What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device. They
let a site remember who you are between page loads so you don't have to
log in on every click.
FriendsWithTools does not set any cookies of its own: no advertising
cookies, no analytics cookies, nothing to remember you between visits.
Your session and your theme preference live in your browser's local
storage instead, which is a different mechanism (see below). The one
exception is Stripe, which sets two cookies of its own, but only on the
identity-verification page.
Your session and preferences (not cookies)
These aren't cookies, but they're the closest thing to what this policy
is about, so we're documenting them here too.
- Login session: Supabase, our authentication provider,
keeps your session in your browser's local storage after you sign in.
It stays until you sign out or clear your browser's site data.
- Theme preference: Whether you chose light or dark
mode is stored locally under the key
fw-tools-theme.
First-party, no expiration.
Local storage isn't sent to a server automatically the way a cookie is.
It's read only by the scripts running on this site. Clearing your
browser's site data for FriendsWithTools will sign you out and reset
your theme to your system default.
Third-party cookies (identity verification only)
If you complete identity verification, that page loads Stripe's
verification widget, which sets two cookies of its own: __stripe_mid and __stripe_sid. Stripe sets these for fraud prevention across
its payments network, not for advertising. They come from js.stripe.com, not from FriendsWithTools, and they appear
only on the verification page, nowhere else on the site.
Managing cookies in your browser
Every major browser lets you view, delete, and block cookies. Here's
where to find those controls:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and
other site data
- Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and
Site Data
- Safari: Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions >
Manage and delete cookies
FriendsWithTools doesn't set any cookies of its own, so blocking or
clearing cookies in your browser won't affect signing in or using the
site. That's controlled by local storage instead (see above). Blocking
cookies will block the two Stripe cookies described above, which may
interfere with completing identity verification.