Cookie Policy
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1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone). Websites can also keep small pieces of data in your browser's local storage or session storage.
This policy lists every cookie and every storage item Carouselr uses, on carouselr.com (this website) and on app.carouselr.com (the app).
2. The Short Version
- One cookie keeps you signed in to the app. A second one lives five minutes while you sign in with Google.
- The app remembers your editor zoom and the carousel you were working on, in your browser's local storage.
- This website sets no cookies and stores nothing in your browser.
- No advertising, no tracking across websites, no session recording.
3. Cookies We Set
These cookies are set by our API (api.carouselr.com) when you use
the app. They are needed to sign you in, so they cannot be turned
off. On secure connections their names start with
__Secure-.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| better-auth.session_token | Keeps you signed in | 7 days, renewed while you use the app; deleted when you sign out |
| better-auth.state | Protects the Google sign-in against forged requests | 5 minutes |
4. Browser Storage in the App
The app keeps these items in your browser. They never leave your device.
| Item | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| carouselr-ui-preferences | Local storage: your editor zoom and the carousel and slide you last selected | Until you clear it |
| oauth_flow | Session storage: marks a sign-in in progress | Removed after sign-in, or when you close the tab |
5. Analytics and Error Reports (No Cookies)
We count visits with Plausible Analytics, on this website and in the app. Plausible sets no cookies, stores nothing in your browser and gives us totals only (pages visited, referring sites, device types, countries), never a profile of you. Read the Plausible data policy.
When the app hits an error, it sends a technical report to Sentry so we can fix it: the error, the page, your browser and your account id. Sentry sets no cookies and does not record your session.
6. Other Companies' Cookies
Two steps take you to another company's pages, which follow that company's own cookie rules:
- Google, when you sign in with your Google account: Google's cookie policy
- Polar, when you buy or manage the Pro plan on its checkout and billing pages: Polar's privacy policy
7. What We Do Not Use
- Advertising cookies or ad networks
- Social media pixels (Meta, LinkedIn, X or others)
- Retargeting or tracking across other websites
- Session recording or replay
- Google Analytics
8. Why There Is No Cookie Banner
EU rules require consent before a website stores anything on your device, except what is strictly needed for the service you asked for. Everything listed above either signs you in or remembers a setting you chose in the editor. Nothing tracks you, so we do not ask for consent and show no banner. If that ever changes, we will ask first.
9. Managing Cookies and Storage
You can delete or block cookies and site data in your browser's settings. If you block the sign-in cookie, you cannot use the app.
Clearing the site data for app.carouselr.com also removes the editor preferences from section 4.
10. Updates to This Policy
When we change the cookies or storage we use, we update this page and its "Last updated" date.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us:
Email: privacy@carouselr.com
Data protection contact: dpo@carouselr.com
Support: support@carouselr.com