How we use cookies
The short, plain-words version: what a cookie actually is, the two things we use them for, what we never do with them, and how to turn them off if you want to. This page pairs with our Privacy Policy, which has the full detail.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves in your browser. The next time you visit, the site can read that file back, which is how it remembers you are signed in, or counts how many people used a page this week. A cookie can only be read by the site that set it, and you can view or delete cookies at any time from your browser.
A few of the things we save work the same way but live in your browser's local storage rather than a cookie. They do the same job, so we cover both here.
What we use them for
We keep this short on purpose. There are two kinds.
- The ones we need to run the site. These keep you signed in and remember the cookie choice you made, and they help block automated abuse on the sign-up form. On most pages the sign-in and your choice are stored in your browser's local storage rather than a cookie, but either way you cannot turn them off without breaking sign-in. They carry nothing about who you are beyond keeping your own session working.
- Analytics, only if you say yes. When you choose Accept, our product-analytics tool (PostHog) sets a cookie and stores an id in your browser so we can see which pages and tools people actually use, and know what to fix and build next. It tells us what got used, not who you are. We do not set it until you choose Accept, and if you Decline we never set it.
We also count page visits with a separate tool (Ahrefs) that uses no cookies at all and cannot identify you. It only adds up totals, like a tally on a wall, and it runs whether you accept or decline, because there is nothing on your device to switch off.
What we do not do
- We do not use cookies for advertising, and we never sell your data.
- We do not track you across other websites.
- Your projects, dimensions, materials and customer records are never part of what analytics sees.
Changing your mind
You can change your cookie choice whenever you like. The Privacy Policy has a "Clear my cookie choice" button that clears your saved answer, so the banner asks again next time. Decline at any time and we stop setting the analytics cookie from then on.
Turning cookies off in your browser
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. It takes a few clicks:
- Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies.
- Safari: Settings, then Privacy, then Prevent cross-site tracking (or Block all cookies under Advanced).
- Firefox: Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Enhanced Tracking Protection.
- Edge: Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, then Manage and delete cookies.
For step-by-step help with any browser, allaboutcookies.org walks through it. One thing to know: if you block all cookies and storage, you will be signed out and some parts of the site stop working, because keeping you signed in is one of the things we need.