Last updated 13 November 2026. This draft says exactly what the PlateSort website stores in your browser, written against the site as it is built today. A lawyer should review it before it is published. It sits beside the Privacy Policy.
The short version
The website asks before it sets any analytics cookie. If you press “Accept”, Google Tag Manager loads Google Analytics, which sets its own cookies so we can see which pages are useful. If you press “Necessary only”, nothing from Google loads. Either way one first-party cookie remembers your choice, and your light or dark mode choice is kept in your browser's local storage. We do not use advertising cookies, social-media trackers, or fingerprinting.
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, the site treats it as “Necessary only” and does not load Google Analytics, whatever was chosen before.
What is stored
| Name | What it does | How long | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ps_consent | Remembers whether you chose “Accept” or “Necessary only”, so the cookie card does not appear on every page. | 1 year | Essential, first-party |
| _ga, _ga_<id> | Google Analytics. Tells one visit from another so we can count visitors and see which pages they use. Set only after you press “Accept”, and deleted if you later choose “Necessary only”. | Up to 2 years | Analytics, set by Google |
| ps_theme | Remembers whether you picked light or dark mode. Kept in your browser's local storage, not a cookie, and never sent to us. | Until you clear it | Preference, first-party |
The Mac app
The PlateSort app is not a website and does not use browser cookies to track you. Its sign-in session is a token kept in the macOS Keychain. See the Privacy Policy for what the app keeps on your Mac.
If the web dashboard is turned on
The optional web dashboard is off until the site is connected to its database. When it is on, signing in to it stores a sign-in session in your browser so you stay signed in. That is strictly necessary for the dashboard to work, it is used only for sign-in, and it is removed when you sign out or clear your browser data.
Other sites
The download button goes to GitHub, and checkout (opened from inside the app) is run by the payment processor. Those sites have their own cookies and their own policies, which we do not control.
Your choices
Use the “Cookie settings” button in the page footer to see the cookie card again and change your choice. Choosing “Necessary only” after accepting stops Google Analytics and deletes its cookies. You can also delete cookies at any time in your browser's settings; the card will then ask again on your next visit. Refusing analytics does not stop the site from working.