Cookie Policy
Here are the cookies and browser storage used by the current website and web app.
What we use
Our own pages set no cookie, and we run no advertising cookies, cross-site trackers or third-party analytics. Signing in is handled by Appwrite, the platform MERCI! runs on: when you sign in, its server (appwrite.merci.0x12.eu) sets a session cookie. The app also keeps a few values in your browser so it can work. Everything is listed below.
| Entry | Type | Lifetime | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| a_session_merciCookie · appwrite.merci.0x12.eu | Strictly necessary | 1 year | Appwrite session cookie: keeps you signed in. It is HttpOnly (the page’s JavaScript cannot read it), Secure (HTTPS only) and only sent to appwrite.merci.0x12.eu. Signing out deletes it. Appwrite may also set a copy suffixed “_legacy” for older browsers. |
| cookieFallbacklocalStorage | Strictly necessary | Until you sign out | Only written by the Appwrite SDK when this site and Appwrite are served from unrelated domains, as on some test installations: it then holds a copy of the session value that the page’s JavaScript can read. Signing out empties it. |
| merci.appwrite.logoutlocalStorage | Strictly necessary | Until cleared | Written when you sign out so that your other open tabs sign out too. It only holds the time of the sign-out. |
| bg_viewbg_sortlocalStorage | Functional | Until cleared | Remember the file view (grid, compact or list) and the sort order you chose. |
| merci.localelocalStorage | Functional | Until cleared | Remembers the language you chose on this site or in your profile, so the app opens in it even before you sign in. |
| merci.referral.offerlocalStorage | Functional | Until the invitation is processed or storage is cleared | Remembers the public invitation code you chose while you create or sign in to your account, including provider redirects and second-factor verification. It is removed after the server records or rejects the attribution. It contains no album invitation secret. |
| bg_open_newfoldersessionStorage | Functional | Until the tab closes | One-off flag that opens the “New folder” dialog once you reach the dashboard. It is removed as soon as it is read. |
Analytics
We do not currently run visitor analytics or set analytics cookies.
Managing cookies and browser storage
You can delete the cookie and clear this storage in your browser settings at any time. Deleting the cookie signs you out of the app on this browser; clearing the storage resets the preferences listed above.
Questions about this policy? Write to privacy@merci.0x12.eu.