for this site entirely. Blocking the strictly necessary ones will cause the consent banner to reappear on each visit and may cause shared-note view limits to be consumed faster than expected.
- Private or incognito windows discard everything when closed, which is a reasonable default for one-off use.
- Clearing site data in your browser removes every item on this page in one action.
What we do not do
- We do not use cookies to build a profile of you across sites.
- We do not fingerprint your browser as a substitute for cookies.
- We do not sell or share cookie data with data brokers.
- We do not set tracking cookies before you have made a consent choice.
- We cannot link any cookie to note contents, because note contents are unreadable to us.
Changes to this policy
If the set of cookies changes, this page is updated and the change recorded on the changelog. Questions about anything here can go to work.securetext@gmail.com.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to accept cookies to use Inkrypt?
Do your cookies contain any of my note content?
Why is my note password in sessionStorage?
Do you show ads on shared notes?
How do I delete everything this site has stored?
Privacy without an account
No signup means no profile, no email address on file, and nothing linking your notes to you.
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