Cookie Policy

Section 1

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, remember your preferences, and provide information to the site owner.

In addition to classic cookies, websites can also store data in your browser using the localStorage and sessionStorage APIs. These work similarly but are never automatically sent to the server with each request — they are only read by JavaScript when explicitly requested. This policy covers all forms of browser storage, not just cookies.

Section 2

What We Use

Here is a full account of every item we store in your browser:

We do not use session storage, IndexedDB, or any other browser storage mechanism beyond these two entries.

Session token

The session token (wc_session) is strictly necessary for the authenticated part of the service — your account portal — to function. Without it you would need to sign in again on every page load. Because it is strictly necessary, we do not require your consent to store it under the ePrivacy Directive.

The token is a randomly generated string. It does not contain your name, email address, or any other identifiable information. It is not shared with any third party.

Consent preference

The consent flag (weblychat_cookie_consent) stores your response to our cookie banner — either accepted or declined. This is itself a strictly necessary functional item: without it, the banner would appear on every page visit.

Section 3

Analytics & Advertising Cookies

Once accepted, Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel set the following cookies:

If you decline, or before you make a choice, none of the above are set. We do not:

• Use fingerprinting techniques as a cookie alternative
• Embed social media widgets that set third-party cookies
• Share your browsing data with any ad network or data broker beyond Google and Meta as described above

See our Privacy Policy for more on how Google and Meta process this data.

Section 4

Our Consent Banner

When you first visit WeblyChat, you will see a banner at the bottom of the page explaining our use of cookies and asking for your preference. The banner offers two choices:

• Accept: You consent to the analytics and advertising cookies described in Section 3, in addition to our strictly necessary storage. We record this preference in weblychat_cookie_consent so the banner does not reappear.
• Decline: You decline non-essential storage. Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel remain loaded in a consent-denied state and set no cookies. The session token is still set when you sign in, as it is strictly necessary. We record your decline so the banner does not reappear.

If you wish to withdraw consent after accepting, click the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page. This clears your stored preference and re-shows the consent banner so you can choose again. Alternatively, you can clear your browser's site data for weblychat.eu.

Section 5

Third-Party Cookies

Beyond the analytics and advertising cookies described in Section 3, WeblyChat does not load any other third-party scripts, iframes, or resources that would cause your browser to set cookies from external domains.

Google OAuth

When you click "Continue With Google" to sign in, your browser is redirected to Google's authorisation page. Google may set its own cookies on accounts.google.com as part of their authentication flow. These are Google's cookies, governed by Google's Cookie Policy. We have no control over them. After authentication completes, your browser is redirected back to our site and Google's cookies remain on Google's domain — they are not accessible to us.

Cloudflare

Our website is served through Cloudflare's global network. Cloudflare may set a short-lived cookie named __cf_bm for bot management purposes. This is a strictly necessary security cookie set by Cloudflare, not by us. It expires within 30 minutes. You can read more about it in Cloudflare's cookie documentation.

Fonts

Our website uses self-hosted fonts served directly from our own infrastructure. No request is made to Google Fonts or any other external font provider. This means no third-party font cookie is set when you visit our site.

Section 6

Your Choices

You have several ways to manage what is stored in your browser:

Browser settings

All modern browsers let you view, block, or delete cookies and site data. Here are links to instructions for the most common browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari (Mac)
• Microsoft Edge

Note that clearing all site data for weblychat.eu will sign you out of your account, as your session token will be deleted.

Developer tools

You can inspect and delete our localStorage entries directly using your browser's developer tools:

1. Open developer tools (F12 or right-click → Inspect)
2. Go to the Application tab (Chrome/Edge) or Storage tab (Firefox)
3. Under Local Storage, select weblychat.eu
4. Delete the entries you wish to remove

Signing out

Signing out of your account removes the wc_session token immediately. You will remain signed out until you authenticate again via Google OAuth.

Section 7

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy if our use of browser storage changes — for example, if we introduce analytics or change how authentication works. When we make a material change, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

If we ever introduce tracking cookies, we will update our consent banner to clearly request your consent before setting them.

The current version of this policy is always available at this URL.

Section 8

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or browser storage, please contact us:

• Email: hello@weblychat.eu
• Data controller: WeblyChat

For broader privacy-related questions or to exercise your GDPR rights, please see our Privacy Policy.