Cookies and storage
Last updated September 27, 2026
The short version
- Four cookies, all needed to keep you signed in and your staff phones working.
- No advertising cookies, no tracking pixels, nothing that follows you to other sites.
- Page views on the public site are counted without cookies.
- That's why there is no cookie banner: there is nothing to say no to.
This box is a summary, not the agreement. Everything below it is.
Cookies
These are set only when you sign in or a staff phone enters the shop PIN. None are shared with anyone else.
| Cookie | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Owner session | Keeps you signed in. Signed, so it cannot be forged or edited. | Ends after the idle time you choose in Preferences (two hours unless you change it), and after seven days at most |
| Active location | Remembers which of your shops you are looking at. | Up to seven days |
| Device trust | Lets a staff phone scan without entering the shop PIN every time. | Up to a year, or until you sign out all staff phones from the location's settings |
| Staff name | Remembers who is on shift on that phone, so their counts carry their name. | 12 hours |
Kept in your browser
A few conveniences are kept in your browser's own storage rather than a cookie. They stay on that device, and clearing your browser's site data removes them.
| Kept in your browser | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Last email used | Fills in the sign-in form so coming back is just the password. | Until you clear it or use another email |
| Last active time | Lets the app sign you out after the idle time you chose, even across tabs. | Until you sign out |
| Display settings | Light or dark, text size and motion, for this device only. | Until you change them |
| Offline queue | Holds a staff count that could not be sent yet, and sends it when the signal comes back. | Until it is sent |
| Your preferences | A copy of your Preferences, so the menu draws before the server answers. | Until you change them |
| Last scorecard | The week's tiles from your last visit, so Today doesn't jump while it loads. | Cleared when you sign in or out, and when the tab closes |
| Setup progress, schedule settings and label sizes | Where you left off in setup, and the options you last chose. | Until you change them |
Counting visits
Our public pages use Vercel Analytics, which counts page views without setting cookies and without building a profile of anyone. The owner app and staff screens are not counted at all.
Your choices
You can block or clear cookies in your browser. If you do, you will be signed out, and staff phones will ask for the PIN again. Nothing else changes.
Questions about any of this? Email sen@cortado.services and a person will answer.