1. What cookies we use
We use a small number of cookies to keep you signed in and remember your preferences (these are necessary and always on). With your consent we also use Microsoft Clarity, an analytics tool that records how visitors move around the site and the studio (clicks, scrolling, page flow) so we can find and fix things that are confusing, and Google Analytics 4, which counts visits and shows which pages bring people in. Neither loads unless you switch Analytics on. We don’t use any marketing or advertising cookies.
2. Cookies in use
| Cookie | Purpose | Category | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
sb-<project>-auth-token (may be split into .0, .1…) | Keeps you signed in. Set when you log in, removed when you log out. | Necessary | 400 days, renewed while you use the site |
sb-<project>-auth-token-code-verifier | A one-time code that completes signing in with an email link or Google, so the link only works in the browser that asked for it. | Necessary | Removed once sign-in completes |
dudeshots_consent | Remembers your cookie choices (on dudeshots.com it also covers app.dudeshots.com, so you're only asked once) | Necessary | 1 year |
dudeshots_session_id | Anonymous id used only to group your own consent log entry | Necessary | 1 year |
ds_team_invite | Only if you open a team invite while signed out: holds the invite code so you come back to the invite after logging in or signing up. Can't be read by scripts on the page. | Necessary | 24 hours |
ds_new_signup | Set when a new account finishes signing up, holding only how you signed up (email or Google). If Analytics is on, Google Analytics counts one sign-up and the cookie is deleted straight away; if not, it's never read and simply expires. | Necessary | 10 minutes |
_clck | Microsoft Clarity: persists the Clarity user id and preferences so activity is attributed to the same visitor across sessions. | Analytics | 1 year |
_clsk | Microsoft Clarity: connects multiple page views in one session into a single recording. | Analytics | 1 day |
CLID | Microsoft Clarity: identifies the first time Clarity saw this visitor on any site using Clarity. | Analytics | 1 year |
ANONCHK, MR, MUID, SM | Set by Microsoft (clarity.ms / bing.com) as part of the Clarity service to detect bots and de-duplicate visitors. | Analytics | 10 minutes to 1 year |
_ga | Google Analytics 4: tells visits from the same browser apart so we can count visitors and see which pages bring them in. | Analytics | 2 years |
_ga_<container-id> | Google Analytics 4: keeps the state of the current session. | Analytics | 2 years |
3. Things kept in your browser
The studio also keeps some things in your own browser’s storage (local storage and IndexedDB), not in cookies: your current picture so it’s still there when you come back, the presets and watermarks you save, recently used colours and a few panel choices. They stay on your device, are only read by the studio to do what you asked, and are never sent to us, except that when you’re signed in your saved presets and watermarks are also kept on your account (see our Privacy Policy). Clearing your browser’s site data removes them.
4. Manage your preferences
You can change your cookie choices at any time, including switching Analytics off. Withdrawing consent stops new recordings immediately; Clarity’s own cookies expire on the schedule above.
5. Changes
If we add or change analytics or marketing cookies, we’ll update the table above and you’ll be asked for consent again where required.