Cookie Policy
Last updated 27 August 2026
[…] need a real answer before it is relied on.The short version
Nothing but the cookies Woise needs to function is set until you say yes. There is no “by continuing to browse you agree” — scrolling is not consent, and closing the banner without choosing leaves everything optional switched off.
Strictly necessary
These make the site work. They cannot be switched off, and under both the UK PECR and the EU ePrivacy Directive they do not require consent — including the one that remembers your refusal, since the alternative is asking you again on every page.
| Cookie | What it does | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
woise_auth | Keeps you signed in. Not readable by scripts, and scoped to a single site. | Session |
woise_cell | Remembers which regional site holds your account, so signing in does not have to look it up every time. | 180 days |
woise_consent | Remembers the choice you made on this page. | 180 days |
Analytics
Off unless you turn them on. We use PostHog to see which pages and features get used and where people get stuck. Nothing is set until you agree, and turning it back off deletes what was set.
| Cookie | What it does | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
ph_* | PostHog. Holds a random identifier so repeat visits count as one person rather than several, and tracks the current session. | Up to 1 year |
Marketing
Off unless you turn them on, and today there is nothing behind the switch: Woise sets no marketing or advertising cookies. The category exists so that if we ever add one, it starts switched off and asks first, rather than arriving with a policy update nobody reads.
Things that are not cookies
Two more pieces of storage are worth naming, because neither is a cookie and neither asks:
- Your theme choice is kept in your browser's local storage so the site does not flash white when you have chosen dark. It never leaves your device.
- Error monitoring (Sentry) reports crashes to us so we can fix them. It stores nothing on your device, which is why it is not in the table above and not governed by the switches — it is covered instead by the legitimate-interest entry in the Privacy Policy.
Controlling cookies in your browser
Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies for a site. Doing that for Woise will also delete your consent record and your sign-in, so you will be asked again and will need to sign in again — but nothing else will break.
Changes
If we add a new cookie or a new provider, we re-ask: the stored record is versioned, and a change to what we use invalidates the old answer rather than inheriting it.