This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and local-storage entries The Sunset Ink uses, why we use them, and how you can control them. It is a focused expansion of section 4 of our Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies?
"Cookie" is shorthand for a small piece of data a website asks your browser to store. Browsers also expose two related storage mechanisms - localStorage and sessionStorage - that work like cookies but are read only by JavaScript on the site and are never automatically sent to the server. This policy covers all three.
2. The cookies and storage entries we use
The Sunset Ink uses only strictly-necessary entries - those required for the Service to function. No analytics, advertising, or cross-site tracking cookies are set. The complete list:
| Name | Type | Expiry | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
auth_token | HTTP cookie (HttpOnly, host-only) | 7 days | Keeps you signed in after login. Holds your authentication token; cannot be read by JavaScript. Set host-only - the reader site (apex), author site (authors.), and admin site (admin.) each have their own independent cookie. |
connect.sid | HTTP cookie (HttpOnly) | Session (cleared on browser close) | Used only during a Google OAuth sign-in redirect to securely complete the round-trip back from the provider. |
tsi-cookie-notice-ack | localStorage | Persistent (until you clear browser storage) | Records that you have seen the cookie notice, so the banner does not reappear on every page load. |
3. Why we do not ask for opt-in consent
Under the EU ePrivacy Directive and equivalent laws, strictly-necessary cookies - those without which the Service cannot function - do not require user opt-in consent. All entries listed above are strictly-necessary. We do not set non-essential cookies, so no consent banner is shown beyond a one-time acknowledgement notice.
4. Third-party cookies
The Sunset Ink does not embed third-party trackers, advertising tags, or social-media share widgets that set cookies. If you sign in with Google, your browser will briefly visit Google's domain to complete the authentication round-trip - Google may set their own cookies during that visit under their own policies, which we do not control. See Google's Privacy Policy for details.
5. Controlling cookies
You can block or delete cookies at any time using your browser's settings. Because all the cookies we use are strictly-necessary, blocking them will prevent the Service from functioning correctly - you will not be able to sign in, and saved-items / library features will not work.
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6. Changes to this policy
If we add or remove a cookie or local-storage entry, we will update this page and bump the "Last updated" date at the top.
7. Contact
Questions about how we use cookies? Email [email protected].