Cookie Policy
Every cookie and browser-storage item Boznaw uses, what each one does, how long it lasts, and how to clear it.
This Policy lists every cookie and similar technology Boznaw uses. It is short because the list is short.
It forms part of the Privacy Policy, and uses the same defined terms.
1. The short version
2. What these technologies are
- Cookie
- A small file a website asks your browser to store, which the browser sends back with each subsequent request to that site. Boznaw uses cookies only to keep you signed in and to protect the session.
- Local storage
- A larger store in your browser that a site can read and write, but which is never sent to a server automatically. Boznaw uses it to remember your interface preferences and to hold unsent drafts.
- Session storage
- The same as local storage, but cleared when you close the tab. Boznaw does not currently use it.
- Tracking pixel or web beacon
- A tiny invisible image used to record that a page or email was opened. Boznaw uses none.
4. Browser storage we write
These items are stored by your browser and are never transmitted automatically. They exist so the interface stays the way you left it, and so a half-written post survives a reload.
Local storage written by Boznaw
| Key | Category | What it does | How long it lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
kf-demo-state-v1 | Essential | Holds your session state in the browser: interface preferences, profile fields, votes, saved posts, community memberships, follows, drafts, notification read state and unsent message text, so the interface stays as you left it between visits. | Until you sign out, delete your account, reset your data in Settings, or clear your browser's site data. |
boznaw_sidebar_expanded | Preference | Remembers whether the desktop navigation sidebar is expanded or collapsed. | Until you clear your browser's site data. |
boznaw-legal-notice-v1 | Essential | Records that you have seen and dismissed the storage and privacy notice. | Until you clear your browser's site data. |
kf-demo-state-v1- Category
- Essential
- What it does
- Holds your session state in the browser: interface preferences, profile fields, votes, saved posts, community memberships, follows, drafts, notification read state and unsent message text, so the interface stays as you left it between visits.
- How long it lasts
- Until you sign out, delete your account, reset your data in Settings, or clear your browser's site data.
boznaw_sidebar_expanded- Category
- Preference
- What it does
- Remembers whether the desktop navigation sidebar is expanded or collapsed.
- How long it lasts
- Until you clear your browser's site data.
boznaw-legal-notice-v1- Category
- Essential
- What it does
- Records that you have seen and dismissed the storage and privacy notice.
- How long it lasts
- Until you clear your browser's site data.
5. Third-party requests
Two third parties are contacted by your browser while you use Boznaw. Neither sets a cookie through the Services, but both receive the information any web request carries.
| Third party | When | What it receives |
|---|---|---|
| Google Fonts — fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com | On every page load, to fetch the Inter typeface | Your IP address, browser user-agent and the referring page. |
| Google Sign-In | Only if you choose Continue with Google | The information Google needs to authenticate you, governed by Google's own privacy policy. |
Google Fonts — fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com
- When
- On every page load, to fetch the Inter typeface
- What it receives
- Your IP address, browser user-agent and the referring page.
Google Sign-In
- When
- Only if you choose Continue with Google
- What it receives
- The information Google needs to authenticate you, governed by Google's own privacy policy.
If you would rather your browser did not contact Google for fonts, blocking fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com leaves Boznaw fully usable — the interface falls back to your system typeface.
6. Consent and why there is no cookie banner
India has no equivalent of the EU ePrivacy Directive, which is the law that produces cookie consent banners. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 governs the processing of personal data, and requires consent for processing that is not covered by a legitimate use — it does not impose a separate consent requirement for every cookie.
Because Boznaw sets only strictly essential cookies, and no advertising, analytics or tracking technology of any kind, there is nothing here for a consent banner to obtain consent for. We show a short, dismissible storage notice on first visit instead, pointing at this page.
7. How to control them
- Clear preference storage from inside Boznaw. Settings → Account & security → Reset data clears the stored interface state on this device.
- Delete everything. Settings → Account & security → Delete account removes your account and clears local storage on this device. See the Account & Data Deletion Policy.
- Use your browser. Every major browser lets you view, block and clear cookies and site data for a specific site, usually under Privacy or Site settings.
- Block the font request with your browser or an extension, as described in Section 5.
8. Changes to this Policy
This Policy is updated whenever a cookie or storage item is added, removed or changed. The tables above are generated from the application's own configuration, so a change in the code is reflected here rather than drifting out of date.
Drafted against
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- Information Technology Act, 2000
Citing a statute is not a claim of compliance with it. Boznaw makes no claim to be certified, accredited or approved by any authority.
Related
Privacy Policy
What personal data Boznaw collects, why, how long it is kept, who it goes to, and the rights you can exercise over it.
Data & Account Deletion
What deactivating and deleting your Boznaw account each do, what is erased, what necessarily remains, and what cannot be undone.
Terms of Service
The agreement between you and Boznaw: who may use the Services, what you may post, what rights you keep, and how accounts are suspended, terminated and appealed.
Change history
- v1.0.0·11 September 2026
First published version.
This document is published for Users of Boznaw. It is not legal advice, and it does not create a relationship of advocate and client. If you need advice about your own position, consult a qualified lawyer.
