What this covers
Cookies are small files a site stores in your browser. Related technologies — localStorage, sessionStorage — do the same job without being sent back to the server on every request. This policy covers both, and supplements the Privacy Policy.
What we do not use
- No advertising cookies, ad networks or retargeting pixels.
- No third-party analytics — no Google Analytics, no Meta Pixel, no session replay.
- No cross-site tracking, and no data sold or shared with data brokers.
- No fingerprinting.
Every entry in the tables below is either required for the app to function, required to take payment, or a preference stored on your own device.
Strictly necessary cookies
Set by Clerk, our authentication provider, to sign you in and keep you signed in. Without them you cannot use the app at all. Exact names may vary slightly between Clerk versions and between development and production.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| __session | Clerk | Holds your short-lived session token; identifies you on every request | Session / ~1 minute rotation |
| __client_uat | Clerk | Records when the client was last authenticated, so the app knows to refresh | 1 year |
| __clerk_db_jwt | Clerk | Development-only token used when running the app locally | Session |
| __refresh_* | Clerk | Refreshes an expiring session without making you sign in again | Session |
Clerk’s own handling of these is described in its privacy documentation. Blocking them means you cannot stay signed in.
Payment cookies
When you open the checkout, Paddle.com Market Ltd loads its own checkout in an overlay and sets cookies on its domain to run the transaction, prevent fraud and remember checkout state. We do not control these and cannot read them. They appear only if you start a purchase.
| Set by | Purpose | When |
|---|---|---|
| Paddle | Checkout session state, fraud prevention, tax location detection | Only when you open checkout |
See Paddle’s privacy notice for details.
Local storage — your preferences, on your device
These are written to your browser’s local storage and never transmitted to our servers. They exist so the app looks the way you left it. Clearing your browser data resets them to defaults; nothing else breaks.
| Key | What it remembers |
|---|---|
| braindump-theme | Light or dark mode |
| braindump-nav-mode-v1 | Sidebar or floating dock navigation |
| braindump-notes-width | Width of the notes column |
| braindump-cat-width | Width of the category column |
| braindump-ruled-lines | Whether ruled notebook lines are shown in the editor |
| braindump-shortcuts | Your keyboard shortcut preferences |
| braindump-stopwatch-v1 | Stopwatch state, so a running timer survives a refresh |
| braindump-hidden-summaries-v1 | Which AI summaries you have dismissed |
The braindump- prefix is a leftover from the product’s previous name. It is cosmetic and does not affect what the keys do.
Why there is no cookie banner
Under the EU ePrivacy Directive and equivalent rules, consent is required for cookies that are not strictly necessary. Everything we set is either strictly necessary (keeping you signed in), required to complete a transaction you initiated (payment), or stored locally on your device at your own request (preferences).
So there is nothing to ask permission for, and a banner would be theatre. If we ever add a non-essential cookie, we will ask first — and this page will say so.
How to control them
- Browser settings — every major browser lets you view, block and delete cookies and local storage per site. Blocking the Clerk cookies will sign you out and prevent sign-in.
- Clear the app’s preferences — clear site data for dumpnotes.app and the interface resets to defaults. Your notes are stored on the server and are unaffected.
- Private browsing — everything is discarded when you close the window.
Changes
If we add, remove or change a cookie or local storage key, this table is updated at the same time. Material changes — anything requiring consent — are announced in advance as described in the Privacy Policy.
Contact
Questions about anything on this page: admin@dumpnotes.app.