Last updated: October 2026
This is probably the shortest cookie policy you'll ever read — because there's almost nothing to say.
TidyText uses zero cookies.
No advertising. No tracking pixels.
There is no consent banner. There is nothing to accept or decline. We don't use cookies at all — not first-party, not third-party, not functional, not essential. Nothing.
TidyText uses your browser's localStorage — a standard browser feature — to remember your settings and recent history between sessions. It is stored on your device and TidyText never receives it; your API key is sent only to your chosen AI provider, with each request.
| Key | What it stores | When deleted |
|---|---|---|
| tidytext-api-key | Your AI provider API key, Base64-encoded (not encrypted). Sent only to your chosen provider. | Settings → Remove API Key, Clear All Data, or clearing browser storage |
| tidytext-history | Your last 20 results: your text, the result and the Editor's Notes (up to 2,000 characters each) | History → Clear All History, Clear All Data, or clearing browser storage |
| tidytext-provider, tidytext-model, tidytext-base-url | Your chosen AI provider, model and (for custom providers) endpoint | Clear All Data, or clearing browser storage |
| tidytext-target-lang | Your translation target language | Clear All Data, or clearing browser storage |
| theme | Your dark/light mode choice (followed for 24 hours) | Clear All Data, or clearing browser storage |
localStorage is not a cookie. It doesn't expire automatically, it isn't sent with HTTP requests, and it's scoped to your device and browser. Anyone who uses the same browser profile can see it, so on a shared device use Settings → Clear All Data when you finish.
TidyText loads fonts from Google Fonts. This involves a request to Google's servers, which may log your IP address per their own privacy policy. We load these with rel="preconnect" for performance, but no tracking data is exchanged on our end.
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to measure visits and page performance. When a page loads, it records the page address, the referring page, load-time measurements and basic browser information. It sets no cookies and uses no local storage, and Cloudflare says it doesn't fingerprint visitors. It doesn't receive the text you write in TidyText — that goes only to your AI provider. We use no other analytics, no advertising networks and no social tracking pixels.
To remove everything TidyText has stored on your device, open your browser's developer tools (F12), go to Application → Local Storage, and delete the entries for the TidyText domain. Or use your browser's "Clear site data" option in settings.
If you have any questions about how TidyText handles storage, use the contact form.