Browser storage, made clear

We use a small set of browser technologies for sign-in, security, checkout, and temporary draft recovery. Optional analytics is not currently active.

Current status

Only the storage the service uses today

Essential storage supports sign-in, security, checkout, and the creation flow. There is no pretend analytics switch: optional analytics is not currently installed.

No optional analytics active

The site currently loads no optional measurement category.

No advertising profile

We do not use advertising cookies or sell cross-site behavior.

Clear in your browser

Browser settings can remove session data and cookies at any time.

Essential cookies

Always on

Needed for security, sign-in, session continuity, and payment.

Creation draft

This session

Temporarily recovers your story, choices, lyrics, song ID, and preview path after a reload.

Optional analytics

Not active

No optional analytics tool is currently loaded. A working consent control will appear here before that changes.

To remove current browser data, use your browser’s privacy or site-data settings. Blocking essential storage may prevent sign-in or checkout.

The details

What may be stored in your browser

“Cookies” here also includes similar local-storage technologies. The exact names may change as providers update their systems, but their purpose will remain within these categories.

TechnologyWhy it is usedCategoryTypical duration

Authentication session

Keeps you signed in and protects account access.

Essential

Session or up to 30 days

Security and verification

Supports secure sign-in, abuse prevention, and request integrity.

Essential

Usually short-lived

Creation draft

Temporarily keeps story details, choices, lyrics, song ID, and preview path in this browser tab so the flow can recover after a reload.

Functional

Current browser session

Stripe Checkout

Supports fraud prevention and secure payment when you choose to open Stripe Checkout.

Essential

Set by Stripe under its policy

Optional analytics

Not currently used. If this changes, optional measurement will require a real consent control before it loads.

Inactive

Not applicable

Browser controls

Most browsers let you delete or block cookies. Blocking essential technologies may prevent sign-in or other parts of the service from working.

Third-party services

Authentication, payment, or embedded services may set strictly necessary cookies when you choose to use them. Their policies explain those technologies.

Policy updates

We may update this page when our tools change. We will revise the effective date and call out material additions, especially new optional categories.

Questions about a browser setting?

We can help explain what a particular cookie is doing.