Cookie policy
The short version: moyawe.com sets no cookies. This page says what the site does store on your device, why you are not being asked to accept anything, and what will change when that changes.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small file a website asks your browser to keep, usually so it can recognise you on your next visit. Related techniques — local storage, session storage, tracking pixels — do much the same thing, so this page covers those too.
What this site stores
One thing, and it is not a cookie: a session flag called
moyawe:seen, kept in your browser’s session storage while the tab
is open. It records nothing but the fact that you have already seen the opening
animation, so the site does not replay it as you move between pages. It holds no
identifier, it is never sent to our server or anyone else, and your browser drops
it the moment you close the tab.
If your browser blocks storage entirely, the site still works — you simply see the opening animation again on each page.
What this site does not use
- No analytics of any kind — no Google Analytics, no page-view counter.
- No advertising or social pixels, and no remarketing.
- No session recording, heatmaps or scroll tracking.
- No embedded third-party content — no YouTube player, no Maps, no live chat.
- No third-party fonts: our typefaces are served from our own server, so opening a page does not contact Google or any other company.
Why there is no cookie banner
Because there is nothing to consent to. European and Austrian rules require consent before a site stores or reads anything on your device that is not necessary for the service you asked for. We store nothing of that kind, and a banner asking permission for cookies we do not set would be theatre — and misleading. If we ever do need your consent, you will be asked plainly, refusing will be exactly as easy as agreeing, and nothing will load until you decide.
Our server’s own records
Our hosting provider keeps standard server logs, and the feedback form keeps a one-way, keyed hash of your IP address for a short time so the form cannot be flooded. Neither is stored on your device, so neither is a cookie — both are described in the privacy policy.
What changes at launch
Moyawe is being built as a reading and publishing platform, and some of that needs storage on your device:
- Signing in. An account needs a session cookie to keep you logged in. That one is strictly necessary and needs no consent, but it will be listed here with its lifetime.
- Paying. Card payments will run through a payment provider, which sets its own cookies on the checkout page for fraud prevention.
- Anything optional — analytics, for instance — will only run after you have agreed to it, and you will be able to change your mind.
Clearing what is stored
Every browser can clear site data and block storage per site: in Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Edge it sits under Settings → Privacy. Nothing here needs to be cleared for your privacy — the session flag is gone as soon as the tab closes — but you are free to do so.
Questions
Email hello@moyawe.com and a person will answer. This page is written in plain language on purpose; it is not legal advice.