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Cookie & Local-Storage Notice

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⚠️ DRAFT — pending legal review. BioCraftEd uses no cookies for tracking and no analytics or advertising trackers. It stores one auth token in the browser's localStorage to keep you signed in. Under PECR (UK) / the EU ePrivacy Directive, storage that is strictly necessary for a service the user requested (here: staying logged in) does not require consent — but it must still be clearly disclosed, which is what this notice does. Items marked [REVIEW: …] still need confirmation.

1. What we store on your device

WhatTypePurposeConsent needed?
bc_token (auth token) Browser localStorage entry Keeps you logged in after sign-in so you don't re-enter your password on every request. Strictly necessary for the logged-in service you asked for. No (strictly necessary / "essential") — disclosure only

That's it. We do not use:

[REVIEW: confirm no third-party script/font/CDN sets a cookie or storage entry. If a self-hosted font or asset is added later, re-check. Also confirm whether the server sets any session cookie in addition to the localStorage token — code shows a Bearer token in localStorage, not a cookie; keep this notice in sync if that changes.]

2. Why this is local-storage, not a cookie banner

Because the only thing we store is essential to deliver the logged-in service you requested, the law does not require a consent pop-up for it. We therefore do not show a cookie-consent banner, which also keeps the experience clean and child-friendly (consistent with the ICO Children's Code). We tell you about it here and in the Privacy Policy instead.

3. Managing it

4. Changes

If we ever introduce non-essential storage (we have no plans to), we would ask for your consent first and update this notice.

Contact: [REVIEW: privacy contact email].

Last updated: 2026-06-27 (draft) · Privacy · Terms · Safeguarding · ← Back to BioCraftEd