Cookie policy

hitimes uses only cookies that the site needs to work, and browser storage that remembers choices you make. There are no analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, so we do not ask for consent (UK PECR exempts strictly necessary storage).

Cookies

Name	Set by	What it does	Lasts
hitimes_session	hitimes	Keeps you signed in	Up to 30 days unused, 90 days at most
hitimes_csrf	hitimes	Protects forms against cross-site request forgery	400 days
hitimes_signin	hitimes	Carries a sign-in in progress	10 minutes
hitimes_onetap	hitimes	Lets a one-tap Google sign-in return you to the page you were on	10 minutes
hitimes_signed_out	hitimes	Remembers that you signed out, so the sign-in prompt does not reappear	30 days
hitimes_flash	hitimes	Shows a one-time message after adding an item	60 seconds
hitimes_add_duel	hitimes	Opens the comparison straight after you add an item	60 seconds
g_csrf_token	Google sign-in	Protects the Google sign-in	Set and expired by Google's sign-in script; see Google's documentation

Google's sign-in may also set its own cookies on Google's domain; see Google's policies.

Browser storage

These stay in your browser and are never sent to us.

Key	Kept	What it does
hitimes-theme	Until you change it	Your light or dark theme choice
hitimes:origin	Until cleared	Which of your pages a comparison started from, so it can return you there
hitimes:pending-vote	10 minutes	A vote you made before signing in, kept through the sign-in
hitimes:pending-return	10 minutes	The page to return to after signing in
hitimes:land	This tab only	Where an item landed in your ranking, to show it on return
hitimes:duel-note	This tab only	A note about a comparison that closed

Your control

You can delete cookies and site data in your browser's settings at any time. Without hitimes_session you are signed out; without the others, the site forgets the choices above.