Cookies, plainly explained.
notive.space uses a small number of cookies and similar technologies. This page lists every category, what it does, and gives you a switchboard to change your mind at any time.
What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. We also use closely related technologies: localStorage and sessionStorage (key-value data kept in your browser), and pixel-free, first-party event logging. Throughout this page, "cookies" refers to all of these.
We do not use advertising cookies, cross-site trackers, fingerprinting, or data brokers. Nothing you save into notive.space is used to target you with ads.
Strictly necessary cookies
These keep you signed in, protect against abuse and make the app work. They are set on the basis of our legitimate interest in delivering the service you requested, and cannot be turned off without breaking sign-in.
| Cookie | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Session / auth token | Keeps you signed in and links requests to your account. | Until sign-out, or up to 30 days |
| Security / anti-abuse | Detects suspicious sign-in attempts and protects forms. | Session |
Functional cookies
These remember your choices. Turning them off does not break the service — the app simply forgets your language and layout between visits.
| Cookie | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Language preference | Remembers whether you read notive.space in English or Chinese. | 12 months |
| Workspace layout | Remembers sidebar state, last opened collection and panel widths. | 12 months |
Analytics and diagnostics
These are optional and off until you switch them on. They record aggregated, pseudonymised usage and error signals — never the links, notes or pages inside your library.
| Cookie | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
| Product analytics | Aggregated, pseudonymised page views and feature usage so we can fix what is broken. | Up to 13 months |
| Error diagnostics | Crash and performance traces attached to a random identifier, never to your library content. | 90 days |
Third parties that may set cookies
Signing in with Google sets cookies controlled by Google during the authentication flow. Paying for a plan sets cookies controlled by our payment processor on the checkout page. These are governed by those providers' own privacy and cookie policies.
Our own hosting and database providers set no marketing cookies; they only handle the session cookie described above.
Managing consent and preferences
Use the panel below to grant or withdraw consent for optional cookies. Your choice is stored in this browser, so set it once per device or browser you use.
You can also clear or block cookies in your browser settings (Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge all offer per-site controls), and enable Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track — we honour GPC signals as a withdrawal of consent for optional cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent sign-in.
Manage your cookie preferences
Changes take effect immediately in this browser. You can come back to this page at any time to review or withdraw your consent.
Strictly necessary
Required to sign you in and keep the service secure. These cannot be switched off.
Functional
Remembers your language and workspace layout so the app feels the same next visit.
Analytics and diagnostics
Aggregated usage and error data. Off by default; nothing from your library is ever included.
Changes and contact
If we add a new cookie category, we will update this page and ask for consent again where the law requires it. This policy forms part of the notive.space Privacy Policy.
Questions about cookies? Email support@notive.space.