Cookies & storage

Pingle sets no cookies at all. It does store a few small things in your browser, and this page explains each one and lets you turn the optional part off.

Last updated 31 August 2026 · Pingle is operated by LuxVibeWeb.

The short version

No cookies. Not one. No advertising, no third-party trackers, no cross-site tracking, no fingerprinting, and nothing shared with anyone for marketing.

We store a small amount of data in your browser's own storage. Most of it exists purely so the app works — your half-finished event, and the links to events you have created. One item is optional: an anonymous id used to count visits, which is off unless you allow it.

Your choice

You can change this at any time, and nothing about the service works differently either way. Turning analytics off does not limit any feature.

Anonymous analytics

You have not chosen yet, so it is currently off.

Essential storage

These are stored because they are how the service does the thing you asked it to. Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, storage strictly necessary to provide a service the user requested does not need consent. We would rather list it anyway than leave you guessing.

NameWhat it is forHow long it lasts
pingle_event_draftYour half-finished event, so a stray tap or a lost signal does not wipe the form.Until you finish the event, or 7 days.
pingle_host_eventsThe events this browser holds a host link for, so you can find them again without an account.Until you clear it. Up to 30 events.
pingle_consentYour answer on this page. We have to remember it in order to honour it.Until you clear it.
base44_* itemsYour sign-in session, if you create an account.Managed by our hosting provider, Base44.

pingle_host_events is worth knowing about. It is what lets the home page say “pick up where you left off” when you have no account. It contains links that grant control of your events, so on a shared or public computer, clear your browser data when you finish.

Analytics storage

If you allow it, we store one item — pingle_usage_session — a random id in your browser's session storage. It exists so we can tell that four page views were one person moving through the site rather than four separate people.

PropertyDetail
TypesessionStorage — not a cookie, and never sent to another site
LifetimeDeleted the moment you close the tab
ScopeThis site only. It cannot follow you anywhere, or recognise you on a later visit
Shared withNobody. The counts are stored in our own database

What we record alongside it:

RecordedNot recorded
Which page, and which step of the create flowYour IP address
Whether you are on mobile, tablet or desktopYour browser or device fingerprint
Which occasion and theme were pickedYour name, email or phone number
Which field blocked you, so we can fix the formAnything identifying you, even when signed in
The site that referred you, hostname onlyThe full referring address
Whether a session was signed in — yes or noWhich account it was

Never recorded: your links. Host links and invitation links are secrets. Before any page address is stored, the token is stripped out — /manage/abc123… is recorded as /manage/:token. There is an automated test that fails the build if that ever stops being true.

Counts are kept for 25 months, then deleted.

Why we say storage, not cookies

Most sites call this page a cookie policy. Pingle genuinely sets no cookies, so calling it that would be misleading — but the law here is not about the word “cookie”. PECR regulation 6 covers storing or accessing any information on your device, which includes local and session storage.

So the rules that would apply to a cookie banner apply to us too, and we have treated them that way: the optional item is off until you say otherwise, saying no is exactly as easy as saying yes, and you can change your mind on this page at any time.

Clearing it yourself

Everything above lives in your own browser, so you can remove all of it without asking us. In your browser settings, clear site data for pingleapp.co.uk. In Chrome and Edge it is under Privacy and security; in Safari under Manage Website Data; in Firefox under Cookies and Site Data.

One warning: clearing site data also removes pingle_host_events, which is how this browser remembers events you created without an account. If you have not had your host links emailed to you, save them somewhere first — or use Find my event to have them sent again.

Blocking storage entirely will stop draft-saving and the “pick up where you left off” shortcut from working, but you can still create and share events.

Questions about any of this? Email privacy@pingleapp.co.uk.