🧙 Short version: FamWizard doesn't use advertising or tracking cookies. We store three small items in your browser's local storage — strictly to keep you logged in. No trackers, no ads, no third-party data sharing.
FamWizard does not use traditional cookies. We use browser local storage — a similar technology built into all modern browsers. It stores small amounts of data on your device but is not automatically sent to the server. Under the UK's Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), local storage is subject to the same rules as cookies.
| Item | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
fw_session | A cryptographically random token that keeps you logged in. Without it you'd be logged out every time you close your browser. | 30 days or logout | Necessary |
fw_session_expiry | Expiry timestamp of your session, so the app knows when to ask you to log in again. | 30 days or logout | Necessary |
fw_family_name | Your family name, stored locally to greet you on return visits. | 30 days or logout | Necessary |
That is everything. No advertising identifiers, analytics scripts, tracking pixels, or third-party storage items of any kind.
FamWizard loads fonts from Google Fonts. Google receives your IP address as part of a normal font file request and may set their own storage. See Google's cookie policy. No other third-party scripts, analytics, or advertising networks are present in FamWizard.
Under PECR, strictly necessary storage — storage essential to provide a service the user has explicitly requested — does not require prior opt-in consent. All three items we store are strictly necessary: without them you cannot stay logged in. We therefore do not display a cookie consent banner for these items. If we ever add non-essential storage we will update this policy and implement proper consent before doing so.
Clearing storage will log you out but will not affect your family data on our servers.
If you enable 2FA, a "trusted device" flag is stored in our database (not in your browser). It expires after 30 days or on logout, and is used only to avoid asking for your code on every login.
If we introduce any new storage items we will update this policy first and notify users in-app for significant changes.
Andrew West · owner@famwizard.com