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Cookie Policy

This policy explains the cookies and similar browser storage FishTale uses, and what you can do about them. It supplements our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data your browser stores on behalf of a website. "localStorage" is a similar mechanism — same idea, different storage area. Together they let a site remember things between page loads.

What we use, and why

FishTale uses only strictly necessarystorage. We do not run advertising, social tracking, or third-party analytics cookies. Under the EU ePrivacy Directive and the UK PECR, strictly necessary storage does not require prior consent — but we still show you a notice on first visit so you know what's in play.

  • Authentication session (Supabase) — first-party cookies plus tokens that keep you signed in across page loads and between visits. Cleared when you sign out.
  • Onboarding flag (localStorage)— remembers that you've already seen the welcome carousel so we don't show it on every visit.
  • Install hint dismissal (localStorage)— remembers that you closed the "add FishTale to your home screen" banner so it stays dismissed.
  • Cookie notice dismissal (localStorage)— remembers that you've seen this notice so we don't show it again.
  • Cloudflare Turnstile (third-party)— set during the signup challenge to verify you're not a bot. Some Turnstile cookies persist beyond the challenge for fraud-detection across sessions; see Cloudflare's own cookie policy for the detail.
  • Stripe (third-party)— set on the Stripe-hosted checkout page when you subscribe to Pro, and by the Stripe.js billing portal. Governed by Stripe's own privacy policy.
  • Mux video player (third-party, when used)— when a video catch is played, Mux's player may set first-party storage to support playback. We don't use Mux Data analytics.

What we don't use

  • No advertising cookies.
  • No cross-site tracking pixels.
  • No third-party analytics (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Plausible, etc.).
  • No social media share trackers.

If we ever add anything beyond strictly necessary — for example, optional product analytics — we will ask for your consent up front (opt-in for EU/UK/EEA users) and update this page.

Clearing them

You can clear cookies and local storage from your browser settings at any time. Doing so signs you out and resets the onboarding, install hint, and cookie notice prompts. FishTale won't work properly with cookies fully disabled — we need at least the auth session cookie to keep you signed in.

Changes

If we materially change what we use, we'll update this page and re-show the cookie notice so you know.

Last updated: May 2026