COOKIE & STORAGE POLICY
Last Updated: October 2026 • Strictly Essential Cookies Only
1. DO WE USE COOKIES?
Yes, but exclusively strictly necessary, functional security cookies. FileGuard does NOT use advertising cookies, marketing pixels, social media trackers, or third-party behavioral profiling scripts.
2. COOKIES & STORAGE MECHANISMS EMPLOYED
| NAME / KEY | TYPE | PURPOSE | LIFESPAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| session | HTTP Cookie | Stores cryptographic CSRF session tokens to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. | Session (browser close) |
| fileguard_user_uploads | localStorage | Maintains the client's private upload history vault and token list locally on the browser. | Persistent (user clears) |
| fileguard_user_views | localStorage | Stores links received and opened from other users in your local activity vault. | Persistent (user clears) |
| fileguard_cookie_consent | localStorage | Remembers your acknowledgment of this notice so the banner is not displayed again. | Persistent (1 year) |
3. ZERO ADVERTISING COOKIES & PRIVACY TELEMETRY
Because FileGuard does not utilize advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or third-party behavioral profiling networks, our service operates in full compliance with the EU ePrivacy Directive and GDPR standards for strictly essential functional cookies. Web vitals and aggregate performance telemetry are monitored cookielessly via Vercel Web Analytics without collecting personal data, IP addresses, or cross-site identifiers.
4. CONTROLLING YOUR STORAGE
You have complete control over local storage data. You can clear your entire transfer history at any time by navigating to My History and clicking "Clear Upload History", or via standard browser developer tools / cache settings.