Cookies.
Last updated · May 25, 2026
Focally uses a small number of cookies and similar storage mechanisms (localStorage, sessionStorage) to make the service work and to understand basic usage. We do not use advertising cookies or cross-site tracking.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of data a website saves in your browser. The next time you visit, the site reads it back. Cookies can keep you signed in, remember a preference, or track how many people visited a page. They expire after a set time or when you sign out or clear your browser data.
Cookies we use
Authentication (essential). Set by our partner Clerk to keep you signed in to the dashboard. Without these, you would have to log in on every page load.
Session security (essential). A signed token used to prevent cross-site request forgery and to validate that requests are coming from your browser.
Stripe (essential, when checking out). Set by Stripe during the checkout flow to prevent fraud and complete payments. Only active while you are on the checkout page.
Vercel Analytics (optional). A privacy-friendly first-party analytics cookie that counts page views without collecting personal data or building cross-site profiles. We do not use Google Analytics or similar third-party trackers.
Profile view tracking (essential for analytics). When someone visits a public bio page, we record the view and any link clicks so the bio owner can see their own analytics. We do not store anything that identifies the visitor personally — only an aggregated count and approximate country.
Managing cookies
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies in their settings. Blocking essential cookies will prevent you from signing in or completing checkout. Blocking analytics cookies has no effect on the service.
You can also use private/incognito mode, which clears cookies when the window closes.
Do Not Track
We honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If your browser sends GPC we will treat that as an opt-out from any non-essential analytics for your session. We do not have separate trackers to disable beyond what is described above.
Changes
If we add or remove a cookie, this page will be updated. See our privacy policy for how the underlying data is handled.