Legal

Cookie Policy

Last updated July 2026

1. Overview

This Cookie Policy explains what PhilDesk stores in your browser, why, and how to control it. It covers phildesk.app and the PhilDesk dashboard; for how we handle personal data more broadly, see our Privacy Policy.

2. Cookies vs. Local Storage

Most of what people call "cookies" today actually splits into two mechanisms: cookies, sent automatically with every request, and localStorage, which stays in your browser and is only read by the site that set it. PhilDesk is built almost entirely on the second — no tracking cookies, no cross-site identifiers, just a small amount of localStorage that keeps your dashboard session working.

3. What We Store

NameTypePurposeDuration
tokenlocalStorageKeeps you signed in to your PhilDesk dashboardUntil you log out or clear browser data
userlocalStorageCaches your name and plan so the dashboard loads instantlyUntil you log out or clear browser data
Widget session idlocalStorage (merchant storefront only)Keeps a shopper's live chat conversation linked across page loads on that storeSession-based; expires automatically

4. Analytics & Advertising

We don't run Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any advertising or cross-site tracking script on phildesk.app. In production we use lightweight, first-party performance monitoring (Core Web Vitals like load time and layout shift) purely to keep the app fast — this data isn't tied to your identity and isn't shared with ad networks.

5. Third-Party Cookies

When you subscribe to a paid plan, our payment processor (Stripe) may set its own cookies during checkout to prevent fraud and process your payment securely. Those are governed by Stripe's own privacy and cookie policies, not ours.

6. How to Clear or Control

Signing out of PhilDesk clears your session token automatically. To remove everything manually, clear your browser's site data for phildesk.app (in most browsers: Site settings → Cookies and site data → Clear, or dev tools → Application → Local Storage). Clearing it will simply sign you out — it won't affect your account or store data.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as the product evolves. Material changes will be posted here with a new "last updated" date.

8. Contact Us

Questions about this policy? Email [email protected].