What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help sites remember your session, preferences, and basic usage patterns.
Cookies we use
Essential (always on)
- Session cookie — keeps you signed in after login. HttpOnly, secure in production. Required for account features.
- Security (Turnstile) — Cloudflare Turnstile may set cookies to distinguish humans from bots when you paste links or submit forms.
Analytics (optional where required)
- Google Analytics — helps us understand how visitors use BookOrSkip (pages viewed, general traffic). We use aggregated data to improve the product.
Browser extension
The BookOrSkip extension uses local browser storage (not website cookies) to remember settings such as your preferred API base URL. It does not track you across unrelated websites.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by services we integrate:
- Google (Analytics, OAuth sign-in)
- Cloudflare (Turnstile)
These providers have their own privacy policies. See our Privacy Policy for how we work with them.
Managing cookies
- Use your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Blocking essential cookies may prevent you from staying signed in.
- Install a Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on from Google if you wish to exclude yourself from Analytics.
- In the EEA/UK, we will honour applicable consent requirements for non-essential cookies as we roll out consent tooling.
Contact
Questions about cookies: [email protected].