Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We also use localStorage — browser-based storage that works similarly but never expires on its own and is never sent to our servers automatically.

2. What We Store and Why

Ends Town Hall uses only essential storage — nothing for advertising, tracking, or third-party analytics.

• Session token (localStorage) — Keeps you logged in after authenticating with email or Discord. Stores a secure random token that maps to your server-side session. Expires after 7 days or when you log out.
• Staff session token (localStorage) — Same as above, but scoped to the staff/mod panel. Expires after 24 hours.
• Auth redirect (sessionStorage) — Temporarily stores the page you were trying to reach before being redirected to login. Cleared immediately after redirect.
• Theme & UI preferences (localStorage) — Remembers any display preferences you set on the site (e.g. collapsed sidebar state). No personal data.

3. What We Do Not Use

• No advertising cookies
• No third-party tracking pixels or analytics (no Google Analytics, no Meta Pixel)
• No cross-site tracking
• No fingerprinting cookies — our browser fingerprint scanner runs only on the verification page at your explicit action and is not used for advertising

4. Third-Party Services

Some pages embed or call third-party services that may set their own cookies:

• hCaptcha — Used on the verification page to confirm you are human. hCaptcha may set cookies as part of its fraud detection. See hCaptcha's privacy policy.
• Discord OAuth — When you log in with Discord, you are redirected to Discord's servers. Discord may set their own cookies during that flow. See Discord's privacy policy.
• Google Fonts — Loaded for typography. Google may log the request. No tracking cookie is set by us.

5. Managing Cookies & Storage

You can clear all site storage at any time:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Clear browsing data → Cookies and site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Clear Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data → Remove All

Clearing storage will log you out of Ends Town Hall. No other site functionality is affected — we do not require cookies for any content browsing.

6. Changes to This Policy

If we start using new cookies or storage mechanisms, this page will be updated with a new "Last updated" date. We will not add advertising or tracking cookies without updating this policy first.

7. Contact

Questions about our cookie practices? Reach us via the ETH Discord server or email support@endstownhall.com.