Cookies & Local Storage

What is stored on your device. No advertising or tracking cookies.

Version 2 · in force since 24 September 2026 · what changed. Drafted in good faith; not legal advice.

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What is actually stored on your device

WhatWhereWhyHow long
Your session tokenLocal storageTo keep you signed in Until you sign out
Your encryption keysLocal storage To read your own messages; the private key never leaves the device Until you sign out or delete the app data
Your messagesIndexedDBSo the app works offline Until you delete the account or clear the site's data
Preferences (theme, muted chats, archived chats, audio device) Local storageSo the app behaves the way you left it Until changed
Unfinished recordingsIndexedDB So a crash mid-recording does not lose itUntil sent or discarded
Push subscriptionBrowser push service To ring your phone for a callUntil you turn notifications off

Everything above is strictly necessary to provide the service you asked for, which is why there is no cookie banner: there is nothing here to consent to that you have not already asked for by using the app. If we ever add anything that is not strictly necessary, we will ask first.

Clearing it

Signing out ends the session. The copy of your messages on this device is kept, under your account, so it is there when you sign back in — on a device other people use, clear the site's data as well. Deleting your account removes it, and your browser's site-data controls clear everything.

What has changed

24 September 2026 · version 2

12 July 2026 · version 1

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