In short
We use only the cookies and browser storage the site needs: your sign-in session, your language, your current topic, your theme and a few "already seen" flags.
We set no advertising or tracking cookies, and we show no ads.
Vercel Analytics counts visits without cookies.
Stripe sets its own cookies on its checkout pages when you pay for Plus, and Substack may set cookies when the newsletter sign-up appears.
You can clear these in your browser settings. The site may then sign you out or forget your language.
This summary is for convenience only. The full English text below is the version that applies. Read the full English text
COOKIE POLICY
Effective date: 23 October 2026
This policy explains which cookies and which browser storage Taboo AI ("we", "us", "our") uses at taboo-ai.com (the "Service"), what each one does and how you can control them.
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores in your browser and that your browser sends back on each visit. Browser storage (local storage and cache storage) is data a website keeps in your browser without sending it back on each request.
Everything listed here is strictly necessary to run the Service or to remember a choice you made. We set no advertising cookies, no tracking cookies and no cookies from ad networks. The Service shows no ads. Because nothing we use needs your consent, we do not show a cookie banner.
Cookies we set
Browser storage we use
Most of our local storage keys are short codes: the first 8 characters of a hash of the key's name. Each one stays until you clear it or until the Service replaces it.
- theme — your light, dark or system theme choice.
- d088e0cf (current topic) — the topic you are playing, so the game can continue after a reload.
- An 8-character code derived from the scores (one per game played while signed out) — holds those scores for the result page.
- e368ecf7 (what's new) — which version of the "what's new" notice you have seen.
- 875728e8 (newsletter) — whether you have seen the newsletter sign-up.
- b461b5f3 (weekly topics) — whether you have seen the weekly topics notice.
- pwa-user-choice — whether you accepted or dismissed the "install the app" prompt.
- 7991f8a9 and mode — set only if you turn on developer mode. Most players never have them.
When you install Taboo AI as an app, the service worker stores pages and assets in cache storage so the app loads fast and works with a weak connection.
Third parties
- Vercel Analytics counts page views so we know which pages are used. It sets no cookies and does not identify you.
- Stripe handles Plus payments on its own checkout and billing pages. On those pages Stripe sets its own cookies for the session and for fraud prevention. See Stripe's privacy policy and cookie policy.
- Substack provides the newsletter sign-up form, which loads in a frame when the sign-up appears (it can appear on its own after an update). Substack may set its own cookies in that frame. See Substack's privacy policy.
We do not use Google Analytics or any other analytics or advertising service.
How to control cookies and storage
You can delete or block cookies and local storage in your browser settings. Check your browser's help pages for the steps. If you do, the Service may sign you out, forget your language and theme, and show notices you have already dismissed. The game itself keeps working.
Changes to this policy
We update this policy when the cookies or storage we use change. The effective date at the top shows the current version. Previous versions stay available at the bottom of this page.
Contact
Questions about cookies: support@taboo-ai.com