Cookie & Local Storage Policy

§1 · Minimal Footprint

1. Cookie & Browser Storage Overview

SinBin Lounge uses a transparent, minimal set of first-party HTTP cookies and HTML5 Local Storage keys to maintain your authenticated conservatory session, remember your marked Wax Stamps, and honour your lighting scene and privacy preferences.

§2 · Essential Server Tokens

2. Strictly Necessary Cookies

The following first-party cookies are essential for core platform operation and security:

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Expiry
`sid_iq` / `PHPSESSID`	sinbinlounge.com (First-Party)	Essential first-party session continuity token used to maintain request state, authenticated profile access, and Account Break enforcement.	Session / 30 Days
`ab_font_variant`	sinbinlounge.com (First-Party)	Essential interface rendering and typography profile token.	30 Days (HttpOnly)

§3 · Client-Side Keys

3. Browser Local & Session Storage Tokens

To keep your collector tray fast and private without transmitting every bookmark click to a remote database, your browser stores the following keys locally:

Storage Key	Type	Purpose
`sbl:claims`	`localStorage`	Stores the JSON array of specimen slugs you have marked with a botanical Wax Stamp on this device.
`sbl:recent`	`localStorage`	Stores up to 6 recently inspected specimen slugs for the homepage Recent collector tab.
`sbl:scene`	`localStorage`	Remembers your chosen conservatory lighting scene (`canopy`, `herbarium`, or `nocturne`).
`sbl:analytics-consent`	`localStorage`	Records your explicit Google Consent Mode v2 choice (`granted` or `denied`).

§4 · Default-Denied Telemetry

4. Google Consent Mode v2 Architecture

On every page load, before any optional scripts execute, SinBin Lounge initializes Google Consent Mode v2 with all analytics and advertising storage parameters strictly set to 'denied':

window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
gtag('consent', 'default', {
  'analytics_storage': 'denied',
  'ad_storage': 'denied',
  'ad_user_data': 'denied',
  'ad_personalization': 'denied',
  'wait_for_update': 520
});

§5 · User Command

5. Managing Preferences & Browser Controls

You can inspect or toggle your Consent Mode status at any time on our interactive Consent Mode Preferences page, or clear site data directly through your browser settings.

§6 · Contact

6. Policy Updates & Inquiries

Questions regarding our cookie or storage schedule may be directed to our Vancouver Privacy Officer at privacy@sinbinlounge.com.