Cookies on Biblibuddy

Biblibuddy does not use analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies. This page explains the limited cookies used for sign-in and session security.

Necessary cookies

Biblibuddy uses a Flask session cookie when a user signs in or moves through authenticated parts of the app. That cookie is used for things like:

keeping the user signed in;
carrying OAuth state during Google or LinkedIn sign-in;
holding small pieces of session data needed for billing and navigation.

These cookies support functions the user has actively requested. They are not used to track browsing behaviour, build marketing profiles, or measure advertising performance.

No tracking cookies

Biblibuddy does not run Google Analytics or similar site-tracking tools. There is no analytics banner because the app is not asking visitors to opt into tracking; the site only uses necessary sign-in and session cookies.

Third-party sign-in

If a user chooses Google or LinkedIn sign-in, those providers may also use their own cookies on their own domains during the authentication flow. Those are separate from the first-party cookies set by Biblibuddy itself.

In other words: Biblibuddy itself is not using cookies for tracking, but the external identity provider may use its own cookies while completing the login step the user requested.