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Cookie Policy

Every cookie and browser-storage item Boznaw uses, what each one does, how long it lasts, and how to clear it.

EffectivePlaceholder, to be configured before publication: [EFFECTIVE DATE]Updated11 September 2026Version1.0.0
Draft — not yet configured. Values shown in a highlighted box, like [LEGAL ENTITY NAME], must be supplied by the operator of Boznaw before this document is relied upon. This document should also be reviewed by qualified Indian legal counsel before publication.

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.

3. Cookies we set

All of these are essential: the Services cannot keep you signed in securely without them, so they are set when you sign in rather than being optional.

Cookies set by Boznaw

  • sb-<project>-auth-token

    Category
    Essential
    What it does
    Holds your signed-in session and identifies it to the server. Without it you would have to sign in again on every request. Split across numbered parts when the token is large.
    How long it lasts
    Until you sign out, or until the session expires. Refreshed while you keep using Boznaw.
  • sb-<project>-auth-token-code-verifier

    Category
    Essential
    What it does
    Temporary value that completes a sign-in started with Continue with Google, and proves the sign-in finished in the same browser that began it.
    How long it lasts
    Deleted as soon as sign-in completes.

Boznaw sets no cookie for advertising, measurement, personalisation or cross-site identification, and permits no third party to set one through the Services.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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.

  • 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.

Change history

  1. 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.