Cookies.
Pileform sets the minimum needed to keep you signed in and remember your theme. No advertising trackers, no analytics cookies, no third-party cookies. Because of that, there is no consent banner: every cookie below qualifies as “strictly necessary” or “preference set on user action” under EU ePrivacy/GDPR rules.
The full list
pileform_session
- Set by: app.pileform.com (the workspace), only after sign-in
- Purpose: keeps you signed in across requests
- Lifetime: until your session ends or you sign out
- Properties: first-party, HTTP-only, Secure, SameSite=Lax
- Why it’s exempt: strictly necessary for an authenticated service to work
pileform-theme
- Set by: pileform.com or app.pileform.com, only when you click the light/dark toggle
- Purpose: remembers whether you prefer light or dark mode
- Lifetime: 1 year, refreshed each visit
- Properties: set on parent domain
.pileform.comso the same preference applies on both the marketing site and the workspace; SameSite=Lax; Secure in production - Why it’s exempt: a preference cookie set in direct response to your action; ePrivacy exemption for “strictly necessary for a service explicitly requested by the user”
Things we don’t set
- No advertising trackers (no Facebook Pixel, no Google Ads, no LinkedIn Insight, no TikTok)
- No third-party analytics cookies (we use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is cookie-less and doesn’t identify individuals)
- No cross-site tracking
- No fingerprinting attempts
- No third-party tag managers
Local storage and session storage
The marketing site and the workspace use localStorage for two things: caching your theme preference (mirrors the cookie above) and caching your auth context inside the workspace so a page reload doesn’t flicker. Neither value ever leaves your browser. sessionStorage is used only to remember whether you dismissed the “verify your email” banner for the current tab.
Analytics
The marketing site (pileform.com) uses Cloudflare Web Analytics. It is cookie-less, does not fingerprint, does not track users across sites, and counts visits in aggregate. The workspace (app.pileform.com) has no analytics.
Changing your mind
You can clear cookies for pileform.com at any time from your browser settings. Doing so will sign you out of the workspace and reset your theme to the default on next visit. There is nothing else stored.
Questions? Email contact@pileform.com.