Cookie Policy

1. The one cookie we set

Ricky Tools keeps cookie usage to the absolute minimum: it sets exactly one cookie, and it exists only to keep you signed in.

• Name: ricky_session
• Purpose: keeps you signed in after login
• Lifetime: browser session by default, or 90 days if you tick "Trust this device"
• Type: strictly necessary

The cookie holds a signed session token. It is marked httpOnly (JavaScript on the page cannot read it), SameSite=Lax (it is not sent along with cross-site requests), and Secure in production. It is a browser-session cookie by default: it keeps you signed in while the browser is open - across tabs, refreshes and navigation - and is automatically discarded when you close the browser. Ticking "Trust this device" extends the cookie Max-Age to 90 days so the session survives browser and OS restarts; the matching server-side row is what ultimately proves the token is still valid.

2. Local storage

The app keeps two preference keys in your browser's local storage, both with no personal data and never sent to the server:

• ricky_cookie_notice - set to "1" after you dismiss the cookie notice, so the notice is shown to you only once.
• ricky_theme - "light" or unset ("dark"), remembering your preferred theme across visits.

3. What we do not use

• No analytics cookies
• No tracking or fingerprinting
• No advertising or third-party cookies
• No external scripts that could set anything behind your back

There is nothing to opt out of, because nothing exists beyond the strictly necessary session cookie described above.

4. About consent

Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent under the EU ePrivacy rules and the GDPR, because the service you asked for - staying signed in - cannot work without this cookie. We nevertheless disclose it here in full. Since no non-essential cookies or trackers exist, there is no consent banner with categories to accept or reject; only a dismissible notice pointing to this page.

5. How to clear cookies

You can remove the cookie at any time from your browser settings (this signs you out):

• Chrome / Edge: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Delete browsing data, then Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Cookies and Site Data, then Manage Data
• Safari (Mac): Settings, then Privacy, then Manage Website Data
• Safari (iPhone / iPad): Settings app, then Safari, then Advanced, then Website Data

The same "website data" dialogs also clear the local-storage preferences, which simply makes the cookie notice appear again and reverts the theme to dark.

6. Changes to this policy

If cookie usage ever changes, this page and its date are updated. See also the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.