What cookies and similar browser storage do on DOPE, and how to control them while this policy is being finalised.
Draft — not contractual
A cookie is a small text value that a website asks your browser to store and send back on later requests. Similar browser storage can remember a choice without being a cookie. Cookies can be set by DOPE or by a service that helps us run the site.
This draft describes the categories the service may need. The final inventory must match the cookies actually deployed, and we will not treat a browser-storage key as a cookie.
2. Categories we use
- Strictly necessary — the live API session cookie keeps you signed in and lets authenticated requests work. Blocking it can sign you out or stop parts of the service.
- Preferences — [confirm whether used]. If enabled, these cookies remember a consent or display choice that is not needed to sign in.
- Analytics — [confirm whether used]. If enabled, these cookies help us understand visits and feature use; they are not needed to sign in or play.
The frontend sends credentials to the API but does not declare the live API session cookie's name. We have left the name and duration as placeholders rather than inventing them. The final owner-approved inventory must replace every placeholder below.
| Category | Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | [cookie name] | The live API session cookie keeps you signed in and carries the session with API requests. | [Cookie duration] |
| Preferences | [cookie name] | Remembers a consent or display preference, if this category is enabled. | [Cookie duration] |
| Analytics | [cookie name] | Measures visits and feature use, only if analytics is confirmed as used. | [Cookie duration] |
- Use your browser settings to block, delete or limit cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may end your session or prevent the service from working.
- Where a consent control is shown, use it to accept or reject optional categories and change your choice later.
- Clearing cookies can remove remembered choices and sign you out. You may need to sign in again.
- Private-browsing settings may delete cookies when the window closes and can change how the site behaves.
5. Contact
For questions about cookies or a privacy choice, email [Support email] or use support. Tell us which browser and page gave you trouble, but do not send a sign-in link or private key.