Cookie Policy

WhatToWatch keeps things deliberately light. We set one strictly-necessary cookie to keep you signed in, store a few functional preferences in your browser, and measure aggregate usage with first-party analytics that do not rely on cookies. We do not use third-party advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

A single session cookie identifies your signed-in session so you stay logged in as you move between pages. It is essential to the service, so it is always on and does not require consent. Signing out clears it.

We store small preferences in your browser's local storage to remember your choices. These never leave your device:

• Your theme (light/dark/system) preference.
• Your preferred calendar view.
• Recent searches, so the search palette can suggest them.
• Whether you dismissed the app-install prompt.
• Your analytics consent choice (see below).

To understand which pages are useful and keep the service reliable, we record aggregate page views on our own servers. This is first-party and cookieless — there is no advertising network, no cross-site profile, and no data sold or shared for marketing. When you delete your account, any analytics tied to your identity is anonymised.

• Analytics consent — you can accept or reject non-essential analytics from the banner shown on your first visit. Rejecting stops page-view logging tied to your session.
• Do Not Track / Global Privacy Control — if your browser sends a DNT or GPC signal, we treat it as a rejection automatically and do not show the banner.
• Clear local storage — clearing site data in your browser removes stored preferences and your saved consent choice, so you'll be asked again.

For the bigger picture on data, see our Privacy Policy.