Cookie Policy
Last Updated: May 28, 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. In addition to cookies, we use browser Local Storage, which allows web applications to store key-value data directly in your browser. This enables us to authenticate your session, remember your builder preferences, and optimize your overall experience.
2. How We Use Cookies & Local Storage
We categorize our cookies and local storage items as follows:
- Strictly Essential: Required for the basic operation of the Website. This includes our session cookies to verify authentication and active subscription tiers, as well as Stripe security cookies to process payments and verify checkout status tokens.
- Functional & Preferences: Used to recognize you when you return to the visual builder and remember choices you make (such as the last template you previewed).
- Consent Verification: Used specifically to record whether you have accepted or declined non-essential cookies on our consent banner, ensuring the popup does not repeatedly bother you.
3. Cookie & Storage Lookup Table
| Item Name | Source / Entity | Type / Category | Primary Purpose | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __stripe_sid / __stripe_mid | Stripe Inc. | Strictly Essential | Fraud prevention and payment validation during checkout. | Session / 1 Year |
| viceforge_cookie_consent | ViceForge (Local) | Consent Preference | Saves user response (accepted/declined) to the consent banner. | Persistent (1 Year) |
| viceforge_session | ViceForge (Cookie) | Strictly Essential | Authenticates user sessions and verifies active subscription tiers and permissions. | Session / 30 Days |
| selectedTemplate | ViceForge (Local Storage) | Functional Preference | Stores the user's most recently previewed or selected template in the builder. | Persistent |
4. How to Manage Cookies
You can configure your browser to reject cookies or warn you before accepting them. However, please note that blocking essential cookies may break Stripe Checkout integrations and make it impossible to buy or upgrade subscriptions.
Follow your browser's documentation to edit cookie parameters: