Cookie Policy

Our Approach to Cookies

Macronote is committed to respecting your privacy. We do not use tracking cookies on our website. You won't see cookie consent banners here because we don't need your consent to track you - we simply don't track you at all.

What We Use

Local Storage (Theme Preference)

We store your dark/light mode preference locally in your browser using localStorage. This is not a cookie and doesn't track you. It simply remembers whether you prefer dark or light mode when you return to our website.

• Purpose: Remember your theme preference
• Type: Strictly necessary (exempt from consent requirements)
• Data stored: Theme setting ("light" or "dark")
• Duration: Permanent (until you clear browser data)

Cookie-Free Analytics

We use Vercel Web Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Unlike traditional analytics services (like Google Analytics), Vercel Analytics:

• Does not use cookies
• Does not use tracking pixels or fingerprinting
• Cannot identify individual users
• Cannot track you across websites
• Automatically discards session data after 24 hours

The anonymous data collected includes page views, referrer information, approximate location (city-level), and device type. This helps us understand which pages are popular and how to improve the website.

What We Don't Use

We deliberately avoid services that compromise your privacy:

• Advertising cookies - We don't show ads or track you for advertising
• Marketing cookies - We don't use retargeting or cross-site tracking
• Social media cookies - We don't embed tracking pixels from social platforms
• Third-party analytics with cookies - We don't use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or similar services
• Chat widgets with tracking - We don't use third-party chat services that track users

Third-Party Services

Google Fonts & Fontshare

Our website loads fonts from external services (Google Fonts and Fontshare). These services may process your IP address to deliver font files efficiently. While they may set cookies for performance optimisation, these are not tracking cookies and do not track your behaviour across websites.

• Google Fonts Privacy Policy
• Fontshare (Indian Type Foundry)

Legal Compliance

Our approach complies with privacy regulations including:

• GDPR (EU) - General Data Protection Regulation
• UK GDPR - UK data protection laws
• PECR (UK) - Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations
• ePrivacy Directive - EU cookie law

Because we don't use non-essential cookies or tracking technologies, we are not required to show you a cookie consent banner. The theme preference we store locally is classified as "strictly necessary" under these regulations.

Your Privacy Choices

Even though we don't track you, you still have control:

• Clear local data: You can clear your theme preference by clearing your browser's local storage or site data
• Opt out of analytics: While our analytics are anonymous and don't identify you, you can block analytics by using browser privacy extensions or enabling "Do Not Track" in your browser
• Block external fonts: You can use browser extensions to block external font loading if you prefer

Changes to This Policy

If we ever decide to use cookies that require consent, we will:

• Update this Cookie Policy
• Add a cookie consent banner to the website
• Notify existing users via email
• Not set non-essential cookies until you provide consent

We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page when changes are made.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our cookie policy or privacy practices, please contact us at: hello@macronote.app