Cookies
What Pleroma stores in your browser, and why
Last updated: April 11, 2026
Pleroma keeps local storage tiny on purpose. Nothing below is used for advertising. Nothing is sold. Every non-essential item is off until you turn it on through the consent banner.
Strictly necessary
Exempt from consent under ePrivacy Art. 5(3) because the site cannot work without it.
pleroma_consent
Stores your cookie-banner choice so we don't ask again every page load.
12 months · HTTP cookie · SameSite=Lax
Functional preferences
Stored in your browser's local storage and written only after you first use the feature that needs them. They never leave your device.
pleroma_reading_state
Remembers how far you scrolled into each post so Continue Reading knows where to send you.
Until you clear your browser
pleroma_continue_dismissed
Remembers that you dismissed the Continue Reading banner this session.
Browser session
pleroma_ambient_audio
Your ambient-audio track and volume choice.
Until you clear your browser
pleroma_annotations
Your highlights and notes on a post (max 50 per post).
Until you clear your browser
pleroma_reading_list
Your saved-article bookmarks.
Until you clear your browser
Analytics — only after you consent
The following are NOT loaded until you accept analytics in the consent banner.
Google Analytics 4 (_ga, _ga_T7STPN4YSD)
Counts unique visitors and page views, IP anonymised.
2 years
Vercel Web Analytics
Measures page performance at the edge, no client cookies.
Rolling 30 days
Payment
Stripe sets its own cookies on checkout.stripe.com when you check out. Those are covered by Stripe's cookie policy at stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal.
Change your mind
Click "Cookie settings" in the footer at any time to withdraw or update your choice.