What cookies are
Cookies are small text files saved in your browser by the sites you visit. They let a site remember things like your preferences, whether you're signed in, or how you answered the cookie banner. The same applies to local storage and similar browser storage; this page treats them all together.
Categories we use
We group the cookies on thedrawline.com into three categories.
- Strictly necessary. Needed for the site to work. Cannot be turned off. Includes the cookie that remembers your cookie-banner choice, and a small cookie that keeps you signed in to the Script Vault so you don't have to re-enter your email on every visit.
- Analytics. Loaded only after you accept the cookie banner. Used to understand how the site is used in aggregate (which pages are visited, which tools are played) so we can improve them. We do not use these for advertising.
- Embedded services. If you open the call scheduling widget or play an embedded video, those services may set their own cookies inside the widget. We do not control what they set.
What we use them for
- Remember the cookie-banner choice you made so we don't show the banner on every page load.
- Keep you signed in to the Script Vault between visits.
- Understand which pages and tools are being used, in aggregate, to prioritise what to fix and what to build next.
- Detect unusual activity on the forms and APIs so we can prevent spam and abuse.
What we don’t use them for
- We do not sell data collected from cookies.
- We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles.
- We do not share cookie data with advertising networks.
- We do not track you across unrelated websites.
How long they last
Cookies fall into two buckets:
- Session cookies disappear when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies stay until they expire or you clear them. The Script Vault sign-in cookie lasts up to a year so you don't have to re-enter your email every time you come back. The cookie-banner choice is stored for up to six months.
If you clear your browser cookies or use private/incognito mode, you will see the banner again and will need to re-enter your email to open the Script Vault.
Your choices
You are in control of cookies, not us.
- Cookie banner. The banner gives you three options: Accept all, Reject all, or open Preferences to toggle Functionality and Analytics independently.
- Cookie settings. Click "Cookie settings" in the footer of any page to change your choice at any time.
- Browser controls. Every modern browser lets you block or delete cookies for specific sites or all sites. Check the help pages for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge.
- Do Not Track. If your browser sends a Do Not Track signal, we treat it as a decline for analytics.
What happens if you reject
Rejecting optional cookies will never break the main site. Here is exactly what changes in each case.
- Reject all. Only strictly necessary cookies stay. The site, blog, tools, and games all keep working. We stop measuring page visits. The Script Vault will ask you to sign in every time because the cookie that remembers you is a functionality cookie.
- Decline analytics only. We stop measuring page visits. Everything else works as normal.
- Decline functionality only. The site works, but the Script Vault cannot keep you signed in between visits. You will be asked to re-enter your email each time.
- Accept all. The Script Vault remembers you, and we see aggregated page visits so we know what to improve next.
You can switch between these at any time using the Cookie settings link in the footer.
Changes to this policy
When we add a new tool or change how we handle cookies, we update this page and change the date at the top. Material changes will be announced in the newsletter and on the cookie banner.
Contact
Questions about cookies on this site: hello@thedrawline.com. This policy sits alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
