Cookie Policy
Every cookie and browser-storage item aiornot.tools uses, what it's for, and how to turn it off
2026/10/17
What this page covers
This page lists what aiornot.tools stores in your browser — cookies, plus localStorage and sessionStorage, which do the same job by a different route — and how to control it. It's the companion to our Privacy Policy, which covers everything else we do with data.
We don't show a cookie banner. The cookies the site needs in order to work are set when you use it; analytics is on by default and can be switched off with the controls at the bottom of this page.
Cookies we set ourselves
| Name | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
aiornot_anon | Random ID that counts your free checks for the day when you aren't signed in. | 1 year |
better-auth.session_token | Keeps you signed in. Carries the __Secure- prefix over HTTPS. | 7 days, extended while you stay active |
better-auth.session_data | Short-lived copy of your session so pages load without a database lookup. | 1 hour |
PARAGLIDE_LOCALE | Remembers the language you chose — English, Spanish or Chinese. Also mirrored in localStorage. | 400 days |
Browser storage without a cookie:
sessionStorage— if you start a check and then sign in to finish it, the unfinished check is held insessionStorageuntil the page resumes it, then cleared. It never leaves your browser.
The first three rows are strictly necessary: without them you can't stay signed in or be counted correctly. Blocking the language cookie only means the site picks the language from your browser settings on each visit.
Cookies set by analytics tools
These are the only non-essential cookies on the site. They help us see how the product is used and where it breaks; they aren't used for advertising.
Google Analytics — _ga and _ga_<id> (up to 2 years) identify a browser across visits so repeat use can be measured.
Microsoft Clarity — _clck and _clsk (user and session identifiers), plus CLID, ANONCHK, MR, MUID and SM (Microsoft's own identifiers and settings; lifetimes range from the current session to about a year). Clarity records clicks, scrolling and anonymised session replays, with form input masked by default.
Cookies set by services you choose to use
- Paying. Checkout and the customer portal happen on Waffo's site, which sets its own cookies under its own policy. Waffo sets nothing on aiornot.tools.
- Signing in with Google. Google sets cookies on its own domains during sign-in.
What we don't do
No advertising cookies, no retargeting, no cross-site tracking, no sale of cookie data. Analytics stays in-house, for product improvement only.
Turning things off
- In your browser. Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge all let you block or delete cookies, for every site or just this one. Blocking third-party cookies alone keeps the site working and stops most measurement. Blocking everything signs you out.
- For analytics specifically. Content blockers such as uBlock Origin or Privacy Badger stop Google Analytics and Clarity before they load. Google also offers a browser add-on that opts you out of Google Analytics on every site.
- Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control. We don't yet change behaviour automatically in response to these signals; the controls above work regardless.
Changes and contact
We update this list when the cookies change, with the date at the top. For a new category of cookie or a new third party we give 14 days' notice on the site. Questions: support@aiornot.tools.